diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
index 02576a5a..e5601053 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const socket = require('../utility/socket');
 const { fork } = require('child_process');
 const { DatabaseAnalyser } = require('dbgate-tools');
 const { handleProcessCommunication } = require('../utility/processComm');
+const config = require('./config');
 
 module.exports = {
   /** @type {import('dbgate-types').OpenedDatabaseConnection[]} */
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ module.exports = {
       msgtype: 'connect',
       connection: { ...connection, database },
       structure: lastClosed ? lastClosed.structure : null,
+      globalSettings: await config.getSettings()
     });
     return newOpened;
   },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
index 288ff371..97548d5f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const AsyncLock = require('async-lock');
 const { handleProcessCommunication } = require('../utility/processComm');
 const lock = new AsyncLock();
+const config = require('./config');
 
 module.exports = {
   opened: [],
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (newOpened.disconnected) return;
         this.close(conid, false);
       });
-      subprocess.send({ msgtype: 'connect', ...connection });
+      subprocess.send({ msgtype: 'connect', ...connection, globalSettings: await config.getSettings() });
       return newOpened;
     });
     return res;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js b/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
index 273da714..e491d3af 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const stableStringify = require('json-stable-stringify');
 const childProcessChecker = require('../utility/childProcessChecker');
+const { extractBoolSettingsValue, extractIntSettingsValue } = require('dbgate-tools');
 const requireEngineDriver = require('../utility/requireEngineDriver');
 const connectUtility = require('../utility/connectUtility');
 const { handleProcessCommunication } = require('../utility/processComm');
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ async function readVersion() {
   process.send({ msgtype: 'version', version });
 }
 
-async function handleConnect({ connection, structure }) {
+async function handleConnect({ connection, structure, globalSettings }) {
   storedConnection = connection;
   lastPing = new Date().getTime();
 
@@ -78,7 +79,14 @@ async function handleConnect({ connection, structure }) {
   } else {
     handleFullRefresh();
   }
-  setInterval(handleIncrementalRefresh, 30 * 1000);
+
+  if (extractBoolSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefresh', true)) {
+    setInterval(
+      handleIncrementalRefresh,
+      extractIntSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefreshInterval', 30, 3, 3600) * 1000
+    );
+  }
+
   for (const [resolve] of afterConnectCallbacks) {
     resolve();
   }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js b/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
index 4adbe3fa..e4737157 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const stableStringify = require('json-stable-stringify');
+const { extractBoolSettingsValue, extractIntSettingsValue } = require('dbgate-tools');
 const childProcessChecker = require('../utility/childProcessChecker');
 const requireEngineDriver = require('../utility/requireEngineDriver');
 const { decryptConnection } = require('../utility/crypting');
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ function setStatusName(name) {
 
 async function handleConnect(connection) {
   storedConnection = connection;
+  const { globalSettings } = storedConnection;
   setStatusName('pending');
   lastPing = new Date().getTime();
 
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ async function handleConnect(connection) {
     systemConnection = await connectUtility(driver, storedConnection);
     readVersion();
     handleRefresh();
-    setInterval(handleRefresh, 30 * 1000);
+    if (extractBoolSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefresh', true)) {
+      setInterval(handleRefresh, extractIntSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefreshInterval', 30, 5, 3600) * 1000);
+    }
   } catch (err) {
     setStatus({
       name: 'error',
diff --git a/packages/tools/src/index.ts b/packages/tools/src/index.ts
index 7ab818b5..c3b1c611 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/index.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ export * from './SqlDumper';
 export * from './testPermission';
 export * from './SqlGenerator';
 export * from './structureTools';
+export * from './settingsExtractors';
diff --git a/packages/tools/src/settingsExtractors.ts b/packages/tools/src/settingsExtractors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..843a4442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/src/settingsExtractors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+export function extractIntSettingsValue(settings, name, defaultValue, min = null, max = null) {
+  const parsed = parseInt(settings[name]);
+  if (_.isNaN(parsed)) {
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+  if (_.isNumber(parsed)) {
+    if (min != null && parsed < min) return min;
+    if (max != null && parsed > max) return max;
+    return parsed;
+  }
+  return defaultValue;
+}
+
+export function extractBoolSettingsValue(settings, name, defaultValue) {
+  const res = settings[name];
+  if (res == null) return defaultValue;
+  return !!res;
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
index e841341f..20cc98c7 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   import FormProvider from '../forms/FormProvider.svelte';
   import FormSubmit from '../forms/FormSubmit.svelte';
   import FormTextField from '../forms/FormTextField.svelte';
+  import FormValues from '../forms/FormValues.svelte';
 
   import ModalBase from '../modals/ModalBase.svelte';
   import { closeCurrentModal } from '../modals/modalTools';
@@ -32,17 +33,32 @@
   <ModalBase {...$$restProps}>
     <div slot="header">Settings</div>
 
-    <div class="heading">Appearance</div>
-    <FormCheckboxField name=":visibleToolbar" label="Show toolbar" defaultValue={true} />
+    <FormValues let:values>
+      <div class="heading">Appearance</div>
+      <FormCheckboxField name=":visibleToolbar" label="Show toolbar" defaultValue={true} />
 
-    <div class="heading">Data grid</div>
-    <FormCheckboxField name="dataGrid.hideLeftColumn" label="Hide left column by default" />
-    <FormTextField
-      name="dataGrid.pageSize"
-      label="Page size (number of rows for incremental loading, must be between 5 and 1000)"
-      defaultValue="100"
-    />
-    <FormCheckboxField name="dataGrid.showHintColumns" label="Show foreign key hints" defaultValue={true} />
+      <div class="heading">Data grid</div>
+      <FormCheckboxField name="dataGrid.hideLeftColumn" label="Hide left column by default" />
+      <FormTextField
+        name="dataGrid.pageSize"
+        label="Page size (number of rows for incremental loading, must be between 5 and 1000)"
+        defaultValue="100"
+      />
+      <FormCheckboxField name="dataGrid.showHintColumns" label="Show foreign key hints" defaultValue={true} />
+
+      <div class="heading">Connection</div>
+      <FormCheckboxField
+        name="connection.autoRefresh"
+        label="Automatic refresh of database model on background"
+        defaultValue={true}
+      />
+      <FormTextField
+        name="connection.autoRefreshInterval"
+        label="Interval between automatic refreshes in seconds"
+        defaultValue="30"
+        disabled={values['connection.autoRefresh'] === false}
+      />
+    </FormValues>
 
     <div slot="footer">
       <FormSubmit value="OK" on:click={handleOk} />