diff --git a/docs/docs/frigate/installation.md b/docs/docs/frigate/installation.md
index e3599e628..ede0fa897 100644
--- a/docs/docs/frigate/installation.md
+++ b/docs/docs/frigate/installation.md
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ services:
     container_name: frigate
     privileged: true # this may not be necessary for all setups
     restart: unless-stopped
+    stop_grace_period: 30s # allow enough time to shut down the various services
     image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
     shm_size: "512mb" # update for your cameras based on calculation above
     devices:
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ If you can't use docker compose, you can run the container with something simila
 docker run -d \
   --name frigate \
   --restart=unless-stopped \
+  --stop-timeout 30 \
   --mount type=tmpfs,target=/tmp/cache,tmpfs-size=1000000000 \
   --device /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \
   --device /dev/dri/renderD128 \
diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md b/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md
index 829612bb0..bb880b8f0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/getting_started.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ services:
   frigate:
     container_name: frigate
     restart: unless-stopped
+    stop_grace_period: 30s
     image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
     volumes:
       - ./config:/config