diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/dsl/ImapMailInboundChannelAdapterSpec.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/dsl/ImapMailInboundChannelAdapterSpec.java
index a6ab944049..280d3cc2c9 100644
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/dsl/ImapMailInboundChannelAdapterSpec.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/dsl/ImapMailInboundChannelAdapterSpec.java
@@ -65,4 +65,19 @@ public class ImapMailInboundChannelAdapterSpec
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * How often to recycle the idle task (in case of a silently dropped connection).
+	 * Seconds; default 120 (2 minutes).
+	 * @param interval the interval.
+	 * @return the spec.
+	 * @see ImapMailReceiver#setCancelIdleInterval(long)
+	 * @since 5.0.10
+	 */
+	public ImapMailInboundChannelAdapterSpec cancelIdleInterval(long interval) {
+		assertReceiver();
+		this.receiver.setCancelIdleInterval(interval);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+
 }