diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d5a169f..d494887 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ class Ora {
 				throw new Error('The given spinner must have a `frames` property');
 			}
 
+			if (spinner.interval !== undefined) {
+				this.interval = spinner.interval;
+			}
+
 			this._spinner = spinner;
 		} else if (process.platform === 'win32') {
 			this._spinner = cliSpinners.line;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 9428595..27522c9 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -269,6 +269,20 @@ test('reset frameIndex when setting new spinner', async t => {
 	t.regex(stripAnsi(await output), /foo baz/);
 });
 
+test('reset interval when setting new spinner', t => {
+	const spinner = new Ora({
+		isEnabled: false,
+		spinner: {frames: ['foo', 'bar']},
+		interval: 300
+	});
+
+	t.is(spinner.interval, 300);
+
+	spinner.spinner = {frames: ['baz'], interval: 200};
+
+	t.is(spinner.interval, 200);
+});
+
 test('throw when incorrect spinner', t => {
 	const ora = new Ora();