diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/README.md b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/README.md
index 669d08e2827dd..7763c732333cb 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/README.md
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ These are the available configuration parameters:
 | exhaust_temp | recuperator | Number | RO | Temperature of the air when pushed outside  |
 | battery_life | service | Number | RO | Remaining Air Dial Battery Level (percentage) |
 | filter_life | service | Number | RO | Remaining life of filter until exchange is necessary (percentage) |
+| filter_period | service | Number | RW | Number of months between filter replacements (between 3 and 12) |
 
 
 ## Full Example
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Channel.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Channel.java
index ea77d6baf9e26..4aaeeb2b7c6b5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Channel.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Channel.java
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ public enum Channel {
 
     // service channels
     CHANNEL_BATTERY_LIFE("battery_life", ChannelGroup.SERVICE, DanfossAirUnit::getBatteryLife),
-    CHANNEL_FILTER_LIFE("filter_life", ChannelGroup.SERVICE, DanfossAirUnit::getFilterLife);
+    CHANNEL_FILTER_LIFE("filter_life", ChannelGroup.SERVICE, DanfossAirUnit::getFilterLife),
+    CHANNEL_FILTER_PERIOD("filter_period", ChannelGroup.SERVICE, DanfossAirUnit::getFilterPeriod,
+            DanfossAirUnit::setFilterPeriod);
 
     private final String channelName;
     private final ChannelGroup group;
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Commands.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Commands.java
index ba98872a2afb8..752458d031993 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Commands.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/Commands.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class Commands {
     public static byte[] EXHAUST_TEMPERATURE = { 0x14, 0x75 };
     public static byte[] BATTERY_LIFE = { 0x03, 0x0f };
     public static byte[] FILTER_LIFE = { 0x14, 0x6a };
+    public static byte[] FILTER_PERIOD = { 0x14, 0x69 };
     public static byte[] CURRENT_TIME = { 0x15, (byte) 0xe0 };
     public static byte[] AWAY_TO = { 0x15, 0x20 };
     public static byte[] AWAY_FROM = { 0x15, 0x21 };
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/DanfossAirUnit.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/DanfossAirUnit.java
index 0e3646281ed17..80a8e3271d087 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/DanfossAirUnit.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/danfossairunit/internal/DanfossAirUnit.java
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ public DecimalType getFilterLife() throws IOException {
         return new DecimalType(BigDecimal.valueOf(asPercentByte(getByte(REGISTER_1_READ, FILTER_LIFE))));
     }
 
+    public DecimalType getFilterPeriod() throws IOException {
+        return new DecimalType(BigDecimal.valueOf(getByte(REGISTER_1_READ, FILTER_PERIOD)));
+    }
+
+    public DecimalType setFilterPeriod(Command cmd) throws IOException {
+        return setNumberTypeRegister(cmd, FILTER_PERIOD);
+    }
+
     public DateTimeType getCurrentTime() throws IOException, UnexpectedResponseValueException {
         ZonedDateTime timestamp = getTimestamp(REGISTER_1_READ, CURRENT_TIME);
         return new DateTimeType(timestamp);
@@ -225,6 +233,14 @@ public PercentType setManualFanStep(Command cmd) throws IOException {
         return setPercentTypeRegister(cmd, MANUAL_FAN_SPEED_STEP);
     }
 
+    private DecimalType setNumberTypeRegister(Command cmd, byte[] register) throws IOException {
+        if (cmd instanceof DecimalType) {
+            byte value = (byte) ((((DecimalType) cmd).intValue()));
+            set(REGISTER_1_WRITE, register, value);
+        }
+        return new DecimalType(BigDecimal.valueOf(getByte(REGISTER_1_READ, register)));
+    }
+
     private PercentType setPercentTypeRegister(Command cmd, byte[] register) throws IOException {
         if (cmd instanceof PercentType) {
             byte value = (byte) ((((PercentType) cmd).intValue() + 5) / 10);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index fe22f1e907b94..11e5555762a87 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.danfossairunit/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 				<label>Remaining Filter Life</label>
 				<description>Remaining life of filter until exchange is necessary</description>
 			</channel>
+			<channel id="filter_period" typeId="filterPeriod"/>
 		</channels>
 	</channel-group-type>
 
@@ -190,6 +191,12 @@
 		<category>Fan</category>
 		<state step="10" min="0" max="100" readOnly="true"/>
 	</channel-type>
+	<channel-type id="filterPeriod">
+		<item-type>Number</item-type>
+		<label>Filter Period</label>
+		<description>Number of months between filter replacements</description>
+		<state pattern="%d" min="3" max="12"/>
+	</channel-type>
 	<channel-type id="percentage">
 		<item-type>Number</item-type>
 		<label>Percentage</label>