diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4361ee..49068e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ya.pl [-adkpt] [long options...]
 	--proxy           HTTP-proxy (format: 1.2.3.4:8888)
 	--exclude         skip tracks specified in file
 	--include         download only tracks specified in file
+	--delay           delay between downloads (in seconds)
 
 	--debug           print debug info during work
 	--help            print usage
diff --git a/src/ya.pl b/src/ya.pl
index 531868f..e8cd2f4 100755
--- a/src/ya.pl
+++ b/src/ya.pl
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ my ($opt, $usage) = Getopt::Long::Descriptive::describe_options
 	['proxy=s',		'HTTP-proxy (format: 1.2.3.4:8888)'],
 	['exclude=s',		'skip tracks specified in file'],
 	['include=s',		'download only tracks specified in file'],
+	['delay=i',			'delay between downloads (in seconds)'],
 	[],
 	['debug',		'print debug info during work'],
 	['help',		'print usage'],
@@ -324,6 +325,11 @@ if($opt{album} || ($opt{playlist} && $opt{kind}))
 		}
 
 		fetch_track($track_info_ref);
+
+		if($opt{delay})
+		{
+			sleep $opt{delay};
+		}
 	}
 
 	info(OK, 'Done!');