diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go b/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go
index 0c0979943..9c4717be3 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	adminScriptJobType        = "admin_script"
 	maxAdminScriptOutputBytes = 16 * 1024
+	defaultAdminScriptRunMins = 17
+	adminScriptDetectTickSecs = 60
 )
 
 const defaultAdminScript = `volume.balance -apply
@@ -77,6 +79,15 @@ func (h *AdminScriptHandler) Descriptor() *plugin_pb.JobTypeDescriptor {
 							Widget:      plugin_pb.ConfigWidget_CONFIG_WIDGET_TEXTAREA,
 							Required:    true,
 						},
+						{
+							Name:        "run_interval_minutes",
+							Label:       "Run Interval (minutes)",
+							Description: "Minimum interval between successful admin script runs.",
+							FieldType:   plugin_pb.ConfigFieldType_CONFIG_FIELD_TYPE_INT64,
+							Widget:      plugin_pb.ConfigWidget_CONFIG_WIDGET_NUMBER,
+							Required:    true,
+							MinValue:    &plugin_pb.ConfigValue{Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: 1}},
+						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -84,11 +95,14 @@ func (h *AdminScriptHandler) Descriptor() *plugin_pb.JobTypeDescriptor {
 				"script": {
 					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: defaultAdminScript},
 				},
+				"run_interval_minutes": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: defaultAdminScriptRunMins},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		AdminRuntimeDefaults: &plugin_pb.AdminRuntimeDefaults{
 			Enabled:                       false,
-			DetectionIntervalSeconds:      24 * 60 * 60,
+			DetectionIntervalSeconds:      adminScriptDetectTickSecs,
 			DetectionTimeoutSeconds:       300,
 			MaxJobsPerDetection:           1,
 			GlobalExecutionConcurrency:    1,
@@ -113,6 +127,31 @@ func (h *AdminScriptHandler) Detect(ctx context.Context, request *plugin_pb.RunD
 
 	script := normalizeAdminScript(readStringConfig(request.GetAdminConfigValues(), "script", ""))
 	scriptName := strings.TrimSpace(readStringConfig(request.GetAdminConfigValues(), "script_name", ""))
+	runIntervalMinutes := readAdminScriptRunIntervalMinutes(request.GetAdminConfigValues())
+	if shouldSkipDetectionByInterval(request.GetLastSuccessfulRun(), runIntervalMinutes*60) {
+		_ = sender.SendActivity(buildDetectorActivity(
+			"skipped_by_interval",
+			fmt.Sprintf("ADMIN SCRIPT: Detection skipped due to run interval (%dm)", runIntervalMinutes),
+			map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+				"run_interval_minutes": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(runIntervalMinutes)},
+				},
+			},
+		))
+		if err := sender.SendProposals(&plugin_pb.DetectionProposals{
+			JobType:   adminScriptJobType,
+			Proposals: []*plugin_pb.JobProposal{},
+			HasMore:   false,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return sender.SendComplete(&plugin_pb.DetectionComplete{
+			JobType:        adminScriptJobType,
+			Success:        true,
+			TotalProposals: 0,
+		})
+	}
+
 	commands := parseAdminScriptCommands(script)
 	execCount := countExecutableCommands(commands)
 	if execCount == 0 {
@@ -346,6 +385,14 @@ func (h *AdminScriptHandler) Execute(ctx context.Context, request *plugin_pb.Exe
 	})
 }
 
+func readAdminScriptRunIntervalMinutes(values map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue) int {
+	runIntervalMinutes := int(readInt64Config(values, "run_interval_minutes", defaultAdminScriptRunMins))
+	if runIntervalMinutes <= 0 {
+		return defaultAdminScriptRunMins
+	}
+	return runIntervalMinutes
+}
+
 type adminScriptCommand struct {
 	Name string
 	Args []string
diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler_test.go b/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f2ab2236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package pluginworker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/plugin_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+)
+
+func TestAdminScriptDescriptorDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	descriptor := NewAdminScriptHandler(nil).Descriptor()
+	if descriptor == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected descriptor")
+	}
+	if descriptor.AdminRuntimeDefaults == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected admin runtime defaults")
+	}
+	if descriptor.AdminRuntimeDefaults.DetectionIntervalSeconds != adminScriptDetectTickSecs {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected detection interval seconds: got=%d want=%d",
+			descriptor.AdminRuntimeDefaults.DetectionIntervalSeconds, adminScriptDetectTickSecs)
+	}
+	if descriptor.AdminConfigForm == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected admin config form")
+	}
+	runInterval := readInt64Config(descriptor.AdminConfigForm.DefaultValues, "run_interval_minutes", 0)
+	if runInterval != defaultAdminScriptRunMins {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected run_interval_minutes default: got=%d want=%d", runInterval, defaultAdminScriptRunMins)
+	}
+	script := readStringConfig(descriptor.AdminConfigForm.DefaultValues, "script", "")
+	if strings.TrimSpace(script) == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected non-empty default script")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminScriptDetectSkipsByRunInterval(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := NewAdminScriptHandler(nil)
+	sender := &recordingDetectionSender{}
+	err := handler.Detect(context.Background(), &plugin_pb.RunDetectionRequest{
+		JobType:           adminScriptJobType,
+		LastSuccessfulRun: timestamppb.New(time.Now().Add(-2 * time.Minute)),
+		AdminConfigValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+			"script": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: defaultAdminScript},
+			},
+			"run_interval_minutes": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: 17},
+			},
+		},
+	}, sender)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("detect returned err = %v", err)
+	}
+	if sender.proposals == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected proposals message")
+	}
+	if len(sender.proposals.Proposals) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero proposals, got %d", len(sender.proposals.Proposals))
+	}
+	if sender.complete == nil || !sender.complete.Success {
+		t.Fatalf("expected successful completion message")
+	}
+	if len(sender.events) == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected detector activity events")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(sender.events[0].Message, "run interval") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected skip message: %q", sender.events[0].Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminScriptDetectCreatesProposalWhenIntervalElapsed(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := NewAdminScriptHandler(nil)
+	sender := &recordingDetectionSender{}
+	err := handler.Detect(context.Background(), &plugin_pb.RunDetectionRequest{
+		JobType:           adminScriptJobType,
+		LastSuccessfulRun: timestamppb.New(time.Now().Add(-20 * time.Minute)),
+		AdminConfigValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+			"script": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: defaultAdminScript},
+			},
+			"run_interval_minutes": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: 17},
+			},
+		},
+	}, sender)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("detect returned err = %v", err)
+	}
+	if sender.proposals == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected proposals message")
+	}
+	if len(sender.proposals.Proposals) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one proposal, got %d", len(sender.proposals.Proposals))
+	}
+	if sender.complete == nil || !sender.complete.Success || sender.complete.TotalProposals != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected completion message: %+v", sender.complete)
+	}
+}