diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go
index 36f8f4b1..c41e8bc8 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func init() {
 	RegisterGlobalOption("storage", parseOptStorage)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("storage_clean_interval", parseOptDuration)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("renew_interval", parseOptDuration)
+	RegisterGlobalOption("ocsp_interval", parseOptDuration)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("acme_ca", parseOptSingleString)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("acme_ca_root", parseOptSingleString)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("acme_dns", parseOptACMEDNS)
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go
index 32c17478..947512aa 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go
@@ -307,6 +307,14 @@ func (st ServerType) buildTLSApp(
 		tlsApp.Automation.RenewCheckInterval = renewCheckInterval
 	}
 
+	// set the OCSP check interval if configured
+	if ocspCheckInterval, ok := options["ocsp_interval"].(caddy.Duration); ok {
+		if tlsApp.Automation == nil {
+			tlsApp.Automation = new(caddytls.AutomationConfig)
+		}
+		tlsApp.Automation.OCSPCheckInterval = ocspCheckInterval
+	}
+
 	// set whether OCSP stapling should be disabled for manually-managed certificates
 	if ocspConfig, ok := options["ocsp_stapling"].(certmagic.OCSPConfig); ok {
 		tlsApp.DisableOCSPStapling = ocspConfig.DisableStapling
diff --git a/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/global_options_acme.txt b/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/global_options_acme.txt
index 58ade308..1949d17a 100644
--- a/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/global_options_acme.txt
+++ b/caddytest/integration/caddyfile_adapt/global_options_acme.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	}
 	storage_clean_interval 7d
 	renew_interval 1d
+	ocsp_interval 2d
 
 	key_type ed25519
 }
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
 					},
 					"ask": "https://example.com"
 				},
+				"ocsp_interval": 172800000000000,
 				"renew_interval": 86400000000000,
 				"storage_clean_interval": 604800000000000
 			}