diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs
index 4c0b1d566..79d029a1c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ module Simplex.Messaging.Server.Env.STM
     defaultMsgQueueQuota,
     defMsgExpirationDays,
     defNtfExpirationHours,
+    defStatsSaveInterval,
     defaultMessageExpiration,
     defaultNtfExpiration,
     defaultInactiveClientExpiration,
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ data ServerConfig s = ServerConfig
     serverStatsLogFile :: FilePath,
     -- | file to save and restore stats
     serverStatsBackupFile :: Maybe FilePath,
+    -- | interval to save stats, seconds
+    statsSaveInterval :: Int64,
     -- | interval and file to save prometheus metrics
     prometheusInterval :: Maybe Int,
     prometheusMetricsFile :: FilePath,
@@ -233,6 +236,9 @@ defaultNtfExpiration =
       checkInterval = 3600 -- seconds, 1 hour
     }
 
+defStatsSaveInterval :: Int64
+defStatsSaveInterval = 300
+
 defaultInactiveClientExpiration :: ExpirationConfig
 defaultInactiveClientExpiration =
   ExpirationConfig
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs
index 996624838..9cf6c1206 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ smpServerCLI_ generateSite serveStaticFiles attachStaticFiles cfgPath logPath =
               logStatsStartTime = 0, -- seconds from 00:00 UTC
               serverStatsLogFile = combine logPath "smp-server-stats.daily.log",
               serverStatsBackupFile = logStats $> combine logPath "smp-server-stats.log",
+              statsSaveInterval = readIniDefault defStatsSaveInterval "STORE_LOG" "stats_save_interval" ini,
               prometheusInterval = eitherToMaybe (lookupValue "STORE_LOG" "prometheus_interval" ini) >>= readMaybe . T.unpack,
               prometheusMetricsFile = combine logPath "smp-server-metrics.txt",
               pendingENDInterval = 15000000, -- 15 seconds
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main/Init.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main/Init.hs
index a0015b0cf..d08cdf03f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main/Init.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main/Init.hs
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ iniFileContent cfgPath logPath opts host basicAuth controlPortPwds =
     <> "# Log daily server statistics to CSV file\n"
     <> ("log_stats = " <> onOff logStats <> "\n\n")
     <> "# Log interval for real-time Prometheus metrics\n\
-        \# prometheus_interval = 60\n\n\
-        \[AUTH]\n\
+        \# prometheus_interval = 60\n\n"
+    <> "# Interval to save server statistics, seconds (requires log_stats)\n"
+    <> ("# stats_save_interval = " <> tshow defStatsSaveInterval <> "\n\n")
+    <> "[AUTH]\n\
         \# Set new_queues option to off to completely prohibit creating new messaging queues.\n\
         \# This can be useful when you want to decommission the server, but not all connections are switched yet.\n\
         \new_queues = on\n\n\
diff --git a/tests/SMPClient.hs b/tests/SMPClient.hs
index 6d3df8122..9b67be3d1 100644
--- a/tests/SMPClient.hs
+++ b/tests/SMPClient.hs
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ cfgMS msType = withStoreCfg (testServerStoreConfig msType) $ \serverStoreCfg ->
       logStatsStartTime = 0,
       serverStatsLogFile = testPath "smp-server-stats.daily.log",
       serverStatsBackupFile = Nothing,
+      statsSaveInterval = defStatsSaveInterval,
       prometheusInterval = Nothing,
       prometheusMetricsFile = testPrometheusMetricsFile,
       pendingENDInterval = 500000,