diff --git a/exec/totemconfig.c b/exec/totemconfig.c
index 57a1587a..46e09952 100644
--- a/exec/totemconfig.c
+++ b/exec/totemconfig.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #define MAX_MESSAGES				17
 #define MISS_COUNT_CONST			5
 #define BLOCK_UNLISTED_IPS			1
+#define CANCEL_TOKEN_HOLD_ON_RETRANSMIT		0
 /* This constant is not used for knet */
 #define UDP_NETMTU                              1500
 
@@ -144,6 +145,8 @@ static void *totem_get_param_by_name(struct totem_config *totem_config, const ch
 		return totem_config->knet_compression_model;
 	if (strcmp(param_name, "totem.block_unlisted_ips") == 0)
 		return &totem_config->block_unlisted_ips;
+	if (strcmp(param_name, "totem.cancel_token_hold_on_retransmit") == 0)
+		return &totem_config->cancel_token_hold_on_retransmit;
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -365,6 +368,9 @@ void totem_volatile_config_read (struct totem_config *totem_config, icmap_map_t
 
 	totem_volatile_config_set_boolean_value(totem_config, temp_map, "totem.block_unlisted_ips", deleted_key,
 	    BLOCK_UNLISTED_IPS);
+
+	totem_volatile_config_set_boolean_value(totem_config, temp_map, "totem.cancel_token_hold_on_retransmit",
+	    deleted_key, CANCEL_TOKEN_HOLD_ON_RETRANSMIT);
 }
 
 int totem_volatile_config_validate (
diff --git a/exec/totemsrp.c b/exec/totemsrp.c
index 949d367b..d24b11fa 100644
--- a/exec/totemsrp.c
+++ b/exec/totemsrp.c
@@ -3981,8 +3981,9 @@ static int message_handler_orf_token (
 		transmits_allowed = fcc_calculate (instance, token);
 		mcasted_retransmit = orf_token_rtr (instance, token, &transmits_allowed);
 
-		if (instance->my_token_held == 1 &&
-			(token->rtr_list_entries > 0 || mcasted_retransmit > 0)) {
+		if (instance->totem_config->cancel_token_hold_on_retransmit &&
+		    instance->my_token_held == 1 &&
+		    (token->rtr_list_entries > 0 || mcasted_retransmit > 0)) {
 			instance->my_token_held = 0;
 			forward_token = 1;
 		}
diff --git a/include/corosync/totem/totem.h b/include/corosync/totem/totem.h
index 8b166566..bdb6a15f 100644
--- a/include/corosync/totem/totem.h
+++ b/include/corosync/totem/totem.h
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ struct totem_config {
 
 	unsigned int block_unlisted_ips;
 
+	unsigned int cancel_token_hold_on_retransmit;
+
 	void (*totem_memb_ring_id_create_or_load) (
 	    struct memb_ring_id *memb_ring_id,
 	    unsigned int nodeid);
diff --git a/man/corosync.conf.5 b/man/corosync.conf.5
index 0588ad1e..a3771ea7 100644
--- a/man/corosync.conf.5
+++ b/man/corosync.conf.5
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\" * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
 .\" * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\" */
-.TH COROSYNC_CONF 5 2021-07-23 "corosync Man Page" "Corosync Cluster Engine Programmer's Manual"
+.TH COROSYNC_CONF 5 2021-08-11 "corosync Man Page" "Corosync Cluster Engine Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 corosync.conf - corosync executive configuration file
 
@@ -584,6 +584,19 @@ with an old configuration.
 
 The default value is yes.
 
+.TP
+cancel_token_hold_on_retransmit
+Allows Corosync to hold token by representative when there is too much
+retransmit messages. This allows network to process increased load without
+overloading it. Used mechanism is same as described for
+.B hold
+directive.
+
+Some deployments may prefer to never hold token when there is
+retransmit messages. If so, option should be set to yes.
+
+The default value is no.
+
 .PP
 Within the
 .B logging