diff --git a/include/uvgrtp/util.hh b/include/uvgrtp/util.hh
index 2e1ad70..efa72be 100644
--- a/include/uvgrtp/util.hh
+++ b/include/uvgrtp/util.hh
@@ -391,6 +391,14 @@ enum RTP_CTX_CONFIGURATION_FLAGS {
     */
     RCC_SESSION_BANDWIDTH = 12,
 
+    /** Set the timeout value for socket polling
+    * 
+    * Default value is 100 ms. If you are experiencing packet loss when receiving, you can try
+    * lowering this value down to 0. This will, however cause a busy loop in the receiver, so
+    * use with caution.
+    */
+    RCC_POLL_TIMEOUT       = 13,
+
     /// \cond DO_NOT_DOCUMENT
     RCC_LAST
     /// \endcond
diff --git a/src/media_stream.cc b/src/media_stream.cc
index 2a5e8aa..4fbfdf2 100644
--- a/src/media_stream.cc
+++ b/src/media_stream.cc
@@ -777,6 +777,12 @@ rtp_error_t uvgrtp::media_stream::configure_ctx(int rcc_flag, ssize_t value)
         
         return ret;
     }
+    else if (rcc_flag == RCC_POLL_TIMEOUT) {
+        if (reception_flow_) {
+            reception_flow_->set_poll_timeout_ms((int)value);
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     if (!initialized_) {
         UVG_LOG_ERROR("RTP context has not been initialized fully, cannot continue!");
@@ -952,6 +958,9 @@ int uvgrtp::media_stream::get_configuration_value(int rcc_flag)
         case RCC_SESSION_BANDWIDTH: {
             return (int)bandwidth_;
         }
+        case RCC_POLL_TIMEOUT: {
+            return reception_flow_->get_poll_timeout_ms();
+        }
         default:
             ret = -1;
     }
diff --git a/src/reception_flow.cc b/src/reception_flow.cc
index 70226d9..db1b59d 100644
--- a/src/reception_flow.cc
+++ b/src/reception_flow.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ uvgrtp::reception_flow::reception_flow(bool ipv6) :
     user_hook_arg_(nullptr),
     user_hook_(nullptr),
     packet_handlers_({}),
+    poll_timeout_ms_(100),
     ring_buffer_(),
     ring_read_index_(-1), // invalid first index that will increase to a valid one
     last_ring_write_index_(-1),
@@ -118,6 +119,16 @@ void uvgrtp::reception_flow::set_payload_size(const size_t& value)
     create_ring_buffer();
 }
 
+void uvgrtp::reception_flow::set_poll_timeout_ms(int timeout_ms)
+{
+    poll_timeout_ms_ = timeout_ms;
+}
+
+int uvgrtp::reception_flow::get_poll_timeout_ms()
+{
+    return poll_timeout_ms_;
+}
+
 rtp_error_t uvgrtp::reception_flow::start(std::shared_ptr<uvgrtp::socket> socket, int rce_flags)
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(active_mutex_);
@@ -423,13 +434,11 @@ void uvgrtp::reception_flow::receiver(std::shared_ptr<uvgrtp::socket> socket)
         pfds->fd = read_fds;
         pfds->events = POLLIN;
 
-        // exits after this time if no data has been received to check whether we should exit
-        int timeout_ms = 100; 
-
+        // exits after poll_timeout_ms_ time if no data has been received to check whether we should exit
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        if (WSAPoll(pfds, 1, timeout_ms) < 0) {
+        if (WSAPoll(pfds, 1, poll_timeout_ms_) < 0) {
 #else
-        if (poll(pfds, 1, timeout_ms) < 0) {
+        if (poll(pfds, 1, poll_timeout_ms_) < 0) {
 #endif
             UVG_LOG_ERROR("poll(2) failed");
             if (pfds)
diff --git a/src/reception_flow.hh b/src/reception_flow.hh
index e6117ac..f1133fa 100644
--- a/src/reception_flow.hh
+++ b/src/reception_flow.hh
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ namespace uvgrtp {
             void set_buffer_size(const ssize_t& value);
             ssize_t get_buffer_size() const;
             void set_payload_size(const size_t& value);
+            void set_poll_timeout_ms(int timeout_ms);
+            int get_poll_timeout_ms();
 
             rtp_error_t install_user_hook(void* arg, void (*hook)(void*, uint8_t* data, uint32_t len));
             /// \endcond
@@ -209,6 +211,8 @@ namespace uvgrtp {
             // Map different types of handlers by remote SSRC
             std::unordered_map<uint32_t, handler> packet_handlers_;
 
+            int poll_timeout_ms_;
+
             std::vector<Buffer> ring_buffer_;
             std::mutex handlers_mutex_;
             std::mutex ring_mutex_;