diff --git a/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs b/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 668379c1a0ed..674aab6f9bd1 100644
--- a/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -198,13 +198,19 @@ parameter_types! {
 	pub const MaxScheduledPerBlock: u32 = 50;
 }
 
+type ScheduleOrigin = EnsureOneOf<
+	AccountId,
+	EnsureRoot<AccountId>,
+	pallet_collective::EnsureProportionAtLeast<_1, _2, AccountId, CouncilCollective>
+>;
+
 impl pallet_scheduler::Config for Runtime {
 	type Event = Event;
 	type Origin = Origin;
 	type PalletsOrigin = OriginCaller;
 	type Call = Call;
 	type MaximumWeight = MaximumSchedulerWeight;
-	type ScheduleOrigin = EnsureRoot<AccountId>;
+	type ScheduleOrigin = ScheduleOrigin;
 	type MaxScheduledPerBlock = MaxScheduledPerBlock;
 	type WeightInfo = weights::pallet_scheduler::WeightInfo<Runtime>;
 }
diff --git a/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs b/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
index e99491783f6d..1db00d9fe8e8 100644
--- a/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
@@ -183,13 +183,19 @@ parameter_types! {
 	pub const MaxScheduledPerBlock: u32 = 50;
 }
 
+type ScheduleOrigin = EnsureOneOf<
+	AccountId,
+	EnsureRoot<AccountId>,
+	pallet_collective::EnsureProportionAtLeast<_1, _2, AccountId, CouncilCollective>
+>;
+
 impl pallet_scheduler::Config for Runtime {
 	type Event = Event;
 	type Origin = Origin;
 	type PalletsOrigin = OriginCaller;
 	type Call = Call;
 	type MaximumWeight = MaximumSchedulerWeight;
-	type ScheduleOrigin = EnsureRoot<AccountId>;
+	type ScheduleOrigin = ScheduleOrigin;
 	type MaxScheduledPerBlock = MaxScheduledPerBlock;
 	type WeightInfo = weights::pallet_scheduler::WeightInfo<Runtime>;
 }