diff --git a/docs/source/upcoming_release_notes/1309-PCDSAreaDetectorTyphos_camviewer_rate.rst b/docs/source/upcoming_release_notes/1309-PCDSAreaDetectorTyphos_camviewer_rate.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..160d1041096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/upcoming_release_notes/1309-PCDSAreaDetectorTyphos_camviewer_rate.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+1309 PCDSAreaDetectorTyphos_camviewer_rate
+#################
+
+API Breaks
+----------
+- N/A
+
+Library Features
+----------------
+- N/A
+
+Device Features
+---------------
+- Added rate signal to PCDSAreaDetectorTyphos
+- Value is passed in open_viewer to open camViewer with the selected rate
+- Default is five, but can be changed from gui with a TyphosSlider
+
+New Devices
+-----------
+- N/A
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- N/A
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+- N/A
+
+Contributors
+------------
+- KaushikMalapati
diff --git a/pcdsdevices/areadetector/detectors.py b/pcdsdevices/areadetector/detectors.py
index e37fb97a633..e25fa5c42c9 100644
--- a/pcdsdevices/areadetector/detectors.py
+++ b/pcdsdevices/areadetector/detectors.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from ophyd.areadetector.trigger_mixins import SingleTrigger
 from ophyd.device import Component as Cpt
 from ophyd.ophydobj import OphydObject
-from ophyd.signal import AttributeSignal, EpicsSignal, EpicsSignalRO
+from ophyd.signal import AttributeSignal, EpicsSignal, EpicsSignalRO, Signal
 from pcdsutils.ext_scripts import get_hutch_name
 
 from pcdsdevices.variety import set_metadata
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ def open_viewer(self):
                    '--instrument',
                    '{}.format(get_hutch_name())',
                    '--oneline',
-                   'GE:16,{0}:IMAGE1;{0},,{0}'.format(self.prefix[0:-1])]
+                   'GE:16,{0}:IMAGE1;{0},,{0}'.format(self.prefix[0:-1]),
+                   '--rate',
+                   str(self.viewer_rate.get()),]
 
         self.log.info('Opening python viewer for camera...')
         subprocess.run(arglist, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
@@ -408,6 +410,9 @@ def open_viewer(self):
     # Make viewer available in Typhos screen
     cam_viewer = Cpt(AttributeSignal, attr='_open_screen', kind='normal')
     set_metadata(cam_viewer, dict(variety='command-proc', value=1))
+    viewer_rate = Cpt(Signal, value=5, kind='normal', doc='Rate for camViewer')
+    set_metadata(viewer_rate, dict(variety='scalar-range',
+                                   range={'value': (0, 100), 'source': 'value'}))
 
     @property
     def _open_screen(self):