diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index c099b81bd7..16216bb75c 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -269,6 +269,18 @@ $CONFIG = [
  */
 'token_auth_enforced' => false,
 
+/**
+ * The interval at which token activity should be updated.
+ * Increasing this value means that the last activty on the security page gets
+ * more outdated.
+ *
+ * Tokens are still checked every 5 minutes for validity
+ * max value: 300
+ *
+ * Defaults to ``300``
+ */
+'token_auth_activity_update' => 60,
+
 /**
  * Whether the bruteforce protection shipped with Nextcloud should be enabled or not.
  *
diff --git a/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php b/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
index 17d6a351c8..43d708c268 100644
--- a/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
+++ b/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
@@ -214,9 +214,13 @@ class PublicKeyTokenProvider implements IProvider {
 		if (!($token instanceof PublicKeyToken)) {
 			throw new InvalidTokenException();
 		}
+
+		$activityInterval = $this->config->getSystemValueInt('token_auth_activity_update', 60);
+		$activityInterval = min(max($activityInterval, 0), 300);
+
 		/** @var DefaultToken $token */
 		$now = $this->time->getTime();
-		if ($token->getLastActivity() < ($now - 60)) {
+		if ($token->getLastActivity() < ($now - $activityInterval)) {
 			// Update token only once per minute
 			$token->setLastActivity($now);
 			$this->mapper->update($token);
diff --git a/tests/lib/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProviderTest.php b/tests/lib/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProviderTest.php
index 43ae0e9542..eaffa905b9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProviderTest.php
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ class PublicKeyTokenProviderTest extends TestCase {
 
 	public function testUpdateTokenDebounce() {
 		$tk = new PublicKeyToken();
+
+		$this->config->method('getSystemValueInt')
+			->willReturnCallback(function ($value, $default) {
+				return $default;
+			});
+
 		$tk->setLastActivity($this->time - 30);
 		$this->mapper->expects($this->never())
 			->method('update')