diff --git a/src/main/cli/settings.c b/src/main/cli/settings.c
index aa80f77fb4..d9b61c23a6 100644
--- a/src/main/cli/settings.c
+++ b/src/main/cli/settings.c
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ const clivalue_t valueTable[] = {
     { "yaw_control_reversed",       VAR_INT8   | MASTER_VALUE | MODE_LOOKUP, .config.lookup = { TABLE_OFF_ON }, PG_RC_CONTROLS_CONFIG, offsetof(rcControlsConfig_t, yaw_control_reversed) },
 
 #ifdef USE_ALT_HOLD_MODE
-    { PARAM_NAME_ALT_HOLD_ADJUST_RATE, VAR_UINT8 | MASTER_VALUE, .config.minmaxUnsigned = { 0, 200 }, PG_ALTHOLD_CONFIG, offsetof(altHoldConfig_t, alt_hold_adjust_rate) },
+    { PARAM_NAME_ALT_HOLD_ADJUST_RATE, VAR_UINT8 | MASTER_VALUE, .config.minmaxUnsigned = { 0, 250 }, PG_ALTHOLD_CONFIG, offsetof(altHoldConfig_t, alt_hold_adjust_rate) },
     { PARAM_NAME_ALT_HOLD_DEADBAND,    VAR_UINT8 | MASTER_VALUE, .config.minmaxUnsigned = { 5, 50 }, PG_ALTHOLD_CONFIG, offsetof(altHoldConfig_t, alt_hold_deadband) },
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/main/flight/alt_hold.c b/src/main/flight/alt_hold.c
index fde9a4771e..9b7e7a46b5 100644
--- a/src/main/flight/alt_hold.c
+++ b/src/main/flight/alt_hold.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static const float taskIntervalSeconds = HZ_TO_INTERVAL(ALTHOLD_TASK_RATE_HZ); /
 typedef struct {
     bool isAltHoldActive;
     float targetAltitudeCm;
+    float adjustRateMultiplier;
     float targetAltitudeAdjustRate;
     float deadband;
 } altHoldState_t;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ void altHoldInit(void)
 {
     altHoldState.isAltHoldActive = false;
     altHoldState.deadband = altHoldConfig()->alt_hold_deadband / 100.0f;
+    altHoldState.adjustRateMultiplier = 5.0f * altHoldConfig()->alt_hold_adjust_rate;
     altHoldReset();
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ void altHoldUpdateTargetAltitude(void)
         // constant (set) deceleration target in the last 2m
         throttleAdjustmentFactor = -(0.9f + constrainf(getAltitudeCm() / 2000.0f, 0.1f, 9.0f));
     }
-    altHoldState.targetAltitudeAdjustRate = throttleAdjustmentFactor * altHoldConfig()->alt_hold_adjust_rate;
+    altHoldState.targetAltitudeAdjustRate = throttleAdjustmentFactor * altHoldState.adjustRateMultiplier;
 
     // if taskRate is 100Hz, default adjustRate of 100 adds/subtracts 1m every second, or 1cm per task run, at full stick position
     altHoldState.targetAltitudeCm += altHoldState.targetAltitudeAdjustRate  * taskIntervalSeconds;
diff --git a/src/main/pg/alt_hold.c b/src/main/pg/alt_hold.c
index 79d0fa9dd1..499f5b0342 100644
--- a/src/main/pg/alt_hold.c
+++ b/src/main/pg/alt_hold.c
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ PG_REGISTER_WITH_RESET_TEMPLATE(altHoldConfig_t, altHoldConfig, PG_ALTHOLD_CONFI
 
 PG_RESET_TEMPLATE(altHoldConfig_t, altHoldConfig,
     .alt_hold_adjust_rate = 100, // max rate of change of altitude target using sticks in cm/s
-    .alt_hold_deadband = 40, // throttle deadband in percent of stick travel
+    .alt_hold_deadband = 20, // throttle deadband in percent of stick travel
 );
 #endif