diff --git a/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml b/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
index a1e08e6d7c..767a1441b2 100644
--- a/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/eck-operator/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ data:
     namespaces: [{{ join "," .Values.managedNamespaces  }}]
     {{- end }}
     enable-leader-election: {{ .Values.config.enableLeaderElection }}
+    elasticsearch-observation-interval: {{ .Values.config.elasticsearchObservationInterval }}
diff --git a/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml b/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml
index efc9ac126e..8c3a9782b6 100644
--- a/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/eck-operator/values.yaml
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ config:
   # enableLeaderElection specifies whether leader election should be enabled
   enableLeaderElection: true
 
+  # Interval between observations of Elasticsearch health, non-positive values disable asynchronous observation.
+  elasticsearchObservationInterval: 10s
+
 # Prometheus PodMonitor configuration
 # Reference: https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/blob/master/Documentation/api.md#podmonitor
 podMonitor: