diff --git a/www/js/EventCtrl.js b/www/js/EventCtrl.js
index 5cf91eb3d..a7ba31280 100644
--- a/www/js/EventCtrl.js
+++ b/www/js/EventCtrl.js
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ angular.module('zmApp.controllers')
 
     function timedPageReload() {
 
+      if (!NVR.getLogin().enableEventRefresh) {
+        NVR.debug ("Event refresh disabled");
+        return;
+      }
      
       if ($ionicScrollDelegate.$getByHandle("mainScroll").getScrollPosition().top !=0 ) {
         NVR.debug ("Not reloading as you have scrolled");
diff --git a/www/js/NVR.js b/www/js/NVR.js
index 481d85122..82b7ac669 100644
--- a/www/js/NVR.js
+++ b/www/js/NVR.js
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ angular.module('zmApp.controllers')
         'saveToCloud': true,
         'montageReviewCollapse': true,
         'objectDetectionFilter': false,
+        'enableEventRefresh': true,
 
 
       };
@@ -1507,6 +1508,12 @@ angular.module('zmApp.controllers')
 
                   }
 
+                  if (typeof loginData.enableEventRefresh == 'undefined') {
+
+                    loginData.enableEventRefresh = true;
+
+                  }
+
 
                   loginData.canSwipeMonitors = true;
                   loginData.forceImageModePath = false;
diff --git a/www/lang/locale-en.json b/www/lang/locale-en.json
index 9770f1457..d43def45e 100644
--- a/www/lang/locale-en.json
+++ b/www/lang/locale-en.json
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     "kEmailNotConfigured"        :"Email not configured",
     "kEnable24hr"                :"enable 24hr time format",
     "kEnableDebug"               :"Enable debug logs",
+    "kEnableEventRefresh"        :"Automatically refresh events page",
     "kEnableLogs"                :"Enable logs",
     "kEnableSlowLoading"         :"Use large HTTP timeouts",
     "kEnableStrictSSL"           :"Enable strict SSL check",
diff --git a/www/templates/devoptions.html b/www/templates/devoptions.html
index 3c0a12eda..aeb036d4a 100644
--- a/www/templates/devoptions.html
+++ b/www/templates/devoptions.html
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@
         </ion-toggle>
       </label>
 
+      <label>
+        <ion-toggle ng-model="loginData.enableEventRefresh" toggle-class="toggle-calm">
+          <span class="item-text-wrap">{{'kEnableEventRefresh' | translate}}
+          </span>
+        </ion-toggle>
+      </label>
+
       <label>
         <ion-toggle ng-model="loginData.enableSlowLoading" toggle-class="toggle-calm">
           <span class="item-text-wrap">{{'kEnableSlowLoading' | translate}}