diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index 80eb3fef8..a929d8363 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: shown below)
-  stationary_threshold: 10
+  # 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 f7f82e91d..3bfda8c55 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ class DetectConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         ge=0,
     )
     stationary_threshold: Optional[int] = Field(
-        default=10,
         title="Number of frames without a position change for an object to be considered stationary",
         ge=1,
     )
@@ -771,6 +770,11 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
             if camera_config.detect.max_disappeared is None:
                 camera_config.detect.max_disappeared = max_disappeared
 
+            # Default stationary_threshold configuration
+            stationary_threshold = camera_config.detect.fps * 10
+            if camera_config.detect.stationary_threshold is None:
+                camera_config.detect.stationary_threshold = stationary_threshold
+
             # FFMPEG input substitution
             for input in camera_config.ffmpeg.inputs:
                 input.path = input.path.format(**FRIGATE_ENV_VARS)
diff --git a/frigate/objects.py b/frigate/objects.py
index 1711ed4f4..7adf421d9 100644
--- a/frigate/objects.py
+++ b/frigate/objects.py
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class ObjectTracker:
             }
             return False
 
-        # if there are less than stationary_threshold entries for the position, add the bounding box
+        # if there are less than 10 entries for the position, add the bounding box
         # and recompute the position box
-        if len(position["xmins"]) < self.detect_config.stationary_threshold:
+        if len(position["xmins"]) < 10:
             position["xmins"].append(xmin)
             position["ymins"].append(ymin)
             position["xmaxs"].append(xmax)
diff --git a/frigate/video.py b/frigate/video.py
index 2d419cc1d..cb201fd22 100755
--- a/frigate/video.py
+++ b/frigate/video.py
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ def process_frames(
             stationary_object_ids = [
                 obj["id"]
                 for obj in object_tracker.tracked_objects.values()
-                # if there hasn't been motion for N frames
-                if obj["motionless_count"] >= detect_config.stationary_threshold
+                # if there hasn't been motion for 10 frames
+                if obj["motionless_count"] >= 10
                 # and it isn't due for a periodic check
                 and (
                     detect_config.stationary_interval == 0