diff --git a/media/BUILD.gn b/media/BUILD.gn
index 3042ac2a86..94c85e9e6c 100644
--- a/media/BUILD.gn
+++ b/media/BUILD.gn
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ rtc_static_library("rtc_internal_video_codecs") {
     "../system_wrappers",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial_api",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.cc b/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.cc
index d58a7a7d2a..4ab83a0940 100644
--- a/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.cc
+++ b/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "api/video/i420_buffer.h"
 #include "api/video/video_bitrate_allocation.h"
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "modules/video_coding/utility/simulcast_rate_allocator.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "system_wrappers/include/clock.h"
+#include "system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h"
 #include "third_party/libyuv/include/libyuv/scale.h"
 
 namespace {
@@ -28,6 +31,17 @@ const unsigned int kDefaultMaxQp = 56;
 // Max qp for lowest spatial resolution when doing simulcast.
 const unsigned int kLowestResMaxQp = 45;
 
+absl::optional<unsigned int> GetScreenshareBoostedQpValue() {
+  std::string experiment_group =
+      webrtc::field_trial::FindFullName("WebRTC-BoostedScreenshareQp");
+  unsigned int qp;
+  if (sscanf(experiment_group.c_str(), "%u", &qp) != 1)
+    return absl::nullopt;
+  qp = std::min(qp, 63u);
+  qp = std::max(qp, 1u);
+  return qp;
+}
+
 uint32_t SumStreamMaxBitrate(int streams, const webrtc::VideoCodec& codec) {
   uint32_t bitrate_sum = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < streams; ++i) {
@@ -113,7 +127,8 @@ SimulcastEncoderAdapter::SimulcastEncoderAdapter(VideoEncoderFactory* factory,
       factory_(factory),
       video_format_(format),
       encoded_complete_callback_(nullptr),
-      implementation_name_("SimulcastEncoderAdapter") {
+      implementation_name_("SimulcastEncoderAdapter"),
+      experimental_boosted_screenshare_qp_(GetScreenshareBoostedQpValue()) {
   RTC_DCHECK(factory_);
 
   // The adapter is typically created on the worker thread, but operated on
@@ -463,9 +478,15 @@ void SimulcastEncoderAdapter::PopulateStreamCodec(
   stream_codec->qpMax = inst.simulcastStream[stream_index].qpMax;
   // Settings that are based on stream/resolution.
   const bool lowest_resolution_stream = (stream_index == 0);
-  if (lowest_resolution_stream && inst.mode != VideoCodecMode::kScreensharing) {
+  if (lowest_resolution_stream) {
     // Settings for lowest spatial resolutions.
-    stream_codec->qpMax = kLowestResMaxQp;
+    if (inst.mode == VideoCodecMode::kScreensharing) {
+      if (experimental_boosted_screenshare_qp_) {
+        stream_codec->qpMax = *experimental_boosted_screenshare_qp_;
+      }
+    } else {
+      stream_codec->qpMax = kLowestResMaxQp;
+    }
   }
   if (inst.codecType == webrtc::kVideoCodecVP8) {
     stream_codec->VP8()->numberOfTemporalLayers =
diff --git a/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.h b/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.h
index af830d7ab8..52643aa79b 100644
--- a/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.h
+++ b/media/engine/simulcast_encoder_adapter.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "absl/types/optional.h"
 #include "media/engine/webrtcvideoencoderfactory.h"
 #include "modules/video_coding/include/video_codec_interface.h"
 #include "rtc_base/atomicops.h"
@@ -87,11 +88,11 @@ class SimulcastEncoderAdapter : public VideoEncoder {
   };
 
   // Populate the codec settings for each simulcast stream.
-  static void PopulateStreamCodec(const webrtc::VideoCodec& inst,
-                                  int stream_index,
-                                  uint32_t start_bitrate_kbps,
-                                  bool highest_resolution_stream,
-                                  webrtc::VideoCodec* stream_codec);
+  void PopulateStreamCodec(const webrtc::VideoCodec& inst,
+                           int stream_index,
+                           uint32_t start_bitrate_kbps,
+                           bool highest_resolution_stream,
+                           webrtc::VideoCodec* stream_codec);
 
   bool Initialized() const;
 
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ class SimulcastEncoderAdapter : public VideoEncoder {
   // Store encoders in between calls to Release and InitEncode, so they don't
   // have to be recreated. Remaining encoders are destroyed by the destructor.
   std::stack<std::unique_ptr<VideoEncoder>> stored_encoders_;
+
+  const absl::optional<unsigned int> experimental_boosted_screenshare_qp_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace webrtc