diff --git a/cmd/kured/main.go b/cmd/kured/main.go
index 3ad1cbee2..ace7c60ff 100644
--- a/cmd/kured/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kured/main.go
@@ -84,11 +84,12 @@ var (
 	nodeID                          string
 	concurrency                     int
 
-	rebootDays    []string
-	rebootStart   string
-	rebootEnd     string
-	timezone      string
-	annotateNodes bool
+	rebootDays      []string
+	rebootStart     string
+	rebootEnd       string
+	timezone        string
+	minRebootPeriod time.Duration
+	annotateNodes   bool
 
 	// Metrics
 	rebootRequiredGauge = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ const (
 	KuredRebootInProgressAnnotation string = "weave.works/kured-reboot-in-progress"
 	// KuredMostRecentRebootNeededAnnotation is the canonical string value for the kured most-recent-reboot-needed annotation
 	KuredMostRecentRebootNeededAnnotation string = "weave.works/kured-most-recent-reboot-needed"
+	// KuredMostRecentRebootNeededAnnotation is the canonical string value for the kured last-successful-reboot annotation
+	KuredLastSuccessfulRebootAnnotation string = "weave.works/kured-last-successful-reboot"
 	// EnvPrefix The environment variable prefix of all environment variables bound to our command line flags.
 	EnvPrefix = "KURED"
 
@@ -135,7 +138,8 @@ func NewRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:             "Kubernetes Reboot Daemon",
 		PersistentPreRunE: bindViper,
 		PreRun:            flagCheck,
-		Run:               root}
+		Run:               root,
+	}
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&nodeID, "node-id", "",
 		"node name kured runs on, should be passed down from spec.nodeName via KURED_NODE_ID environment variable")
@@ -218,6 +222,8 @@ func NewRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		"schedule reboot only before this time of day")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&timezone, "time-zone", "UTC",
 		"use this timezone for schedule inputs")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().DurationVar(&minRebootPeriod, "min-reboot-period", 0,
+		"the minimal duration between reboots of a node. Requires --annotate-nodes")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&annotateNodes, "annotate-nodes", false,
 		"if set, the annotations 'weave.works/kured-reboot-in-progress' and 'weave.works/kured-most-recent-reboot-needed' will be given to nodes undergoing kured reboots")
@@ -265,6 +271,9 @@ func flagCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(preRebootNodeLabelKeys, postRebootNodeLabelKeys) {
 		log.Warnf("pre-reboot-node-labels keys and post-reboot-node-labels keys do not match. This may result in unexpected behaviour.")
 	}
+	if !annotateNodes && minRebootPeriod != 0 {
+		log.Fatal("Cannot use --min-reboot-period without --annotate-nodes")
+	}
 }
 
 // stripQuotes removes any literal single or double quote chars that surround a string
@@ -317,7 +326,6 @@ func flagToEnvVar(flag string) string {
 // buildHostCommand writes a new command to run in the host namespace
 // Rancher based need different pid
 func buildHostCommand(pid int, command []string) []string {
-
 	// From the container, we nsenter into the proper PID to run the hostCommand.
 	// For this, kured daemonset need to be configured with hostPID:true and privileged:true
 	cmd := []string{"/usr/bin/nsenter", fmt.Sprintf("-m/proc/%d/ns/mnt", pid), "--"}
@@ -400,7 +408,8 @@ func (kb KubernetesBlockingChecker) isBlocked() bool {
 		podList, err := kb.client.CoreV1().Pods("").List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
 			LabelSelector: labelSelector,
 			FieldSelector: fieldSelector,
-			Limit:         10})
+			Limit:         10,
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Reboot blocked: pod query error: %v", err)
 			return true
@@ -694,6 +703,11 @@ func rebootAsRequired(nodeID string, booter reboot.Reboot, sentinelCommand []str
 						continue
 					}
 				}
+				if minRebootPeriod != 0 {
+					if err := addNodeAnnotations(client, nodeID, map[string]string{KuredLastSuccessfulRebootAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)}); err != nil {
+						continue
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			throttle(releaseDelay)
 			release(lock, concurrency > 1)
@@ -725,16 +739,22 @@ func rebootAsRequired(nodeID string, booter reboot.Reboot, sentinelCommand []str
 			continue
 		}
 
+		node, err := client.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(context.TODO(), nodeID, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error retrieving node object via k8s API: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if lastSuccessfulRebootWithinMinRebootPeriod(node) {
+			log.Infof("Last successful reboot within minimal reboot period")
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if !rebootRequired(sentinelCommand) {
 			log.Infof("Reboot not required")
 			preferNoScheduleTaint.Disable()
 			continue
 		}
 
-		node, err := client.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(context.TODO(), nodeID, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Error retrieving node object via k8s API: %v", err)
-		}
 		nodeMeta.Unschedulable = node.Spec.Unschedulable
 
 		var timeNowString string
@@ -804,6 +824,21 @@ func rebootAsRequired(nodeID string, booter reboot.Reboot, sentinelCommand []str
 	}
 }
 
+func lastSuccessfulRebootWithinMinRebootPeriod(node *v1.Node) bool {
+	if minRebootPeriod == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	if v, ok := node.GetAnnotations()[KuredLastSuccessfulRebootAnnotation]; ok {
+		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to parse time %q in annotation %q: %s", v, KuredLastSuccessfulRebootAnnotation, err.Error())
+			return false
+		}
+		return time.Now().Before(t.Add(minRebootPeriod))
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // buildSentinelCommand creates the shell command line which will need wrapping to escape
 // the container boundaries
 func buildSentinelCommand(rebootSentinelFile string, rebootSentinelCommand string) []string {
diff --git a/kured-ds-signal.yaml b/kured-ds-signal.yaml
index 54568b670..59c7beb3b 100644
--- a/kured-ds-signal.yaml
+++ b/kured-ds-signal.yaml
@@ -98,3 +98,4 @@ spec:
 #            - --annotate-nodes=false
 #            - --lock-release-delay=30m
 #            - --log-format=text
+#            - --min-reboot-period=336h
diff --git a/kured-ds.yaml b/kured-ds.yaml
index 340ef4695..6a30b7d2c 100644
--- a/kured-ds.yaml
+++ b/kured-ds.yaml
@@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ spec:
 #            - --metrics-host=""
 #            - --metrics-port=8080
 #            - --concurrency=1
+#            - --min-reboot-period=336h