diff --git a/nprogress.js b/nprogress.js
index beb9d2c..1d1b1f3 100644
--- a/nprogress.js
+++ b/nprogress.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
   var Settings = NProgress.settings = {
     minimum: 0.08,
+    delay: 50,
     easing: 'linear',
     positionUsing: '',
     speed: 200,
@@ -111,13 +112,21 @@
   };
 
   /**
-   * Shows the progress bar.
+   * Shows the progress bar after the delay.
    * This is the same as setting the status to 0%, except that it doesn't go backwards.
    *
    *     NProgress.start();
    *
    */
-  NProgress.start = function() {
+  NProgress.start = function () {
+    this.clearDelay();
+    this.startDelay = setTimeout(function () {
+      NProgress.doStart();
+    }, Settings.delay || 0);
+  };
+  
+  
+  NProgress.doStart = function() {
     if (!NProgress.status) NProgress.set(0);
 
     var work = function() {
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@
    */
 
   NProgress.done = function(force) {
+    this.clearDelay();
     if (!force && !NProgress.status) return this;
 
     return NProgress.inc(0.3 + 0.5 * Math.random()).set(1);
@@ -180,6 +190,13 @@
     return NProgress.inc();
   };
 
+  NProgress.clearDelay = function () {
+    if (this.startDelay) {
+      clearTimeout(this.startDelay);
+      this.startDelay = undefined;
+    }
+  };
+  
   /**
    * Waits for all supplied jQuery promises and
    * increases the progress as the promises resolve.