diff --git a/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.cpp b/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.cpp
index 936ceccc7b..6e337083ff 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ const AP_Param::GroupInfo NavEKF::var_info[] PROGMEM = {
     // @User: Advanced
     AP_GROUPINFO("GLITCH_RAD",    24, NavEKF, _gpsGlitchRadiusMax, GLITCH_RADIUS_DEFAULT),
 
+    // @Param: FALLBACK
+    // @DisplayName: Fallback strictness
+    // @Description: This parameter controls the conditions necessary to trigger a fallback to DCM and INAV. A value of 1 will cause fallbacks to occur on loss of GPS and other conditions. A value of 0 will trust the EKF more.
+    // @Values: 0:Trust EKF more, 1:Trust DCM more
+    // @User: Advanced
+    AP_GROUPINFO("FALLBACK",    31, NavEKF, _fallback, 1),
+
     AP_GROUPEND
 };
 
@@ -372,7 +379,7 @@ bool NavEKF::healthy(void) const
     // If measurements have failed innovation consistency checks for long enough to time-out
     // and force fusion then the nav solution can be conidered to be unhealthy
     // This will only be set as a transient
-    if (posTimeout || velTimeout || hgtTimeout) {
+    if (_fallback && (posTimeout || velTimeout || hgtTimeout)) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.h b/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.h
index 00d63af6e4..de48e7c9ec 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_NavEKF/AP_NavEKF.h
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ private:
     AP_Int8  _magCal;               // Sets activation condition for in-flight magnetometer calibration
     AP_Int16 _gpsGlitchAccelMax;    // Maximum allowed discrepancy between inertial and GPS Horizontal acceleration before GPS data is ignored : cm/s^2
     AP_Int8 _gpsGlitchRadiusMax;    // Maximum allowed discrepancy between inertial and GPS Horizontal position before GPS glitch is declared : m
+    AP_Int8 _fallback;              // EKF-to-DCM fallback strictness. 0 = trust EKF more, 1 = fallback more conservatively.
 
     // Tuning parameters
     AP_Float _gpsNEVelVarAccScale;  // scale factor applied to NE velocity measurement variance due to Vdot