diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptConfig.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptConfig.java
index 279c6242485..207f2b11a24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptConfig.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import ch.njol.skript.util.Version;
 import ch.njol.skript.util.chat.ChatMessages;
 import ch.njol.skript.util.chat.LinkParseMode;
+import ch.njol.skript.variables.FlatFileStorage;
 import ch.njol.skript.variables.Variables;
 import co.aikar.timings.Timings;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
@@ -371,6 +372,9 @@ private static void userDisableHooks(Class<? extends Hook<?>> hookClass, boolean
 	public static final Option<Integer> runtimeErrorTimeoutDuration = new Option<>("runtime errors.error timeout length", 10);
 	public static final Option<Integer> runtimeWarningTimeoutDuration = new Option<>("runtime errors.warning timeout length", 10);
 
+	public static final Option<Integer> variableChangesUntilSave = new Option<>("variable changes until save", 1000)
+		.setter(FlatFileStorage::setRequiredChangesForResave);
+
 	/**
 	 * This should only be used in special cases
 	 */
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/variables/FlatFileStorage.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/variables/FlatFileStorage.java
index 7c7eaa5e71e..f0ae21a4fe7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/variables/FlatFileStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/variables/FlatFileStorage.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class FlatFileStorage extends VariablesStorage {
 	 * The amount of {@link #changes} needed
 	 * for a new {@link #saveVariables(boolean) save}.
 	 */
-	private static final int REQUIRED_CHANGES_FOR_RESAVE = 1000;
+	private static int REQUIRED_CHANGES_FOR_RESAVE = 1000;
 
 	/**
 	 * The amount of variable changes written since the last full save.
@@ -606,4 +606,17 @@ private static void writeCSV(PrintWriter printWriter, String... values) {
 		printWriter.println();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Change the required amount of variable changes until variables are saved.
+	 * Cannot be zero or less.
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	public static void setRequiredChangesForResave(int value) {
+		if (value <= 0) {
+			Skript.warning("Variable changes until save cannot be zero or less. Using default of 1000.");
+			value = 1000;
+		}
+		REQUIRED_CHANGES_FOR_RESAVE = value;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.sk b/src/main/resources/config.sk
index 5364643cfaf..9125aa033ec 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.sk
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.sk
@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ long parse time warning threshold: 0 seconds
 #   stating that the statement has taken a long time to parse.
 # A value of 0 seconds means that this warning should be disabled.
 
+variable changes until save: 1000
+# This setting controls the total number of times that global variables need to be changed
+#   until saving variables to 'variables.csv'.
+# 'set {a} to 1' is one change, 'set {b} to 2' now makes it two.
+# You cannot provide a value of zero or less.
+# WARNING: This setting should be used at your own discretion.
+#          This setting can lag your server depending on how often variables get saved and
+#          the number of variables needing to be saved.
 
 # ==== Runtime Errors ====