diff --git a/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json b/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json
index 17a45b7a6..970c28d2c 100644
--- a/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json
+++ b/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json
@@ -45,6 +45,48 @@
         "__format": "number"
       }
     },
+    "polling": {
+      "devices": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_DEVICES",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "gyms": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_GYMS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "nests": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_NESTS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "pokemon": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_POKEMON",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "pokestops": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_POKESTOPS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "portals": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_PORTALS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "scanAreas": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_SCAN_AREAS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "scanCells": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_SCAN_CELLS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "submissionCells": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_SUBMISSION_CELLS",
+        "__format": "number"
+      },
+      "weather": {
+        "__name": "API_POLLING_WEATHER",
+        "__format": "number"
+      }
+    },
     "queryUpdateHours": {
       "pokemon": {
         "__name": "API_QUERY_UPDATE_HOURS_POKEMON",
diff --git a/server/src/configs/default.json b/server/src/configs/default.json
index 30eb5ad33..14b2e121a 100644
--- a/server/src/configs/default.json
+++ b/server/src/configs/default.json
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
       "time": 60,
       "requests": 1000
     },
+    "polling": {
+      "devices": 10,
+      "gyms": 10,
+      "nests": 300,
+      "pokemon": 20,
+      "pokestops": 300,
+      "portals": 300,
+      "scanAreas": 10000,
+      "scanCells": 10,
+      "submissionCells": 500,
+      "weather": 30
+    },
     "queryUpdateHours": {
       "pokemon": 0.5,
       "quests": 1,
diff --git a/server/src/routes/rootRouter.js b/server/src/routes/rootRouter.js
index 751910d33..f3c0d5647 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/rootRouter.js
+++ b/server/src/routes/rootRouter.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ rootRouter.get('/settings', async (req, res) => {
           ...config.map,
           ...config.multiDomainsObj[req.headers.host],
           excludeList: config.authentication.excludeFromTutorial,
+          polling: config.api.polling,
         },
         localeSelection: Object.fromEntries(config.map.localeSelection.map(l => [l, { name: l }])),
         tileServers: Object.fromEntries(config.tileServers.map(s => [s.name, s])),
diff --git a/src/components/QueryData.jsx b/src/components/QueryData.jsx
index 1dc17c7d1..317cce40d 100644
--- a/src/components/QueryData.jsx
+++ b/src/components/QueryData.jsx
@@ -10,20 +10,6 @@ import ActiveWeather from './layout/general/ActiveWeather'
 
 const filterSkipList = ['filter', 'enabled', 'legacy']
 
-const getPolling = category => {
-  switch (category) {
-    case 'devices':
-    case 'gyms':
-    case 'scanCells':
-      return 10 * 1000
-    case 'pokemon':
-      return 20 * 1000
-    case 'pokestops': return 5 * 60 * 1000
-    case 'weather': return 30 * 1000
-    default: return 10 * 60 * 1000
-  }
-}
-
 export default function QueryData({
   bounds, onMove, map, tileStyle, clusteringRules, config, params, isMobile,
   category, filters, staticFilters, staticUserSettings, sizeKey,
@@ -83,14 +69,14 @@ export default function QueryData({
   const { data, previousData, refetch, error } = useQuery(
     Query[category](filters, perms, map.getZoom(), clusteringRules.zoomLevel),
     {
-      context: { timeout: getPolling(category) },
+      context: { timeout: (config.polling[category] || 10) * 1000 },
       variables: {
         ...bounds,
         filters: trimFilters(filters),
         version: inject.VERSION,
       },
       fetchPolicy: active ? 'cache-first' : 'cache-only',
-      pollInterval: getPolling(category),
+      pollInterval: (config.polling[category] || 10) * 1000,
       skip: !active,
     },
   )