diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
index 42d1b0e31d..b547a34631 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-SessionRequestHandler::SessionRequestHandler(KernelCore& kernel_, const char* service_name_)
-    : kernel{kernel_}, service_thread{kernel.CreateServiceThread(service_name_)} {}
+SessionRequestHandler::SessionRequestHandler(KernelCore& kernel_, const char* service_name_,
+                                             ServiceThreadType thread_type)
+    : kernel{kernel_} {
+    if (thread_type == ServiceThreadType::CreateNew) {
+        service_thread = kernel.CreateServiceThread(service_name_);
+    } else {
+        service_thread = kernel.GetDefaultServiceThread();
+    }
+}
 
 SessionRequestHandler::~SessionRequestHandler() {
     kernel.ReleaseServiceThread(service_thread);
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
index 670cc741cd..640146137b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ namespace Service {
 class ServiceFrameworkBase;
 }
 
+enum class ServiceThreadType {
+    Default,
+    CreateNew,
+};
+
 namespace Kernel {
 
 class Domain;
@@ -57,7 +62,8 @@ enum class ThreadWakeupReason;
  */
 class SessionRequestHandler : public std::enable_shared_from_this<SessionRequestHandler> {
 public:
-    SessionRequestHandler(KernelCore& kernel, const char* service_name_);
+    SessionRequestHandler(KernelCore& kernel_, const char* service_name_,
+                          ServiceThreadType thread_type);
     virtual ~SessionRequestHandler();
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp
index ab3286db9d..8d902beb93 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ namespace Service {
 }
 
 ServiceFrameworkBase::ServiceFrameworkBase(Core::System& system_, const char* service_name_,
-                                           u32 max_sessions_, InvokerFn* handler_invoker_)
-    : SessionRequestHandler(system_.Kernel(), service_name_), system{system_},
+                                           ServiceThreadType thread_type, u32 max_sessions_,
+                                           InvokerFn* handler_invoker_)
+    : SessionRequestHandler(system_.Kernel(), service_name_, thread_type), system{system_},
       service_name{service_name_}, max_sessions{max_sessions_}, handler_invoker{handler_invoker_} {}
 
 ServiceFrameworkBase::~ServiceFrameworkBase() {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/service.h b/src/core/hle/service/service.h
index b9ab2c465d..c78b2baeb5 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/service.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/service.h
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ private:
                            Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx);
 
     explicit ServiceFrameworkBase(Core::System& system_, const char* service_name_,
-                                  u32 max_sessions_, InvokerFn* handler_invoker_);
+                                  ServiceThreadType thread_type, u32 max_sessions_,
+                                  InvokerFn* handler_invoker_);
     ~ServiceFrameworkBase() override;
 
     void RegisterHandlersBase(const FunctionInfoBase* functions, std::size_t n);
@@ -176,14 +177,17 @@ protected:
     /**
      * Initializes the handler with no functions installed.
      *
-     * @param system_       The system context to construct this service under.
+     * @param system_ The system context to construct this service under.
      * @param service_name_ Name of the service.
-     * @param max_sessions_ Maximum number of sessions that can be
-     *                      connected to this service at the same time.
+     * @param thread_type Specifies the thread type for this service. If this is set to CreateNew,
+     *                    it creates a new thread for it, otherwise this uses the default thread.
+     * @param max_sessions_ Maximum number of sessions that can be connected to this service at the
+     * same time.
      */
     explicit ServiceFramework(Core::System& system_, const char* service_name_,
+                              ServiceThreadType thread_type = ServiceThreadType::Default,
                               u32 max_sessions_ = ServerSessionCountMax)
-        : ServiceFrameworkBase(system_, service_name_, max_sessions_, Invoker) {}
+        : ServiceFrameworkBase(system_, service_name_, thread_type, max_sessions_, Invoker) {}
 
     /// Registers handlers in the service.
     template <std::size_t N>
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.cpp
index 695a1faa6f..97f8958528 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/sm/sm.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void SM::UnregisterService(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
 }
 
 SM::SM(ServiceManager& service_manager_, Core::System& system_)
-    : ServiceFramework{system_, "sm:", 4},
+    : ServiceFramework{system_, "sm:", ServiceThreadType::Default, 4},
       service_manager{service_manager_}, kernel{system_.Kernel()} {
     RegisterHandlers({
         {0, &SM::Initialize, "Initialize"},