diff --git a/docs/motorRecord.html b/docs/motorRecord.html
index df4721b9..75ccf804 100644
--- a/docs/motorRecord.html
+++ b/docs/motorRecord.html
@@ -867,6 +867,14 @@ below.
     <td><br>
     </td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><a href="#Fields_motion">SPBD</a></td>
+    <td>R/W</td>
+    <td>Set Point Deadband (EGU)</td>
+    <td>DOUBLE</td>
+    <td><br>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><a href="#Fields_link">RDBL</a></td>
     <td>R</td>
@@ -1830,6 +1838,16 @@ below.
     performed (see RTRY).&nbsp;</td>
   </tr>
   <tr valign="top">
+    <td>SPBD</td>
+    <td>R/W</td>
+    <td>Set Point Deadband (EGU)</td>
+    <td>DOUBLE</td>
+    <td>Before the motor is commanded a move, a check is done if the move is to small.
+    It is to small when the distance is less the the step size defined in MRES.
+    When a bigger deadband is wanted than MRES, set the value into SPDB.
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+   <tr valign="top">
     <td>RTRY</td>
     <td>R/W</td>
     <td>Max retry count</td>
diff --git a/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.cc b/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.cc
index dd8cacb7..9fefca4b 100644
--- a/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.cc
+++ b/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.cc
@@ -2239,6 +2239,18 @@ static RTN_STATUS do_work(motorRecord * pmr, CALLBACK_VALUE proc_ind)
             {
                 if (abs(npos - rpos) < 1)
                     too_small = true;
+                if (!too_small)
+                {
+                    double spdb = pmr->spdb;
+                    if (spdb > 0) {
+                        /* Don't move if new setpoint is within SPDB of DRBV */
+                        double drbv = pmr->drbv;
+                        double dval = pmr->dval;
+                        if (((dval - spdb) < drbv) && ((dval + spdb) > drbv)) {
+                            too_small = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
             else if (abs(npos - rpos) < rdbdpos)
                 too_small = true;
diff --git a/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.dbd b/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.dbd
index aa455cba..0e2d11c6 100644
--- a/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.dbd
+++ b/motorApp/MotorSrc/motorRecord.dbd
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ recordtype(motor) {
                 special(SPC_MOD)
                 interest(1)
         }
+        field(SPDB,DBF_DOUBLE) {
+                prompt("Setpoint Deadband (EGU)")
+                promptgroup(GUI_COMMON)
+                special(SPC_MOD)
+                interest(1)
+        }
         field(RCNT,DBF_SHORT) {
                 prompt("Retry count")
                 special(SPC_NOMOD)