diff --git a/src/socketio/admin.py b/src/socketio/admin.py
index 2973404..f317ea2 100644
--- a/src/socketio/admin.py
+++ b/src/socketio/admin.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class EventBuffer:
 
 
 class InstrumentedServer:
-    def __init__(self, sio, auth=None, namespace='/admin', read_only=False,
-                 server_id=None, mode='development'):
+    def __init__(self, sio, auth=None, mode='development', read_only=False,
+                 server_id=None, namespace='/admin', server_stats_interval=2):
         """Instrument the Socket.IO server for monitoring with the `Socket.IO
         Admin UI <https://socket.io/docs/v4/admin-ui/>`_.
         """
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class InstrumentedServer:
             else HOSTNAME
         )
         self.mode = mode
+        self.server_stats_interval = server_stats_interval
         self.event_buffer = EventBuffer()
 
         # task that emits "server_stats" every 2 seconds
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ class InstrumentedServer:
         ws.wait = functools.partial(_wait, ws)
         return socket.__websocket_handler(ws)
 
-    def _eio_send_ping(socket, self):
+    def _eio_send_ping(socket, self):  # pragma: no cover
         eio_sid = socket.sid
         t = time.time()
         for namespace in self.sio.manager.get_namespaces():
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ class InstrumentedServer:
         namespaces = list(self.sio.handlers.keys())
         namespaces.sort()
         while not self.stop_stats_event.is_set():
-            self.sio.sleep(2)
+            self.sio.sleep(self.server_stats_interval)
             self.sio.emit('server_stats', {
                 'serverId': self.server_id,
                 'hostname': HOSTNAME,
diff --git a/src/socketio/async_admin.py b/src/socketio/async_admin.py
index b8bb0ed..162c566 100644
--- a/src/socketio/async_admin.py
+++ b/src/socketio/async_admin.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PID = os.getpid()
 
 class InstrumentedAsyncServer:
     def __init__(self, sio, auth=None, namespace='/admin', read_only=False,
-                 server_id=None, mode='development'):
+                 server_id=None, mode='development', server_stats_interval=2):
         """Instrument the Socket.IO server for monitoring with the `Socket.IO
         Admin UI <https://socket.io/docs/v4/admin-ui/>`_.
         """
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class InstrumentedAsyncServer:
             else HOSTNAME
         )
         self.mode = mode
+        self.server_stats_interval = server_stats_interval
         self.admin_queue = []
         self.event_buffer = EventBuffer()
 
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ class InstrumentedAsyncServer:
         ws.wait = functools.partial(_wait, ws)
         return await socket.__websocket_handler(ws)
 
-    async def _eio_send_ping(socket, self):
+    async def _eio_send_ping(socket, self):  # pragma: no cover
         eio_sid = socket.sid
         t = time.time()
         for namespace in self.sio.manager.get_namespaces():
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ class InstrumentedAsyncServer:
         namespaces = list(self.sio.handlers.keys())
         namespaces.sort()
         while not self.stop_stats_event.is_set():
-            await self.sio.sleep(2)
+            await self.sio.sleep(self.server_stats_interval)
             await self.sio.emit('server_stats', {
                 'serverId': self.server_id,
                 'hostname': HOSTNAME,
diff --git a/src/socketio/async_server.py b/src/socketio/async_server.py
index 93fe676..99af067 100644
--- a/src/socketio/async_server.py
+++ b/src/socketio/async_server.py
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ class AsyncServer(base_server.BaseServer):
         return await self.eio.sleep(seconds)
 
     def instrument(self, auth=None, mode='development', read_only=False,
-                   server_id=None, namespace='/admin'):
+                   server_id=None, namespace='/admin',
+                   server_stats_interval=2):
         """Instrument the Socket.IO server for monitoring with the `Socket.IO
         Admin UI <https://socket.io/docs/v4/admin-ui/>`_.
 
@@ -495,12 +496,15 @@ class AsyncServer(base_server.BaseServer):
                           name.
         :param namespace: The Socket.IO namespace to use for the admin
                           interface. The default is ``/admin``.
+        :param server_stats_interval: The interval in seconds at which the
+                                      server emits a summary of it stats to all
+                                      connected admins.
         """
         from .async_admin import InstrumentedAsyncServer
-        return InstrumentedAsyncServer(self, auth=auth, mode=mode,
-                                       read_only=read_only,
-                                       server_id=server_id,
-                                       namespace=namespace)
+        return InstrumentedAsyncServer(
+            self, auth=auth, mode=mode, read_only=read_only,
+            server_id=server_id, namespace=namespace,
+            server_stats_interval=server_stats_interval)
 
     async def _send_packet(self, eio_sid, pkt):
         """Send a Socket.IO packet to a client."""
diff --git a/src/socketio/server.py b/src/socketio/server.py
index 2bc82e0..2081337 100644
--- a/src/socketio/server.py
+++ b/src/socketio/server.py
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ class Server(base_server.BaseServer):
         return self.eio.sleep(seconds)
 
     def instrument(self, auth=None, mode='development', read_only=False,
-                   server_id=None, namespace='/admin'):
+                   server_id=None, namespace='/admin',
+                   server_stats_interval=2):
         """Instrument the Socket.IO server for monitoring with the `Socket.IO
         Admin UI <https://socket.io/docs/v4/admin-ui/>`_.
 
@@ -482,11 +483,15 @@ class Server(base_server.BaseServer):
                           name.
         :param namespace: The Socket.IO namespace to use for the admin
                           interface. The default is ``/admin``.
+        :param server_stats_interval: The interval in seconds at which the
+                                      server emits a summary of it stats to all
+                                      connected admins.
         """
         from .admin import InstrumentedServer
-        return InstrumentedServer(self, auth=auth, mode=mode,
-                                  read_only=read_only, server_id=server_id,
-                                  namespace=namespace)
+        return InstrumentedServer(
+            self, auth=auth, mode=mode, read_only=read_only,
+            server_id=server_id, namespace=namespace,
+            server_stats_interval=server_stats_interval)
 
     def _send_packet(self, eio_sid, pkt):
         """Send a Socket.IO packet to a client."""
diff --git a/tests/async/test_admin.py b/tests/async/test_admin.py
index cdc93ba..f9a0c58 100644
--- a/tests/async/test_admin.py
+++ b/tests/async/test_admin.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def with_instrumented_server(auth=False, **ikwargs):
                 await instrumented_server.shutdown()
                 await sio.shutdown()
 
+            if 'server_stats_interval' not in ikwargs:
+                ikwargs['server_stats_interval'] = 0.1
+
             instrumented_server = sio.instrument(auth=auth, **ikwargs)
             server = SocketIOWebServer(sio, on_shutdown=shutdown)
             server.start()
diff --git a/tests/common/test_admin.py b/tests/common/test_admin.py
index e65d3cf..0118a07 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_admin.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_admin.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ def with_instrumented_server(auth=False, **ikwargs):
             def connect(sid, environ, auth):
                 pass
 
+            if 'server_stats_interval' not in ikwargs:
+                ikwargs['server_stats_interval'] = 0.1
+
             instrumented_server = sio.instrument(auth=auth, **ikwargs)
             server = SocketIOWebServer(sio)
             server.start()