diff --git a/bridge/vlan.c b/bridge/vlan.c
index 446a611f..9f948190 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_membership_interval MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL ]\n"
 		"       bridge vlan global { show } [ dev DEV ] [ vid VLAN_ID ]\n");
 	exit(-1);
 }
@@ -448,6 +449,14 @@ static int vlan_global_option_set(int argc, char **argv)
 			addattr64(&req.n, 1024,
 				  BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_LAST_MEMBER_INTVL,
 				  val64);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "mcast_membership_interval") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (get_u64(&val64, *argv, 0))
+				invarg("invalid mcast_membership_interval",
+				       *argv);
+			addattr64(&req.n, 1024,
+				  BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_MEMBERSHIP_INTVL,
+				  val64);
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "help") == 0)
 				NEXT_ARG();
@@ -814,6 +823,12 @@ 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_MEMBERSHIP_INTVL]) {
+		vattr = vtb[BRIDGE_VLANDB_GOPTS_MCAST_MEMBERSHIP_INTVL];
+		print_lluint(PRINT_ANY, "mcast_membership_interval",
+			     "mcast_membership_interval %llu ",
+			     rta_getattr_u64(vattr));
+	}
 	print_nl();
 	close_json_object();
 }
diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index 0d973a9d..a026ca16 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ bridge \- show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
 .B mcast_last_member_interval
 .IR LAST_MEMBER_INTERVAL " ] [ "
 .B mcast_startup_query_count
-.IR STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT " ]"
+.IR STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT " ] [ "
+.B mcast_membership_interval
+.IR MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL " ]"
 
 .ti -8
 .BR "bridge vlan global" " [ " show " ] [ "
@@ -964,6 +966,11 @@ 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_membership_interval " MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL "
+delay after which the bridge will leave a group,
+if no membership reports for this group are received.
+
 .SS bridge vlan global show - list global vlan options.
 
 This command displays the global VLAN options for each VLAN entry.