diff --git a/xmlsitemap.admin.inc b/xmlsitemap.admin.inc
index 496dd2c..f7887a7 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap.admin.inc
+++ b/xmlsitemap.admin.inc
@@ -629,6 +629,17 @@ function xmlsitemap_add_link_bundle_settings(array &$form, array &$form_state, $
       ),
     ),
   );
+  $form['xmlsitemap']['changefreq'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'select',
+    '#title' => t('Default change frequency'),
+    '#options' => xmlsitemap_get_changefreq_options(),
+    '#default_value' => $bundle_info['changefreq'],
+    '#states' => array(
+      'invisible' => array(
+        'select[name="xmlsitemap[status]"]' => array('value' => '0'),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
 
   $form += array('#submit' => array());
   array_unshift($form['#submit'], 'xmlsitemap_link_bundle_settings_form_submit');
@@ -699,6 +710,9 @@ function xmlsitemap_add_form_link_options(array &$form, $entity, $bundle, $id) {
     'priority' => $bundle_info['priority'],
     'priority_default' => $bundle_info['priority'],
     'priority_override' => 0,
+    'changefreq' => $bundle_info['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_default' => $bundle_info['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_override' => 0,
   );
 
   $form['xmlsitemap'] = array(
@@ -706,7 +720,7 @@ function xmlsitemap_add_form_link_options(array &$form, $entity, $bundle, $id) {
     '#tree' => TRUE,
     '#title' => t('XML sitemap'),
     '#collapsible' => TRUE,
-    '#collapsed' => !$link['status_override'] && !$link['priority_override'],
+    '#collapsed' => !$link['status_override'] && !$link['priority_override'] && !$link['changefreq_override'],
     '#access' => user_access('administer xmlsitemap') || xmlsitemap_link_bundle_access($bundle_info),
     '#group' => 'additional_settings',
     '#attached' => array(
@@ -785,6 +799,35 @@ function xmlsitemap_add_form_link_options(array &$form, $entity, $bundle, $id) {
     '#value' => $link['priority_override'],
   );
 
+  // Changefreq field
+  $form['xmlsitemap']['changefreq'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'select',
+    '#title' => t('Change frequency'),
+    '#options' => xmlsitemap_get_changefreq_options($link['changefreq_default']),
+    '#default_value' => $link['changefreq_override'] ? $link['changefreq'] : 'default',
+    '#description' => t('The change frequency of this URL relative to other URLs on your site.'),
+    '#states' => array(
+      'invisible' => array(
+        'select[name="xmlsitemap[status]"]' => array('value' => '0'),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+  if (!$link['status_default']) {
+    // If the default status is excluded, add a visible state on the include
+    // override option.
+    $form['xmlsitemap']['changefreq']['#states']['visible'] = array(
+      'select[name="xmlsitemap[status]"]' => array('value' => '1'),
+    );
+  }
+  $form['xmlsitemap']['changefreq_default'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'value',
+    '#value' => $link['changefreq_default'],
+  );
+  $form['xmlsitemap']['changefreq_override'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'value',
+    '#value' => $link['changefreq_override'],
+  );
+
   // Other persistent fields.
   //$form['xmlsitemap']['lastmod'] = array(
   //  '#type' => 'value',
diff --git a/xmlsitemap.generate.inc b/xmlsitemap.generate.inc
index 57c3bc1..0d6e9b9 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap.generate.inc
+++ b/xmlsitemap.generate.inc
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ function xmlsitemap_rebuild_clear(array $types, $save_custom) {
   if ($save_custom) {
     $query->condition('status_override', 0);
     $query->condition('priority_override', 0);
+    $query->condition('changefreq_override', 0);
   }
 
   return $query->execute();
diff --git a/xmlsitemap.install b/xmlsitemap.install
index 916ebec..368099a 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap.install
+++ b/xmlsitemap.install
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ function xmlsitemap_schema() {
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'default' => 0,
       ),
+      'changefreq_override' => array(
+        'description' => 'A boolean that if TRUE means that the changefreq field has been overridden from its default value.',
+        'type' => 'int',
+        'size' => 'tiny',
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'default' => 0,
+      ),
       'changecount' => array(
         'description' => 'The number of times this item has been changed. Used to help calculate the next changefreq value.',
         'type' => 'int',
@@ -568,3 +575,11 @@ function _xmlsitemap_sitemap_rehash_all() {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add {xmlsitemap}.changefreq_override column.
+ */
+function xmlsitemap_update_7204() {
+  $schema = xmlsitemap_schema();
+  db_add_field('xmlsitemap', 'changefreq_override', $schema['xmlsitemap']['fields']['changefreq_override']);
+}
diff --git a/xmlsitemap.module b/xmlsitemap.module
index 09d02ea..5861430 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap.module
+++ b/xmlsitemap.module
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ define('XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_WEEKLY', 604800); // 60 * 60 * 24 * 7
 define('XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_DAILY', 86400); // 60 * 60 * 24
 define('XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_HOURLY', 3600); // 60 * 60
 define('XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_ALWAYS', 60);
+define('XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT', XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_MONTHLY);
 
 /**
  * Short lastmod timestamp format.
@@ -586,6 +587,7 @@ function xmlsitemap_link_save(array $link, array $context = array()) {
     'priority' => XMLSITEMAP_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
     'priority_override' => 0,
     'changefreq' => 0,
+    'changefreq_override' => 0,
     'changecount' => 0,
     'language' => LANGUAGE_NONE,
   );
@@ -1036,6 +1038,9 @@ function xmlsitemap_link_bundle_settings_save($entity, $bundle, array $settings,
     if ($settings['priority'] != $old_settings['priority']) {
       xmlsitemap_link_update_multiple(array('priority' => $settings['priority']), array('type' => $entity, 'subtype' => $bundle, 'priority_override' => 0));
     }
+    if ($settings['changefreq'] != $old_settings['changefreq']) {
+      xmlsitemap_link_update_multiple(array('changefreq' => $settings['changefreq']), array('type' => $entity, 'subtype' => $bundle, 'changefreq_override' => 0));
+    }
   }
 
   variable_set("xmlsitemap_settings_{$entity}_{$bundle}", $settings);
@@ -1085,6 +1090,7 @@ function xmlsitemap_link_bundle_load($entity, $bundle, $load_bundle_info = TRUE)
   $info += array(
     'status' => XMLSITEMAP_STATUS_DEFAULT,
     'priority' => XMLSITEMAP_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
+    'changefreq' => XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT,
   );
   return $info;
 }
@@ -1337,7 +1343,7 @@ function xmlsitemap_restore_user() {
 
 function xmlsitemap_process_form_link_options($form, &$form_state) {
   $link = &$form_state['values']['xmlsitemap'];
-  $fields = array('status' => XMLSITEMAP_STATUS_DEFAULT, 'priority' => XMLSITEMAP_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+  $fields = array('status' => XMLSITEMAP_STATUS_DEFAULT, 'priority' => XMLSITEMAP_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 'changefreq' => XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT);
 
   foreach ($fields as $field => $default) {
     if ($link[$field] === 'default') {
@@ -1384,8 +1390,9 @@ function xmlsitemap_link_bundle_settings_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * @todo Document this function.
  * @todo Make these translatable
  */
-function xmlsitemap_get_changefreq_options() {
-  return array(
+function xmlsitemap_get_changefreq_options($default = NULL) {
+  $options = array();
+  $changefreqs = array(
     XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_ALWAYS => 'always',
     XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_HOURLY => 'hourly',
     XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_DAILY => 'daily',
@@ -1393,6 +1400,16 @@ function xmlsitemap_get_changefreq_options() {
     XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_MONTHLY => 'monthly',
     XMLSITEMAP_FREQUENCY_YEARLY => 'yearly',
   );
+
+  if (isset($default)) {
+    $default = (int)$default;
+    $options['default'] = t('Default (@value)', array('@value' => $changefreqs[$default]));
+  }
+
+  // Add the rest of the options.
+  $options += $changefreqs;
+
+  return $options;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/xmlsitemap_menu/xmlsitemap_menu.module b/xmlsitemap_menu/xmlsitemap_menu.module
index f0ba9e2..946bc96 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap_menu/xmlsitemap_menu.module
+++ b/xmlsitemap_menu/xmlsitemap_menu.module
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ function xmlsitemap_menu_create_link(array $menu_item) {
     'priority' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_default' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_override' => 0,
+    'changefreq' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_default' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_override' => 0,
   );
 
   // The following values must always be checked because they are volatile.
diff --git a/xmlsitemap_node/xmlsitemap_node.module b/xmlsitemap_node/xmlsitemap_node.module
index 3d0e534..5464073 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap_node/xmlsitemap_node.module
+++ b/xmlsitemap_node/xmlsitemap_node.module
@@ -188,12 +188,20 @@ function xmlsitemap_node_create_link(stdClass $node) {
     'priority' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_default' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_override' => 0,
+    'changefreq' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_default' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_override' => 0,
   );
 
-  // Always recalculate changefreq and changecount.
+  // Only recalculate changefreq and changecount when not overridden.
   $timestamps = xmlsitemap_node_get_timestamps($node);
-  $node->xmlsitemap['changefreq'] = $node->nid ? xmlsitemap_calculate_changefreq($timestamps) : 0;
-  $node->xmlsitemap['changecount'] = $node->nid ? count($timestamps) - 1 : 0;
+  if ($node->xmlsitemap['changefreq_override'] == 0) {
+    $node->xmlsitemap['changefreq'] = $node->nid ? xmlsitemap_calculate_changefreq($timestamps) : 0;
+    $node->xmlsitemap['changecount'] = $node->nid ? count($timestamps) - 1 : 0;
+  }
+  else {
+    $node->xmlsitemap['changecount'] = 0;
+  }
 
   // Node access must be reset since it a user may have changed published status, etc.
   //$access = &drupal_static('node_access');
diff --git a/xmlsitemap_taxonomy/xmlsitemap_taxonomy.module b/xmlsitemap_taxonomy/xmlsitemap_taxonomy.module
index 88f6a60..188261a 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap_taxonomy/xmlsitemap_taxonomy.module
+++ b/xmlsitemap_taxonomy/xmlsitemap_taxonomy.module
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ function xmlsitemap_taxonomy_create_link(stdClass &$term) {
     'priority' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_default' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_override' => 0,
+    'changefreq' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_default' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_override' => 0,
   );
 
   // The following values must always be checked because they are volatile.
diff --git a/xmlsitemap_user/xmlsitemap_user.module b/xmlsitemap_user/xmlsitemap_user.module
index d441570..ae2762f 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap_user/xmlsitemap_user.module
+++ b/xmlsitemap_user/xmlsitemap_user.module
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ function xmlsitemap_user_create_link(stdClass &$account) {
     'priority' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_default' => $settings['priority'],
     'priority_override' => 0,
+    'changefreq' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_default' => $settings['changefreq'],
+    'changefreq_override' => 0,
   );
 
   // The following values must always be checked because they are volatile.