diff --git a/swh/scheduler/backend.py b/swh/scheduler/backend.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/backend.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/backend.py
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@
         timestamp: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None,
         scheduled_cooldown: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = datetime.timedelta(days=7),
         failed_cooldown: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = datetime.timedelta(days=14),
+        notfound_cooldown: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = datetime.timedelta(days=31),
         db=None,
         cur=None,
     ) -> List[ListedOrigin]:
@@ -364,6 +365,15 @@
             query_args.append(timestamp)
             query_args.append(failed_cooldown)
 
+        if notfound_cooldown:
+            # Don't retry not found origins too often
+            where_clauses.append(
+                "origin_visit_stats.last_notfound is null "
+                "or origin_visit_stats.last_notfound < %s - %s"
+            )
+            query_args.append(timestamp)
+            query_args.append(notfound_cooldown)
+
         if policy == "oldest_scheduled_first":
             order_by = "origin_visit_stats.last_scheduled NULLS FIRST"
         elif policy == "never_visited_oldest_update_first":
diff --git a/swh/scheduler/interface.py b/swh/scheduler/interface.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/interface.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/interface.py
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@
         timestamp: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None,
         scheduled_cooldown: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = datetime.timedelta(days=7),
         failed_cooldown: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = datetime.timedelta(days=14),
+        notfound_cooldown: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = datetime.timedelta(days=31),
     ) -> List[ListedOrigin]:
         """Get at most the `count` next origins that need to be visited with
         the `visit_type` loader according to the given scheduling `policy`.
@@ -408,6 +409,8 @@
             the same origin again
           failed_cooldown: the minimal interval before which we can reschedule a
             failed origin
+          notfound_cooldown: the minimal interval before which we can reschedule a
+            notfound origin
         """
         ...
 
diff --git a/swh/scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py b/swh/scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
             expected=expected,
         )
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("which_cooldown", ("scheduled", "failed"))
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("which_cooldown", ("scheduled", "failed", "notfound"))
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("cooldown", (7, 15))
     def test_grab_next_visits_cooldowns(
         self, swh_scheduler, listed_origins_by_type, which_cooldown, cooldown,
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
 
         # Mark all the visits as `{which_cooldown}` (scheduled, failed or notfound) on
         # the `after` timestamp
-        ovs_args = {"last_failed": None, "last_scheduled": None}
+        ovs_args = {"last_failed": None, "last_notfound": None, "last_scheduled": None}
         ovs_args[f"last_{which_cooldown}"] = after
 
         visit_stats = [
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@
                 last_snapshot=None,
                 last_eventful=None,
                 last_uneventful=None,
-                last_notfound=None,
                 **ovs_args,
             )
             for i, origin in enumerate(origins)
@@ -899,6 +898,7 @@
         cooldown_args = {
             "scheduled_cooldown": None,
             "failed_cooldown": None,
+            "notfound_cooldown": None,
         }
         cooldown_args[f"{which_cooldown}_cooldown"] = cooldown_td