diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index b51e9c21b..3db0edda5 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ based on templates offering massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 	set.BoolVar(&options.Headless, "headless", false, "Enable headless browser based templates support")
 	set.BoolVar(&options.ShowBrowser, "show-browser", false, "Show the browser on the screen")
 	set.BoolVarP(&options.Workflows, "w", "workflows", false, "Only run workflow templates with nuclei")
+	set.IntVar(&options.StatsInterval, "stats-interval", 5, "Number of seconds between each stats line")
 	_ = set.Parse()
 
 	if cfgFile != "" {
diff --git a/v2/internal/progress/progress.go b/v2/internal/progress/progress.go
index 321d9dfe7..26b72729a 100644
--- a/v2/internal/progress/progress.go
+++ b/v2/internal/progress/progress.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ type Progress struct {
 }
 
 // NewProgress creates and returns a new progress tracking object.
-func NewProgress(active, metrics bool, port int) (*Progress, error) {
+func NewProgress(duration int, active, metrics bool, port int) (*Progress, error) {
 	var tickDuration time.Duration
 	if active {
-		tickDuration = 5 * time.Second
+		tickDuration = time.Duration(duration) * time.Second
 	} else {
 		tickDuration = -1
 	}
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index 957cfb227..519f64d64 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 
 	// Creates the progress tracking object
 	var progressErr error
-	runner.progress, progressErr = progress.NewProgress(options.EnableProgressBar, options.Metrics, options.MetricsPort)
+	runner.progress, progressErr = progress.NewProgress(options.StatsInterval, options.EnableProgressBar, options.Metrics, options.MetricsPort)
 	if progressErr != nil {
 		return nil, progressErr
 	}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/types/types.go b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
index 9bdeac076..34a47bb3f 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	// ShowBrowser specifies whether the show the browser in headless mode
 	ShowBrowser bool
 	// Workflows specifies if only to execute workflows (no normal templates will be run)
-	Workflows             bool
+	Workflows bool
+	// StatsInterval is the number of seconds to display stats after
+	StatsInterval int
+
 	InternalResolversList []string // normalized from resolvers flag as well as file provided.
 }