diff --git a/proto/pipe/config.Y b/proto/pipe/config.Y
index 18e1d0fc..aa17ab1e 100644
--- a/proto/pipe/config.Y
+++ b/proto/pipe/config.Y
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CF_DEFINES
 
 CF_DECLS
 
-CF_KEYWORDS(PIPE, PEER, TABLE)
+CF_KEYWORDS(PIPE, PEER, TABLE, DELAY)
 
 CF_GRAMMAR
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pipe_proto:
  | pipe_proto proto_item ';'
  | pipe_proto channel_item ';'
  | pipe_proto PEER TABLE rtable ';' { PIPE_CFG->peer = $4; }
+ | pipe_proto DELAY expr_us ';' { PIPE_CFG->delay = $3; }
  ;
 
 CF_CODE
diff --git a/proto/pipe/pipe.c b/proto/pipe/pipe.c
index efb992ca..4bed80b6 100644
--- a/proto/pipe/pipe.c
+++ b/proto/pipe/pipe.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ pipe_init(struct proto_config *CF)
   P->preexport = pipe_preexport;
   P->reload_routes = pipe_reload_routes;
 
+  p->delay = cf->delay;
   pipe_configure_channels(p, cf);
 
   return P;
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ pipe_reconfigure(struct proto *P, struct proto_config *CF)
   struct pipe_proto *p = (void *) P;
   struct pipe_config *cf = (void *) CF;
 
+  if (p->delay != cf->delay)
+    return 0;
+
   return pipe_configure_channels(p, cf);
 }
 
diff --git a/proto/pipe/pipe.h b/proto/pipe/pipe.h
index 038c6666..c116a881 100644
--- a/proto/pipe/pipe.h
+++ b/proto/pipe/pipe.h
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 struct pipe_config {
   struct proto_config c;
   struct rtable_config *peer;		/* Table we're connected to */
+  btime delay;
 };
 
 struct pipe_proto {
   struct proto p;
   struct channel *pri;
   struct channel *sec;
+  btime delay;
 };
 
 #endif