diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index 50f5f2fa1..2cf5914e9 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
       <option id="rewind_on_stop" type="bool" default="false" />
       <option id="expand_menubar_on_mouseover" type="bool" default="false" migrate="Options.ExpandMenuBarOnMouseover" />
       <option id="data_recovery" type="bool" default="true" />
-      <option id="data_recovery_period" type="int" default="2" />
+      <option id="data_recovery_period" type="double" default="2.0" />
       <option id="show_full_path" type="bool" default="true" />
       <option id="timeline_position" type="TimelinePosition" default="TimelinePosition::BOTTOM" />
     </section>
diff --git a/data/widgets/options.xml b/data/widgets/options.xml
index 5b566a257..75043bd9e 100644
--- a/data/widgets/options.xml
+++ b/data/widgets/options.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
           <hbox>
             <check text="Automatically save recovery data every" id="enable_data_recovery" tooltip="With this option you can recover your documents&#10;if the program finalizes unexpectedly." />
             <combobox id="data_recovery_period">
+              <listitem text="10 seconds" value="0.33" />
+              <listitem text="30 seconds" value="0.5" />
+              <listitem text="1 Minutes" value="1" />
               <listitem text="2 Minutes" value="2" />
               <listitem text="5 Minutes" value="5" />
               <listitem text="10 Minutes" value="10" />
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp
index 977d58eac..3f8accd7d 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public:
 
     std::string warnings;
 
-    int newPeriod = base::convert_to<int>(dataRecoveryPeriod()->getValue());
+    double newPeriod = base::convert_to<double>(dataRecoveryPeriod()->getValue());
     if (enableDataRecovery()->isSelected() != m_pref.general.dataRecovery() ||
         newPeriod != m_pref.general.dataRecoveryPeriod()) {
       m_pref.general.dataRecovery(enableDataRecovery()->isSelected());
diff --git a/src/app/crash/backup_observer.cpp b/src/app/crash/backup_observer.cpp
index 4334fc2bd..260ae44fa 100644
--- a/src/app/crash/backup_observer.cpp
+++ b/src/app/crash/backup_observer.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ void BackupObserver::onRemoveDocument(doc::Document* document)
 
 void BackupObserver::backgroundThread()
 {
-  int normalPeriod = 60*Preferences::instance().general.dataRecoveryPeriod();
-  int lockedPeriod = 10;
+  int normalPeriod = int(60.0*Preferences::instance().general.dataRecoveryPeriod());
+  int lockedPeriod = 5;
 #if 0                           // Just for testing purposes
   normalPeriod = 5;
   lockedPeriod = 5;