diff --git a/kernel/arch/i386/IDT.cpp b/kernel/arch/i386/IDT.cpp
index 3efd51024e..ba5511c4ab 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/i386/IDT.cpp
+++ b/kernel/arch/i386/IDT.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <kernel/InterruptController.h>
 #include <kernel/kmalloc.h>
 #include <kernel/Panic.h>
+#include <kernel/Scheduler.h>
 
 #define INTERRUPT_HANDLER____(i, msg)													\
 	static void interrupt ## i ()														\
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ found:
 		// NOTE: Scheduler sends PIT eoi's
 		if (irq != PIT_IRQ)
 			InterruptController::get().eoi(irq);
+
+		Kernel::Scheduler::get().reschedule_if_idling();
 	}
 
 	extern "C" void handle_irq_common();
diff --git a/kernel/arch/x86_64/IDT.cpp b/kernel/arch/x86_64/IDT.cpp
index 5fa5005422..c4b0572d32 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/x86_64/IDT.cpp
+++ b/kernel/arch/x86_64/IDT.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <kernel/InterruptController.h>
 #include <kernel/kmalloc.h>
 #include <kernel/Panic.h>
+#include <kernel/Scheduler.h>
 
 #define REGISTER_ISR_HANDLER(i) register_interrupt_handler(i, isr ## i)
 #define REGISTER_IRQ_HANDLER(i) register_interrupt_handler(IRQ_VECTOR_BASE + i, irq ## i)
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ namespace IDT
 		// NOTE: Scheduler sends PIT eoi's
 		if (irq != PIT_IRQ)
 			InterruptController::get().eoi(irq);
+
+		Kernel::Scheduler::get().reschedule_if_idling();
 	}
 
 	static void flush_idt()
diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/Scheduler.h b/kernel/include/kernel/Scheduler.h
index 61dffeb7ad..fd7fcc1ed1 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/Scheduler.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/Scheduler.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 		void start();
 		void reschedule();
+		void reschedule_if_idling();
 
 		BAN::ErrorOr<void> add_thread(Thread*);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp
index 7b65c2f9c2..df089066db 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ namespace Kernel
 		ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
 	}
 
+	void Scheduler::reschedule_if_idling()
+	{
+		VERIFY_CLI();
+
+		if (m_active_threads.empty() || &current_thread() != m_idle_thread)
+			return;
+		
+		if (save_current_thread())
+			return;
+		m_current_thread = m_active_threads.begin();
+		execute_current_thread();
+		ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+	}
+
 	void Scheduler::wake_threads()
 	{
 		VERIFY_CLI();