diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index 81603b4e0..29a19f893 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
-import json
 import logging
 import multiprocessing as mp
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event
-from multiprocessing.context import Process
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
-import threading
-from logging.handlers import QueueHandler
 from typing import Optional
 from types import FrameType
 
 import traceback
-import yaml
 from peewee_migrate import Router
 from playhouse.sqlite_ext import SqliteExtDatabase
 from playhouse.sqliteq import SqliteQueueDatabase
-from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from frigate.config import DetectorTypeEnum, FrigateConfig
 from frigate.const import CACHE_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, RECORD_DIR
@@ -32,6 +26,7 @@ from frigate.output import output_frames
 from frigate.plus import PlusApi
 from frigate.record import RecordingCleanup, RecordingMaintainer
 from frigate.stats import StatsEmitter, stats_init
+from frigate.storage import StorageMaintainer
 from frigate.version import VERSION
 from frigate.video import capture_camera, track_camera
 from frigate.watchdog import FrigateWatchdog
@@ -310,6 +305,12 @@ class FrigateApp:
         self.recording_cleanup = RecordingCleanup(self.config, self.stop_event)
         self.recording_cleanup.start()
 
+    def start_storage_maintainer(self) -> None:
+        self.storage_maintainer = StorageMaintainer(
+            self.config, self.stop_event
+        )
+        self.storage_maintainer.start()
+
     def start_stats_emitter(self) -> None:
         self.stats_emitter = StatsEmitter(
             self.config,
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ class FrigateApp:
         self.start_event_cleanup()
         self.start_recording_maintainer()
         self.start_recording_cleanup()
+        self.start_storage_maintainer()
         self.start_stats_emitter()
         self.start_watchdog()
         # self.zeroconf = broadcast_zeroconf(self.config.mqtt.client_id)
diff --git a/frigate/storage.py b/frigate/storage.py
index 0a2d96aca..8574cc03a 100644
--- a/frigate/storage.py
+++ b/frigate/storage.py
@@ -1,6 +1,45 @@
 """Handle storage retention and usage."""
 
+import logging
 import threading
 
+from peewee import SqliteDatabase, operator, fn, DoesNotExist
+
+from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
+from frigate.models import Recordings
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class StorageMaintainer(threading.Thread):
-    """Maintain frigates recording storage."""
\ No newline at end of file
+    """Maintain frigates recording storage."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig, stop_event):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.name = "recording_cleanup"
+        self.config = config
+        self.stop_event = stop_event
+        self.avg_segment_sizes = {}
+
+    def calculate_camera_segment_sizes(self):
+        """Calculate the size of each cameras recording segments over the last hour."""
+        for camera in self.config.cameras.keys():
+            if not self.config.cameras[camera].record.enabled:
+                continue
+
+            self.avg_segment_sizes[camera] = (
+                Recordings.select(fn.AVG(Recordings.segment_size))
+                .where(Recordings.camera == camera)
+                .where(Recordings.segment_size != 0)
+                .scalar()
+            )
+
+    def run(self):
+        # Check storage consumption every 5 minutes
+        while not self.stop_event.wait(20):
+
+            if not self.avg_segment_sizes:
+                self.calculate_camera_segment_sizes()
+                logger.debug(f"Default camera segment sizes: {self.avg_segment_sizes}")
+
+        logger.info(f"Exiting storage maintainer...")