diff --git a/bridge/vlan.c b/bridge/vlan.c
index 83fd5379..54910793 100644
--- a/bridge/vlan.c
+++ b/bridge/vlan.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 		"                      [ mcast_last_member_count LAST_MEMBER_COUNT ]\n"
 		"                      [ mcast_last_member_interval LAST_MEMBER_INTERVAL ]\n"
 		"                      [ mcast_startup_query_count STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT ]\n"
+		"                      [ mcast_startup_query_interval STARTUP_QUERY_INTERVAL ]\n"
 		"                      [ mcast_membership_interval MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL ]\n"
 		"                      [ mcast_querier_interval QUERIER_INTERVAL ]\n"
 		"                      [ mcast_query_interval QUERY_INTERVAL ]\n"
@@ -484,6 +485,14 @@ static int vlan_global_option_set(int argc, char **argv)
 			addattr64(&req.n, 1024,
 				  BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_QUERY_RESPONSE_INTVL,
 				  val64);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "mcast_startup_query_interval") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (get_u64(&val64, *argv, 0))
+				invarg("invalid mcast_startup_query_interval",
+				       *argv);
+			addattr64(&req.n, 1024,
+				  BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_STARTUP_QUERY_INTVL,
+				  val64);
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "help") == 0)
 				NEXT_ARG();
@@ -850,6 +859,12 @@ static void print_vlan_global_opts(struct rtattr *a, int ifindex)
 			   "mcast_startup_query_count %u ",
 			   rta_getattr_u32(vattr));
 	}
+	if (vtb[BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_STARTUP_QUERY_INTVL]) {
+		vattr = vtb[BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_STARTUP_QUERY_INTVL];
+		print_lluint(PRINT_ANY, "mcast_startup_query_interval",
+			     "mcast_startup_query_interval %llu ",
+			     rta_getattr_u64(vattr));
+	}
 	if (vtb[BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_MEMBERSHIP_INTVL]) {
 		vattr = vtb[BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_MEMBERSHIP_INTVL];
 		print_lluint(PRINT_ANY, "mcast_membership_interval",
diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index e9cd5f9f..eeceb309 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ bridge \- show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
 .IR LAST_MEMBER_INTERVAL " ] [ "
 .B mcast_startup_query_count
 .IR STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT " ] [ "
+.B mcast_startup_query_interval
+.IR STARTUP_QUERY_INTERVAL " ] [ "
 .B mcast_membership_interval
 .IR MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL " ] [ "
 .B mcast_querier_interval
@@ -972,6 +974,10 @@ after a "leave" message is received.
 .BI mcast_startup_query_count " STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT "
 set the number of queries to send during startup phase. Default is 2.
 
+.TP
+.BI mcast_startup_query_interval " STARTUP_QUERY_INTERVAL "
+interval between queries in the startup phase.
+
 .TP
 .BI mcast_membership_interval " MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL "
 delay after which the bridge will leave a group,