diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index d8d2a58..2e58b1a 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package gtq
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Scheduler is an internal goroutine which examines the Queues and
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ func SimpleScheduler(tq *TaskQueue) bool {
 	for k := range pc {
 		prios = append(prios, k)
 	}
-	sort.Sort(UIntSlice(prios))
+	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(UIntSlice(prios)))
 
 	var queued uint
 	for _, prio := range prios {
@@ -32,8 +34,69 @@ func SimpleScheduler(tq *TaskQueue) bool {
 			queued++
 		}
 	}
-	if queued >= (tq.numJobs * 2) {
+	if queued > 0 {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// TimeSliceScheduler attempts to give tasks a fair share of the Stats()
+// collection window, based on their priority level.
+func TimeSliceScheduler(tq *TaskQueue) bool {
+	pc := tq.PriorityCounts()
+	// sort priorities
+	prios := make([]uint, 0, len(pc))
+	var prioritiesTotal uint
+	for k := range pc {
+		prios = append(prios, k)
+		prioritiesTotal += k
+	}
+	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(UIntSlice(prios)))
+
+	stats := tq.Stats()
+	var window time.Duration
+	for _, stat := range stats {
+		window += stat.Duration
+	}
+	timeslice := window / time.Duration(prioritiesTotal)
+
+	var queued uint
+	for _, prio := range prios {
+		// calculate this priority level's fair share, and add outstanding items
+		// from it if it hasn't exceeded that share.
+		prioSlice := timeslice * time.Duration(prio)
+		if stats[prio].Duration < prioSlice {
+			q, ok := tq.queues.Load(prio)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			for q.(*Queue).Length() > 0 {
+				task := q.(*Queue).Remove()
+				tq.nextTask <- task
+				queued++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if queued > 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	// second pass in case none of the priority levels ended up queueing
+	// anything, queue everything from the highest priority queue with items.
+	if tq.Length() > 0 {
+		for _, prio := range prios {
+			q, ok := tq.queues.Load(prio)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			for q.(*Queue).Length() > 0 {
+				task := q.(*Queue).Remove()
+				tq.nextTask <- task
+				queued++
+			}
+			if queued > 0 {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/taskqueue.go b/taskqueue.go
index c7f1a1e..a53cb7c 100644
--- a/taskqueue.go
+++ b/taskqueue.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (tq *TaskQueue) Start(scheduler Scheduler) {
 		}()
 	}
 	if scheduler == nil {
-		scheduler = SimpleScheduler
+		scheduler = TimeSliceScheduler
 	}
 	go func() {
 		for tq.running {
diff --git a/taskqueue_test.go b/taskqueue_test.go
index dd0df52..1e64de4 100644
--- a/taskqueue_test.go
+++ b/taskqueue_test.go
@@ -40,10 +40,20 @@ func TestTaskQueueAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func BenchmarkTaskQueue(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkSimpleScheduler(b *testing.B) {
 	tq = NewTaskQueue(0)
 	testTQAdd(b.N / (runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)))
-	tq.Start(nil)
+	tq.Start(SimpleScheduler)
+	for tq.Length() > 0 {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	tq.Stop()
+}
+
+func BenchmarkTimeSliceScheduler(b *testing.B) {
+	tq = NewTaskQueue(0)
+	testTQAdd(b.N / (runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)))
+	tq.Start(TimeSliceScheduler)
 	for tq.Length() > 0 {
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	}