diff --git a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
index 5d2352037..5f7a1daaf 100644
--- a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void RoutingManager::SetRouteInfoOptionPreference(RoutePreference aPreference)
     mRouteInfoOptionPreference = aPreference;
 
     VerifyOrExit(mIsRunning);
-    StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter);
+    StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin, kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax);
 
 exit:
     return;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void RoutingManager::HandleNotifierEvents(Events aEvents)
     if (mIsRunning && aEvents.Contains(kEventThreadNetdataChanged))
     {
         UpdateDiscoveredPrefixTableOnNetDataChange();
-        StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter);
+        StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin, kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax);
     }
 
     if (aEvents.Contains(kEventThreadExtPanIdChanged))
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void RoutingManager::HandleNotifierEvents(Events aEvents)
 
         if (mIsRunning)
         {
-            StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter);
+            StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin, kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax);
         }
     }
 
@@ -638,11 +638,11 @@ void RoutingManager::EvaluateRoutingPolicy(void)
     }
 }
 
-void RoutingManager::StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(uint32_t aJitterMilli)
+void RoutingManager::StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(uint32_t aJitterMilliMin, uint32_t aJitterMilliMax)
 {
     OT_ASSERT(mIsRunning);
 
-    StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationDelay(Random::NonCrypto::GetUint32InRange(0, aJitterMilli));
+    StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationDelay(Random::NonCrypto::GetUint32InRange(aJitterMilliMin, aJitterMilliMax));
 }
 
 void RoutingManager::StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationDelay(uint32_t aDelayMilli)
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ void RoutingManager::HandleRouterSolicit(const InfraIf::Icmp6Packet &aPacket, co
             mInfraIf.ToString().AsCString());
 
     // Schedule routing policy evaluation with random jitter to respond with Router Advertisement.
-    StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRaReplyJitter);
+    StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(0, kRaReplyJitter);
 }
 
 void RoutingManager::HandleRouterAdvertisement(const InfraIf::Icmp6Packet &aPacket, const Ip6::Address &aSrcAddress)
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ void RoutingManager::HandleDiscoveredPrefixTableChanged(void)
 
     if (newFavoredPrefix != mFavoredDiscoveredOnLinkPrefix)
     {
-        StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter);
+        StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin, kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax);
     }
 
 exit:
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ void RoutingManager::UpdateRouterAdvertHeader(const Ip6::Nd::RouterAdvertMessage
         // reevaluate routing policy and send RA message with new
         // header.
 
-        StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter);
+        StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin, kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax);
     }
 
 exit:
diff --git a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
index 747568684..31afc47fc 100644
--- a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
@@ -315,10 +315,13 @@ private:
     static constexpr uint32_t kMaxRtrAdvInterval           = 600;  // Max Router Advertisement Interval. In sec.
     static constexpr uint32_t kMinRtrAdvInterval           = kMaxRtrAdvInterval / 3; // Min RA Interval. In sec.
     static constexpr uint32_t kMaxInitRtrAdvInterval       = 16;                     // Max Initial RA Interval. In sec.
-    static constexpr uint32_t kRaReplyJitter               = 500;    // Jitter for sending RA after rx RS. In msec.
-    static constexpr uint32_t kRtrSolicitationInterval     = 4;      // Interval between RSs. In sec.
-    static constexpr uint32_t kMaxRtrSolicitationDelay     = 1;      // Max delay for initial solicitation. In sec.
-    static constexpr uint32_t kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter = 1000; // Jitter for routing policy evaluation. In msec.
+    static constexpr uint32_t kRaReplyJitter               = 500; // Jitter for sending RA after rx RS. In msec.
+    static constexpr uint32_t kRtrSolicitationInterval     = 4;   // Interval between RSs. In sec.
+    static constexpr uint32_t kMaxRtrSolicitationDelay     = 1;   // Max delay for initial solicitation. In sec.
+    static constexpr uint32_t kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin =
+        2000; // Min jitter for routing policy evaluation. In msec.
+    static constexpr uint32_t kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax =
+        4000; // Max jitter for routing policy evaluation. In msec.
     static constexpr uint32_t kRtrSolicitationRetryDelay =
         kRtrSolicitationInterval;                             // The delay before retrying failed RS tx. In Sec.
     static constexpr uint32_t kMinDelayBetweenRtrAdvs = 3000; // Min delay (msec) between consecutive RAs.
@@ -336,6 +339,8 @@ private:
     static_assert(kDefaultOnLinkPrefixLifetime >= kMaxRtrAdvInterval, "invalid default on-link prefix lifetime");
     static_assert(kRtrAdvStaleTime >= 1800 && kRtrAdvStaleTime <= kDefaultOnLinkPrefixLifetime,
                   "invalid RA STALE time");
+    static_assert(kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax > kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin,
+                  "kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMax must be larger than kRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitterMin");
 
     enum RouterAdvTxMode : uint8_t // Used in `SendRouterAdvertisement()`
     {
@@ -636,7 +641,7 @@ private:
 #endif
 
     void  EvaluateRoutingPolicy(void);
-    void  StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(uint32_t aJitterMilli);
+    void  StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationJitter(uint32_t aJitterMilliMin, uint32_t aJitterMilliMax);
     void  StartRoutingPolicyEvaluationDelay(uint32_t aDelayMilli);
     void  EvaluateOmrPrefix(void);
     Error PublishExternalRoute(const Ip6::Prefix &aPrefix, RoutePreference aRoutePreference, bool aNat64 = false);