diff --git a/configuration.txt b/configuration.txt
index 740f120a..ec727650 100644
--- a/configuration.txt
+++ b/configuration.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ components:
   #  sendhealth: true
   #  sendposition: true
   #  allowwebchat: false
+  #  webchat-interval: 5
   #  hidewebchatip: false
   
   - class: org.dynmap.SimpleWebChatComponent
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/JsonFileClientUpdateComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/JsonFileClientUpdateComponent.java
index 737db67b..6f4980f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/JsonFileClientUpdateComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/JsonFileClientUpdateComponent.java
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public class JsonFileClientUpdateComponent extends ClientUpdateComponent {
             public void triggered(JSONObject t) {
                 s(t, "jsonfile", true);
                 s(t, "allowwebchat", allowwebchat);
+                
+                // For 'sendmessage.php'
+                s(t, "webchat-interval", configuration.getFloat("webchat-interval", 5.0f));
             }
         });
         plugin.events.addListener("initialized", new Event.Listener<Object>() {