diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Config.in b/net/modemmanager/Config.in
index 28e65a319..283a9e10a 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Config.in
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Config.in
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ depends on PACKAGE_modemmanager
 		default y
 		help
 		  Compile ModemManager with QMI support
+
+        config MODEMMANAGER_WITH_AT_COMMAND_VIA_DBUS
+                bool "Allow AT commands via DBus"
+                default n
+                help
+                  Compile ModemManager allowing AT commands without debug flag
 endmenu
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index c0de516a7..bd4d3765e 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--disable-gtk-doc
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_MODEMMANAGER_WITH_AT_COMMAND_VIA_DBUS),y)
+  CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-at-command-via-dbus
+endif
+
 ifdef CONFIG_MODEMMANAGER_WITH_MBIM
   CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-mbim
 else
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/README.md b/net/modemmanager/README.md
index ea86568c9..c9d880ea4 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/README.md
+++ b/net/modemmanager/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Once installed, you can configure the 2G/3G/4G modem connections directly in
         option pincode     '7423'
         option iptype      'ipv4'
         option lowpower    '1'
+        option signalrate  '30'
 
 Only 'device' and 'proto' are mandatory options, the remaining ones are all
 optional.
@@ -34,3 +35,6 @@ allowing all protocols.
 
 The 'iptype' option supports any of these values: 'ipv4', 'ipv6' or 'ipv4v6'.
 It will default to 'ipv4' if not given.
+
+The 'signalrate' option set's the signal refresh rate (in seconds) for the device.
+You can call signal info with command: mmcli -m 0 --signal-get
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
index 07147b1f3..d24910b98 100755
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ proto_modemmanager_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_string	 password
 	proto_config_add_string	 pincode
 	proto_config_add_string	 iptype
+	proto_config_add_int	 signalrate
 	proto_config_add_boolean lowpower
 	proto_config_add_defaults
 }
@@ -354,11 +355,11 @@ proto_modemmanager_setup() {
 	local bearermethod_ipv4 bearermethod_ipv6 auth cliauth
 	local operatorname operatorid registration accesstech signalquality
 
-	local device apn allowedauth username password pincode iptype metric
+	local device apn allowedauth username password pincode iptype metric signalrate
 
 	local address prefix gateway mtu dns1 dns2
 
-	json_get_vars device apn allowedauth username password pincode iptype metric
+	json_get_vars device apn allowedauth username password pincode iptype metric signalrate
 
 	# validate sysfs path given in config
 	[ -n "${device}" ] || {
@@ -403,6 +404,14 @@ proto_modemmanager_setup() {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	# check if Signal refresh rate is set
+	if [ -n "${signalrate}" ] && [ "${signalrate}" -eq "${signalrate}" ] 2>/dev/null; then
+		echo "setting signal refresh rate to ${signalrate} seconds"
+		mmcli --modem="${device}" --signal-setup="${signalrate}"
+	else
+		echo "signal refresh rate is not set"
+	fi
+
 	# log additional useful information
 	modemstatus=$(mmcli --modem="${device}" --output-keyvalue)
 	operatorname=$(modemmanager_get_field "${modemstatus}" "modem.3gpp.operator-name")