diff --git a/python/cuda/nvbench/__init__.pyi b/python/cuda/nvbench/__init__.pyi
index 5e7b390..0e2690e 100644
--- a/python/cuda/nvbench/__init__.pyi
+++ b/python/cuda/nvbench/__init__.pyi
@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@ class State:
         "Get Benchmark this configuration is a part of"
         ...
     def get_throttle_threshold(self) -> float:
-        "Get throttle threshold value"
+        "Get throttle threshold value, as fraction of maximal frequency"
+        ...
+    def set_throttle_threshold(self, threshold_fraction: float) -> None:
+        "Set throttle threshold fraction to specified value, expected to be between 0 and 1"
         ...
     def get_min_samples(self) -> int:
         "Get the number of benchmark timings NVBench performs before stopping criterion begins being used"
diff --git a/python/src/py_nvbench.cpp b/python/src/py_nvbench.cpp
index a3cba65..604746e 100644
--- a/python/src/py_nvbench.cpp
+++ b/python/src/py_nvbench.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_nvbench, m)
     [](const nvbench::state &state) { return std::ref(state.get_benchmark()); },
     py::return_value_policy::reference);
   pystate_cls.def("get_throttle_threshold", &nvbench::state::get_throttle_threshold);
+  pystate_cls.def("set_throttle_threshold",
+                  &nvbench::state::set_throttle_threshold,
+                  py::arg("throttle_fraction"));
 
   pystate_cls.def("get_min_samples", &nvbench::state::get_min_samples);
   pystate_cls.def("set_min_samples",