diff --git a/modules/openthread/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/openthread/CMakeLists.txt
index 02af3687cf5..e6d4af11560 100644
--- a/modules/openthread/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/openthread/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ macro(kconfig_to_ot_option kconfig_option ot_config description)
     endif()
 endmacro()
 
+macro(kconfig_to_ot_option_value kconfig_option ot_config description)
+      set(${ot_config} ${${kconfig_option}} CACHE STRING "${description}" FORCE)
+endmacro()
+
 # OpenThread options
 set(OT_BUILD_EXECUTABLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable OpenThread samples")
 set(OT_BUILTIN_MBEDTLS_MANAGEMENT OFF CACHE BOOL "Use Zephyr's mbedTLS heap")
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ kconfig_to_ot_option(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_UPTIME OT_UPTIME "Enable support for trac
 kconfig_to_ot_option(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_VERHOEFF_CHECKSUM OT_VERHOEFF_CHECKSUM "Verhoeff checksum")
 kconfig_to_ot_option(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_WAKEUP_COORDINATOR OT_WAKEUP_COORDINATOR "Enable Wake-up Coordinator role")
 kconfig_to_ot_option(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_WAKEUP_END_DEVICE OT_WAKEUP_END_DEVICE "Enable Wake-up End Device role")
+kconfig_to_ot_option_value(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RCP_RESTORATION_MAX_COUNT OT_RCP_RESTORATION_MAX_COUNT "Set the maximum number of RCP restoration attempts")
 
 if(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_COPROCESSOR_VENDOR_HOOK_SOURCE)
   set(OT_NCP_VENDOR_HOOK_SOURCE ${CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_COPROCESSOR_VENDOR_HOOK_SOURCE} CACHE STRING "NCP vendor hook source file name" FORCE)
diff --git a/modules/openthread/Kconfig.thread b/modules/openthread/Kconfig.thread
index 2bababd4fee..0633d8bc62d 100644
--- a/modules/openthread/Kconfig.thread
+++ b/modules/openthread/Kconfig.thread
@@ -250,3 +250,18 @@ config OPENTHREAD_MLE_CHILD_TIMEOUT
 	default 240
 	help
 	  The value of MLE child timeout in seconds.
+
+config OPENTHREAD_RCP_RESTORATION_MAX_COUNT
+	int "Openthread RCP restoration maximum count"
+	default 2
+	help
+	  The maximum number of attempts to restore the RCP connection.
+
+config OPENTHREAD_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER_OVERRIDE
+	bool "Override default router selection jitter"
+	depends on OPENTHREAD_FTD
+
+config OPENTHREAD_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER
+	int "OpenThread router selection jitter in seconds"
+	depends on OPENTHREAD_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER_OVERRIDE
+	default 120
diff --git a/modules/openthread/openthread.c b/modules/openthread/openthread.c
index 5bd7f27e8c8..e4124cda7f9 100644
--- a/modules/openthread/openthread.c
+++ b/modules/openthread/openthread.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(net_openthread_platform, CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVE
 #include <openthread/platform/diag.h>
 #include <openthread/tasklet.h>
 #include <openthread/thread.h>
+#include <openthread/thread_ftd.h>
 #include <openthread/dataset.h>
 #include <openthread/joiner.h>
 #include <openthread-system.h>
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(net_openthread_platform, CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVE
 #define OT_POLL_PERIOD 0
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER)
+#define OT_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER
+#else
+#define OT_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER 0
+#endif
+
 #define ZEPHYR_PACKAGE_NAME "Zephyr"
 #define PACKAGE_VERSION     KERNEL_VERSION_STRING
 
@@ -340,6 +347,10 @@ int openthread_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER_OVERRIDE)) {
+		otThreadSetRouterSelectionJitter(openthread_instance, OT_ROUTER_SELECTION_JITTER);
+	}
+
 	openthread_mutex_unlock();
 
 	/* Start work queue for the OpenThread module */