diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp b/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp
index 93447d35d9c..42b6a9e1f79 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp
@@ -8559,6 +8559,17 @@ TR::CompilationInfoPerThreadBase::wrappedCompile(J9PortLibrary *portLib, void *
 
             TR_ASSERT(TR::comp() == NULL, "there seems to be a current TLS TR::Compilation object %p for this thread. At this point there should be no current TR::Compilation object", TR::comp());
 
+            // Under -Xtune:throughput we allow huge methods for compilations above warm
+            if (TR::Options::getAggressivityLevel() ==  TR::Options::TR_AggresivenessLevel::AGGRESSIVE_THROUGHPUT &&
+                options->getOptLevel() > warm &&
+                !options->getOption(TR_ProcessHugeMethods))
+               {
+               static char *dontAcceptHugeMethods = feGetEnv("TR_DontAcceptHugeMethods");
+               if (!dontAcceptHugeMethods)
+                  {
+                  options->setOption(TR_ProcessHugeMethods);
+                  }
+               }
             }
 
          uint64_t proposedScratchMemoryLimit = static_cast<uint64_t>(TR::Options::getScratchSpaceLimit());
@@ -8722,6 +8733,13 @@ TR::CompilationInfoPerThreadBase::wrappedCompile(J9PortLibrary *portLib, void *
                compiler->getOptions()->setBigCalleeScorchingOptThreshold(1024);
 #endif
                }
+            // Under -Xtune:throughput, increase the scratch space limit for hot/scorching compilations
+            else if (TR::Options::getAggressivityLevel() ==  TR::Options::TR_AggresivenessLevel::AGGRESSIVE_THROUGHPUT &&
+                     compiler->getOptions()->getOptLevel() > warm &&
+                     TR::Options::getScratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations() > proposedScratchMemoryLimit) // Make sure we don't decrease the value proposed so far
+               {
+               proposedScratchMemoryLimit = TR::Options::getScratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations();
+               }
 #if defined(J9VM_OPT_JITSERVER)
             else if (compiler->isOutOfProcessCompilation())
                {
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp
index af9faa8e4dd..e6c4656f485 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ int32_t J9::Options::_updateFreeMemoryMinPeriod = 500;  // 500 ms
 size_t J9::Options::_scratchSpaceLimitKBWhenLowVirtualMemory = 64*1024; // 64MB; currently, only used on 32 bit Windows
 
 int32_t J9::Options::_scratchSpaceFactorWhenJSR292Workload = JSR292_SCRATCH_SPACE_FACTOR;
+size_t  J9::Options::_scratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations = 512 * 1024 * 1024; // 512 MB
 #if defined(J9VM_OPT_JITSERVER)
 int32_t J9::Options::_scratchSpaceFactorWhenJITServerWorkload = 2;
 #endif /* defined(J9VM_OPT_JITSERVER) */
@@ -977,6 +978,8 @@ TR::OptionTable OMR::Options::_feOptions[] = {
 #endif /* defined(J9VM_OPT_JITSERVER) */
    {"scratchSpaceFactorWhenJSR292Workload=","M<nnn>\tMultiplier for scratch space limit when MethodHandles are in use",
         TR::Options::setStaticNumeric, (intptr_t)&TR::Options::_scratchSpaceFactorWhenJSR292Workload, 0, "F%d", NOT_IN_SUBSET},
+   {"scratchSpaceLimitKBForHotCompilations=","M<nnn>\tLimit for memory used by JIT when compiling at hot and above (in KB)",
+        TR::Options::setStaticNumericKBAdjusted, (intptr_t)&TR::Options::_scratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations, 0, "F%d (bytes)", NOT_IN_SUBSET},
    {"scratchSpaceLimitKBWhenLowVirtualMemory=","M<nnn>\tLimit for memory used by JIT when running on low virtual memory",
         TR::Options::setStaticNumeric, (intptr_t)&TR::Options::_scratchSpaceLimitKBWhenLowVirtualMemory, 0, "F%d", NOT_IN_SUBSET},
    {"secondaryClassLoadPhaseThreshold=", "O<nnn>\tWhen class load rate just dropped under the CLP threshold  "
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp
index 7bc28a52872..b7c651470b7 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ class OMR_EXTENSIBLE Options : public OMR::OptionsConnector
    static int32_t _scratchSpaceFactorWhenJSR292Workload;
    static int32_t getScratchSpaceFactorWhenJSR292Workload() { return _scratchSpaceFactorWhenJSR292Workload; }
 
+   static size_t _scratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations; // Only used under -Xtune:throughput
+   static size_t getScratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations() { return _scratchSpaceLimitForHotCompilations; }
+
 #if defined(J9VM_OPT_JITSERVER)
    static int32_t _scratchSpaceFactorWhenJITServerWorkload;
    static int32_t getScratchSpaceFactorWhenJITServerWorkload() { return _scratchSpaceFactorWhenJITServerWorkload; }