Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability that indicates an amount of time between two consecutive PDCCH monitoring windows, a number of slots to be included in a PDCCH monitoring window, and a number of consecutive symbols in a slot to be associated with PDCCH monitoring. The UE may receive a PDCCH monitoring configuration that is based at least in part on the PDCCH monitoring capability. Numerous other aspects are described.