diff --git a/src/__tests__/extensions/sessionrecording.ts b/src/__tests__/extensions/sessionrecording.ts
index f78b2d743..917d86c70 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/extensions/sessionrecording.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/extensions/sessionrecording.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
     RECORDING_IDLE_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_MS,
     RECORDING_MAX_EVENT_SIZE,
     SessionRecording,
+    TEN_MINUTES_IN_MS,
 } from '../../extensions/sessionrecording'
 import { PostHogPersistence } from '../../posthog-persistence'
 import {
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ describe('SessionRecording', () => {
                 plugins: [],
                 inlineStylesheet: true,
                 recordCrossOriginIframes: false,
+                checkoutEveryNms: TEN_MINUTES_IN_MS,
             })
         })
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/sessionrecording.ts b/src/extensions/sessionrecording.ts
index e406c8411..1efc5ac36 100644
--- a/src/extensions/sessionrecording.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/sessionrecording.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { logger, loadScript, _timestamp, window } from '../utils'
 const BASE_ENDPOINT = '/s/'
 
 export const RECORDING_IDLE_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000 // 5 minutes
+export const TEN_MINUTES_IN_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000
 export const RECORDING_MAX_EVENT_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 0.9 // ~1mb (with some wiggle room)
 export const RECORDING_BUFFER_TIMEOUT = 2000 // 2 seconds
 export const SESSION_RECORDING_BATCH_KEY = 'recordings'
@@ -326,6 +327,8 @@ export class SessionRecording {
             collectFonts: false,
             inlineStylesheet: true,
             recordCrossOriginIframes: false,
+            //take a full snapshot after every N ms
+            checkoutEveryNms: TEN_MINUTES_IN_MS,
         }
         // We switched from loading all of rrweb to just the record part, but
         // keep backwards compatibility if someone hasn't upgraded PostHog