diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ad22a9b..7cbcdd7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ ENV MINIDLNA_MODEL_NAME ""
 ENV MINIDLNA_MODEL_NUMBER ""
 
 ENV MINIDLNA_ENABLE_INOTIFY ""
+ENV MINIDLNA_NOTIFY_INTERVAL ""
 
 ENV MINIDLNA_STRICT_DLNA ""
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ed6c77..afc983e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ MINIDLNA_SERIAL|Serial number the server reports to clients. Defaults to the MAC
 MINIDLNA_MODEL_NAME|Model name the server reports to clients
 MINIDLNA_MODEL_NUMBER|Model number the server reports to clients. Defaults to the version number of minidlna.
 MINIDLNA_ENABLE_INOTIFY|Automatic discovery of new files in the media_dir directory
+MINIDLNA_NOTIFY_INTERVAL|Set the notify interval, in seconds. The default is 895 seconds.
 MINIDLNA_STRICT_DLNA|Strictly adhere to DLNA standards
 MINIDLNA_ROOT_CONTAINER|Possible values are `.` (Default), `B` (Browse), `M` (Music), `V` (Vidoes), `P` (Pictures)
 MINIDLNA_FORCE_SORT_CRITERIA|Always set SortCriteria to this value, regardless of the SortCriteria passed by the client e.g. force_sort_criteria=+upnp:class,+upnp:originalTrackNumber,+dc:title
@@ -132,5 +133,6 @@ Just be careful to use the tag you have built.
 
 Date|Major Changes
 :---|:---
+2023-09-13|Add support to notify interval, see [#6](https://github.com/GioF71/minidlna-docker/issues/6)
 2023-07-24|Switch to bookworm, see [#2](https://github.com/GioF71/minidlna-docker/issues/2)
 2022-10-23|Initial release
diff --git a/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh b/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh
index 6058408..66ccc4f 100755
--- a/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh
+++ b/app/bin/run-minidlna.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ if [ -n "${MINIDLNA_ENABLE_INOTIFY}" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${MINIDLNA_NOTIFY_INTERVAL}" ]; then
+    echo "notify_interval=${MINIDLNA_NOTIFY_INTERVAL}" >> $CONFIG_FILE
+fi
+
 cat /app/conf/album-art.conf.snippet >> $CONFIG_FILE
 
 if [ -n "${MINIDLNA_STRICT_DLNA}" ]; then