diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index d8da19c4..4a9ec670 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
       throw new Error(localize('error.invalid_configuration'));
     }
 
-    const configUpgradeable = isConfigUpgradeable(inputConfig);
     const parseResult = frigateCardConfigSchema.safeParse(inputConfig);
     if (!parseResult.success) {
+      const configUpgradeable = isConfigUpgradeable(inputConfig);
       const hint = this._getParseErrorPaths(parseResult.error);
       let upgradeMessage = '';
       if (configUpgradeable && getLovelace().mode !== 'yaml') {
diff --git a/src/components/live/live-image.ts b/src/components/live/live-image.ts
index c9a1eb3d..2699b548 100644
--- a/src/components/live/live-image.ts
+++ b/src/components/live/live-image.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { HomeAssistant } from 'custom-card-helpers';
 import { CSSResultGroup, html, LitElement, TemplateResult, unsafeCSS } from 'lit';
 import { customElement, property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import liveFrigateStyle from '../../scss/live-frigate.scss';
-import { CameraConfig } from '../../types.js';
+import { CameraConfig, LiveImageConfig } from '../../types.js';
 import { getStateObjOrDispatchError } from './live.js';
 import '../image.js';
 
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export class FrigateCardLiveImage extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public cameraConfig?: CameraConfig;
 
+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public liveImageConfig?: LiveImageConfig;
+
   @state()
   protected _playing = true;
 
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ export class FrigateCardLiveImage extends LitElement {
    * @returns A rendered template.
    */
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
-    if (!this.hass) {
+    if (!this.hass || !this.liveImageConfig) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export class FrigateCardLiveImage extends LitElement {
     return html` <frigate-card-image
       .imageConfig=${{
         mode: 'camera' as const,
-        refresh_seconds: this._playing ? 1 : 0,
+        refresh_seconds: this._playing ? this.liveImageConfig.refresh_seconds : 0,
       }}
       .hass=${this.hass}
       .cameraConfig=${this.cameraConfig}
diff --git a/src/components/live/live.ts b/src/components/live/live.ts
index 01e13e8b..67a7c823 100644
--- a/src/components/live/live.ts
+++ b/src/components/live/live.ts
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ export class FrigateCardLiveProvider extends LitElement {
             ${ref(this._providerRef)}
             .hass=${this.hass}
             .cameraConfig=${this.cameraConfig}
+            .liveImageConfig=${this.liveConfig.image}
             @frigate-card:media:loaded=${() => {
               if (provider === 'image') {
                 // Only count the media has loaded if the required provider is
diff --git a/src/const.ts b/src/const.ts
index 7f4d9e4d..5468ea2e 100644
--- a/src/const.ts
+++ b/src/const.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ export const CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_TIMELINE_WINDOW_SECONDS =
 export const CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_TITLE_MODE = `${CONF_LIVE}.controls.title.mode` as const;
 export const CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_TITLE_DURATION_SECONDS =
   `${CONF_LIVE}.controls.title.duration_seconds` as const;
+export const CONF_LIVE_IMAGE_REFRESH_SECONDS =
+  `${CONF_LIVE}.image.refresh_seconds` as const;
 export const CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_FIT = `${CONF_LIVE}.layout.fit` as const;
 export const CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_POSITION_X = `${CONF_LIVE}.layout.position.x` as const;
 export const CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_POSITION_Y = `${CONF_LIVE}.layout.position.y` as const;
diff --git a/src/editor.ts b/src/editor.ts
index cf6a5a39..b4eb6a38 100644
--- a/src/editor.ts
+++ b/src/editor.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import {
   CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_TITLE_DURATION_SECONDS,
   CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_TITLE_MODE,
   CONF_LIVE_DRAGGABLE,
+  CONF_LIVE_IMAGE_REFRESH_SECONDS,
   CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_FIT,
   CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_POSITION_X,
   CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_POSITION_Y,
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ const MENU_LIVE_CONTROLS_NEXT_PREVIOUS = 'live.controls.next_previous';
 const MENU_LIVE_CONTROLS_THUMBNAILS = 'live.controls.thumbnails';
 const MENU_LIVE_CONTROLS_TIMELINE = 'live.controls.timeline';
 const MENU_LIVE_CONTROLS_TITLE = 'live.controls.title';
+const MENU_LIVE_IMAGE = 'live.image';
 const MENU_LIVE_LAYOUT = 'live.layout';
 const MENU_MEDIA_VIEWER_CONTROLS = 'media_viewer.controls';
 const MENU_MEDIA_VIEWER_CONTROLS_NEXT_PREVIOUS = 'media_viewer.controls.next_previous';
@@ -1110,7 +1112,7 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
       {
         value: 'image',
         label: localize('config.cameras.live_providers.image'),
-      },     
+      },
       {
         value: 'frigate-jsmpeg',
         label: localize('config.cameras.live_providers.frigate-jsmpeg'),
@@ -1594,6 +1596,13 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
                   CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_POSITION_X,
                   CONF_LIVE_LAYOUT_POSITION_Y,
                 )}
+                ${this._putInSubmenu(
+                  MENU_LIVE_IMAGE,
+                  true,
+                  'config.live.image.editor_label',
+                  { name: 'mdi:image-sync' },
+                  html` ${this._renderNumberInput(CONF_LIVE_IMAGE_REFRESH_SECONDS)} `,
+                )}
               </div>
             `
           : ''}
diff --git a/src/localize/languages/en.json b/src/localize/languages/en.json
index 7f9c3dd4..9ac4fdb8 100644
--- a/src/localize/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/localize/languages/en.json
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@
         "editor_label": "Live Controls"
       },
       "draggable": "Live cameras view can be dragged/swiped",
+      "image": {
+        "editor_label": "Live Image Options",
+        "refresh_seconds": "Number of seconds after which to refresh live image (0=never)"
+      },
       "layout": "Live Layout",
       "lazy_load": "Live cameras are lazily loaded",
       "lazy_unload": "Live cameras are lazily unloaded",
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index dd5f7d59..aaf68b98 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -739,6 +739,11 @@ export type TitleControlConfig = z.infer<typeof titleControlConfigSchema>;
 /**
  * Live view configuration section.
  */
+
+const liveImageConfigDefault = {
+  refresh_seconds: 1,
+};
+
 const liveConfigDefault = {
   auto_play: 'all' as const,
   auto_pause: 'never' as const,
@@ -750,6 +755,7 @@ const liveConfigDefault = {
   draggable: true,
   transition_effect: 'slide' as const,
   show_image_during_load: true,
+  image: liveImageConfigDefault,
   controls: {
     next_previous: {
       size: 48,
@@ -771,6 +777,11 @@ const liveConfigDefault = {
   },
 };
 
+const liveImageConfigSchema = z.object({
+  refresh_seconds: z.number().min(0).default(liveConfigDefault.image.refresh_seconds),
+});
+export type LiveImageConfig = z.infer<typeof liveImageConfigSchema>;
+
 const webrtcCardConfigSchema = webrtcCardCameraConfigSchema.passthrough().optional();
 export type WebRTCCardConfig = z.infer<typeof webrtcCardConfigSchema>;
 
@@ -799,8 +810,9 @@ export type JSMPEGConfig = z.infer<typeof jsmpegConfigSchema>;
 
 const liveOverridableConfigSchema = z
   .object({
-    webrtc_card: webrtcCardConfigSchema,
+    image: liveImageConfigSchema.default(liveConfigDefault.image),
     jsmpeg: jsmpegConfigSchema,
+    webrtc_card: webrtcCardConfigSchema,
     controls: z
       .object({
         next_previous: nextPreviousControlConfigSchema