diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index feae107760..fdd306be39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
     private SwitchCompat swKeepAlivePoll;
     private SwitchCompat swEmptyPool;
     private SwitchCompat swIdleDone;
+    private SwitchCompat swLogarithmicBackoff;
     private SwitchCompat swExactAlarms;
     private SwitchCompat swInfra;
     private SwitchCompat swDupMsgId;
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             "chunk_size", "undo_manager", "webview_legacy",
             "use_modseq", "uid_command", "perform_expunge", "uid_expunge",
             "auth_plain", "auth_login", "auth_ntlm", "auth_sasl", "auth_apop",
-            "keep_alive_poll", "empty_pool", "idle_done",
+            "keep_alive_poll", "empty_pool", "idle_done", "logarithmic_backoff",
             "exact_alarms", "infra", "dup_msgids", "test_iab"
     };
 
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
         swKeepAlivePoll = view.findViewById(R.id.swKeepAlivePoll);
         swEmptyPool = view.findViewById(R.id.swEmptyPool);
         swIdleDone = view.findViewById(R.id.swIdleDone);
+        swLogarithmicBackoff = view.findViewById(R.id.swLogarithmicBackoff);
         swExactAlarms = view.findViewById(R.id.swExactAlarms);
         swInfra = view.findViewById(R.id.swInfra);
         swDupMsgId = view.findViewById(R.id.swDupMsgId);
@@ -1042,6 +1044,13 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             }
         });
 
+        swLogarithmicBackoff.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
+                prefs.edit().putBoolean("logarithmic_backoff", checked).apply();
+            }
+        });
+
         swExactAlarms.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
@@ -1614,6 +1623,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
         swKeepAlivePoll.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("keep_alive_poll", false));
         swEmptyPool.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("empty_pool", true));
         swIdleDone.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("idle_done", true));
+        swLogarithmicBackoff.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("logarithmic_backoff", true));
         swExactAlarms.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("exact_alarms", true));
         swInfra.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("infra", false));
         swDupMsgId.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("dup_msgids", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 22565fbc8f..8164e94857 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -2365,8 +2365,14 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
 
                     int backoff = state.getBackoff();
                     int recently = (lastLost + LOST_RECENTLY < now ? 1 : 2);
+                    boolean logarithmic_backoff = prefs.getBoolean("logarithmic_backoff", true);
                     EntityLog.log(this, EntityLog.Type.Account, account,
-                            account.name + " backoff=" + backoff + " recently=" + recently + "x");
+                            account.name + " backoff=" + backoff +
+                                    " recently=" + recently + "x" +
+                                    " logarithmic=" + logarithmic_backoff);
+
+                    if (!logarithmic_backoff)
+                        backoff = CONNECT_BACKOFF_START;
 
                     if (backoff < CONNECT_BACKOFF_MAX)
                         state.setBackoff(backoff * 2);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml
index 9a8d289fcc..c1bca120ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml
@@ -1028,6 +1028,31 @@
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swEmptyPool"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+                <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+                    android:id="@+id/swLogarithmicBackoff"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                    android:checked="true"
+                    android:text="@string/title_advanced_logarithmic_backoff"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swIdleDone"
+                    app:switchPadding="12dp" />
+
+                <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/tvLogarithmicBackoffHint"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginEnd="48dp"
+                    android:text="@string/title_advanced_logarithmic_backoff_hint"
+                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="?attr/colorWarning"
+                    android:textStyle="italic"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swLogarithmicBackoff" />
+
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
                     android:id="@+id/swExactAlarms"
                     android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -1036,7 +1061,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/title_advanced_exact_alarms"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swIdleDone"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvLogarithmicBackoffHint"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 06ace8ef8a..2cd1d48d9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_auth_sasl" translatable="false">SASL</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_auth_apop" translatable="false">APOP</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_idle_done" translatable="false">IDLE/DONE</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_logarithmic_backoff" translatable="false">Logarithmic back-off</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_logarithmic_backoff_hint" translatable="false">Turning this off can result in a significant increase in battery usage!</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_keep_alive_poll" translatable="false">Poll on keep-alive</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_empty_pool" translatable="false">Empty connection pool</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_exact_alarms" translatable="false">Use exact timers</string>