diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index ec840dcc6..42e36fc1f 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct rtpengine_config rtpe_config = {
 	.mqtt_keepalive = 30,
 	.mqtt_publish_interval = 5000,
 	.dtmf_digit_delay = 2500,
+	.rtcp_interval = 5000,
 	.common = {
 		.log_levels = {
 			[log_level_index_internals] = -1,
diff --git a/docs/rtpengine.md b/docs/rtpengine.md
index 6c5c06879..94eb99d3f 100644
--- a/docs/rtpengine.md
+++ b/docs/rtpengine.md
@@ -1230,6 +1230,13 @@ call to inject-DTMF won't be sent to __\-\-dtmf-log-dest=__ or __\-\-listen-tcp-
     Enable measuring RTP metrics even for plain RTP passthrough scenarios. Without
     that option, RTP metrics are measured only in transcoding scenarios.
 
+- __\-\-rtcp-interval=__*INT*
+
+    Delay in milliseconds between RTCP packets when generate-rtcp flag is on. The
+    effective value includes the random dispersion between 0..1 seconds on top,
+    so the timer execution period is randomized and up to 1 sec greater than given
+    value in ms. Defaults to __5000__ ms (5 seconds).
+
 - __\-\-socket-cpu-affinity=__*INT*
 
     Enables setting the socket CPU affinity via the __SO\*INCOMING\*CPU__ socket
diff --git a/etc/rtpengine.conf b/etc/rtpengine.conf
index e40702611..890903e83 100644
--- a/etc/rtpengine.conf
+++ b/etc/rtpengine.conf
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ recording-method = proc
 # mos = CQ
 # poller-per-thread = false
 # socket-cpu-affinity = -1
+# rtcp-interval = 5000
 
 [rtpengine-testing]
 table = -1