diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 13e2ea78c3..5ab587c1a6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -1956,6 +1956,12 @@ bool spu_thread::process_mfc_cmd()
 		const u32 addr = ch_mfc_cmd.eal & -128;
 		const auto& data = vm::_ref<decltype(rdata)>(addr);
 
+		if (addr == raddr && !g_use_rtm && g_cfg.core.spu_getllar_polling_detection && rtime == vm::reservation_acquire(addr, 128) && cmp_rdata(rdata, data))
+		{
+			// Spinning, might as well yield cpu resources
+			std::this_thread::yield();
+		}
+
 		auto& dst = _ref<decltype(rdata)>(ch_mfc_cmd.lsa & 0x3ff80);
 		u64 ntime;
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
index fe07b56da7..53a9af906c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ struct cfg_root : cfg::node
 		cfg::_bool set_daz_and_ftz{ this, "Set DAZ and FTZ", false };
 		cfg::_enum<spu_decoder_type> spu_decoder{ this, "SPU Decoder", spu_decoder_type::llvm };
 		cfg::_bool lower_spu_priority{ this, "Lower SPU thread priority" };
+		cfg::_bool spu_getllar_polling_detection{ this, "SPU GETLLAR polling detection", false, true };
 		cfg::_bool spu_debug{ this, "SPU Debug" };
 		cfg::_int<0, 6> preferred_spu_threads{ this, "Preferred SPU Threads", 0, true }; // Number of hardware threads dedicated to heavy simultaneous spu tasks
 		cfg::_int<0, 16> spu_delay_penalty{ this, "SPU delay penalty", 3 }; // Number of milliseconds to block a thread if a virtual 'core' isn't free
-		cfg::_bool spu_loop_detection{ this, "SPU loop detection", true }; // Try to detect wait loops and trigger thread yield
+		cfg::_bool spu_loop_detection{ this, "SPU loop detection", true, true }; // Try to detect wait loops and trigger thread yield
 		cfg::_int<0, 6> max_spurs_threads{ this, "Max SPURS Threads", 6 }; // HACK. If less then 6, max number of running SPURS threads in each thread group.
 		cfg::_enum<spu_block_size_type> spu_block_size{ this, "SPU Block Size", spu_block_size_type::safe };
 		cfg::_bool spu_accurate_getllar{ this, "Accurate GETLLAR", false };