diff --git a/include/fti-defs.h b/include/fti-defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dcdd15ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/fti-defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#ifndef __FTI_DEFS__
+#define __FTI_DEFS__
+#endif // __FTI_DEFS__
diff --git a/include/fti-intern.h b/include/fti-intern.h
index 236af9015..216a68318 100644
--- a/include/fti-intern.h
+++ b/include/fti-intern.h
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ extern "C" {
         size_t cHostBufSize;               /**< Host buffer size for GPU data.*/
         char suffix[4];                    /** Suffix of the checkpoint files */
         FTIT_dcpConfigurationPosix dcpInfoPosix; /**< dCP info for posix I/O  */
+        // int fastForward;            /**< Fast forward rate for ckpt intervals */
     } FTIT_configuration;
 
     /** @typedef    FTIT_topology
@@ -699,6 +700,7 @@ extern "C" {
         MPI_Comm groupComm;                 /**< Group communicator.          */
         MPI_Comm nodeComm;
         FTIT_dcpExecutionPosix dcpInfoPosix; /**< dCP info for posix I/O  */
+        int fastForward;            /**< Fast forward rate for ckpt intervals */
         /** A function pointer pointing to the function which actually the
          * checkpoint file. Noticeably We need 2 function pointers, One for the
          * Level 4 checkpoint And one for the remaining cases */
diff --git a/src/checkpoint.c b/src/checkpoint.c
index 2c34c7955..631abc98b 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint.c
+++ b/src/checkpoint.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ int FTI_UpdateIterTime(FTIT_execution* FTI_Exec) {
                 FTI_Exec->ckptIntv = 1;
             } else {
                 FTI_Exec->ckptIntv = rint(60.0 / FTI_Exec->globMeanIter);
+                FTI_Exec->ckptIntv = ceil((double)FTI_Exec->ckptIntv/FTI_Exec->fastForward);
             }
             res = FTI_Exec->ckptLast + FTI_Exec->ckptIntv;
             if (FTI_Exec->ckptLast == 0) {
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index ab1858172..8bdd144f8 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ int FTI_ReadConf(FTIT_configuration* FTI_Conf, FTIT_execution* FTI_Exec,
     // 0 -> disabled
     FTI_Ckpt[4].ckptDcpIntv = (int)iniparser_getint(ini, "Basic:dcp_l4", 0);
     FTI_Ckpt[4].ckptIntv = (int)iniparser_getint(ini, "Basic:ckpt_l4", -1);
+    // Fast Forward flag
+    // FTI_Conf->fastForward = (int)iniparser_getint(ini, "Basic:fast_forward", 1);
+    FTI_Exec->fastForward = (int)iniparser_getint(ini, "Advanced:fast_forward", 1);
     FTI_Ckpt[1].isInline = (int)1;
     FTI_Ckpt[2].isInline = (int)iniparser_getint(ini, "Basic:inline_l2", 1);
     FTI_Ckpt[3].isInline = (int)iniparser_getint(ini, "Basic:inline_l3", 1);
@@ -387,6 +390,17 @@ int FTI_TestConfig(FTIT_configuration* FTI_Conf, FTIT_topology* FTI_Topo,
         return FTI_NSCS;
     }
 
+    //fast forward
+    if (FTI_Exec->fastForward < 1 || FTI_Exec->fastForward > 10) {
+      FTI_Print("Fast Forward should be between 1 and 10, inclusive", FTI_WARN);
+        return FTI_NSCS;
+    }
+
+    if ( FTI_Exec->fastForward < 10 && FTI_Exec->fastForward > 1) {
+      FTI_Print("Fast Forward flag is set.", FTI_WARN);
+        return FTI_NSCS;
+    }
+
     // check dCP settings only if dCP is enabled
     if (FTI_Conf->dcpPosix) {
         if (FTI_Conf->dcpInfoPosix.StackSize > MAX_STACK_SIZE) {