diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index 045d1c3b..619b01c5 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@ url_preview_check_root_domain = false
 # Defaults to 1 (TolerateCorruptedTailRecords)
 #rocksdb_recovery_mode = 1
 
+# Controls whether memory buffers are written to storage at the fixed interval set by `cleanup_period_interval`
+# even when they are not full. Setting this will increase load on the storage backplane and is never advised
+# under normal circumstances.
+#rocksdb_periodic_cleanup = false
+
 
 ### Domain Name Resolution and Caching
 
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index c4b5fc3e..e32eafcb 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 	pub rocksdb_repair: bool,
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub rocksdb_read_only: bool,
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub rocksdb_periodic_cleanup: bool,
 
 	pub emergency_password: Option<String>,
 
@@ -635,6 +637,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Config {
 			("RocksDB Recovery Mode", &self.rocksdb_recovery_mode.to_string()),
 			("RocksDB Repair Mode", &self.rocksdb_repair.to_string()),
 			("RocksDB Read-only Mode", &self.rocksdb_read_only.to_string()),
+			("RocksDB Periodic Cleanup", &self.rocksdb_periodic_cleanup.to_string()),
 			("Prevent Media Downloads From", {
 				let mut lst = vec![];
 				for domain in &self.prevent_media_downloads_from {
diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 41e8d5b8..3ace1ecd 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -545,6 +545,10 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
 	}
 
 	fn perform_cleanup() {
+		if !services().globals.config.rocksdb_periodic_cleanup {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		let start = Instant::now();
 		if let Err(e) = services().globals.cleanup() {
 			error!(target: "database-cleanup", "Ran into an error during cleanup: {}", e);