diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index 54a695600..2a5780234 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ func convertServerConfig(agentConfig *Config) (*nomad.Config, error) {
 		}
 		conf.NodeGCThreshold = dur
 	}
+	if gcInterval := agentConfig.Server.JobGCInterval; gcInterval != "" {
+		dur, err := time.ParseDuration(gcInterval)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		conf.JobGCInterval = dur
+	}
 	if gcThreshold := agentConfig.Server.JobGCThreshold; gcThreshold != "" {
 		dur, err := time.ParseDuration(gcThreshold)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 8153fe8aa..f06e368d9 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	// can be used to filter by age.
 	NodeGCThreshold string `hcl:"node_gc_threshold"`
 
+	// JobGCInterval controls how often we dispatch a job to GC jobs that are
+	// available for garbage collection.
+	JobGCInterval string `hcl:"job_gc_interval"`
+
 	// JobGCThreshold controls how "old" a job must be to be collected by GC.
 	// Age is not the only requirement for a Job to be GCed but the threshold
 	// can be used to filter by age.
@@ -1133,6 +1137,9 @@ func (a *ServerConfig) Merge(b *ServerConfig) *ServerConfig {
 	if b.NodeGCThreshold != "" {
 		result.NodeGCThreshold = b.NodeGCThreshold
 	}
+	if b.JobGCInterval != "" {
+		result.JobGCInterval = b.JobGCInterval
+	}
 	if b.JobGCThreshold != "" {
 		result.JobGCThreshold = b.JobGCThreshold
 	}
diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse_test.go b/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
index c54b7873d..c8593ce59 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ var basicConfig = &Config{
 		EnabledSchedulers:      []string{"test"},
 		NodeGCThreshold:        "12h",
 		EvalGCThreshold:        "12h",
+		JobGCInterval:          "3m",
 		JobGCThreshold:         "12h",
 		DeploymentGCThreshold:  "12h",
 		HeartbeatGrace:         30 * time.Second,
diff --git a/command/agent/testdata/basic.hcl b/command/agent/testdata/basic.hcl
index 037820591..97b4cd99c 100644
--- a/command/agent/testdata/basic.hcl
+++ b/command/agent/testdata/basic.hcl
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ server {
   num_schedulers            = 2
   enabled_schedulers        = ["test"]
   node_gc_threshold         = "12h"
+  job_gc_interval           = "3m"
   job_gc_threshold          = "12h"
   eval_gc_threshold         = "12h"
   deployment_gc_threshold   = "12h"
diff --git a/command/agent/testdata/basic.json b/command/agent/testdata/basic.json
index cf0c4645a..11af6beb4 100644
--- a/command/agent/testdata/basic.json
+++ b/command/agent/testdata/basic.json
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
       "encrypt": "abc",
       "eval_gc_threshold": "12h",
       "heartbeat_grace": "30s",
+      "job_gc_interval": "3m",
       "job_gc_threshold": "12h",
       "max_heartbeats_per_second": 11,
       "min_heartbeat_ttl": "33s",
diff --git a/website/source/docs/configuration/server.html.md b/website/source/docs/configuration/server.html.md
index 35de23397..dbd37594a 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/configuration/server.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/configuration/server.html.md
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ server {
   terminal state before it is garbage collected and purged from the system. This
   is specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h".
 
+- `job_gc_interval` `(string: "5m")` - Specifies the interval between the job
+  garbage collections. Only jobs who have been terminal for at least
+  `job_gc_threshold` will be collected. Lowering the interval will perform more
+  frequent but smaller collections. Raising the interval will perform collections
+  less frequently but collect more jobs at a time. Reducing this interval is
+  useful if there is a large throughput of tasks, leading to a large set of
+  dead jobs. This is specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "3m". 
+
 - `job_gc_threshold` `(string: "4h")` - Specifies the minimum time a job must be
   in the terminal state before it is eligible for garbage collection. This is
   specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h".