Abstract: A method for controlling a performance management (PM) depending on a load at a network node in a wireless communications system comprises or initiates assigning a priority to at least one PM event of the PM. The assigned priority is selected from a set of priorities comprising a normal priority and one or more further priorities greater than the normal priority. The method further comprises or initiates monitoring a filling status of a PM buffer comprising instances of the at least one PM event. The monitoring of the filling status comprises monitoring if the filling status is greater than a threshold value. The method further comprises or initiates selectively discarding instances of the at least one PM event from the PM buffer depending on the assigned priority, if the filling status of the PM buffer is greater than the threshold value.