diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index f92ca80471f..28c4051de1f 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -3831,10 +3831,20 @@ void rocksdb_env_set_background_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env, int n) {
   env->rep->SetBackgroundThreads(n);
 }
 
+void rocksdb_env_set_bottom_priority_background_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env,
+                                                        int n) {
+  env->rep->SetBackgroundThreads(n, Env::BOTTOM);
+}
+
 void rocksdb_env_set_high_priority_background_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env, int n) {
   env->rep->SetBackgroundThreads(n, Env::HIGH);
 }
 
+void rocksdb_env_set_low_priority_background_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env,
+                                                     int n) {
+  env->rep->SetBackgroundThreads(n, Env::LOW);
+}
+
 void rocksdb_env_join_all_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env) {
   env->rep->WaitForJoin();
 }
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index 37da5f16e5f..ffefd678511 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -1555,6 +1555,10 @@ extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_env_set_background_threads(
     rocksdb_env_t* env, int n);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void
 rocksdb_env_set_high_priority_background_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env, int n);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_env_set_low_priority_background_threads(
+    rocksdb_env_t* env, int n);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void
+rocksdb_env_set_bottom_priority_background_threads(rocksdb_env_t* env, int n);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_env_join_all_threads(
     rocksdb_env_t* env);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_env_lower_thread_pool_io_priority(rocksdb_env_t* env);