diff --git a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5 b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
index 469963750a05..b5ca1d75164c 100644
--- a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
+++ b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
@@ -325,6 +325,19 @@ has become somehow fragmented/unusable).
 Use \fB1\fR for yes (default) and \fB0\fR for no.
 .RE
 
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fBl2arc_rebuild_batch\fR (int)
+.ad
+.RS 12n
+Number of L2ARC log blocks to process before sleeping for a tick to relieve
+some CPU and let scheduler switch the context.
+Setting this value to 0 will disable the throttle.
+.sp
+Default value: \fB10\fR.
+.RE
+
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .na
diff --git a/module/zfs/arc.c b/module/zfs/arc.c
index 1e3d47693d37..80eeed9b5b75 100644
--- a/module/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/arc.c
@@ -942,6 +942,8 @@ unsigned long l2arc_trim_ahead = 0;
  * l2arc_rebuild_enabled : A ZFS module parameter that controls whether adding
  * 		an L2ARC device (either at pool import or later) will attempt
  * 		to rebuild L2ARC buffer contents.
+ * l2arc_rebuild_batch: Number of blocks to process before sleeping for 1/hz
+ * 		to relieve some CPU and let scheduler switch the context.
  * l2arc_rebuild_blocks_min_l2size : A ZFS module parameter that controls
  * 		whether log blocks are written to the L2ARC device. If the L2ARC
  * 		device is less than 1GB, the amount of data l2arc_evict()
@@ -950,6 +952,7 @@ unsigned long l2arc_trim_ahead = 0;
  * 		not to waste space.
  */
 int l2arc_rebuild_enabled = B_TRUE;
+int l2arc_rebuild_batch = 10;
 unsigned long l2arc_rebuild_blocks_min_l2size = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 /* L2ARC persistence rebuild control routines. */
@@ -9767,7 +9770,7 @@ l2arc_rebuild(l2arc_dev_t *dev)
 {
 	vdev_t			*vd = dev->l2ad_vdev;
 	spa_t			*spa = vd->vdev_spa;
-	int			err = 0;
+	int			err = 0, batch = 0;
 	l2arc_dev_hdr_phys_t	*l2dhdr = dev->l2ad_dev_hdr;
 	l2arc_log_blk_phys_t	*this_lb, *next_lb;
 	zio_t			*this_io = NULL, *next_io = NULL;
@@ -9893,6 +9896,14 @@ l2arc_rebuild(l2arc_dev_t *dev)
 		    !dev->l2ad_first)
 			goto out;
 
+		/*
+		 * Release the CPU periodically to not monopolize it.
+		 */
+		if (l2arc_rebuild_batch && ++batch >= l2arc_rebuild_batch) {
+			batch = 0;
+			delay(1);
+		}
+
 		for (;;) {
 			mutex_enter(&l2arc_rebuild_thr_lock);
 			if (dev->l2ad_rebuild_cancel) {
@@ -10719,6 +10730,9 @@ ZFS_MODULE_PARAM(zfs_l2arc, l2arc_, meta_percent, INT, ZMOD_RW,
 ZFS_MODULE_PARAM(zfs_l2arc, l2arc_, rebuild_enabled, INT, ZMOD_RW,
 	"Rebuild the L2ARC when importing a pool");
 
+ZFS_MODULE_PARAM(zfs_l2arc, l2arc_, rebuild_batch, INT, ZMOD_RW,
+	"Number of blocks to process before sleeping for 1/hz");
+
 ZFS_MODULE_PARAM(zfs_l2arc, l2arc_, rebuild_blocks_min_l2size, ULONG, ZMOD_RW,
 	"Min size in bytes to write rebuild log blocks in L2ARC");