diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilationPolicy.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilationPolicy.cpp
index e28c4511d52..7f2a67f641b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilationPolicy.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilationPolicy.cpp
@@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ CompileTask* CompilationPolicy::select_task(CompileQueue* compile_queue) {
       task = next_task;
       continue;
     }
+    if (task->compile_reason() == CompileTask::Reason_Whitebox) {
+      // Whitebox (CTW) tasks do not participate in rate selection and/or any level
+      // adjustments. Just return them in order.
+      return task;
+    }
     Method* method = task->method();
     methodHandle mh(Thread::current(), method);
     if (task->can_become_stale() && is_stale(t, TieredCompileTaskTimeout, mh) && !is_old(mh)) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileTask.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileTask.hpp
index 14591a3abdf..04ad7e35a13 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileTask.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileTask.hpp
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ class CompileTask : public CHeapObj<mtCompiler> {
   int          comp_level()                      { return _comp_level;}
   void         set_comp_level(int comp_level)    { _comp_level = comp_level;}
 
+  CompileReason compile_reason()                 { return _compile_reason; }
+
   AbstractCompiler* compiler() const;
   CompileTask*      select_for_compilation();