diff --git a/include/pthread_np.h b/include/pthread_np.h
index d769de4ea174..fdd497030f89 100644
--- a/include/pthread_np.h
+++ b/include/pthread_np.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ int pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np(pthread_mutexattr_t *, int);
 void pthread_resume_all_np(void);
 int pthread_resume_np(pthread_t);
 void pthread_set_name_np(pthread_t, const char *);
+int pthread_mutex_getspinloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int *count);
+int pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count);
+int pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int *count);
+int pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count);
 int pthread_single_np(void);
 void pthread_suspend_all_np(void);
 int pthread_suspend_np(pthread_t);
diff --git a/lib/libthr/pthread.map b/lib/libthr/pthread.map
index 92be2954c83d..123fdd940a20 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/pthread.map
+++ b/lib/libthr/pthread.map
@@ -84,9 +84,13 @@ global:
 	pthread_multi_np;
 	pthread_mutex_destroy;
 	pthread_mutex_getprioceiling;
+	pthread_mutex_getspinloops_np;
+	pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np;
 	pthread_mutex_init;
 	pthread_mutex_lock;
 	pthread_mutex_setprioceiling;
+	pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np;
+	pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np;
 	pthread_mutex_timedlock;
 	pthread_mutex_trylock;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock;
@@ -284,10 +288,14 @@ global:
 	_pthread_multi_np;
 	_pthread_mutex_destroy;
 	_pthread_mutex_getprioceiling;
+	_pthread_mutex_getspinloops_np;
+	_pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np;
 	_pthread_mutex_init;
 	_pthread_mutex_init_calloc_cb;
 	_pthread_mutex_lock;
 	_pthread_mutex_setprioceiling;
+	_pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np;
+	_pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np;
 	_pthread_mutex_timedlock;
 	_pthread_mutex_trylock;
 	_pthread_mutex_unlock;
diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_mutex.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_mutex.c
index 105ac68a62de..3361799b5d1f 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_mutex.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_mutex.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ int	__pthread_mutex_trylock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
 int	__pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
 int	__pthread_mutex_timedlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 		const struct timespec *abstime);
+int	__pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count);
+int	_pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int *count);
 
 static int	mutex_self_trylock(pthread_mutex_t);
 static int	mutex_self_lock(pthread_mutex_t,
@@ -98,6 +100,12 @@ __weak_reference(_pthread_mutex_unlock, pthread_mutex_unlock);
 __weak_reference(_pthread_mutex_getprioceiling, pthread_mutex_getprioceiling);
 __weak_reference(_pthread_mutex_setprioceiling, pthread_mutex_setprioceiling);
 
+__weak_reference(__pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np, pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np);
+__weak_reference(_pthread_mutex_getspinloops_np, pthread_mutex_getspinloops_np);
+
+__weak_reference(__pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np, pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np);
+__weak_reference(_pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np, pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np);
+
 static int
 mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
     const pthread_mutexattr_t *mutex_attr, int private,
@@ -128,6 +136,8 @@ mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 		pmutex->m_flags |= MUTEX_FLAGS_PRIVATE;
 	pmutex->m_count = 0;
 	pmutex->m_refcount = 0;
+	pmutex->m_spinloops = 0;
+	pmutex->m_yieldloops = 0;
 	MUTEX_INIT_LINK(pmutex);
 	switch(attr->m_protocol) {
 	case PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT:
@@ -143,6 +153,13 @@ mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 		pmutex->m_lock.m_owner = UMUTEX_UNOWNED;
 		pmutex->m_lock.m_flags = 0;
 	}
+
+	if (pmutex->m_type == PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP) {
+		pmutex->m_spinloops =
+		    _thr_spinloops ? _thr_spinloops: MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_SPINS;
+		pmutex->m_yieldloops = _thr_yieldloops;
+	}
+
 	*mutex = pmutex;
 	return (0);
 }
@@ -391,41 +408,23 @@ mutex_lock_common(struct pthread *curthread, pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 		if (!_thr_is_smp)
 			goto yield_loop;
 
-		if (m->m_type == PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP) {
-			count = MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_SPINS;
-  	 
-			while (count--) {
-				ret = _thr_umutex_trylock2(&m->m_lock, id);
-				if (ret == 0)
-					break;
-				CPU_SPINWAIT;
-			}
-			if (ret == 0)
-				goto done;
-		} else {
-			if (_thr_spinloops != 0) {
-				count = _thr_spinloops;
-				while (count) {
-					if (m->m_lock.m_owner == UMUTEX_UNOWNED) {
-						ret = _thr_umutex_trylock2(&m->m_lock, id);
-						if (ret == 0)
-							goto done;
-					}
-					CPU_SPINWAIT;
-					count--;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-yield_loop:
-		if (_thr_yieldloops != 0) {
-			count = _thr_yieldloops;
-			while (count--) {
-				_sched_yield();
+		count = m->m_spinloops;
+		while (count--) {
+			if (m->m_lock.m_owner == UMUTEX_UNOWNED) {
 				ret = _thr_umutex_trylock2(&m->m_lock, id);
 				if (ret == 0)
 					goto done;
 			}
+			CPU_SPINWAIT;
+		}
+
+yield_loop:
+		count = m->m_yieldloops;
+		while (count--) {
+			_sched_yield();
+			ret = _thr_umutex_trylock2(&m->m_lock, id);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				goto done;
 		}
 
 sleep_in_kernel:
@@ -782,3 +781,79 @@ _pthread_mutex_setprioceiling(pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 	}
 	return (0);
 }
+
+int
+_pthread_mutex_getspinloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int *count)
+{
+	if (*mutex == NULL)
+		return (0);
+	return (*mutex)->m_spinloops;
+}
+
+int
+_pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count)
+{
+	struct pthread *curthread = _get_curthread();
+	int ret;
+
+	if (__predict_false(*mutex == NULL)) {
+		ret = init_static_private(curthread, mutex);
+		if (__predict_false(ret))
+			return (ret);
+	}
+	(*mutex)->m_spinloops = count;
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
+__pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count)
+{
+	struct pthread *curthread = _get_curthread();
+	int ret;
+
+	if (__predict_false(*mutex == NULL)) {
+		ret = init_static(curthread, mutex);
+		if (__predict_false(ret))
+			return (ret);
+	}
+	(*mutex)->m_spinloops = count;
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
+_pthread_mutex_getyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int *count)
+{
+	if (*mutex == NULL)
+		return (0);
+	return (*mutex)->m_yieldloops;
+}
+
+int
+_pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count)
+{
+	struct pthread *curthread = _get_curthread();
+	int ret;
+
+	if (__predict_false(*mutex == NULL)) {
+		ret = init_static_private(curthread, mutex);
+		if (__predict_false(ret))
+			return (ret);
+	}
+	(*mutex)->m_yieldloops = count;
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
+__pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, int count)
+{
+	struct pthread *curthread = _get_curthread();
+	int ret;
+
+	if (__predict_false(*mutex == NULL)) {
+		ret = init_static(curthread, mutex);
+		if (__predict_false(ret))
+			return (ret);
+	}
+	(*mutex)->m_yieldloops = count;
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h
index abde74fbe7c4..387f0de21d4d 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ struct pthread_mutex {
 	int				m_flags;
 	int				m_count;
 	int				m_refcount;
+	int				m_spinloops;
+	int				m_yieldloops;
 	/*
 	 * Link for all mutexes a thread currently owns.
 	 */