diff --git a/lib/event/app_rpc.c b/lib/event/app_rpc.c
index f7e1d346d..0732d17c8 100644
--- a/lib/event/app_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/event/app_rpc.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("framework_get_reactors", rpc_framework_get_reactors, SPDK_RPC
 
 struct rpc_set_scheduler_ctx {
 	char *name;
+	uint64_t period;
 };
 
 static void
@@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ free_rpc_framework_set_scheduler(struct rpc_set_scheduler_ctx *r)
 
 static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_set_scheduler_decoders[] = {
 	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_set_scheduler_ctx, name), spdk_json_decode_string},
+	{"period", offsetof(struct rpc_set_scheduler_ctx, period), spdk_json_decode_uint64, true}
 };
 
 static void
@@ -460,6 +462,10 @@ rpc_framework_set_scheduler(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	if (req.period != 0) {
+		_spdk_scheduler_period_set(req.period);
+	}
+
 	ret = _spdk_scheduler_set(req.name);
 	if (ret) {
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index c57cef1ea..d5efc29e9 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -159,11 +159,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     def framework_set_scheduler(args):
         rpc.app.framework_set_scheduler(args.client,
-                                        name=args.name)
+                                        name=args.name,
+                                        period=args.period)
 
     p = subparsers.add_parser(
-        'framework_set_scheduler', help='Select thread scheduler that will be activated (experimental)')
+        'framework_set_scheduler', help='Select thread scheduler that will be activated and its period (experimental)')
     p.add_argument('name', help="Name of a scheduler")
+    p.add_argument('-p', '--period', help="Scheduler period in microseconds", type=int)
     p.set_defaults(func=framework_set_scheduler)
 
     # bdev
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/app.py b/scripts/rpc/app.py
index d6bbff77e..38cd682de 100644
--- a/scripts/rpc/app.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/app.py
@@ -37,15 +37,18 @@ def framework_get_reactors(client):
     return client.call('framework_get_reactors')
 
 
-def framework_set_scheduler(client, name):
-    """Select threads scheduler that will be activated.
+def framework_set_scheduler(client, name, period):
+    """Select threads scheduler that will be activated and its period.
 
     Args:
         name: Name of a scheduler
+        period: Scheduler period in microseconds
     Returns:
         True or False
     """
     params = {'name': name}
+    if period is not None:
+        params['period'] = period
     return client.call('framework_set_scheduler', params)