diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml
index 592d39369..ebb2ef33b 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@
         <type>checkbox</type>
         <help><![CDATA[Enable to log health check status updates.]]></help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>backend.checkInterval</id>
+        <label>Check Interval</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help><![CDATA[Sets the interval (in milliseconds) for running health checks on all configured servers. This setting takes precedence over default values in health monitors and real servers.]]></help>
+        <advanced>true</advanced>
+    </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>backend.checkDownInterval</id>
+        <label>Down Interval</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help><![CDATA[Sets the interval (in milliseconds) for running health checks on a configured server when the server state is DOWN. If it is not set HAProxy uses the check interval.]]></help>
+        <advanced>true</advanced>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <id>backend.healthCheckFall</id>
         <label>Unhealthy Threshold</label>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogHealthcheck.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogHealthcheck.xml
index 1fb2beee5..2c1e8e200 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogHealthcheck.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogHealthcheck.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <id>healthcheck.interval</id>
         <label>Check interval</label>
         <type>text</type>
-        <help><![CDATA[Select interval (in milliseconds) between two consecutive health checks.]]></help>
+        <help><![CDATA[Select interval (in milliseconds) between two consecutive health checks. This value can be overriden in backend pool and real server configuration.]]></help>
     </field>
     <field>
         <id>healthcheck.checkport</id>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogServer.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogServer.xml
index a96adc5f2..abaea38ab 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogServer.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogServer.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <id>server.checkInterval</id>
         <label>Check Interval</label>
         <type>text</type>
-        <help><![CDATA[Sets the interval (in milliseconds) for running health checks on this server. This setting takes precedence. If set, the interval in the healthcheck is ignored.]]></help>
+        <help><![CDATA[Sets the interval (in milliseconds) for running health checks on this server. This setting takes precedence over default values in health monitors. It can still be overwritten from the backend pool.]]></help>
         <advanced>true</advanced>
     </field>
     <field>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
index 8896d6f82..4b238b370 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
@@ -664,6 +664,16 @@
                     <default>0</default>
                     <Required>N</Required>
                 </healthCheckLogStatus>
+                <checkInterval type="TextField">
+                    <mask>/^([0-9]{1,8}(?:us|ms|s|m|h|d)?)/u</mask>
+                    <ValidationMessage>Should be a number between 1 and 8 characters, optionally followed by either "d", "h", "m", "s", "ms" or "us".</ValidationMessage>
+                    <Required>N</Required>
+                </checkInterval>
+                <checkDownInterval type="TextField">
+                    <mask>/^([0-9]{1,8}(?:us|ms|s|m|h|d)?)/u</mask>
+                    <ValidationMessage>Should be a number between 1 and 8 characters, optionally followed by either "d", "h", "m", "s", "ms" or "us".</ValidationMessage>
+                    <Required>N</Required>
+                </checkDownInterval>
                 <healthCheckFall type="IntegerField">
                     <MinimumValue>1</MinimumValue>
                     <MaximumValue>100</MaximumValue>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
index cb58fc47b..45e29c45b 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
@@ -1002,14 +1002,19 @@ backend {{backend.name}}
 {#           # check if health check is enabled #}
 {%           if healthcheck_enabled == '1' %}
 {%             do server_options.append('check') %}
-{#             # server settings take precedence over healthcheck settings #}
-{%             if server_data.checkInterval|default("") != "" %}
+{#             # This can be configured in multiple places. #}
+{#             # Priority for which value is used: backend > server > health check #}
+{%             if backend.checkInterval|default("") != "" %}
+{%               do server_options.append('inter ' ~ backend.checkInterval) %}
+{%             elif server_data.checkInterval|default("") != "" %}
 {%               do server_options.append('inter ' ~ server_data.checkInterval) %}
 {%             elif healthcheck_data.interval|default("") != "" %}
 {%               do server_options.append('inter ' ~ healthcheck_data.interval) %}
 {%             endif %}
 {#             # use a different interval when server is in DOWN state #}
-{%             if server_data.checkDownInterval|default("") != "" %}
+{%             if backend.checkDownInterval|default("") != "" %}
+{%               do server_options.append('downinter ' ~ backend.checkDownInterval) %}
+{%             elif server_data.checkDownInterval|default("") != "" %}
 {%               do server_options.append('downinter ' ~ server_data.checkDownInterval) %}
 {%             endif %}
 {#             # unhealthy threshold #}