diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run b/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
index 652906223b..35d0c9962b 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ install_config {
 
 	<start name="timer" priority="0">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
-		<resource name="CPU" quantum="10"/>
+		<resource name="CPU" quantum="5"/>
 		<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
 	</start>
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ install_config {
 
 	<start name="drivers" caps="4600" priority="-1" managing_system="yes">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="200M"/>
-		<resource name="CPU" quantum="40"/>
+		<resource name="CPU" quantum="10"/>
 		<binary name="init"/>
 		<route>
 			} [log_route] {
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ install_config {
 
 	<start name="nitpicker" caps="1000" priority="0">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="12M"/>
+		<resource name="CPU" quantum="10"/>
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ install_config {
 	<start name="leitzentrale" caps="2350" priority="-1">
 		<binary name="init"/>
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="130M"/>
+		<resource name="CPU" quantum="35"/>
 		<affinity xpos="1" width="1"/> <!-- decouple leitzentrale from boot CPU -->
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/sculpt/leitzentrale/default b/repos/gems/sculpt/leitzentrale/default
index 673f342fbb..d2d661f573 100644
--- a/repos/gems/sculpt/leitzentrale/default
+++ b/repos/gems/sculpt/leitzentrale/default
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 					<start name="fader">
 						<binary name="gui_fader"/>
 						<resource name="RAM" quantum="50M"/>
+						<resource name="CPU" quantum="20"/>
 						<provides> <service name="Gui"/> </provides>
 						<config initial_fade_in_steps="100" fade_in_steps="20" alpha="210"/>
 						<route>
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 					<start name="fader">
 						<binary name="gui_fader"/>
 						<resource name="RAM" quantum="50M"/>
+						<resource name="CPU" quantum="20"/>
 						<provides> <service name="Gui"/> </provides>
 						<config fade_out_steps="30" alpha="0"/>
 						<route>
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@
 		<inline>
 			<start name="gui_fb">
 				<resource name="RAM" quantum="18M"/>
+				<resource name="CPU" quantum="20"/>
 				<provides> <service name="Framebuffer"/> <service name="Input"/> </provides>
 				<config/>
 				<route>
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@
 
 			<start name="nitpicker" caps="200">
 				<resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
+				<resource name="CPU" quantum="40"/>
 				<provides>
 					<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 				</provides>
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@
 			<start name="decorator" caps="350">
 				<binary name="themed_decorator"/>
 				<resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
+				<resource name="CPU" quantum="20"/>
 				<config>
 					<libc/>
 					<vfs>
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/menu_view.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/menu_view.cc
index 8bf0df6ab5..8035b083ac 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/menu_view.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/menu_view.cc
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ void Menu_view::_gen_start_node_content(Xml_generator &xml) const
 {
 	_child_state.gen_start_node_content(xml);
 
+	gen_named_node(xml, "resource", "CPU", [&] () {
+		xml.attribute("quantum", 10); });
+
 	gen_named_node(xml, "binary", "menu_view");
 
 	xml.node("config", [&] () {
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/runtime_view.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/runtime_view.cc
index 8e48b9b4b0..cb832f94a9 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/runtime_view.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/runtime_view.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ void Sculpt::gen_runtime_view_start_content(Xml_generator &xml,
 {
 	state.gen_start_node_content(xml);
 
+	gen_named_node(xml, "resource", "CPU", [&] () {
+		xml.attribute("quantum", 20); });
+
 	gen_named_node(xml, "binary", "menu_view");
 
 	xml.node("config", [&] () {