diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 457151f9f263d..8cd9327e4e78d 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -616,6 +616,53 @@ extern void __raise_softirq_irqoff(unsigned int nr);
 extern void raise_softirq_irqoff(unsigned int nr);
 extern void raise_softirq(unsigned int nr);
 
+/*
+ * With forced-threaded interrupts enabled a raised softirq is deferred to
+ * ksoftirqd unless it can be handled within the threaded interrupt. This
+ * affects timer_list timers and hrtimers which are explicitly marked with
+ * HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT.
+ * With PREEMPT_RT enabled more hrtimers are moved to softirq for processing
+ * which includes all timers which are not explicitly marked HRTIMER_MODE_HARD.
+ * Userspace controlled timers (like the clock_nanosleep() interface) is divided
+ * into two categories: Tasks with elevated scheduling policy including
+ * SCHED_{FIFO|RR|DL} and the remaining scheduling policy. The tasks with the
+ * elevated scheduling policy are woken up directly from the HARDIRQ while all
+ * other wake ups are delayed to softirq and so to ksoftirqd.
+ *
+ * The ksoftirqd runs at SCHED_OTHER policy at which it should remain since it
+ * handles the softirq in an overloaded situation (not handled everything
+ * within its last run).
+ * If the timers are handled at SCHED_OTHER priority then they competes with all
+ * other SCHED_OTHER tasks for CPU resources are possibly delayed.
+ * Moving timers softirqs to a low priority SCHED_FIFO thread instead ensures
+ * that timer are performed before scheduling any SCHED_OTHER thread.
+ */
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, ktimerd);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, pending_timer_softirq);
+void raise_ktimers_thread(unsigned int nr);
+
+static inline unsigned int local_timers_pending_force_th(void)
+{
+	return __this_cpu_read(pending_timer_softirq);
+}
+
+static inline void raise_timer_softirq(unsigned int nr)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_in_irq();
+	if (force_irqthreads())
+		raise_ktimers_thread(nr);
+	else
+		__raise_softirq_irqoff(nr);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int local_timers_pending(void)
+{
+	if (force_irqthreads())
+		return local_timers_pending_force_th();
+	else
+		return local_softirq_pending();
+}
+
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, ksoftirqd);
 
 static inline struct task_struct *this_cpu_ksoftirqd(void)
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index bb75dbf5c800c..270c31a1e8570 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -2440,6 +2440,14 @@ static int rcutorture_booster_init(unsigned int cpu)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!t);
 		sp.sched_priority = 2;
 		sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
+		if (force_irqthreads()) {
+			t = per_cpu(ktimerd, cpu);
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!t);
+			sp.sched_priority = 2;
+			sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+		}
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/* Don't allow time recalculation while creating a new task. */
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index d082e7840f880..7b525c9044626 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -624,6 +624,24 @@ static inline void tick_irq_exit(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, ktimerd);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, pending_timer_softirq);
+
+static void wake_timersd(void)
+{
+	struct task_struct *tsk = __this_cpu_read(ktimerd);
+
+	if (tsk)
+		wake_up_process(tsk);
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline void wake_timersd(void) { }
+
+#endif
+
 static inline void __irq_exit_rcu(void)
 {
 #ifndef __ARCH_IRQ_EXIT_IRQS_DISABLED
@@ -636,6 +654,10 @@ static inline void __irq_exit_rcu(void)
 	if (!in_interrupt() && local_softirq_pending())
 		invoke_softirq();
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING) && force_irqthreads() &&
+	    local_timers_pending_force_th() && !(in_nmi() | in_hardirq()))
+		wake_timersd();
+
 	tick_irq_exit();
 }
 
@@ -971,12 +993,57 @@ static struct smp_hotplug_thread softirq_threads = {
 	.thread_comm		= "ksoftirqd/%u",
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
+static void ktimerd_setup(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	/* Above SCHED_NORMAL to handle timers before regular tasks. */
+	sched_set_fifo_low(current);
+}
+
+static int ktimerd_should_run(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return local_timers_pending_force_th();
+}
+
+void raise_ktimers_thread(unsigned int nr)
+{
+	trace_softirq_raise(nr);
+	__this_cpu_or(pending_timer_softirq, BIT(nr));
+}
+
+static void run_ktimerd(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned int timer_si;
+
+	ksoftirqd_run_begin();
+
+	timer_si = local_timers_pending_force_th();
+	__this_cpu_write(pending_timer_softirq, 0);
+	or_softirq_pending(timer_si);
+
+	__do_softirq();
+
+	ksoftirqd_run_end();
+}
+
+static struct smp_hotplug_thread timer_thread = {
+	.store			= &ktimerd,
+	.setup			= ktimerd_setup,
+	.thread_should_run	= ktimerd_should_run,
+	.thread_fn		= run_ktimerd,
+	.thread_comm		= "ktimers/%u",
+};
+#endif
+
 static __init int spawn_ksoftirqd(void)
 {
 	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_SOFTIRQ_DEAD, "softirq:dead", NULL,
 				  takeover_tasklets);
 	BUG_ON(smpboot_register_percpu_thread(&softirq_threads));
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
+	if (force_irqthreads())
+		BUG_ON(smpboot_register_percpu_thread(&timer_thread));
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 early_initcall(spawn_ksoftirqd);
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 5402e0f242178..d9911516e7431 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ void hrtimer_interrupt(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	if (!ktime_before(now, cpu_base->softirq_expires_next)) {
 		cpu_base->softirq_expires_next = KTIME_MAX;
 		cpu_base->softirq_activated = 1;
-		__raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+		raise_timer_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 	}
 
 	__hrtimer_run_queues(cpu_base, now, flags, HRTIMER_ACTIVE_HARD);
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ void hrtimer_run_queues(void)
 	if (!ktime_before(now, cpu_base->softirq_expires_next)) {
 		cpu_base->softirq_expires_next = KTIME_MAX;
 		cpu_base->softirq_activated = 1;
-		__raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+		raise_timer_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 	}
 
 	__hrtimer_run_queues(cpu_base, now, flags, HRTIMER_ACTIVE_HARD);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index f203f000da1ad..e0c47259e91a7 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_restart(struct tick_sched *ts, ktime_t now)
 
 static inline bool local_timer_softirq_pending(void)
 {
-	return local_softirq_pending() & BIT(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+	return local_timers_pending() & BIT(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 1759de934284c..06f0bc1db6d9a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@ static void run_local_timers(void)
 		 */
 		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, READ_ONCE(base->next_expiry)) ||
 		    (i == BASE_DEF && tmigr_requires_handle_remote())) {
-			__raise_softirq_irqoff(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+			raise_timer_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
