diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy.java
index 9d3909b9358..f735e7b499d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import org.apache.druid.client.SegmentServerSelector;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.DateTimes;
+import org.apache.druid.query.DataSource;
 import org.apache.druid.query.Query;
 import org.apache.druid.query.QueryPlus;
 import org.apache.druid.server.QueryPrioritizationStrategy;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.joda.time.base.AbstractInterval;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy implements QueryPrioritiz
   private final Optional<Duration> periodThreshold;
   private final Optional<Duration> durationThreshold;
   private final Optional<Duration> segmentRangeThreshold;
+  private final Set<String> exemptDatasources;
 
   @JsonCreator
   public ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy(
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy implements QueryPrioritiz
       @JsonProperty("durationThreshold") @Nullable String durationThresholdString,
       @JsonProperty("segmentCountThreshold") @Nullable Integer segmentCountThreshold,
       @JsonProperty("segmentRangeThreshold") @Nullable String segmentRangeThresholdString,
+      @JsonProperty("exemptDatasources") @Nullable Set<String> exemptDatasources,
       @JsonProperty("adjustment") @Nullable Integer adjustment
   )
   {
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy implements QueryPrioritiz
     this.segmentRangeThreshold = segmentRangeThresholdString == null
                                  ? Optional.empty()
                                  : Optional.of(new Period(segmentRangeThresholdString).toStandardDuration());
+    this.exemptDatasources = (exemptDatasources == null) ? Collections.emptySet():exemptDatasources;
     Preconditions.checkArgument(
         segmentCountThreshold != null || periodThreshold.isPresent() || durationThreshold.isPresent() || segmentRangeThreshold.isPresent(),
         "periodThreshold, durationThreshold, segmentCountThreshold or segmentRangeThreshold must be set"
@@ -82,6 +87,15 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy implements QueryPrioritiz
   public <T> Optional<Integer> computePriority(QueryPlus<T> query, Set<SegmentServerSelector> segments)
   {
     Query<T> theQuery = query.getQuery();
+    DataSource datasource = theQuery.getDataSource();
+
+    if (!exemptDatasources.isEmpty()) {
+      boolean isExempt = exemptDatasources.containsAll(datasource.getTableNames());
+      if(isExempt) {
+        return Optional.empty();
+      }
+    }
+
     final boolean violatesPeriodThreshold = periodThreshold.map(duration -> {
       final DateTime periodThresholdStartDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minus(duration);
       return theQuery.getIntervals()
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest.java b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest.java
index 1cc46783d03..1feaa3643c8 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/scheduling/ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
   public void testPrioritizationPeriodThresholdInsidePeriod()
   {
     QueryPrioritizationStrategy strategy = new ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy(
-        "P90D", null, null, null, adjustment);
+        "P90D", null, null, null,null, adjustment);
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(1);
     DateTime endDate = DateTimes.nowUtc();
     TimeseriesQuery query = queryBuilder.intervals(ImmutableList.of(new Interval(startDate, endDate)))
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
         null,
         null,
         null,
+        null,
         adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(100);
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
         "P7D",
         null,
         null,
+        null,
         adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(1);
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
         "P7D",
         null,
         null,
+        null,
         adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(20);
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
         null,
         2,
         null,
+        null,
         adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(1);
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
         null,
         2,
         null,
+        null,
         adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(20);
@@ -204,6 +209,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
             null,
             null,
             "P7D",
+            null,
             adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(1);
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
             null,
             null,
             "P7D",
+            null,
             adjustment
     );
     DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(20);
@@ -244,4 +251,68 @@ public class ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategyTest
             (int) strategy.computePriority(QueryPlus.wrap(query), ImmutableSet.of(segmentServerSelector)).get()
     );
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPrioritizationWithExemptDatasource()
+  {
+    QueryPrioritizationStrategy strategy = new ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy(
+            null,
+            null,
+            2,
+            null,
+            ImmutableSet.of("exemptDatasource"),
+            adjustment
+    );
+    DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(20);
+    DateTime endDate = DateTimes.nowUtc();
+    TimeseriesQuery query = queryBuilder.intervals(ImmutableList.of(new Interval(startDate, endDate)))
+            .granularity(Granularities.HOUR)
+            .context(ImmutableMap.of())
+            .build();
+
+    Assert.assertFalse(
+            strategy.computePriority(
+                    QueryPlus.wrap(query),
+                    ImmutableSet.of(
+                            EasyMock.createMock(SegmentServerSelector.class),
+                            EasyMock.createMock(SegmentServerSelector.class),
+                            EasyMock.createMock(SegmentServerSelector.class)
+                    )
+            ).isPresent()
+    );
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPrioritizationWithNonExemptDatasource()
+  {
+    QueryPrioritizationStrategy strategy = new ThresholdBasedQueryPrioritizationStrategy(
+            null,
+            null,
+            2,
+            null,
+            ImmutableSet.of("exemptDatasource"),
+            adjustment
+    );
+    DateTime startDate = DateTimes.nowUtc().minusDays(20);
+    DateTime endDate = DateTimes.nowUtc();
+    TimeseriesQuery query = queryBuilder.dataSource("nonExemptDatasource")
+            .intervals(ImmutableList.of(new Interval(startDate, endDate)))
+            .granularity(Granularities.HOUR)
+            .context(ImmutableMap.of())
+            .build();
+
+    // Since "test" is not in the exempt list, priority should be adjusted
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+            -adjustment,
+            (int) strategy.computePriority(
+                    QueryPlus.wrap(query),
+                    ImmutableSet.of(
+                            EasyMock.createMock(SegmentServerSelector.class),
+                            EasyMock.createMock(SegmentServerSelector.class),
+                            EasyMock.createMock(SegmentServerSelector.class)
+                    )
+            ).get()
+    );
+  }
+
 }