diff --git a/docs/feature_rgblight.md b/docs/feature_rgblight.md
index a2820347d..0205ebe91 100644
--- a/docs/feature_rgblight.md
+++ b/docs/feature_rgblight.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ The following options can be used to tweak the various animations:
 |`RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT_LED_NUM`    |`RGBLED_NUM` |The number of LEDs to have the "Knight" animation travel                             |
 |`RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS_INTERVAL`|`1000`       |How long to wait between light changes for the "Christmas" animation, in milliseconds|
 |`RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS_STEP`    |`2`          |The number of LEDs to group the red/green colors by for the "Christmas" animation    |
+|`RGBLIGHT_RAINBOW_SWIRL_RANGE`      |`360`        |Range adjustment for the rainbow swirl effect to get different swirls                |
 
 You can also modify the speeds that the different modes animate at:
 
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.c b/quantum/rgblight.c
index 94e9c0a3b..9ce3b2309 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.c
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.c
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ void rgblight_effect_rainbow_mood(uint8_t interval) {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL
+#ifndef RGBLIGHT_RAINBOW_SWIRL_RANGE
+  #define RGBLIGHT_RAINBOW_SWIRL_RANGE 360
+#endif
+
 __attribute__ ((weak))
 const uint8_t RGBLED_RAINBOW_SWIRL_INTERVALS[] PROGMEM = {100, 50, 20};
 
@@ -692,7 +696,7 @@ void rgblight_effect_rainbow_swirl(uint8_t interval) {
   }
   last_timer = timer_read();
   for (i = 0; i < RGBLED_NUM; i++) {
-    hue = (360 / RGBLED_NUM * i + current_hue) % 360;
+    hue = (RGBLIGHT_RAINBOW_SWIRL_RANGE / RGBLED_NUM * i + current_hue) % 360;
     sethsv(hue, rgblight_config.sat, rgblight_config.val, (LED_TYPE *)&led[i]);
   }
   rgblight_set();