diff --git a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py
index b182ed82..03cf9ca3 100644
--- a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py
+++ b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONF_MANUAL_CONTROL = "manual_control"
 SERVICE_APPLY = "apply"
 CONF_TURN_ON_LIGHTS = "turn_on_lights"
 
+CONF_ADAPT_DELAY, DEFAULT_ADAPT_DELAY = "adapt_delay", 0
 TURNING_OFF_DELAY = 5
 
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ VALIDATION_TUPLES = [
     (CONF_TAKE_OVER_CONTROL, DEFAULT_TAKE_OVER_CONTROL, bool),
     (CONF_DETECT_NON_HA_CHANGES, DEFAULT_DETECT_NON_HA_CHANGES, bool),
     (CONF_SEPARATE_TURN_ON_COMMANDS, DEFAULT_SEPARATE_TURN_ON_COMMANDS, bool),
+    (CONF_ADAPT_DELAY, DEFAULT_ADAPT_DELAY, int_between(0, 100)),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py
index 7e023134..2dffd1f6 100755
--- a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py
+++ b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ from .const import (
     SUN_EVENT_MIDNIGHT,
     SUN_EVENT_NOON,
     TURNING_OFF_DELAY,
+    CONF_ADAPT_DELAY,
     VALIDATION_TUPLES,
     replace_none_str,
 )
@@ -572,6 +573,7 @@ class AdaptiveSwitch(SwitchEntity, RestoreEntity):
         self._separate_turn_on_commands = data[CONF_SEPARATE_TURN_ON_COMMANDS]
         self._take_over_control = data[CONF_TAKE_OVER_CONTROL]
         self._transition = data[CONF_TRANSITION]
+        self._adapt_delay = data[CONF_ADAPT_DELAY]
         _loc = get_astral_location(self.hass)
         if isinstance(_loc, tuple):
             # Astral v2.2
@@ -966,6 +968,21 @@ class AdaptiveSwitch(SwitchEntity, RestoreEntity):
                         "%s: Cancelling adjusting lights for %s", self._name, entity_id
                     )
                     return
+            
+            if self._adapt_delay > 0:
+                _LOGGER.debug(
+                    "%s: sleep started for '%s' with context.id='%s'",
+                    self._name,
+                    entity_id,
+                    event.context.id,
+                )
+                await asyncio.sleep(self._adapt_delay)
+                _LOGGER.debug(
+                    "%s: sleep ended for '%s' with context.id='%s'",
+                    self._name,
+                    entity_id,
+                    event.context.id,
+                )
 
             await self._update_attrs_and_maybe_adapt_lights(
                 lights=[entity_id],