diff --git a/app/tour-controller.js b/app/tour-controller.js
index 0b381b9..4ee4536 100644
--- a/app/tour-controller.js
+++ b/app/tour-controller.js
@@ -265,10 +265,18 @@
 
             return handleEvent(step.config('onShow')).then(function () {
 
-                if (step.config('backdrop')) {
-                    uiTourBackdrop.createForElement(step.element, step.config('preventScrolling'), step.config('fixed'));
+                if (!step.config('backdrop')) {
+                    return;
                 }
 
+                var delay = step.config('popupDelay');
+                return $q(function (resolve) {
+                    $timeout(function () {
+                        uiTourBackdrop.createForElement(step.element, step.config('preventScrolling'), step.config('fixed'));
+                        resolve();
+                    }, delay);
+                });
+
             }).then(function () {
 
                 step.element.addClass('ui-tour-active-step');