diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index c8155bce66..f1b5d5a4f2 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ static ConfigSetting generalSettings[] = {
 	ReportedConfigSetting("NumWorkerThreads", &g_Config.iNumWorkerThreads, &DefaultNumWorkers, true, true),
 	ConfigSetting("EnableAutoLoad", &g_Config.bEnableAutoLoad, false, true, true),
 	ReportedConfigSetting("EnableCheats", &g_Config.bEnableCheats, false, true, true),
+	ConfigSetting("CwCheatRefreshRate", &g_Config.iCwCheatRefreshRate, 77, true, true),
+
 	ConfigSetting("ScreenshotsAsPNG", &g_Config.bScreenshotsAsPNG, false, true, true),
 	ConfigSetting("StateSlot", &g_Config.iCurrentStateSlot, 0, true, true),
 	ConfigSetting("RewindFlipFrequency", &g_Config.iRewindFlipFrequency, 0, true, true),
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index ddab87cced..32eb5731b9 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public:
 	bool bEnableAutoLoad;
 	bool bEnableCheats;
 	bool bReloadCheats;
+	int iCwCheatRefreshRate;
 	bool bDisableStencilTest;
 	bool bAlwaysDepthWrite;
 	bool bDepthRangeHack;
diff --git a/Core/CwCheat.cpp b/Core/CwCheat.cpp
index 77e8c8bf42..35f297dcfb 100644
--- a/Core/CwCheat.cpp
+++ b/Core/CwCheat.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ void __CheatInit() {
 		__CheatStart();
 	}
 
+	int refresh = g_Config.iCwCheatRefreshRate;
+
 	// Only check once a second for cheats to be enabled.
-	CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(msToCycles(cheatsEnabled ? 77 : 1000), CheatEvent, 0);
+	CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(msToCycles(cheatsEnabled ? refresh : 1000), CheatEvent, 0);
 }
 
 void __CheatShutdown() {
@@ -73,11 +75,13 @@ void __CheatDoState(PointerWrap &p) {
 	p.Do(CheatEvent);
 	CoreTiming::RestoreRegisterEvent(CheatEvent, "CheatEvent", &hleCheat);
 
+	int refresh = g_Config.iCwCheatRefreshRate;
+
 	if (s < 2) {
 		// Before this we didn't have a checkpoint, so reset didn't work.
 		// Let's just force one in.
 		CoreTiming::RemoveEvent(CheatEvent);
-		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(msToCycles(cheatsEnabled ? 77 : 1000), CheatEvent, 0);
+		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(msToCycles(cheatsEnabled ? refresh : 1000), CheatEvent, 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,8 +95,10 @@ void hleCheat(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	int refresh = g_Config.iCwCheatRefreshRate;
+
 	// Only check once a second for cheats to be enabled.
-	CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(msToCycles(cheatsEnabled ? 77 : 1000), CheatEvent, 0);
+	CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(msToCycles(cheatsEnabled ? refresh : 1000), CheatEvent, 0);
 
 	if (!cheatEngine || !cheatsEnabled)
 		return;
diff --git a/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp b/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp
index 5462301a2e..9b4b760f1a 100644
--- a/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void CwCheatScreen::CreateViews() {
 	leftColumn->Add(new Choice(k->T("Edit Cheat File")))->OnClick.Handle(this, &CwCheatScreen::OnEditCheatFile);
 #endif
 	leftColumn->Add(new Choice(k->T("Enable/Disable All")))->OnClick.Handle(this, &CwCheatScreen::OnEnableAll);
+	leftColumn->Add(new PopupSliderChoice(&g_Config.iCwCheatRefreshRate, 1, 1000, k->T("Refresh Rate"), 1, screenManager()));
 
 	ScrollView *rightScroll = new ScrollView(ORIENT_VERTICAL, new LinearLayoutParams(0.5f));
 	rightScroll->SetScrollToTop(false);