diff --git a/config/default/e.src b/config/default/e.src
index b6c122af2..b57db3345 100644
--- a/config/default/e.src
+++ b/config/default/e.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ group "E_Config" struct {
   value "border_shade_transition" int: 3;
   value "border_shade_speed" double: 3000.0000000000000000000000000;
   value "framerate" double: 60.0000000000000000000000000;
-  value "priority" int: 1;
+  value "priority" int: 3;
   value "image_cache" int: 4096;
   value "font_cache" int: 512;
   value "edje_cache" int: 10;
diff --git a/config/illume/e.src b/config/illume/e.src
index 479763a18..7978ed660 100644
--- a/config/illume/e.src
+++ b/config/illume/e.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ group "E_Config" struct {
     value "border_shade_transition" int: 1;
     value "border_shade_speed" double: 1800.0000000000000000000000000;
     value "framerate" double: 60.0000000000000000000000000;
-    value "priority" int: 1;
+    value "priority" int: 3;
     value "image_cache" int: 4096;
     value "font_cache" int: 512;
     value "edje_cache" int: 32;
diff --git a/config/standard/e.src b/config/standard/e.src
index 21b00b0fb..edd9c77bd 100644
--- a/config/standard/e.src
+++ b/config/standard/e.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ group "E_Config" struct {
   value "border_shade_transition" int: 3;
   value "border_shade_speed" double: 3000.0000000000000000000000000;
   value "framerate" double: 60.0000000000000000000000000;
-  value "priority" int: 1;
+  value "priority" int: 3;
   value "image_cache" int: 4096;
   value "font_cache" int: 512;
   value "edje_cache" int: 32;
diff --git a/src/bin/e.h b/src/bin/e.h
index b8339f473..f385f8f4f 100644
--- a/src/bin/e.h
+++ b/src/bin/e.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ void *alloca (size_t);
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETTEXT
 # include <libintl.h>
diff --git a/src/bin/e_border.c b/src/bin/e_border.c
index 8cc175d91..ef8950e86 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_border.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_border.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #define RESIZE_NONE 11
 
 /* local subsystem functions */
+static void _e_border_pri_raise(E_Border *bd);
+static void _e_border_pri_norm(E_Border *bd);
 static void _e_border_free(E_Border *bd);
 static void _e_border_del(E_Border *bd);
 
@@ -974,6 +976,40 @@ e_border_hide(E_Border *bd,
    bd->post_show = 0;
 }
 
+static void
+_e_border_pri_raise(E_Border *bd)
+{
+   if (bd->client.netwm.pid > 0)
+     {
+        int newpri;
+        
+//             newpri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, bd->client.netwm.pid) - 1;
+        newpri = e_config->priority - 1;
+        setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, bd->client.netwm.pid, newpri);
+        printf("WIN: pid %i, title %s TO: %i (HI!!!)\n",
+               bd->client.netwm.pid,
+               e_border_name_get(bd),
+               newpri);
+     }
+}
+
+static void
+_e_border_pri_norm(E_Border *bd)
+{
+   if (bd->client.netwm.pid > 0)
+     {
+        int newpri;
+        
+//             newpri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, bd->client.netwm.pid) + 1;
+        newpri = e_config->priority;
+        setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, bd->client.netwm.pid, newpri);
+        printf("WIN: pid %i, title %s TO: %i\n",
+               bd->client.netwm.pid,
+               e_border_name_get(bd),
+               newpri);
+     }
+}
+
 static void
 _e_border_frame_replace(E_Border *bd, Eina_Bool argb)
 {
@@ -5206,6 +5242,7 @@ _e_border_cb_window_focus_in(void *data  __UNUSED__,
 	     bd->client.icccm.take_focus);
    }
 #endif
+   _e_border_pri_raise(bd);
    if (e->mode == ECORE_X_EVENT_MODE_GRAB)
      {
         if (e->detail == ECORE_X_EVENT_DETAIL_POINTER) return ECORE_CALLBACK_PASS_ON;
@@ -5273,6 +5310,7 @@ _e_border_cb_window_focus_out(void *data  __UNUSED__,
 	     bd->client.icccm.take_focus);
    }
 #endif
+   _e_border_pri_norm(bd);
    if (e->mode == ECORE_X_EVENT_MODE_NORMAL)
      {
         if (e->detail == ECORE_X_EVENT_DETAIL_INFERIOR) return ECORE_CALLBACK_PASS_ON;