diff --git a/src/api/orbit.ts b/src/api/orbit.ts
index 994900d2..ca66d339 100644
--- a/src/api/orbit.ts
+++ b/src/api/orbit.ts
@@ -106,16 +106,27 @@ export interface OrbitState {
  * Host-configurable rules. All default to `true`, i.e. the feature runs
  * "all on" for new sessions. Toggled via the Orbit-bar settings popover.
  */
+/** Minute presets offered to the host in the Orbit settings popover. */
+export const ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_PRESETS_MIN = [1, 5, 10, 15, 30] as const;
+export type OrbitShuffleIntervalMin = typeof ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_PRESETS_MIN[number];
+
 export interface OrbitSettings {
   /** Guest suggestions go straight into the host's play queue. */
   autoApprove: boolean;
-  /** Queue is reshuffled every `ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS`. */
+  /** Whether the auto-shuffle cycle runs at all. */
   autoShuffle: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Minutes between each auto-shuffle cycle. Must be one of
+   * `ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_PRESETS_MIN`. Older sessions that predate this
+   * field fall back to 15 via `effectiveShuffleIntervalMs`.
+   */
+  shuffleIntervalMin?: OrbitShuffleIntervalMin;
 }
 
 export const ORBIT_DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OrbitSettings = {
   autoApprove: true,
   autoShuffle: true,
+  shuffleIntervalMin: 15,
 };
 
 /** What the guest's outbox-playlist comment holds (heartbeat only, for now). */
diff --git a/src/components/OrbitSessionBar.tsx b/src/components/OrbitSessionBar.tsx
index c6fd671f..d33ed06f 100644
--- a/src/components/OrbitSessionBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/OrbitSessionBar.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
   endOrbitSession,
   leaveOrbitSession,
   computeOrbitDriftMs,
+  effectiveShuffleIntervalMs,
 } from '../utils/orbit';
-import { ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS } from '../utils/orbit';
 import { estimateLivePosition } from '../api/orbit';
 import OrbitParticipantsPopover from './OrbitParticipantsPopover';
 import OrbitExitModal from './OrbitExitModal';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default function OrbitSessionBar() {
     <OrbitExitModal />
   );
 
-  const untilShuffle = Math.max(0, (state.lastShuffle + ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS) - nowMs);
+  const untilShuffle = Math.max(0, (state.lastShuffle + effectiveShuffleIntervalMs(state)) - nowMs);
 
   // Guest-only: detect drift from the host's estimated live position.
   const guestPlayback = usePlayerStore.getState();
diff --git a/src/components/OrbitSettingsPopover.tsx b/src/components/OrbitSettingsPopover.tsx
index 60eaa156..2070052f 100644
--- a/src/components/OrbitSettingsPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/components/OrbitSettingsPopover.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Shuffle } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
 import { updateOrbitSettings, triggerOrbitShuffleNow } from '../utils/orbit';
-import { ORBIT_DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from '../api/orbit';
+import { ORBIT_DEFAULT_SETTINGS, ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_PRESETS_MIN, type OrbitShuffleIntervalMin } from '../api/orbit';
 import { showToast } from '../utils/toast';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -82,6 +82,37 @@ export default function OrbitSettingsPopover({ anchorRef, onClose }: Props) {
         </span>
       </label>
 
+      <div className="orbit-settings-pop__row orbit-settings-pop__row--stacked">
+        <div className="orbit-settings-pop__text">
+          <div className="orbit-settings-pop__label">{t('orbit.settingShuffleInterval')}</div>
+          <div className="orbit-settings-pop__hint">{t('orbit.settingShuffleIntervalHint')}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          className="orbit-settings-pop__preset-group"
+          role="radiogroup"
+          aria-label={t('orbit.settingShuffleInterval')}
+        >
+          {ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_PRESETS_MIN.map(min => {
+            const active = (settings.shuffleIntervalMin ?? 15) === min;
+            return (
+              <button
+                key={min}
+                type="button"
+                role="radio"
+                aria-checked={active}
+                className={`orbit-settings-pop__preset${active ? ' is-active' : ''}`}
+                disabled={!settings.autoShuffle}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  void updateOrbitSettings({ shuffleIntervalMin: min as OrbitShuffleIntervalMin });
+                }}
+              >
+                {t('orbit.settingShuffleIntervalValue', { count: min })}
+              </button>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <button
         type="button"
         className="orbit-settings-pop__action"
diff --git a/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts b/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts
index 86f30dad..16bffe8e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   sweepGuestOutboxes,
   applyOutboxSnapshotsToState,
   maybeShuffleQueue,
-  ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS,
+  effectiveShuffleIntervalMs,
 } from '../utils/orbit';
 import {
   orbitOutboxPlaylistName,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export function useOrbitHost(): void {
       //       mix the guests hear actually changes. `autoShuffle=false` skips
       //       both.
       const shouldShuffleNow = afterSweep.settings?.autoShuffle !== false
-        && (Date.now() - afterSweep.lastShuffle >= ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS);
+        && (Date.now() - afterSweep.lastShuffle >= effectiveShuffleIntervalMs(afterSweep));
       const afterShuffle = maybeShuffleQueue(afterSweep);
       if (shouldShuffleNow) {
         const before = usePlayerStore.getState().queue.length;
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index 9f1e4d82..437d4a5b 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -1513,8 +1513,12 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     settingsTitle: 'Session-Einstellungen',
     settingAutoApprove: 'Vorschläge automatisch übernehmen',
     settingAutoApproveHint: 'Neue Gäste-Vorschläge landen sofort in deiner Warteschlange. Aus: sie bleiben in der Session-Liste, du musst sie später manuell übernehmen.',
-    settingAutoShuffle: 'Warteschlange alle 15 Minuten mischen',
-    settingAutoShuffleHint: 'Automatischer Fisher-Yates-Shuffle. Aus: Reihenfolge wird nur verändert, wenn du selbst sortierst.',
+    settingAutoShuffle: 'Automatisch mischen',
+    settingAutoShuffleHint: 'Periodischer Fisher-Yates-Shuffle der kommenden Warteschlange. Aus: Reihenfolge wird nur verändert, wenn du selbst sortierst.',
+    settingShuffleInterval: 'Alle',
+    settingShuffleIntervalHint: 'Wie oft die kommende Warteschlange während der Session neu gemischt wird.',
+    settingShuffleIntervalValue_one: '{{count}} Min.',
+    settingShuffleIntervalValue_other: '{{count}} Min.',
     settingShuffleNow: 'Jetzt mischen',
     toastSuggested: '{{user}} hat „{{title}}" vorgeschlagen',
     toastSuggestedMany: '{{count}} neue Vorschläge in der Warteschlange',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index 7c5b292f..5fc0dc7d 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -1516,8 +1516,12 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     settingsTitle: 'Session settings',
     settingAutoApprove: 'Auto-approve suggestions',
     settingAutoApproveHint: "Guest suggestions land in your queue instantly. Off: they stay in the session list for you to review later.",
-    settingAutoShuffle: 'Reshuffle queue every 15 minutes',
-    settingAutoShuffleHint: "Automatic Fisher–Yates shuffle. Off: the order only changes when you rearrange it.",
+    settingAutoShuffle: 'Automatic reshuffle',
+    settingAutoShuffleHint: "Periodic Fisher–Yates shuffle of the upcoming queue. Off: order only changes when you rearrange it.",
+    settingShuffleInterval: 'Reshuffle every',
+    settingShuffleIntervalHint: 'How often the upcoming queue gets reshuffled while the session runs.',
+    settingShuffleIntervalValue_one: '{{count}} min',
+    settingShuffleIntervalValue_other: '{{count}} min',
     settingShuffleNow: 'Shuffle now',
     toastSuggested: '{{user}} suggested "{{title}}"',
     toastSuggestedMany: '{{count}} new suggestions in the queue',
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index e8b5b673..0575b834 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -12175,6 +12175,52 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   margin-top: 2px;
 }
 
+/* Row-variant for controls that want the control *under* the label rather
+   than beside it (preset pickers etc.). Non-interactive container: the
+   hover-background is suppressed here so the buttons keep focus. */
+.orbit-settings-pop__row--stacked {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  gap: 8px;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+.orbit-settings-pop__row--stacked:hover {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.orbit-settings-pop__preset-group {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.orbit-settings-pop__preset {
+  flex: 1 1 0;
+  min-width: 44px;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  font-size: 11.5px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-secondary, var(--text-primary));
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 5%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 10%, transparent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease, color 120ms ease;
+}
+.orbit-settings-pop__preset:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 10%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 30%, transparent);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+.orbit-settings-pop__preset.is-active {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 22%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, transparent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+.orbit-settings-pop__preset:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
 .orbit-settings-pop__action {
   width: 100%;
   display: inline-flex;
diff --git a/src/utils/orbit.ts b/src/utils/orbit.ts
index 93eeb332..b1c82f11 100644
--- a/src/utils/orbit.ts
+++ b/src/utils/orbit.ts
@@ -700,9 +700,24 @@ export const ORBIT_HEARTBEAT_ALIVE_MS = 30_000;
  */
 export const ORBIT_ORPHAN_TTL_MS = 60_000;
 
-/** Shuffle cadence — queue is reshuffled once every interval. */
+/**
+ * Legacy / fallback shuffle cadence. New sessions store their own interval
+ * in `OrbitState.settings.shuffleIntervalMin`; `effectiveShuffleIntervalMs`
+ * resolves that against this constant for sessions created before the
+ * field existed.
+ */
 export const ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS = 15 * 60_000;
 
+/**
+ * Resolve the active auto-shuffle cadence in ms. Reads the host's configured
+ * preset from `state.settings.shuffleIntervalMin`; older sessions that lack
+ * the field fall back to 15 min so their tick cadence is unchanged.
+ */
+export function effectiveShuffleIntervalMs(state: Pick<OrbitState, 'settings'>): number {
+  const min = state.settings?.shuffleIntervalMin;
+  return typeof min === 'number' ? min * 60_000 : ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS;
+}
+
 /**
  * How long a soft-`removed` marker stays in the state blob. Long enough for
  * the affected guest's 2.5 s read tick to surface the modal even after a
@@ -718,10 +733,11 @@ export const ORBIT_REMOVED_TTL_MS = 60_000;
  */
 export function maybeShuffleQueue(state: OrbitState, nowMs: number = Date.now()): OrbitState {
   if (state.settings?.autoShuffle === false) return state;
-  if (nowMs - state.lastShuffle < ORBIT_SHUFFLE_INTERVAL_MS) return state;
+  if (nowMs - state.lastShuffle < effectiveShuffleIntervalMs(state)) return state;
   if (state.queue.length < 2) {
-    // Still bump `lastShuffle` so the next eligible shuffle is 15 min away,
-    // preventing a tight retry loop right after a guest drops a single item in.
+    // Still bump `lastShuffle` so the next eligible shuffle is one full
+    // interval away, preventing a tight retry loop right after a guest
+    // drops a single item in.
     return { ...state, lastShuffle: nowMs };
   }
   const shuffled = state.queue.slice();