diff --git a/include/moab.h b/include/moab.h
index 2962954..b1c18c4 100644
--- a/include/moab.h
+++ b/include/moab.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define DEFAULT_MRESOURCELIMITVIOLATIONACTION   mrlaRequeue
 
 #define MDEF_SPVJOBISPREEMPTIBLE                TRUE
+#define MDEF_MINSUSPENDTIME                     10
 
 /* node access policy */
 
diff --git a/include/msched-common.h b/include/msched-common.h
index 41e1e62..6e4ef74 100644
--- a/include/msched-common.h
+++ b/include/msched-common.h
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ enum {
   pRUProcWeight,
   pRUJobWeight,
   pUConsWeight,
+  pUExeTimeWeight,
   pURemWeight,
   pUPerCWeight,
   pXFMinWCLimit,
@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ enum {
   pRPECap,
   pRWallTimeCap,
   pUConsCap,
+  pUExeTimeCap,
   pURemCap, 
   pUPerCCap,
   pQOSName,
diff --git a/include/msched.h b/include/msched.h
index d9b441c..1c04bed 100644
--- a/include/msched.h
+++ b/include/msched.h
@@ -1271,11 +1271,12 @@ enum MPrioSubComponentEnum {
   mpsRUProc,
   mpsRUJob,
   mpsUCons,
+  mpsUExeTime,
   mpsURem,
-  mpsUPerC
+  mpsUPerC,
   };
  
-#define MAX_MPRIOSUBCOMPONENT  32
+#define MAX_MPRIOSUBCOMPONENT  33
  
 /* fairshare */
  
diff --git a/src/moab/MConfig.c b/src/moab/MConfig.c
index 6207ed1..ff5fa37 100644
--- a/src/moab/MConfig.c
+++ b/src/moab/MConfig.c
@@ -1752,6 +1752,7 @@ int MCfgSetVal(
     case pUConsWeight:
     case pURemWeight:
     case pUPerCWeight:
+    case pUExeTimeWeight:
     case pServCap:
     case pTargCap:
     case pCredCap:
@@ -1785,6 +1786,7 @@ int MCfgSetVal(
     case pUConsCap:
     case pURemCap:
     case pUPerCCap:
+    case pUExeTimeCap:
     case pXFMinWCLimit:
     case pFSPolicy:
     case pFSInterval:
diff --git a/src/moab/MConst.c b/src/moab/MConst.c
index 1ff20cb..c8beead 100644
--- a/src/moab/MConst.c
+++ b/src/moab/MConst.c
@@ -1614,6 +1614,8 @@ const mcfg_t MCfg[] = {
   { "UFSWEIGHT",                pOLDUFSWeight,                mdfInt,     mxoPar,   NULL },
   { "UJOBWEIGHT",               pRUJobWeight,                 mdfInt,     mxoPar,   NULL },
   { "UPROCWEIGHT",              pRUProcWeight,                mdfInt,     mxoPar,   NULL },
+  { "USAGEEXECUTIONTIMECAP",    pUExeTimeCap,                 mdfInt,     mxoPar,   NULL },
+  { "USAGEEXECUTIONTIMEWEIGHT", pUExeTimeWeight,              mdfInt,     mxoPar,   NULL },
   { "USAGECAP",                 pUsageCap,                    mdfInt,     mxoPar,   NULL },
   { "USAGEWEIGHT",              pUsageWeight,                 mdfString,  mxoPar,   NULL },
   { "USECPUTIME",               pUseCPUTime,                  mdfString,  mxoPar,   NULL },
diff --git a/src/moab/MFS.c b/src/moab/MFS.c
index cefd30b..279279f 100644
--- a/src/moab/MFS.c
+++ b/src/moab/MFS.c
@@ -954,9 +954,10 @@ int MFSProcessOConfig(
     case pUConsWeight:
     case pURemWeight:
     case pUPerCWeight:
- 
+    case pUExeTimeWeight:
+
       F->PSW[PIndex - pSQTWeight + 1] = (long)IVal;
- 
+
       break;
  
     case pServCap:
@@ -997,6 +998,7 @@ int MFSProcessOConfig(
     case pUConsCap:
     case pURemCap:
     case pUPerCCap:
+    case pUExeTimeCap:
  
       F->PSC[PIndex - pSQTCap + 1] = (long)IVal;
  
diff --git a/src/moab/MJob.c b/src/moab/MJob.c
index 4caeee7..4c1e3f9 100644
--- a/src/moab/MJob.c
+++ b/src/moab/MJob.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@ int MJobGetRunPriority(
   *Priority = MPar[0].FSC.PCW[mpcUsage] * (
      MPar[0].FSC.PSW[mpsUCons] * ResourcesConsumed +
      MPar[0].FSC.PSW[mpsURem]  * ResourcesRemaining +
-     MPar[0].FSC.PSW[mpsUPerC] * PercentResUsage);
+     MPar[0].FSC.PSW[mpsUPerC] * PercentResUsage,
+     MPar[0].FSC.PSW[mpsUExeTime] * (MSched.Time - J->StartTime));
 
   *Priority += J->StartPriority;
 
@@ -2039,12 +2040,12 @@ int MJobPreempt(
       MJobSetState(J,mjsSuspended);
 
       /* NOTE:  to prevent thrashing, by default, suspended jobs should not *
-       * resume for 1 minute */
+       * resume for MDEF_MINSUSPENDTIME */
 
       {
       long tmpL;
 
-      tmpL = MSched.Time + 60;
+      tmpL = MSched.Time + MDEF_MINSUSPENDTIME;
 
       MJobSetAttr(J,mjaSysSMinTime,(void **)&tmpL,mdfLong,mSet);
       }  /* END BLOCK */