diff --git a/lib/screens/channel/stores/chat_store.dart b/lib/screens/channel/stores/chat_store.dart
index 2595daeb..0bad1baf 100644
--- a/lib/screens/channel/stores/chat_store.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/channel/stores/chat_store.dart
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ abstract class ChatStoreBase with Store {
 
     _messages.add(IRCMessage.createNotice(message: 'Connecting to chat...'));
 
+    if (settings.chatDelay > 0) {
+      _messages.add(IRCMessage.createNotice(message: 'Waiting ${settings.chatDelay.toInt()} seconds due to chat delay setting...'));
+    }
+
     connectToChat();
 
     // Tell the scrollController to determine when auto-scroll should be enabled or disabled.
@@ -250,7 +254,7 @@ abstract class ChatStoreBase with Store {
 
     // Listen for new messages and forward them to the handler.
     _channel?.stream.listen(
-      (data) => _handleIRCData(data.toString()),
+      (data) => Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: settings.chatDelay.toInt()), () => _handleIRCData(data.toString())),
       onError: (error) => debugPrint('Chat error: ${error.toString()}'),
       onDone: () async {
         if (_channel == null) return;
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/sections/chat_settings.dart b/lib/screens/settings/sections/chat_settings.dart
index 5d7859ca..dfe4ca31 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/sections/chat_settings.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/sections/chat_settings.dart
@@ -37,9 +37,25 @@ class _ChatSettingsState extends State<ChatSettings> {
           ),
         ),
         children: [
+          ListTile(
+            title: Row(
+              children: [
+                const Text('Message Delay'),
+                const Spacer(),
+                Text('${settingsStore.chatDelay.toInt()} seconds'),
+              ],
+            ),
+            subtitle: Slider.adaptive(
+              value: settingsStore.chatDelay,
+              min: 0.0,
+              max: 30.0,
+              divisions: 30,
+              onChanged: (newValue) => settingsStore.chatDelay = newValue,
+            ),
+          ),
           const SectionHeader(
             'Layout',
-            padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 15.0, bottom: 5.0, top: 20.0),
+            padding: sectionPadding,
           ),
           SwitchListTile.adaptive(
             title: const Text('Bottom Bar'),
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.dart b/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.dart
index f81832e4..ad1bffa6 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.dart
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ abstract class _SettingsStoreBase with Store {
 
   static const defaultLandscapeChatLeftSide = false;
 
+  static const defaultChatDelay = 0.0;
+
   @JsonKey(defaultValue: defaultShowBottomBar)
   @observable
   var showBottomBar = defaultShowBottomBar;
@@ -173,6 +175,10 @@ abstract class _SettingsStoreBase with Store {
   @observable
   var fullScreenChatOverlay = defaultFullScreenChatOverlay;
 
+  @JsonKey(defaultValue: defaultChatDelay)
+  @observable
+  var chatDelay = defaultChatDelay;
+
   @action
   void reset() {
     // * General Settings
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ abstract class _SettingsStoreBase with Store {
     emoteAutocomplete = defaultEmoteAutocomplete;
     landscapeChatWidth = defaultLandscapeChatWidth;
     landscapeChatLeftSide = false;
+    chatDelay = defaultChatDelay;
 
     // * Other settings
     sendCrashLogs = defaultSendCrashLogs;
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.g.dart b/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.g.dart
index 1e7f78ef..b786cdcd 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.g.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.g.dart
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ SettingsStore _$SettingsStoreFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       ..sendCrashLogs = json['sendCrashLogs'] as bool? ?? true
       ..fullScreen = json['fullScreen'] as bool? ?? false
       ..expandInfo = json['expandInfo'] as bool? ?? true
-      ..fullScreenChatOverlay = json['fullScreenChatOverlay'] as bool? ?? false;
+      ..fullScreenChatOverlay = json['fullScreenChatOverlay'] as bool? ?? false
+      ..chatDelay = (json['chatDelay'] as num?)?.toDouble() ?? 0.0;
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$SettingsStoreToJson(SettingsStore instance) =>
     <String, dynamic>{
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _$SettingsStoreToJson(SettingsStore instance) =>
       'fullScreen': instance.fullScreen,
       'expandInfo': instance.expandInfo,
       'fullScreenChatOverlay': instance.fullScreenChatOverlay,
+      'chatDelay': instance.chatDelay,
     };
 
 const _$ThemeTypeEnumMap = {
@@ -511,6 +513,22 @@ mixin _$SettingsStore on _SettingsStoreBase, Store {
     });
   }
 
+  late final _$chatDelayAtom =
+      Atom(name: '_SettingsStoreBase.chatDelay', context: context);
+
+  @override
+  double get chatDelay {
+    _$chatDelayAtom.reportRead();
+    return super.chatDelay;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  set chatDelay(double value) {
+    _$chatDelayAtom.reportWrite(value, super.chatDelay, () {
+      super.chatDelay = value;
+    });
+  }
+
   late final _$_SettingsStoreBaseActionController =
       ActionController(name: '_SettingsStoreBase', context: context);
 
@@ -553,7 +571,8 @@ landscapeChatLeftSide: ${landscapeChatLeftSide},
 sendCrashLogs: ${sendCrashLogs},
 fullScreen: ${fullScreen},
 expandInfo: ${expandInfo},
-fullScreenChatOverlay: ${fullScreenChatOverlay}
+fullScreenChatOverlay: ${fullScreenChatOverlay},
+chatDelay: ${chatDelay}
     ''';
   }
 }