diff --git a/src/main/cli/settings.c b/src/main/cli/settings.c
index 0092f6d2f..fe833fab4 100644
--- a/src/main/cli/settings.c
+++ b/src/main/cli/settings.c
@@ -1426,6 +1426,7 @@ const clivalue_t valueTable[] = {
     { "osd_rcchannels",             VAR_INT8   | MASTER_VALUE | MODE_ARRAY, .config.array.length = OSD_RCCHANNELS_COUNT, PG_OSD_CONFIG, offsetof(osdConfig_t, rcChannels) },
     { "osd_camera_frame_width",     VAR_UINT8  | MASTER_VALUE, .config.minmaxUnsigned = { OSD_CAMERA_FRAME_MIN_WIDTH, OSD_CAMERA_FRAME_MAX_WIDTH }, PG_OSD_CONFIG, offsetof(osdConfig_t, camera_frame_width) },
     { "osd_camera_frame_height",    VAR_UINT8  | MASTER_VALUE, .config.minmaxUnsigned = { OSD_CAMERA_FRAME_MIN_HEIGHT, OSD_CAMERA_FRAME_MAX_HEIGHT }, PG_OSD_CONFIG, offsetof(osdConfig_t, camera_frame_height) },
+    { "osd_task_frequency",         VAR_UINT16 | MASTER_VALUE, .config.minmaxUnsigned = { OSD_TASK_FREQUENCY_MIN, OSD_TASK_FREQUENCY_MAX }, PG_OSD_CONFIG, offsetof(osdConfig_t, task_frequency) },
 #endif // end of #ifdef USE_OSD
 
 // PG_SYSTEM_CONFIG
diff --git a/src/main/fc/tasks.c b/src/main/fc/tasks.c
index d9b92b25d..6794d236d 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/tasks.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/tasks.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ void tasksInit(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_OSD
+    rescheduleTask(TASK_OSD, TASK_PERIOD_HZ(osdConfig()->task_frequency));
     setTaskEnabled(TASK_OSD, featureIsEnabled(FEATURE_OSD) && osdGetDisplayPort(NULL));
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/main/osd/osd.c b/src/main/osd/osd.c
index cfb09f0d0..2a1eb5289 100644
--- a/src/main/osd/osd.c
+++ b/src/main/osd/osd.c
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ void pgResetFn_osdConfig(osdConfig_t *osdConfig)
 
     osdConfig->camera_frame_width = 24;
     osdConfig->camera_frame_height = 11;
+
+    osdConfig->task_frequency = 60;
 }
 
 void pgResetFn_osdElementConfig(osdElementConfig_t *osdElementConfig)
diff --git a/src/main/osd/osd.h b/src/main/osd/osd.h
index ed3b6c3c4..303e28dfc 100644
--- a/src/main/osd/osd.h
+++ b/src/main/osd/osd.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ extern const char * const osdTimerSourceNames[OSD_NUM_TIMER_TYPES];
 #define OSD_CAMERA_FRAME_MIN_HEIGHT 2
 #define OSD_CAMERA_FRAME_MAX_HEIGHT 16    // Rows supported by MAX7456 (PAL)
 
+#define OSD_TASK_FREQUENCY_MIN 30
+#define OSD_TASK_FREQUENCY_MAX 300
+
 #define OSD_PROFILE_BITS_POS 11
 #define OSD_PROFILE_MASK    (((1 << OSD_PROFILE_COUNT) - 1) << OSD_PROFILE_BITS_POS)
 #define OSD_POS_MAX   0x3FF
@@ -284,6 +287,7 @@ typedef struct osdConfig_s {
     uint8_t logo_on_arming_duration;          // display duration in 0.1s units
     uint8_t camera_frame_width;               // The width of the box for the camera frame element
     uint8_t camera_frame_height;              // The height of the box for the camera frame element
+    uint16_t task_frequency;
 } osdConfig_t;
 
 PG_DECLARE(osdConfig_t, osdConfig);