diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md b/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md
index 8b51de148..93313d6c0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/reference.md
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@ cameras:
       user: admin
       # Optional: password for login.
       password: admin
+      # Optional: Ignores time synchronization mismatches between the camera and the server during authentication. 
+      # Using NTP on both ends is recommended and this should only be set to True in a "safe" environment due to the security risk it represents. 
+      ignore_time_mismatch: False
       # Optional: PTZ camera object autotracking. Keeps a moving object in
       # the center of the frame by automatically moving the PTZ camera.
       autotracking:
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 0e2d2b6cd..bfa00f601 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ class OnvifConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         default_factory=PtzAutotrackConfig,
         title="PTZ auto tracking config.",
     )
+    ignore_time_mismatch: bool = Field(
+        default=False,
+        title="Onvif Ignore Time Synchronization Mismatch Between Camera and Server",
+    )
 
 
 class RetainModeEnum(str, Enum):
diff --git a/frigate/ptz/onvif.py b/frigate/ptz/onvif.py
index 2b9f00b74..39bdd6978 100644
--- a/frigate/ptz/onvif.py
+++ b/frigate/ptz/onvif.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class OnvifController:
                             wsdl_dir=str(
                                 Path(find_spec("onvif").origin).parent / "wsdl"
                             ).replace("dist-packages/onvif", "site-packages"),
+                            adjust_time=cam.onvif.ignore_time_mismatch,
                         ),
                         "init": False,
                         "active": False,