diff --git a/docs/generated/settings/settings.html b/docs/generated/settings/settings.html
index e7eb2da4a9df..328476debc89 100644
--- a/docs/generated/settings/settings.html
+++ b/docs/generated/settings/settings.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 <tr><td><code>kv.bulk_sst.sync_size</code></td><td>byte size</td><td><code>2.0 MiB</code></td><td>threshold after which non-Rocks SST writes must fsync (0 disables)</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>kv.closed_timestamp.close_fraction</code></td><td>float</td><td><code>0.2</code></td><td>fraction of closed timestamp target duration specifying how frequently the closed timestamp is advanced</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>kv.closed_timestamp.follower_reads_enabled</code></td><td>boolean</td><td><code>false</code></td><td>allow (all) replicas to serve consistent historical reads based on closed timestamp information</td></tr>
-<tr><td><code>kv.closed_timestamp.target_duration</code></td><td>duration</td><td><code>5s</code></td><td>if nonzero, attempt to provide closed timestamp notifications for timestamps trailing cluster time by approximately this duration</td></tr>
+<tr><td><code>kv.closed_timestamp.target_duration</code></td><td>duration</td><td><code>30s</code></td><td>if nonzero, attempt to provide closed timestamp notifications for timestamps trailing cluster time by approximately this duration</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>kv.raft.command.max_size</code></td><td>byte size</td><td><code>64 MiB</code></td><td>maximum size of a raft command</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>kv.raft_log.synchronize</code></td><td>boolean</td><td><code>true</code></td><td>set to true to synchronize on Raft log writes to persistent storage ('false' risks data loss)</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>kv.range.backpressure_range_size_multiplier</code></td><td>float</td><td><code>2</code></td><td>multiple of range_max_bytes that a range is allowed to grow to without splitting before writes to that range are blocked, or 0 to disable</td></tr>
diff --git a/pkg/storage/closedts/setting.go b/pkg/storage/closedts/setting.go
index 3456a56be4dd..58465318445d 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/closedts/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/closedts/setting.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 var TargetDuration = settings.RegisterNonNegativeDurationSetting(
 	"kv.closed_timestamp.target_duration",
 	"if nonzero, attempt to provide closed timestamp notifications for timestamps trailing cluster time by approximately this duration",
-	5*time.Second,
+	30*time.Second,
 )
 
 // CloseFraction is the fraction of TargetDuration determining how often closed