diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a17bdb8..f2d171d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tun2proxy"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.3"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/tun2proxy/tun2proxy"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b4ba04..06f0601 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ Options:
       --daemonize                          Daemonize for unix family or run as Windows service
       --exit-on-fatal-error                Exit immediately when fatal error occurs, useful for running as a service
       --max-sessions <number>              Maximum number of sessions to be handled concurrently [default: 200]
-      --udpgw-server <IP:PORT>             UDP gateway server address, similar to badvpn-udpgw
-      --udpgw-max-connections <number>     Max udpgw connections, default value is 5
+      --udpgw-server <IP:PORT>             UDP gateway server address, forwards UDP packets via specified TCP server
+      --udpgw-connections <number>         Max connections for the UDP gateway, default value is 5
+      --udpgw-keepalive <seconds>          Keepalive interval in seconds for the UDP gateway, default value is 30
   -h, --help                               Print help
   -V, --version                            Print version
 ```
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 919c673..85904db 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -111,15 +111,20 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[arg(long, value_name = "number", default_value = "200")]
     pub max_sessions: usize,
 
-    /// UDP gateway server address, similar to badvpn-udpgw
+    /// UDP gateway server address, forwards UDP packets via specified TCP server
     #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
     #[arg(long, value_name = "IP:PORT")]
     pub udpgw_server: Option<SocketAddr>,
 
-    /// Max udpgw connections, default value is 5
+    /// Max connections for the UDP gateway, default value is 5
     #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
     #[arg(long, value_name = "number", requires = "udpgw_server")]
-    pub udpgw_max_connections: Option<usize>,
+    pub udpgw_connections: Option<usize>,
+
+    /// Keepalive interval in seconds for the UDP gateway, default value is 30
+    #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "seconds", requires = "udpgw_server")]
+    pub udpgw_keepalive: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 fn validate_tun(p: &str) -> Result<String> {
@@ -166,7 +171,9 @@ impl Default for Args {
             #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
             udpgw_server: None,
             #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
-            udpgw_max_connections: None,
+            udpgw_connections: None,
+            #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
+            udpgw_keepalive: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -201,8 +208,8 @@ impl Args {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
-    pub fn udpgw_max_connections(&mut self, udpgw_max_connections: usize) -> &mut Self {
-        self.udpgw_max_connections = Some(udpgw_max_connections);
+    pub fn udpgw_connections(&mut self, udpgw_connections: usize) -> &mut Self {
+        self.udpgw_connections = Some(udpgw_connections);
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1aa64ca..932dda8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -240,14 +240,15 @@ where
     let mut ip_stack = ipstack::IpStack::new(ipstack_config, device);
 
     #[cfg(feature = "udpgw")]
-    let udpgw_client = args.udpgw_server.as_ref().map(|addr| {
-        log::info!("UDPGW enabled");
+    let udpgw_client = args.udpgw_server.map(|addr| {
+        log::info!("UDP Gateway enabled, server: {}", addr);
+        use std::time::Duration;
         let client = Arc::new(UdpGwClient::new(
             mtu,
-            args.udpgw_max_connections.unwrap_or(UDPGW_MAX_CONNECTIONS),
-            UDPGW_KEEPALIVE_TIME,
+            args.udpgw_connections.unwrap_or(UDPGW_MAX_CONNECTIONS),
+            args.udpgw_keepalive.map(Duration::from_secs).unwrap_or(UDPGW_KEEPALIVE_TIME),
             args.udp_timeout,
-            *addr,
+            addr,
         ));
         let client_keepalive = client.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {