diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 6afecd040a..7737738d28 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -3292,7 +3292,7 @@ static void bgp_process_main_one(struct bgp *bgp, struct bgp_dest *dest,
 			event_add_timer(
 				bm->master,
 				update_group_refresh_default_originate_route_map,
-				bgp, RMAP_DEFAULT_ORIGINATE_EVAL_TIMER,
+				bgp, bgp->rmap_def_originate_eval_timer,
 				&bgp->t_rmap_def_originate_eval);
 	}
 
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index 7ef9db9f0d..e9d5c5d3a8 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -7959,6 +7959,26 @@ DEFPY (bgp_condadv_period,
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFPY (bgp_def_originate_eval,
+       bgp_def_originate_eval_cmd,
+       "[no$no] bgp default-originate timer (0-3600)$timer",
+       NO_STR
+       BGP_STR
+       "Control default-originate\n"
+       "Set period to rescan BGP table to check if default-originate condition is met\n"
+       "Period between BGP table scans, in seconds; default 5\n")
+{
+	VTY_DECLVAR_CONTEXT(bgp, bgp);
+
+	bgp->rmap_def_originate_eval_timer =
+		no ? RMAP_DEFAULT_ORIGINATE_EVAL_TIMER : timer;
+
+	if (bgp->t_rmap_def_originate_eval)
+		EVENT_OFF(bgp->t_rmap_def_originate_eval);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 DEFPY (neighbor_advertise_map,
        neighbor_advertise_map_cmd,
        "[no$no] neighbor <A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X|WORD>$neighbor advertise-map RMAP_NAME$advertise_str <exist-map|non-exist-map>$exist RMAP_NAME$condition_str",
@@ -18620,6 +18640,12 @@ int bgp_config_write(struct vty *vty)
 				" bgp conditional-advertisement timer %u\n",
 				bgp->condition_check_period);
 
+		/* default-originate timer configuration */
+		if (bgp->rmap_def_originate_eval_timer !=
+		    RMAP_DEFAULT_ORIGINATE_EVAL_TIMER)
+			vty_out(vty, " bgp default-originate timer %u\n",
+				bgp->rmap_def_originate_eval_timer);
+
 		/* peer-group */
 		for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS(bgp->group, node, nnode, group)) {
 			bgp_config_write_peer_global(vty, bgp, group->conf);
@@ -20248,6 +20274,9 @@ void bgp_vty_init(void)
 	install_element(BGP_VPNV4_NODE, &neighbor_advertise_map_cmd);
 	install_element(BGP_VPNV6_NODE, &neighbor_advertise_map_cmd);
 
+	/* bgp default-originate timer */
+	install_element(BGP_NODE, &bgp_def_originate_eval_cmd);
+
 	/* neighbor maximum-prefix-out commands. */
 	install_element(BGP_NODE, &neighbor_maximum_prefix_out_cmd);
 	install_element(BGP_NODE, &no_neighbor_maximum_prefix_out_cmd);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index d89df3d7de..ba2985d304 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -3330,6 +3330,7 @@ static struct bgp *bgp_create(as_t *as, const char *name,
 	bgp_addpath_init_bgp_data(&bgp->tx_addpath);
 	bgp->fast_convergence = false;
 	bgp->llgr_stale_time = BGP_DEFAULT_LLGR_STALE_TIME;
+	bgp->rmap_def_originate_eval_timer = RMAP_DEFAULT_ORIGINATE_EVAL_TIMER;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_BGP_VNC
 	if (inst_type != BGP_INSTANCE_TYPE_VRF) {
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.h b/bgpd/bgpd.h
index 9cb1d51088..ecd122fee2 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.h
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ struct bgp {
 
 	/* timer to re-evaluate neighbor default-originate route-maps */
 	struct event *t_rmap_def_originate_eval;
+	uint16_t rmap_def_originate_eval_timer;
 #define RMAP_DEFAULT_ORIGINATE_EVAL_TIMER 5
 
 	/* BGP distance configuration.  */
diff --git a/doc/user/bgp.rst b/doc/user/bgp.rst
index f045ca239e..2c1d455535 100644
--- a/doc/user/bgp.rst
+++ b/doc/user/bgp.rst
@@ -1729,6 +1729,12 @@ Configuring Peers
    and will not be displayed as part of a `show run`.  The no form
    of the command turns off this ability.
 
+.. clicmd:: bgp default-originate timer (0-3600)
+
+   Set the period to rerun the default-originate route-map scanner process. The
+   default is 5 seconds. With a full routing table, it might be useful to increase
+   this setting to avoid scanning the whole BGP table aggressively.
+
 .. clicmd:: bgp default ipv4-unicast
 
    This command allows the user to specify that the IPv4 Unicast address