diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e2c1d216f3..15f2b40350 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ and this project adheres to
 - @cosmjs/stargate: Add Amino JSON support for `MsgCreateVestingAccount`.
 - @cosmjs/stargate and @cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate: Create and use
   BroadcastTxError ([#1096]).
+- @cosmjs/faucet: Allow configuring the cooldown value via
+  `FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME` environment variable.
 
 [#1072]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/1072
 [#1096]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/1096
diff --git a/packages/faucet/README.md b/packages/faucet/README.md
index 66cab433c0..e983367c06 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/README.md
+++ b/packages/faucet/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ FAUCET_CREDIT_AMOUNT_TKN  Send this amount of TKN to a user requesting TKN. TKN
 FAUCET_REFILL_FACTOR      Send factor times credit amount on refilling. Defauls to 8.
 FAUCET_REFILL_THRESHOLD   Refill when balance gets below factor times credit amount.
                           Defaults to 20.
+FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME      Time (in seconds) after which an address can request
+                          more tokens. Can be set to "0". Defaults to 24 hours
+                          if unset or an empty string.
 ```
 
 ### Faucet HD wallet
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/actions/help.ts b/packages/faucet/src/actions/help.ts
index e018375332..797929e780 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/actions/help.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/actions/help.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ FAUCET_CREDIT_AMOUNT_TKN  Send this amount of TKN to a user requesting TKN. TKN
 FAUCET_REFILL_FACTOR      Send factor times credit amount on refilling. Defauls to 8.
 FAUCET_REFILL_THRESHOLD   Refill when balance gets below factor times credit amount.
                           Defaults to 20.
+FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME      Time (in seconds) after which an address can request
+                          more tokens. Can be set to "0". Defaults to 24 hours
+                          if unset or an empty string.
 `.trim();
 
   process.stdout.write(`${out}\n`);
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/api/webserver.ts b/packages/faucet/src/api/webserver.ts
index e5c6fc65ef..1a9cad8e8b 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/api/webserver.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/api/webserver.ts
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ export class Webserver {
 
           const entry = this.addressCounter.get(address);
           if (entry !== undefined) {
-            const cooldownMs = constants.cooldown * 3600 * 1000;
-            if (entry.getTime() + cooldownMs > Date.now()) {
+            const cooldownTimeMs = constants.cooldownTime * 1000;
+            if (entry.getTime() + cooldownTimeMs > Date.now()) {
               throw new HttpError(
                 405,
-                `Too many request for the same address. Blocked to prevent draining. Please wait ${constants.cooldown}h and try it again!`,
+                `Too many request for the same address. Blocked to prevent draining. Please wait ${constants.cooldownTime} seconds and try it again!`,
               );
             }
           }
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/constants.ts b/packages/faucet/src/constants.ts
index 40ca9d9f1b..8a63744deb 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/constants.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ export const pathPattern = process.env.FAUCET_PATH_PATTERN || "m/44'/118'/0'/0/a
 export const tokenConfig: TokenConfiguration = {
   bankTokens: parseBankTokens(process.env.FAUCET_TOKENS || "ucosm, ustake"),
 };
-export const cooldown = 24; // hours
+/**
+ * Cooldown time in seconds.
+ *
+ * Defaults to 24 hours if FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME unset or an empty string.
+ * FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME can be set to "0" to deactivate.
+ */
+export const cooldownTime = process.env.FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME
+  ? Number.parseInt(process.env.FAUCET_COOLDOWN_TIME, 10)
+  : 24 * 3600;