diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 224555260f2..f9e230c580e 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ user_invite_max_lifetime_duration = 24h
 # The duration in time a verification email, used to update the email address of a user, remains valid before expiring. This setting should be expressed as a duration. Examples: 6h (hours), 2d (days), 1w (week). Default is 1h (1 hour).
 verification_email_max_lifetime_duration = 1h
 
+# Frequency of updating a user's last seen time. The minimum supported duration is 5m (5 minutes). The maximum supported duration is 1h (1 hour)
+last_seen_update_interval = 15m
+
 # Enter a comma-separated list of usernames to hide them in the Grafana UI. These users are shown to Grafana admins and to themselves.
 hidden_users =
 
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index edd415de28b..5257c046add 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@
 # The duration in time a verification email, used to update the email address of a user, remains valid before expiring. This setting should be expressed as a duration. Examples: 6h (hours), 2d (days), 1w (week). Default is 1h (1 hour).
 ;verification_email_max_lifetime_duration = 1h
 
+# Frequency of updating a user's last seen time. The minimum supported duration is 5m (5 minutes). The maximum supported duration is 1h (1 hour).
+;last_seen_update_interval = 15m
+
 # Enter a comma-separated list of users login to hide them in the Grafana UI. These users are shown to Grafana admins and themselves.
 ; hidden_users =
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
index 1527fd91830..bf95f825a07 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
@@ -892,6 +892,12 @@ The duration in time a verification email, used to update the email address of a
 This setting should be expressed as a duration. Examples: 6h (hours), 2d (days), 1w (week).
 Default is 1h (1 hour).
 
+### last_seen_update_interval
+
+The frequency of updating a user's last seen time.
+This setting should be expressed as a duration. Examples: 1h (hour), 15m (minutes)
+Default is `15m` (15 minutes). The minimum supported duration is `5m` (5 minutes). The maximum supported duration is `1h` (1 hour).
+
 ### hidden_users
 
 This is a comma-separated list of usernames. Users specified here are hidden in the Grafana UI. They are still visible to Grafana administrators and to themselves.
diff --git a/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user.go b/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user.go
index e7168251986..3e340736498 100644
--- a/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user.go
+++ b/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user.go
@@ -301,15 +301,15 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateLastSeenAt(ctx context.Context, cmd *user.UpdateUserLast
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !shouldUpdateLastSeen(u.LastSeenAt) {
+	if !s.shouldUpdateLastSeen(u.LastSeenAt) {
 		return user.ErrLastSeenUpToDate
 	}
 
 	return s.store.UpdateLastSeenAt(ctx, cmd)
 }
 
-func shouldUpdateLastSeen(t time.Time) bool {
-	return time.Since(t) > time.Minute*15
+func (s *Service) shouldUpdateLastSeen(t time.Time) bool {
+	return time.Since(t) > s.cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval
 }
 
 func (s *Service) GetSignedInUser(ctx context.Context, query *user.GetSignedInUserQuery) (*user.SignedInUser, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user_test.go b/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user_test.go
index 346f8545267..da30c586564 100644
--- a/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/user/userimpl/user_test.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ func TestUpdateLastSeenAt(t *testing.T) {
 		tracer:       tracing.InitializeTracerForTest(),
 	}
 	userService.cfg = setting.NewCfg()
+	userService.cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval = 5 * time.Minute
 
 	t.Run("update last seen at", func(t *testing.T) {
 		userStore.ExpectedSignedInUser = &user.SignedInUser{UserID: 1, OrgID: 1, Email: "email", Login: "login", Name: "name", LastSeenAt: time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Minute)}
diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index ab0688afd66..336a27b7e28 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ type Cfg struct {
 	UserInviteMaxLifetime        time.Duration
 	HiddenUsers                  map[string]struct{}
 	CaseInsensitiveLogin         bool // Login and Email will be considered case insensitive
+	UserLastSeenUpdateInterval   time.Duration
 	VerificationEmailMaxLifetime time.Duration
 
 	// Service Accounts
@@ -1695,6 +1696,19 @@ func readUserSettings(iniFile *ini.File, cfg *Cfg) error {
 		return errors.New("the minimum supported value for the `user_invite_max_lifetime_duration` configuration is 15m (15 minutes)")
 	}
 
+	cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval, err = gtime.ParseDuration(valueAsString(users, "last_seen_update_interval", "15m"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval < time.Minute*5 {
+		cfg.Logger.Warn("the minimum supported value for the `last_seen_update_interval` configuration is 5m (5 minutes)")
+		cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval = time.Minute * 5
+	} else if cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval > time.Hour*1 {
+		cfg.Logger.Warn("the maximum supported value for the `last_seen_update_interval` configuration is 1h (1 hour)")
+		cfg.UserLastSeenUpdateInterval = time.Hour * 1
+	}
+
 	cfg.HiddenUsers = make(map[string]struct{})
 	hiddenUsers := users.Key("hidden_users").MustString("")
 	for _, user := range strings.Split(hiddenUsers, ",") {