diff --git a/components/lwip/Kconfig b/components/lwip/Kconfig
index 6a5c9dd273..8180b8da61 100644
--- a/components/lwip/Kconfig
+++ b/components/lwip/Kconfig
@@ -326,6 +326,14 @@ menu "LWIP"
                 IPv4 TCP_MSS Range: 576 <= TCP_MSS <= 1460
                 IPv6 TCP_MSS Range: 1220<= TCP_mSS <= 1440
 
+        config TCP_TMR_INTERVAL
+            int "TCP timer interval"
+            default 250
+            help
+                Set TCP timer interval in milliseconds.
+
+                Can be used to speed connections on bad networks. A lower value will redeliver unacked packets faster.
+
         config LWIP_TCP_MSL
             int "Maximum segment lifetime (MSL)"
             default 60000
diff --git a/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/lwipopts.h b/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/lwipopts.h
index 5ad6c9cc5c..10b9232626 100644
--- a/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/lwipopts.h
+++ b/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/lwipopts.h
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@
 */
 #define TCP_MSS                         CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_MSS
 
+/**
+ * TCP_TMR_INTERVAL: TCP timer interval
+ */
+#define TCP_TMR_INTERVAL                CONFIG_TCP_TMR_INTERVAL
+
 /**
  * TCP_MSL: The maximum segment lifetime in milliseconds
  */