diff --git a/app/src/main/feature/library/GameSettings.kt b/app/src/main/feature/library/GameSettings.kt
index eb0554fa3..42b42d0dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/feature/library/GameSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/feature/library/GameSettings.kt
@@ -561,6 +561,16 @@ class GameSettingsStateHolder {
     val numControllersEntries = mutableStateOf<List<String>>(emptyList())
     val selectedNumControllers = mutableIntStateOf(0)
     val disableXInput = mutableStateOf(false)
+    val peekMessageLimiterDelayValues = listOf(0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16)
+    val peekMessageLimiterEntries = mutableStateOf(listOf(
+        "Off",
+        "1ms (Light, ~150fps)",
+        "2ms (Moderate, ~120fps)",
+        "4ms (Noticeable, ~80fps)",
+        "8ms (Strong, ~50fps)",
+        "16ms (Very Strong, ~30fps)"
+    ))
+    val peekMessageLimiterIndex = mutableIntStateOf(0)
     val simTouchScreen = mutableStateOf(false)
     val screenTouchMode = mutableIntStateOf(0)
     val gestureProfileEntries = mutableStateOf<List<String>>(emptyList())
@@ -2615,6 +2625,22 @@ private fun WineD3DConfigCard(state: GameSettingsStateHolder) {
                         )
                     }
                 }
+
+                val isContainer = state.isContainerEditMode.value
+
+                if (!isContainer) {
+                    Spacer(Modifier.height(SettingItemGap))
+                    SettingPairRow {
+                        Box(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                            SettingDropdown(
+                                label = stringResource(R.string.shortcuts_properties_peekmessage_limiter),
+                                entries = state.peekMessageLimiterEntries.value,
+                                selectedIndex = state.peekMessageLimiterIndex.intValue,
+                                onSelected = { state.peekMessageLimiterIndex.intValue = it }
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -4969,6 +4995,7 @@ private fun InputSection(state: GameSettingsStateHolder) {
                     }
                 )
             }
+
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/feature/shortcuts/ShortcutSettingsComposeDialog.kt b/app/src/main/feature/shortcuts/ShortcutSettingsComposeDialog.kt
index bb90b8166..809c3a581 100644
--- a/app/src/main/feature/shortcuts/ShortcutSettingsComposeDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/feature/shortcuts/ShortcutSettingsComposeDialog.kt
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ class ShortcutSettingsComposeDialog private constructor(
         state.selectedDInputMapperType.intValue =
             if ((inputType and WinHandler.FLAG_DINPUT_MAPPER_STANDARD.toInt()) == WinHandler.FLAG_DINPUT_MAPPER_STANDARD.toInt()) 0 else 1
         state.disableXInput.value = shortcut.getExtra("disableXinput", "0") == "1"
+        val peekDelay = shortcut.getExtra("peekMessageLimiter", "0").toIntOrNull() ?: 0
+        state.peekMessageLimiterIndex.intValue = state.peekMessageLimiterDelayValues.indexOf(peekDelay).coerceAtLeast(0)
         state.shortcutExclusiveXInput.value = shortcut.getExtra("exclusiveXInput", "").let {
             if (it.isEmpty()) container.isExclusiveXInput() else it == "1"
         }
@@ -1267,7 +1269,8 @@ class ShortcutSettingsComposeDialog private constructor(
             val disableXinputValue = if (state.disableXInput.value) "1" else null
             shortcut.putExtra("disableXinput", disableXinputValue)
             if (disableXinputValue != null) hasContainerOverride = true
-
+            val peekDelay = state.peekMessageLimiterDelayValues.getOrElse(state.peekMessageLimiterIndex.intValue) { 0 }
+            shortcut.putExtra("peekMessageLimiter", peekDelay.toString())
             shortcut.putExtra("exclusiveXInput", if (state.shortcutExclusiveXInput.value) "1" else "0")
             if (state.shortcutExclusiveXInput.value != container.isExclusiveXInput()) hasContainerOverride = true
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 74974e697..381bded28 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@
     <string name="shortcuts_properties_exec_arguments">Exec Arguments</string>
     <string name="shortcuts_properties_target_path">Target Path</string>
     <string name="shortcuts_properties_disable_xinput">Disable Xinput (For Exclusive M/KB Control)</string>
+    <string name="shortcuts_properties_peekmessage_limiter">CPU Limiter</string>
     <string name="num_controllers">Number of Controllers</string>
     <string name="shortcuts_properties_exclusive_input">Exclusive Input</string>
     <string name="shortcuts_properties_custom_game_settings">Custom Game Settings</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/runtime/display/environment/components/GuestProgramLauncherComponent.java b/app/src/main/runtime/display/environment/components/GuestProgramLauncherComponent.java
index 997129e32..f964b5bc0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/runtime/display/environment/components/GuestProgramLauncherComponent.java
+++ b/app/src/main/runtime/display/environment/components/GuestProgramLauncherComponent.java
@@ -776,6 +776,17 @@ private void mergeExternalEnvVars(
     } else if (overrideFakeUdevDataDir != null && !overrideFakeUdevDataDir.isEmpty()) {
       envVars.put("FAKE_UDEV_DATA_DIR", overrideFakeUdevDataDir);
     }
+
+    // PeekMessage idle-spin limiter (Wine patch, per-shortcut opt-in)
+    String peekDelay = shortcut != null ? shortcut.getExtra("peekMessageLimiter", "0") : "0";
+    if (!"0".equals(peekDelay)) {
+        // Only apply when using WineD3D (not DXVK/VKD3D)
+        String dxWrapper = shortcut.getExtra("dxwrapper", "");
+        if (dxWrapper.toLowerCase().contains("wined3d")) {
+            envVars.put("WINE_PEEK_LIMITER", peekDelay);
+            Log.d("GuestLauncher", "PeekMessage limiter enabled, delay=" + peekDelay + "ms");
+        }
+    }
   }
 
   private void prepareFakeInputUdevMetadata(ImageFs imageFs, File devInputDir, EnvVars envVars) {