diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 530a0e7..55f91d8 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDoubleSpinBox>
 #include <QListWidgetItem>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QStatusBar>
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
         statusBar()->showMessage(errors.at(0).what());
     else
         statusBar()->showMessage(QString("Errors visible in console (if present). Count: " + QString::number(errors.size())));
+
+    // Set delay
+    if ((settings::settings().contains("delay")))
+        ui->delay->setValue(settings::settings().value("delay").toDouble());
+    else
+        ui->delay->setValue(0.25);
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -67,6 +74,11 @@ void MainWindow::setScheme(QString scheme)
     ui->nameScheme->setText(scheme);
 }
 
+QDoubleSpinBox *MainWindow::delay()
+{
+    return ui->delay;
+}
+
 MainWindow *MainWindow::inst()
 {
     return instance;
@@ -103,12 +115,12 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionQuit_triggered()
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionFullscreen_triggered()
 {
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, &screenshotter::fullscreen);
+    screenshotter::fullscreenDelayed();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionArea_triggered()
 {
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, &screenshotter::area);
+    screenshotter::areaDelayed();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_uploaderList_clicked(const QModelIndex &)
@@ -124,3 +136,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_nameScheme_textEdited(const QString &arg1)
 {
     settings::settings().setValue("fileFormat", arg1);
 }
+
+void MainWindow::on_delay_valueChanged(double arg1)
+{
+    settings::settings().setValue("delay", arg1);
+}
diff --git a/mainwindow.hpp b/mainwindow.hpp
index 47dbbda..5cd6d20 100644
--- a/mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/mainwindow.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef MAINWINDOW_HPP
 #define MAINWINDOW_HPP
 
+#include <QDoubleSpinBox>
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QSystemTrayIcon>
 
@@ -25,12 +26,15 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
     void on_uploaderList_clicked(const QModelIndex &);
     void on_nameScheme_textEdited(const QString &arg1);
 
+    void on_delay_valueChanged(double arg1);
+
     public:
     explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~MainWindow();
 
     QSystemTrayIcon *tray;
     void setScheme(QString scheme);
+    QDoubleSpinBox *delay();
 
     static MainWindow *inst();
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 5c00ba7..c1443f2 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>470</width>
+    <width>471</width>
     <height>315</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -24,25 +24,49 @@
      <verstretch>0</verstretch>
     </sizepolicy>
    </property>
-   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-    <item>
-     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+    <item row="4" column="0">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
       <property name="text">
-       <string>Uploader selection:</string>
+       <string>Delay before taking a screenshot</string>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item>
-     <widget class="QListWidget" name="uploaderList"/>
-    </item>
-    <item>
+    <item row="2" column="0">
      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
       <property name="text">
        <string>File name scheme:</string>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item>
+    <item row="5" column="0">
+     <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="delay">
+      <property name="toolTip">
+       <string>In seconds</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="whatsThis">
+       <string>A delay before taking a screenshot, in seconds</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="0" column="0">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Uploader selection:</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="5" column="1">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>s</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="1" column="0">
+     <widget class="QListWidget" name="uploaderList"/>
+    </item>
+    <item row="3" column="0">
      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="nameScheme">
       <property name="toolTip">
        <string>http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qdatetime.html#toString</string>
@@ -59,7 +83,7 @@
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
-     <width>470</width>
+     <width>471</width>
      <height>24</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
diff --git a/screenshotter.cpp b/screenshotter.cpp
index c6b5810..b21bb69 100644
--- a/screenshotter.cpp
+++ b/screenshotter.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #include "screenshotter.hpp"
 #include "cropeditor/cropeditor.hpp"
+#include "mainwindow.hpp"
 #include "screenshotutil.hpp"
 #include "uploaders/uploadersingleton.hpp"
+#include <QDoubleSpinBox>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 void screenshotter::area()
 {
@@ -13,3 +16,13 @@ void screenshotter::fullscreen()
 {
     UploaderSingleton::inst().upload(screenshotutil::fullscreen());
 }
+
+void screenshotter::areaDelayed()
+{
+    QTimer::singleShot(MainWindow::inst()->delay()->value() * 1000, &screenshotter::area);
+}
+
+void screenshotter::fullscreenDelayed()
+{
+    QTimer::singleShot(MainWindow::inst()->delay()->value() * 1000, &screenshotter::fullscreen);
+}
diff --git a/screenshotter.hpp b/screenshotter.hpp
index 00ec27c..c78d2eb 100644
--- a/screenshotter.hpp
+++ b/screenshotter.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace screenshotter
 {
 void fullscreen();
 void area();
+void fullscreenDelayed();
+void areaDelayed();
 }
 
 #endif // SCREENSHOTTER_HPP