diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 9fdd89d..2bf55f1 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Config
         unsigned int iInstallerType;
         unsigned int iInstallerLanguage;
         int iRetries;
+        int iWait;
         size_t iChunkSize;
         curl_off_t iDownloadRate;
         long int iTimeout;
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 6d13f00..5ab64ea 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             ("insecure", bpo::value<bool>(&bInsecure)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Don't verify authenticity of SSL certificates")
             ("timeout", bpo::value<long int>(&config.iTimeout)->default_value(10), "Set timeout for connection\nMaximum time in seconds that connection phase is allowed to take")
             ("retries", bpo::value<int>(&config.iRetries)->default_value(3), "Set maximum number of retries on failed download")
+            ("wait", bpo::value<int>(&config.iWait)->default_value(0), "Time to wait between requests (milliseconds)")
         ;
         // Options read from config file
         options_cfg_only.add_options()
@@ -206,6 +207,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             if (config.sOrphanRegex.empty())
                 config.sOrphanRegex = orphans_regex_default;
 
+        if (config.iWait > 0)
+            config.iWait *= 1000;
+
         config.bVerifyPeer = !bInsecure;
         config.bColor = !bNoColor;
         config.bUnicode = !bNoUnicode;
diff --git a/src/downloader.cpp b/src/downloader.cpp
index 0bc97a7..4c76341 100644
--- a/src/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/downloader.cpp
@@ -1402,6 +1402,7 @@ std::string Downloader::getResponse(const std::string& url)
     CURLcode result;
     do
     {
+        usleep(config.iWait); // Delay the request by specified time
         result = curl_easy_perform(curlhandle);
         response = memory.str();
         memory.str(std::string());