diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 3502c6527576..936343e20992 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -245,6 +245,18 @@ endmenu
 #Basic Keyboard Setup
 endmenu
 
+menu "Encoders"
+
+config ZMK_ENCODERS_DEFAULT_TRIGGERS_PER_ROTATION
+	int "Default behavior triggers per rotation"
+	help
+	  Unless overridden for a specific behavior in the keymap/devicetree, this value
+	  determines how many times to trigger the bound behavior per full rotation.
+	  For tactile encoders with detents, this usually should match the number of
+	  detents per rotation of the encoder.
+	default 30
+
+endmenu
 menu "Display/LED Options"
 
 rsource "src/display/Kconfig"
diff --git a/app/dts/bindings/behaviors/zmk,behavior-sensor-rotate-key-press.yaml b/app/dts/bindings/behaviors/zmk,behavior-sensor-rotate-key-press.yaml
index 32cd07d88eb8..ec2a9a3411c0 100644
--- a/app/dts/bindings/behaviors/zmk,behavior-sensor-rotate-key-press.yaml
+++ b/app/dts/bindings/behaviors/zmk,behavior-sensor-rotate-key-press.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ properties:
   label:
     type: string
     required: true
-  activation-resolution:
+  triggers-per-rotation:
     type: int
     required: false
   "#sensor-binding-cells":
diff --git a/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press.c b/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press.c
index 26c2dbe6737f..1a5666bc8f81 100644
--- a/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press.c
+++ b/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const struct behavior_driver_api behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press_driver_
 #define KP_INST(n)                                                                                 \
     static const struct behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press_cfg                                       \
         behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press_cfg_##n = {                                               \
-            .activation_resolution = DT_INST_PROP_OR(n, activation_resolution, 1)};                \
+            .activation_resolution = (360 / DT_INST_PROP_OR(n, triggers_per_rotation, CONFIG_ZMK_ENCODERS_DEFAULT_TRIGGERS_PER_ROTATION))};                \
     static struct behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press_sensor_data                                     \
         behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press_sensor_data_##n;                                          \
     DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, behavior_sensor_rotate_key_press_init, device_pm_control_nop,         \