diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/CheckpointMode.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/CheckpointMode.java
index c40ebf7..b3d4deb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/CheckpointMode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/CheckpointMode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.aws.inbound.kinesis;
  * The listener mode, record or batch.
  *
  * @author Artem Bilan
+ * @author Hervé Fortin
  *
  * @since 1.1
  */
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ public enum CheckpointMode {
 	/**
 	 * Checkpoint on demand via provided to the message {@link Checkpointer} callback.
 	 */
-	manual
+	manual,
+
+	/**
+	 * Checkpoint at fixed time intervals.
+	 * @since 2.2.0
+	 */
+	periodic
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java
index ba81fd4..44ddbc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ public class KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport {
 
 	private int consumerBackoff;
 
-	private long checkpointsInterval = 60_000L;
+	private long checkpointsInterval = 5_000L;
+
+	private CheckpointMode checkpointMode = CheckpointMode.batch;
 
 	public KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter(String streams) {
 		this(streams, AmazonKinesisClientBuilder.defaultClient(),
@@ -163,13 +165,17 @@ public class KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport {
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the interval between 2 checkpoints.
-	 *
 	 * @param checkpointsInterval interval between 2 checkpoints (in milliseconds)
 	 */
 	public void setCheckpointsInterval(long checkpointsInterval) {
 		this.checkpointsInterval = checkpointsInterval;
 	}
 
+	public void setCheckpointMode(CheckpointMode checkpointMode) {
+		Assert.notNull(checkpointMode, "'checkpointMode' must not be null");
+		this.checkpointMode = checkpointMode;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onInit() {
 		super.onInit();
@@ -277,7 +283,7 @@ public class KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport {
 			}
 			for (Record record : records) {
 				try {
-					processSingleRecord(record);
+					processSingleRecord(record, checkpointer);
 				}
 				catch (Throwable t) {
 					logger.warn("Caught throwable while processing record " + record, t);
@@ -291,18 +297,37 @@ public class KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			// checkpoint if needed
+			if (CheckpointMode.batch.equals(KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.this.checkpointMode)) {
+				checkpoint(checkpointer);
+			}
+			else if (CheckpointMode.periodic.equals(KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.this.checkpointMode) &&
+					System.currentTimeMillis() > nextCheckpointTimeInMillis) {
+
+				checkpoint(checkpointer);
+				this.nextCheckpointTimeInMillis = System.currentTimeMillis() + checkpointsInterval;
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		/**
 		 * Process a single record.
 		 * @param record The record to be processed.
+		 * @param checkpointer the checkpointer to use if the checkpointMode is record
 		 */
-		private void processSingleRecord(Record record) {
+		private void processSingleRecord(Record record, IRecordProcessorCheckpointer checkpointer) {
 			// Convert AWS Record in Spring Message.
-			performSend(prepareMessageForRecord(record), record);
+			performSend(prepareMessageForRecord(record, checkpointer), record);
+
+			// checkpoint if needed
+			if (CheckpointMode.record.equals(KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.this.checkpointMode)) {
+				checkpoint(checkpointer);
+			}
 		}
 
-		private AbstractIntegrationMessageBuilder<Object> prepareMessageForRecord(Record record) {
+		private AbstractIntegrationMessageBuilder<Object> prepareMessageForRecord(Record record,
+				IRecordProcessorCheckpointer checkpointer) {
 			Object payload = record.getData().array();
 			Message<?> messageToUse = null;
 
@@ -331,6 +356,10 @@ public class KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport {
 				messageBuilder.copyHeadersIfAbsent(messageToUse.getHeaders());
 			}
 
+			if (CheckpointMode.manual.equals(KclMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.this.checkpointMode)) {
+				messageBuilder.setHeader(AwsHeaders.CHECKPOINTER, checkpointer);
+			}
+
 			return messageBuilder;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java
index 39e0663..08e7ff5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aws/inbound/kinesis/KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.model.StreamStatus;
  *
  * @author Artem Bilan
  * @author Krzysztof Witkowski
+ * @author Hervé Fortin
  *
  * @since 1.1
  */
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ public class KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport i
 
 	private CheckpointMode checkpointMode = CheckpointMode.batch;
 
+	private long checkpointsInterval = 5_000L;
+
 	private int recordsLimit = 10000;
 
 	private int idleBetweenPolls = 1000;
@@ -229,6 +232,15 @@ public class KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport i
 		this.checkpointMode = checkpointMode;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the interval between 2 checkpoints. Only used when checkpointMode is periodic.
+	 * @param checkpointsInterval interval between 2 checkpoints (in milliseconds)
+	 * @since 2.2.0
+	 */
+	public void setCheckpointsInterval(long checkpointsInterval) {
+		this.checkpointsInterval = checkpointsInterval;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The maximum record to poll per on get-records request.
 	 * Not greater then {@code 10000}.
@@ -764,6 +776,8 @@ public class KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport i
 
 		private final ShardCheckpointer checkpointer;
 
+		private long nextCheckpointTimeInMillis;
+
 		private final Runnable processTask = processTask();
 
 		private final String key;
@@ -1019,6 +1033,11 @@ public class KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport i
 			if (CheckpointMode.batch.equals(KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.this.checkpointMode)) {
 				this.checkpointer.checkpoint();
 			}
+			else if (CheckpointMode.periodic.equals(KinesisMessageDrivenChannelAdapter.this.checkpointMode) &&
+					System.currentTimeMillis() > nextCheckpointTimeInMillis) {
+					this.checkpointer.checkpoint();
+					this.nextCheckpointTimeInMillis = System.currentTimeMillis() + checkpointsInterval;
+			}
 		}
 
 		private AbstractIntegrationMessageBuilder<Object> prepareMessageForRecord(Record record) {