diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 0a4a06bd3..7a78a6acc 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ Session::Session(QObject *parent)
     , m_IPFilterFile(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("IPFilter"))
     , m_announceToAllTrackers(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("AnnounceToAllTrackers"), false)
     , m_announceToAllTiers(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("AnnounceToAllTiers"), true)
+    , m_asyncIOThreads(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("AsyncIOThreadsCount"), 4)
     , m_diskCacheSize(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("DiskCacheSize"), 64)
     , m_diskCacheTTL(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("DiskCacheTTL"), 60)
     , m_useOSCache(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("UseOSCache"), true)
@@ -1310,6 +1311,8 @@ void Session::configure(libtorrent::settings_pack &settingsPack)
     settingsPack.set_bool(libt::settings_pack::announce_to_all_trackers, announceToAllTrackers());
     settingsPack.set_bool(libt::settings_pack::announce_to_all_tiers, announceToAllTiers());
 
+    settingsPack.set_int(libt::settings_pack::aio_threads, asyncIOThreads());
+
     const int cacheSize = (diskCacheSize() > -1) ? (diskCacheSize() * 64) : -1;
     settingsPack.set_int(libt::settings_pack::cache_size, cacheSize);
     settingsPack.set_int(libt::settings_pack::cache_expiry, diskCacheTTL());
@@ -3028,6 +3031,20 @@ void Session::setAnnounceToAllTiers(bool val)
     }
 }
 
+int Session::asyncIOThreads() const
+{
+    return qBound(1, m_asyncIOThreads.value(), 1024);
+}
+
+void Session::setAsyncIOThreads(const int num)
+{
+    if (num == m_asyncIOThreads)
+        return;
+
+    m_asyncIOThreads = num;
+    configureDeferred();
+}
+
 int Session::diskCacheSize() const
 {
     int size = m_diskCacheSize;
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index 60c34e46a..ec563766e 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void setAnnounceToAllTrackers(bool val);
         bool announceToAllTiers() const;
         void setAnnounceToAllTiers(bool val);
+        int asyncIOThreads() const;
+        void setAsyncIOThreads(int num);
         int diskCacheSize() const;
         void setDiskCacheSize(int size);
         int diskCacheTTL() const;
@@ -651,6 +653,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_IPFilterFile;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_announceToAllTrackers;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_announceToAllTiers;
+        CachedSettingValue<int> m_asyncIOThreads;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_diskCacheSize;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_diskCacheTTL;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_useOSCache;
diff --git a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
index 69f559913..e9622440a 100644
--- a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ enum AdvSettingsRows
 
     // libtorrent section
     LIBTORRENT_HEADER,
+#if LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM >= 10100
+    ASYNC_IO_THREADS,
+#endif
     // cache
     DISK_CACHE,
     DISK_CACHE_TTL,
@@ -144,6 +147,10 @@ void AdvancedSettings::saveAdvancedSettings()
     Preferences *const pref = Preferences::instance();
     BitTorrent::Session *const session = BitTorrent::Session::instance();
 
+#if LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM >= 10100
+    // Async IO threads
+    session->setAsyncIOThreads(spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.value());
+#endif
     // Disk write cache
     session->setDiskCacheSize(spinBoxCache.value());
     session->setDiskCacheTTL(spinBoxCacheTTL.value());
@@ -308,6 +315,14 @@ void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
     item(LIBTORRENT_HEADER, PROPERTY)->setFont(boldFont);
     labelLibtorrentLink.setText(QString("<a href=\"%1\">%2</a>").arg("https://www.libtorrent.org/reference.html", tr("Open documentation")));
     labelLibtorrentLink.setOpenExternalLinks(true);
+
+#if LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM >= 10100
+    // Async IO threads
+    spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.setMinimum(1);
+    spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.setMaximum(1024);
+    spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.setValue(session->asyncIOThreads());
+    addRow(ASYNC_IO_THREADS, tr("Asynchronous I/O threads"), &spinBoxAsyncIOThreads);
+#endif
     // Disk write cache
     spinBoxCache.setMinimum(-1);
     // When build as 32bit binary, set the maximum at less than 2GB to prevent crashes.
diff --git a/src/gui/advancedsettings.h b/src/gui/advancedsettings.h
index 61588a32b..be3feffaf 100644
--- a/src/gui/advancedsettings.h
+++ b/src/gui/advancedsettings.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
     template <typename T> void addRow(int row, const QString &rowText, T *widget);
 
     QLabel labelQbtLink, labelLibtorrentLink;
-    QSpinBox spinBoxCache, spinBoxSaveResumeDataInterval, spinBoxOutgoingPortsMin, spinBoxOutgoingPortsMax, spinBoxListRefresh, spinBoxMaxHalfOpen,
+    QSpinBox spinBoxAsyncIOThreads, spinBoxCache, spinBoxSaveResumeDataInterval, spinBoxOutgoingPortsMin, spinBoxOutgoingPortsMax, spinBoxListRefresh, spinBoxMaxHalfOpen,
              spinBoxTrackerPort, spinBoxCacheTTL, spinBoxSendBufferWatermark, spinBoxSendBufferLowWatermark,
              spinBoxSendBufferWatermarkFactor, spinBoxSavePathHistoryLength;
     QCheckBox checkBoxOsCache, checkBoxRecheckCompleted, checkBoxResolveCountries, checkBoxResolveHosts, checkBoxSuperSeeding,