diff --git a/src/common/config_opts.h b/src/common/config_opts.h
index 7b915f2dcc4..cde016c67e7 100644
--- a/src/common/config_opts.h
+++ b/src/common/config_opts.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ OPTION(mon_leveldb_block_size, OPT_U64, 4*1024*1024) // monitor's leveldb block
 OPTION(mon_leveldb_bloom_size, OPT_INT, 0) // monitor's leveldb bloom bits per entry
 OPTION(mon_leveldb_max_open_files, OPT_INT, 0) // monitor's leveldb max open files
 OPTION(mon_leveldb_compression, OPT_BOOL, false) // monitor's leveldb uses compression
+OPTION(paxos_stash_full_interval, OPT_INT, 25)   // how often (in commits) to stash a full copy of the PaxosService state
 OPTION(paxos_max_join_drift, OPT_INT, 10) // max paxos iterations before we must first sync the monitor stores
 OPTION(paxos_propose_interval, OPT_DOUBLE, 1.0)  // gather updates for this long before proposing a map update
 OPTION(paxos_min_wait, OPT_DOUBLE, 0.05)  // min time to gather updates for after period of inactivity
diff --git a/src/mon/LogMonitor.h b/src/mon/LogMonitor.h
index 6f1c4469f26..9eee758d47f 100644
--- a/src/mon/LogMonitor.h
+++ b/src/mon/LogMonitor.h
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ private:
 
   bool should_propose(double& delay);
 
+  bool should_stash_full() {
+    // commit a LogSummary on every commit
+    return true;
+  }
+
   struct C_Log : public Context {
     LogMonitor *logmon;
     MLog *ack;
diff --git a/src/mon/PaxosService.cc b/src/mon/PaxosService.cc
index 44d53c20723..dc5c7d6afee 100644
--- a/src/mon/PaxosService.cc
+++ b/src/mon/PaxosService.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ bool PaxosService::should_stash_full()
    *	   nonetheless because, in that event,
    *	      latest_full == get_trim_to() == 0.
    */
-  return (!latest_full || (latest_full <= get_trim_to()));
+  return (!latest_full ||
+	  (latest_full <= get_trim_to()) ||
+	  (get_version() - latest_full > (unsigned)g_conf->paxos_stash_full_interval));
 }
 
 void PaxosService::restart()
diff --git a/src/mon/PaxosService.h b/src/mon/PaxosService.h
index b4232ca3667..196a625594c 100644
--- a/src/mon/PaxosService.h
+++ b/src/mon/PaxosService.h
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ public:
    * @defgroup PaxosService_h_Stash_Full
    * @{
    */
-  bool should_stash_full();
+  virtual bool should_stash_full();
   /**
    * Encode a full version on @p t
    *