diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index d201f28..1ca2cd4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,8 @@
 		__clear_buddies_skip(se);
 }
 
+static void return_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
+
 static void
 dequeue_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int flags)
 {
@@ -1090,6 +1092,9 @@
 	if (!(flags & DEQUEUE_SLEEP))
 		se->vruntime -= cfs_rq->min_vruntime;
 
+	/* return excess runtime on last dequeue */
+	return_cfs_rq_runtime(cfs_rq);
+
 	update_min_vruntime(cfs_rq);
 	update_cfs_shares(cfs_rq);
 }
@@ -1674,6 +1679,108 @@
 	return idle;
 }
 
+/* a cfs_rq won't donate quota below this amount */
+static const u64 min_cfs_rq_runtime = 1 * NSEC_PER_MSEC;
+/* minimum remaining period time to redistribute slack quota */
+static const u64 min_bandwidth_expiration = 2 * NSEC_PER_MSEC;
+/* how long we wait to gather additional slack before distributing */
+static const u64 cfs_bandwidth_slack_period = 5 * NSEC_PER_MSEC;
+
+/* are we near the end of the current quota period? */
+static int runtime_refresh_within(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, u64 min_expire)
+{
+	struct hrtimer *refresh_timer = &cfs_b->period_timer;
+	u64 remaining;
+
+	/* if the call-back is running a quota refresh is already occurring */
+	if (hrtimer_callback_running(refresh_timer))
+		return 1;
+
+	/* is a quota refresh about to occur? */
+	remaining = ktime_to_ns(hrtimer_expires_remaining(refresh_timer));
+	if (remaining < min_expire)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void start_cfs_slack_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
+{
+	u64 min_left = cfs_bandwidth_slack_period + min_bandwidth_expiration;
+
+	/* if there's a quota refresh soon don't bother with slack */
+	if (runtime_refresh_within(cfs_b, min_left))
+		return;
+
+	start_bandwidth_timer(&cfs_b->slack_timer,
+				ns_to_ktime(cfs_bandwidth_slack_period));
+}
+
+/* we know any runtime found here is valid as update_curr() precedes return */
+static void __return_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+{
+	struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b = tg_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_rq->tg);
+	s64 slack_runtime = cfs_rq->runtime_remaining - min_cfs_rq_runtime;
+
+	if (slack_runtime <= 0)
+		return;
+
+	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
+	if (cfs_b->quota != RUNTIME_INF &&
+	    cfs_rq->runtime_expires == cfs_b->runtime_expires) {
+		cfs_b->runtime += slack_runtime;
+
+		/* we are under rq->lock, defer unthrottling using a timer */
+		if (cfs_b->runtime > sched_cfs_bandwidth_slice() &&
+		    !list_empty(&cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq))
+			start_cfs_slack_bandwidth(cfs_b);
+	}
+	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
+
+	/* even if it's not valid for return we don't want to try again */
+	cfs_rq->runtime_remaining -= slack_runtime;
+}
+
+static __always_inline void return_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+{
+	if (!cfs_rq->runtime_enabled || !cfs_rq->nr_running)
+		return;
+
+	__return_cfs_rq_runtime(cfs_rq);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is done with a timer (instead of inline with bandwidth return) since
+ * it's necessary to juggle rq->locks to unthrottle their respective cfs_rqs.
+ */
+static void do_sched_cfs_slack_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
+{
+	u64 runtime = 0, slice = sched_cfs_bandwidth_slice();
+	u64 expires;
+
+	/* confirm we're still not at a refresh boundary */
+	if (runtime_refresh_within(cfs_b, min_bandwidth_expiration))
+		return;
+
+	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
+	if (cfs_b->quota != RUNTIME_INF && cfs_b->runtime > slice) {
+		runtime = cfs_b->runtime;
+		cfs_b->runtime = 0;
+	}
+	expires = cfs_b->runtime_expires;
+	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
+
+	if (!runtime)
+		return;
+
+	runtime = distribute_cfs_runtime(cfs_b, runtime, expires);
+
+	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
+	if (expires == cfs_b->runtime_expires)
+		cfs_b->runtime = runtime;
+	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * When a group wakes up we want to make sure that its quota is not already
  * expired/exceeded, otherwise it may be allowed to steal additional ticks of
@@ -1715,6 +1822,7 @@
 				     unsigned long delta_exec) {}
 static void check_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq) {}
 static void check_enqueue_throttle(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq) {}
+static void return_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq) {}
 
 static inline int cfs_rq_throttled(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {