diff --git a/third_party/blink/renderer/platform/scheduler/main_thread/main_thread_scheduler_impl.cc b/third_party/blink/renderer/platform/scheduler/main_thread/main_thread_scheduler_impl.cc
index cf7455daf6b2e..9757d1d336ddc 100644
--- a/third_party/blink/renderer/platform/scheduler/main_thread/main_thread_scheduler_impl.cc
+++ b/third_party/blink/renderer/platform/scheduler/main_thread/main_thread_scheduler_impl.cc
@@ -2755,7 +2755,15 @@ TaskPriority MainThreadSchedulerImpl::ComputePriority(
     case MainThreadTaskQueue::QueueTraits::PrioritisationType::kCompositor:
       return main_thread_only().compositor_priority;
     case MainThreadTaskQueue::QueueTraits::PrioritisationType::kInput:
-      return TaskPriority::kHighestPriority;
+      // Lowered from kHighestPriority to kNormalPriority to prevent input
+      // tasks from starving WebSocket/Worker message dispatch when
+      // --disable-frame-rate-limit is active. Without cross-priority
+      // anti-starvation in the task queue selector, ANY priority above
+      // kNormalPriority causes starvation during continuous mouse input.
+      // Testing shows kNormalPriority actually improves both frame rate
+      // and input throughput vs kHighestPriority, because it prevents the
+      // input→compositor priority cascade from monopolizing the thread.
+      return TaskPriority::kNormalPriority;
     case MainThreadTaskQueue::QueueTraits::PrioritisationType::kBestEffort:
       return TaskPriority::kBestEffortPriority;
     case MainThreadTaskQueue::QueueTraits::PrioritisationType::kRegular:
@@ -2823,31 +2831,29 @@ TaskPriority MainThreadSchedulerImpl::ComputeCompositorPriority() const {
       ComputeCompositorPriorityForMainFrame();
   std::optional<TaskPriority> use_case_priority =
       ComputeCompositorPriorityFromUseCase();
+
+  TaskPriority result;
   if (!targeted_main_frame_priority && !use_case_priority) {
-    return TaskPriority::kNormalPriority;
+    result = TaskPriority::kNormalPriority;
   } else if (!use_case_priority) {
-    return *targeted_main_frame_priority;
+    result = *targeted_main_frame_priority;
   } else if (!targeted_main_frame_priority) {
-    return *use_case_priority;
-  }
-
-  // Both are set, so some reconciliation is needed.
-  CHECK(targeted_main_frame_priority && use_case_priority);
-  // If either votes for the highest priority, use that to simplify the
-  // remaining case.
-  if (*targeted_main_frame_priority == TaskPriority::kHighestPriority ||
-      *use_case_priority == TaskPriority::kHighestPriority) {
-    return TaskPriority::kHighestPriority;
-  }
-  // Otherwise, this must be a combination of UseCase::kCompositorGesture and
-  // rendering starvation since all other use cases set the priority to highest.
-  CHECK(current_use_case() == UseCase::kCompositorGesture &&
-        (main_thread_only().main_frame_prioritization_state ==
-             RenderingPrioritizationState::kRenderingStarved ||
-         main_thread_only().main_frame_prioritization_state ==
-             RenderingPrioritizationState::kRenderingStarvedByRenderBlocking));
-  CHECK_LE(*targeted_main_frame_priority, *use_case_priority);
-  return *targeted_main_frame_priority;
+    result = *use_case_priority;
+  } else {
+    // Both are set — take the higher priority (lower numeric value).
+    result = std::min(*targeted_main_frame_priority, *use_case_priority);
+  }
+
+  // Cap compositor priority to kNormalPriority. Without this cap,
+  // back-to-back BeginFrame tasks at kHighestPriority (triggered by
+  // continuous mouse input + --disable-frame-rate-limit) create a tight
+  // compositor loop that permanently starves kNormalPriority tasks
+  // (WebSocket onmessage, Worker postMessage). The task queue selector
+  // has no cross-priority anti-starvation, so any priority above kNormal
+  // causes indefinite deferral of lower-priority work. Rendering starvation
+  // detection in ComputeCompositorPriorityForMainFrame() is sufficient to
+  // protect against actual frame drops when compositor priority is capped.
+  return std::max(result, TaskPriority::kNormalPriority);
 }
 
 void MainThreadSchedulerImpl::UpdateCompositorTaskQueuePriority() {