diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index bed2f113e..42c62cf41 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ detect:
   # Optional: Frequency for running detection on stationary objects (default: shown below)
   # When set to 0, object detection will never be run on stationary objects. If set to 10, it will be run on every 10th frame.
   stationary_interval: 0
-  # Optional: Number of frames without a position change for an object to be considered stationary (default: 5x the frame rate)
-  stationary_threshold: 25
+  # Optional: Number of frames without a position change for an object to be considered stationary (default: 10x the frame rate or 10s)
+  stationary_threshold: 50
 
 # Optional: Object configuration
 # NOTE: Can be overridden at the camera level
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index a5f5275a2..3bfda8c55 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
                 camera_config.detect.max_disappeared = max_disappeared
 
             # Default stationary_threshold configuration
-            stationary_threshold = camera_config.detect.fps * 5
+            stationary_threshold = camera_config.detect.fps * 10
             if camera_config.detect.stationary_threshold is None:
                 camera_config.detect.stationary_threshold = stationary_threshold