diff --git a/src/modules/usrloc/ul_keepalive.c b/src/modules/usrloc/ul_keepalive.c
index 02c21c0837e..435f84d7c71 100644
--- a/src/modules/usrloc/ul_keepalive.c
+++ b/src/modules/usrloc/ul_keepalive.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "ul_keepalive.h"
 
 extern int ul_keepalive_timeout;
+extern int ul_ka_interval;
 
 static int ul_ka_send(str *kamsg, dest_info_t *kadst);
 
@@ -159,6 +160,11 @@ int ul_ka_urecord(urecord_t *ur)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if(ul_ka_interval > 0 && uc->last_keepalive > 0
+				&& (uc->last_keepalive + ul_ka_interval) < tnow) {
+			/* not yet the time for keepalive */
+			continue;
+		}
 		if(uc->received.len > 0) {
 			sdst = uc->received;
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/modules/usrloc/usrloc_mod.c b/src/modules/usrloc/usrloc_mod.c
index e6aa591bbce..f493915a564 100644
--- a/src/modules/usrloc/usrloc_mod.c
+++ b/src/modules/usrloc/usrloc_mod.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ str ul_ka_domain = str_init("kamailio.org");
 str ul_ka_method = str_init("OPTIONS");
 int ul_ka_mode = 0;
 int ul_ka_filter = 0;
+int ul_ka_interval = 40;
 int ul_ka_loglevel = 255;
 str ul_ka_logmsg = str_init(" to-uri: [$tu] remote-addr: [$sas]");
 pv_elem_t *ul_ka_logfmt = NULL;
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ static param_export_t params[] = {
 	{"ka_domain", PARAM_STR, &ul_ka_domain},
 	{"ka_method", PARAM_STR, &ul_ka_method},
 	{"ka_filter", PARAM_INT, &ul_ka_filter},
+	{"ka_interval", PARAM_INT, &ul_ka_interval},
 	{"ka_timeout", PARAM_INT, &ul_keepalive_timeout},
 	{"ka_loglevel", PARAM_INT, &ul_ka_loglevel},
 	{"ka_logmsg", PARAM_STR, &ul_ka_logmsg},