diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72415bf..6e100bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ There are several options that you should be aware of when using forever. Most o
     'uid': 'your-UID',          // Custom uid for this forever process. (default: autogen)
     'pidFile': 'path/to/a.pid', // Path to put pid information for the process(es) started
     'max': 10,                  // Sets the maximum number of times a given script should run
+    'cooldownInterval': 300,    // Stop restarting if max is reached during this interval (in seconds)
     'killTree': true,           // Kills the entire child process tree on `exit`
 
     //
diff --git a/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js b/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js
index 02c75e6..391246b 100755
--- a/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ var Monitor = exports.Monitor = function (script, options) {
     if (options.watch) {
       plugins.watch.attach.call(monitor, options);
     }
+    if (options.cooldownInterval) {
+      plugins.cooldown.attach.call(monitor, options);
+    }
   }
 
   var execPath = process.execPath,
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ var Monitor = exports.Monitor = function (script, options) {
   this.id               = options.id || false;
   this.pidFile          = options.pidFile;
   this.max              = options.max;
+  this.cooldownInterval = options.cooldownInterval || null;
   this.killTTL          = options.killTTL;
   this.killSignal       = options.killSignal || 'SIGKILL';
   this.childExists      = false;
diff --git a/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/cooldown.js b/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/cooldown.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..505c19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/cooldown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * watch.js: Plugin for `Monitor` instances which decreases the count of
+ * failures over time. It makes the max option time sensitive (ie it's not the
+ * same to have 10 failures in 10 seconds and 10 failures in 10 weeks).
+ *
+ * (C) 2010 Charlie Robbins & the Contributors
+ * MIT LICENCE
+ *
+ */
+
+//
+// Name the plugin
+//
+exports.name = 'cooldown';
+
+//
+// ### function attach (options)
+// #### @options {Object} Options for attaching to `Monitor`
+//
+// Attaches functionality for logging stdout and stderr to `Monitor` instances.
+//
+exports.attach = function (options) {
+  var monitor = this;
+
+  setInterval(function() {
+    monitor.times = Math.floor(monitor.times / 2);
+  }, options.cooldownInterval * 1000);
+}
diff --git a/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/index.js b/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/index.js
index 24d3127..a2b5a26 100644
--- a/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/index.js
+++ b/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/index.js
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-exports.logger = require('./logger');
-exports.watch  = require('./watch');
\ No newline at end of file
+exports.logger   = require('./logger');
+exports.watch    = require('./watch');
+exports.cooldown = require('./cooldown')
diff --git a/test/plugins/cooldown-test.js b/test/plugins/cooldown-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b81fc76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugins/cooldown-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+var assert = require('assert')
+    path = require('path'),
+    vows = require('vows'),
+    fmonitor = require('../../lib'),
+    macros = require('../helpers/macros');
+
+var examplesDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'examples');
+
+vows.describe('forever-monitor/plugins/logger').addBatch({
+  'When using the cooldown plugin': {
+    'running error-on-timer sample one hundred times': {
+      topic: function () {
+        var script = path.join(examplesDir, 'error-on-timer.js');
+        var options = {
+          max: 10,
+          cooldownInterval: 1,
+          silent: true,
+          outFile: 'test/fixtures/stdout.log',
+          errFile: 'test/fixtures/stderr.log',
+          args: []
+        }
+        var child = new (fmonitor.Monitor)(script, options);
+        setTimeout(this.callback.bind({}, null, child), 2100);
+        child.start();
+      },
+      'should have not reached max': function (err, child) {
+        assert.ok(child.times < 10);
+      }
+    },
+    'running error-on-timer sample three times': macros.assertTimes(
+      path.join(examplesDir, 'error-on-timer.js'),
+      3,
+      {
+        cooldownInterval: 10,
+        minUptime: 200,
+        silent: true,
+        outFile: 'test/fixtures/stdout.log',
+        errFile: 'test/fixtures/stderr.log',
+        args: []
+      }
+    )
+  }
+}).export(module);