diff --git a/src/genie_python/genie.py b/src/genie_python/genie.py
index b32ccfbf..18aec8b7 100644
--- a/src/genie_python/genie.py
+++ b/src/genie_python/genie.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 )
 from genie_python.version import VERSION  # noqa E402
 
-PVBaseValue = bool | int | float | str
+PVBaseValue = bool | int | float | str | bytes
 PVValue = PVBaseValue | list[PVBaseValue] | npt.NDArray | None  # pyright: ignore
 # because we don't want to make PVValue generic
 
@@ -2554,3 +2554,15 @@ def get_detector_table() -> str | None:
     """
     assert _genie_api.dae is not None
     return _genie_api.dae.get_table_path("Detector")
+
+
+@usercommand
+@log_command_and_handle_exception
+def change_autosave(freq: float) -> None:
+    """Change the rate of ICP autosave
+
+    Args:
+        freq (float): frequency of autosave in Hz.
+    """
+    assert _genie_api.dae is not None
+    _genie_api.dae.change_autosave_freq(freq)
diff --git a/src/genie_python/genie_change_cache.py b/src/genie_python/genie_change_cache.py
index 3ba0a83a..3a904651 100644
--- a/src/genie_python/genie_change_cache.py
+++ b/src/genie_python/genie_change_cache.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from builtins import object, str
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from genie_python.genie import PVValue
 
 
 class ChangeCache(object):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.wiring = None
         self.detector = None
         self.spectra = None
-        self.mon_spect = None
-        self.mon_from = None
-        self.mon_to = None
+        self.mon_spect: int | None = None
+        self.mon_from: float | None = None
+        self.mon_to: float | None = None
         self.dae_sync = None
         self.tcb_file = None
         self.tcb_tables = []
@@ -30,13 +35,14 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.periods_seq = None
         self.periods_delay = None
         self.periods_settings = []
+        self.autosave_freq: float | None = None
 
-    def set_monitor(self, spec, low, high):
+    def set_monitor(self, spec: int | None, low: float | None, high: float | None) -> None:
         self.mon_spect = spec
         self.mon_from = low
         self.mon_to = high
 
-    def clear_vetos(self):
+    def clear_vetos(self) -> None:
         self.smp_veto = 0
         self.ts2_veto = 0
         self.hz50_veto = 0
@@ -45,12 +51,12 @@ def clear_vetos(self):
         self.ext2_veto = 0
         self.ext3_veto = 0
 
-    def set_fermi(self, enable, delay=1.0, width=1.0):
+    def set_fermi(self, enable: int | bool, delay: float = 1.0, width: float = 1.0) -> None:
         self.fermi_veto = 1 if enable else 0
         self.fermi_delay = delay
         self.fermi_width = width
 
-    def change_dae_settings(self, root):
+    def change_dae_settings(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = self._change_xml(root, "String", "Wiring Table", self.wiring)
         changed |= self._change_xml(root, "String", "Detector Table", self.detector)
         changed |= self._change_xml(root, "String", "Spectra Table", self.spectra)
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ def change_dae_settings(self, root):
         changed |= self._change_vetos(root)
         return changed
 
-    def _change_vetos(self, root):
+    def _change_vetos(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = self._change_xml(root, "EW", "SMP (Chopper) Veto", self.smp_veto)
         changed |= self._change_xml(root, "EW", " TS2 Pulse Veto", self.ts2_veto)
         changed |= self._change_xml(root, "EW", " ISIS 50Hz Veto", self.hz50_veto)
@@ -78,17 +84,17 @@ def _change_vetos(self, root):
         changed |= self._change_xml(root, "EW", "Veto 3", self.ext3_veto)
         return changed
 
-    def change_tcb_calculation_method(self, root):
+    def change_tcb_calculation_method(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = self._change_xml(root, "U16", "Calculation Method", self.tcb_calculation_method)
         return changed
 
-    def change_tcb_settings(self, root):
+    def change_tcb_settings(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = self._change_xml(root, "String", "Time Channel File", self.tcb_file)
         changed |= self.change_tcb_calculation_method(root)
         changed |= self._change_tcb_table(root)
         return changed
 
-    def _change_tcb_table(self, root):
+    def _change_tcb_table(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = False
         for row in self.tcb_tables:
             regime = str(row[0])
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ def _change_tcb_table(self, root):
         changed |= self.change_tcb_calculation_method(root)
         return changed
 
-    def change_period_settings(self, root):
+    def change_period_settings(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = self._change_xml(root, "EW", "Period Type", self.periods_type)
         changed |= self._change_xml(
             root, "I32", "Number Of Software Periods", self.periods_soft_num
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ def change_period_settings(self, root):
         changed |= self._change_period_table(root)
         return changed
 
-    def _change_period_table(self, root):
+    def _change_period_table(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
         changed = False
         for row in self.periods_settings:
             period = row[0]
@@ -127,7 +133,11 @@ def _change_period_table(self, root):
             changed |= self._change_xml(root, "String", "Label %s" % period, label)
         return changed
 
-    def _change_xml(self, xml, node, name, value):
+    def change_autosave_settings(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
+        changed = self._change_xml(root, "U32", " Frequency", self.autosave_freq)
+        return changed
+
+    def _change_xml(self, xml: ET.Element, node: str, name: str, value: "PVValue") -> bool:
         """
         Helper func to change the xml.
         Will not be set if the input is None.
diff --git a/src/genie_python/genie_dae.py b/src/genie_python/genie_dae.py
index 26c41ab4..936e6e84 100644
--- a/src/genie_python/genie_dae.py
+++ b/src/genie_python/genie_dae.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import typing
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import zlib
 from binascii import hexlify
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@
     "specintegrals_size": "DAE:SPECINTEGRALS.NORD",
     "specdata": "DAE:SPECDATA",
     "specdata_size": "DAE:SPECDATA.NORD",
+    "updatesettings": "DAE:UPDATESETTINGS",
+    "updatesettings_sp": "DAE:UPDATESETTINGS:SP",
 }
 
 DAE_CONFIG_FILE_PATHS = [
@@ -1201,6 +1204,7 @@ def change_finish(self) -> None:
             self._change_dae_settings()
             self._change_tcb_settings()
             self._change_period_settings()
+            self._change_autosave_freq()
             self.change_cache = ChangeCache()
 
     def change_tables(
@@ -1884,6 +1888,20 @@ def _change_period_settings(self) -> None:
                     "set a number that is too large for the DAE memory. Try a smaller number!"
                 )
 
+    def _change_autosave_freq(self) -> None:
+        update_settings = typing.cast(
+            bytes, self._get_pv_value(self._get_dae_pv_name("updatesettings"), to_string=True)
+        )
+        root = ET.fromstring(update_settings)
+
+        changed = self.change_cache.change_autosave_settings(root)
+        if changed:
+            update_settings_sp: bytes = ET.tostring(root).strip()
+
+            self._set_pv_value(
+                self._get_dae_pv_name("updatesettings_sp"), update_settings_sp, wait=True
+            )
+
     def get_spectrum(
         self, spectrum: int, period: int = 1, dist: bool = True, use_numpy: bool | None = None
     ) -> "_GetspectrumReturn":
@@ -2234,3 +2252,19 @@ def integrate_spectrum(
         # run sum of terms, note in the case that the high and low partials
         # are in the same bin this still works
         return full_count + partial_count_high - partial_count_low
+
+    def change_autosave_freq(self, freq: float) -> None:
+        """Change the rate of ICP autosave
+
+        Args:
+            freq (float): frequency of autosave
+        """
+        did_change = False
+        if not self.in_change:
+            self.change_start()
+            did_change = True
+
+        self.change_cache.autosave_freq = freq
+
+        if did_change:
+            self.change_finish()
diff --git a/src/genie_python/genie_simulate_impl.py b/src/genie_python/genie_simulate_impl.py
index 50709756..08927fa4 100644
--- a/src/genie_python/genie_simulate_impl.py
+++ b/src/genie_python/genie_simulate_impl.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.periods_seq = None
         self.periods_delay = None
         self.periods_settings = []
+        self.autosave_freq: float | None = None
 
     def set_monitor(self, spec: int, low: float, high: float) -> None:
         self.mon_spect = spec
@@ -257,6 +258,10 @@ def _change_period_table(self, root: ET.Element, changed: bool) -> bool:
                 changed = True
         return changed
 
+    def change_autosave_settings(self, root: ET.Element) -> bool:
+        self._change_xml(root, "U32", " Frequency", self.autosave_freq)
+        return True
+
     def _change_xml(
         self, xml: ET.Element, node: str, name: str, value: str | int | float | None
     ) -> None:
@@ -1091,6 +1096,22 @@ def get_table_path(self, table_type: str) -> str:
         if table_type == "Spectra":
             return self.change_cache.spectra
 
+    def change_autosave_freq(self, freq: float) -> None:
+        """Change the rate of ICP autosave
+
+        Args:
+            freq (float): frequency of autosave
+        """
+        did_change = False
+        if not self.in_change:
+            self.change_start()
+            did_change = True
+
+        self.change_cache.autosave_freq = freq
+
+        if did_change:
+            self.change_finish()
+
 
 class API(object):
     def __init__(
diff --git a/tests/test_genie_dae.py b/tests/test_genie_dae.py
index ebff76ba..c3bbe48c 100644
--- a/tests/test_genie_dae.py
+++ b/tests/test_genie_dae.py
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@
     </DBL>
 </Cluster>"""
 
+UPDATE_SETTINGS_XML = """<Cluster>
+    <Name>DAE Updates</Name>
+    <NumElts>3</NumElts>
+    <U32>
+        <Name> Frequency</Name>
+        <Val>5000</Val>
+    </U32>
+</Cluster>
+"""
+
 YC_RETURN = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]
 Y_RETURN = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0]
 YC_NORD_RETURN = 4
@@ -123,13 +133,19 @@
 SPECDATA = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0]
 
 
-def get_mock_pv_value(pv_name, to_string, use_numpy):
+def get_mock_pv_value(
+    name: str,
+    to_string: bool = False,
+    attempts: int = 3,
+    is_local: bool = False,
+    use_numpy: bool | None = None,
+):
     """
     Mock method for testing changes to DAE settings. It returns example XML data if the pv name is one of
     DAESETTINGS, TCBSETTINGS or HARDWAREPERIODS.
     Args:
-        pv_name: the name of the pv
-        to_string: whether to convert the value to a string. Not used in this method, but included since the method
+        name: the name of the pv
+        all other args: Not used in this method, but included since the method
         it is mocking is called with this keyword argument.
 
     Returns:
@@ -139,8 +155,9 @@ def get_mock_pv_value(pv_name, to_string, use_numpy):
         "DAE:DAESETTINGS": DAE_SETTINGS_XML,
         "DAE:TCBSETTINGS": compress_and_hex(TCB_SETTINGS_XML),
         "DAE:HARDWAREPERIODS": PERIOD_SETTINGS_XML,
+        "DAE:UPDATESETTINGS": UPDATE_SETTINGS_XML,
     }
-    return mock_data[pv_name]
+    return mock_data[name]
 
 
 class TestGenieDAE(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -408,6 +425,25 @@ def test_WHEN_change_vetos_called_with_clearall_false_THEN_nothing_happens(self)
     def test_WHEN_change_vetos_called_with_unknown_veto_THEN_exception_thrown(self):
         self.assertRaises(Exception, self.dae.change_vetos, bad_veto=True)
 
+    def test_WHEN_change_autosave_frequency_called_THEN_freq_is_set(self):
+        self.dae.in_change = False
+        self.dae.get_run_state = MagicMock(return_value="SETUP")
+        self.dae.in_transition = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+        self.dae.api.get_pv_value = get_mock_pv_value
+
+        self.dae.change_autosave_freq(1.0)
+
+        func = self.api.set_pv_value
+
+        check_xml = (
+            b"<Cluster>\n    <Name>DAE Updates</Name>\n    <NumElts>3</NumElts>\n"
+            b"    <U32>\n        <Name> Frequency</Name>\n        <Val>1.0</Val>"
+            b"\n    </U32>\n</Cluster>"
+        )
+
+        func.assert_called_with("DAE:UPDATESETTINGS:SP", check_xml, True)
+        self.assertEqual(self.dae.in_change, False)
+
     def test_WHEN_fifo_veto_enabled_at_runtime_THEN_correct_PV_set_with_correct_value(self):
         self.dae.change_vetos(fifo=True)