diff --git a/tle/cogs/starboard.py b/tle/cogs/starboard.py
index 903876be..b3eb548b 100644
--- a/tle/cogs/starboard.py
+++ b/tle/cogs/starboard.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 _STAR = '\N{WHITE MEDIUM STAR}'
 _STAR_ORANGE = 0xffaa10
-_STAR_THRESHOLD = 5
 
 
 class StarboardCogError(commands.CommandError):
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ def __init__(self, bot):
     async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload):
         if str(payload.emoji) != _STAR or payload.guild_id is None:
             return
-        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard(payload.guild_id)
+        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard_channel(payload.guild_id)
         if res is None:
             return
         starboard_channel_id = int(res[0])
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload):
     async def on_raw_message_delete(self, payload):
         if payload.guild_id is None:
             return
-        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard(payload.guild_id)
+        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard_channel(payload.guild_id)
         if res is None:
             return
         starboard_channel_id = int(res[0])
@@ -88,7 +87,11 @@ async def check_and_add_to_starboard(self, starboard_channel_id, payload):
 
         reaction_count = sum(reaction.count for reaction in message.reactions
                              if str(reaction) == _STAR)
-        if reaction_count < _STAR_THRESHOLD:
+        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard_threshold(payload.guild_id)
+        threshold = constants.STARBOARD_THRESHOLD
+        if res is not None:
+            threshold = res[0]
+        if reaction_count < threshold:
             return
         lock = self.locks.get(payload.guild_id)
         if lock is None:
@@ -110,13 +113,17 @@ async def starboard(self, ctx):
 
     @starboard.command(brief='Set starboard to current channel')
     @commands.has_role(constants.TLE_ADMIN)
-    async def here(self, ctx):
-        """Set the current channel as starboard."""
-        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard(ctx.guild.id)
+    async def here(self, ctx, threshold: int = constants.STARBOARD_THRESHOLD):
+        """Set the current channel as starboard.
+        - Type ;starboard here <nr> to set threshold"""
+        res = cf_common.user_db.get_starboard_channel(ctx.guild.id)
         if res is not None:
             raise StarboardCogError('The starboard channel is already set. Use `clear` before '
                                     'attempting to set a different channel as starboard.')
-        cf_common.user_db.set_starboard(ctx.guild.id, ctx.channel.id)
+        if( threshold < 1 ):
+            raise StarboardCogError('Star threshold cannot be lower than 1.')
+        
+        cf_common.user_db.set_starboard(ctx.guild.id, ctx.channel.id, threshold)
         await ctx.send(embed=discord_common.embed_success('Starboard channel set'))
 
     @starboard.command(brief='Clear starboard settings')
diff --git a/tle/constants.py b/tle/constants.py
index 6106ef43..b20901ce 100644
--- a/tle/constants.py
+++ b/tle/constants.py
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@
 
 TLE_ADMIN = os.environ.get('TLE_ADMIN', 'Admin')
 TLE_MODERATOR = os.environ.get('TLE_MODERATOR', 'Moderator')
+
+STARBOARD_THRESHOLD = int(os.environ.get('STARBOARD_THRESHOLD', 5))
diff --git a/tle/util/db/user_db_conn.py b/tle/util/db/user_db_conn.py
index 2767c1b2..c78e819c 100644
--- a/tle/util/db/user_db_conn.py
+++ b/tle/util/db/user_db_conn.py
@@ -176,10 +176,16 @@ def create_tables(self):
         ''')
         self.conn.execute(
             'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS starboard ('
-            'guild_id     TEXT PRIMARY KEY,'
-            'channel_id   TEXT'
+            'guild_id        TEXT PRIMARY KEY,'
+            'channel_id      TEXT,'
+            'star_threshold  INTEGER NOT NULL'
             ')'
         )
+
+        columns = [i[1] for i in self.conn.execute('PRAGMA table_info(starboard)')]
+        if 'star_threshold' not in columns:
+            self.conn.execute('ALTER TABLE starboard ADD COLUMN star_threshold INTEGER NOT NULL')
+        
         self.conn.execute(
             'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS starboard_message ('
             'original_msg_id    TEXT PRIMARY KEY,'
@@ -555,17 +561,23 @@ def clear_reminder_settings(self, guild_id):
         self.conn.execute(query, (guild_id,))
         self.conn.commit()
 
-    def get_starboard(self, guild_id):
+    def get_starboard_channel(self, guild_id):
         query = ('SELECT channel_id '
                  'FROM starboard '
                  'WHERE guild_id = ?')
         return self.conn.execute(query, (guild_id,)).fetchone()
+    
+    def get_starboard_threshold(self, guild_id):
+        query = ('SELECT star_threshold '
+                 'FROM starboard '
+                 'WHERE guild_id = ?')
+        return self.conn.execute(query, (guild_id,)).fetchone()
 
-    def set_starboard(self, guild_id, channel_id):
+    def set_starboard(self, guild_id, channel_id, star_threshold):
         query = ('INSERT OR REPLACE INTO starboard '
-                 '(guild_id, channel_id) '
-                 'VALUES (?, ?)')
-        self.conn.execute(query, (guild_id, channel_id))
+                 '(guild_id, channel_id, star_threshold) '
+                 'VALUES (?, ?, ?)')
+        self.conn.execute(query, (guild_id, channel_id, star_threshold))
         self.conn.commit()
 
     def clear_starboard(self, guild_id):