diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations-api/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/annotations/Background.java b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations-api/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/annotations/Background.java
index 8724637341..323b489223 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations-api/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/annotations/Background.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations-api/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/annotations/Background.java
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
 public @interface Background {
+	long delay() default 0;
 }
diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/api/BackgroundExecutor.java b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/api/BackgroundExecutor.java
index c8c56c814b..35b90a96aa 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/api/BackgroundExecutor.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/api/BackgroundExecutor.java
@@ -17,17 +17,27 @@
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class BackgroundExecutor {
 
 	private static Executor executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+	private static ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(2 * Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors());
 
 	public static void execute(Runnable runnable) {
 		executor.execute(runnable);
 	}
-	
+
 	public static void setExecutor(Executor executor) {
 		BackgroundExecutor.executor = executor;
 	}
 
+	public static void executeDelayed(Runnable runnable, long delay) {
+		scheduledExecutor.schedule(runnable, delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+	}
+
+	public static void setScheduledExecutor(ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor) {
+		BackgroundExecutor.scheduledExecutor = scheduledExecutor;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/processing/BackgroundProcessor.java b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/processing/BackgroundProcessor.java
index dc70e3c8ed..9db4750e47 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/processing/BackgroundProcessor.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/androidannotations/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/processing/BackgroundProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.androidannotations.processing;
 
+import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr._new;
+import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr.lit;
+
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
 
@@ -26,7 +29,6 @@
 import com.sun.codemodel.JClassAlreadyExistsException;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JCodeModel;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JDefinedClass;
-import com.sun.codemodel.JExpr;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JInvocation;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JMethod;
 
@@ -52,13 +54,21 @@ public void process(Element element, JCodeModel codeModel, EBeanHolder holder) t
 
 		{
 			// Execute Runnable
+			Background annotation = element.getAnnotation(Background.class);
+			long delay = annotation.delay();
+
 			JClass backgroundExecutorClass = holder.refClass(BackgroundExecutor.class);
+			JInvocation executeCall;
 
-			JInvocation executeCall = backgroundExecutorClass.staticInvoke("execute").arg(JExpr._new(anonymousRunnableClass));
+			if (delay == 0) {
+				executeCall = backgroundExecutorClass.staticInvoke("execute").arg(_new(anonymousRunnableClass));
+			} else {
+				executeCall = backgroundExecutorClass.staticInvoke("executeDelayed").arg(_new(anonymousRunnableClass)).arg(lit(delay));
+			}
 
 			delegatingMethod.body().add(executeCall);
+
 		}
 
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/ThreadActivity.java b/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/ThreadActivity.java
index a82376a2b1..83410dd0de 100644
--- a/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/ThreadActivity.java
+++ b/AndroidAnnotations/functional-test-1-5/src/main/java/org/androidannotations/test15/ThreadActivity.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.SortedSet;
 
 import org.androidannotations.annotations.Background;
 import org.androidannotations.annotations.EActivity;
@@ -40,6 +39,11 @@ void emptyUiMethod() {
 	@Background
 	void emptyBackgroundMethod() {
 
+	}
+	
+	@Background(delay = 1000)
+	void emptyDelayedBackgroundMethod() {
+		
 	}
 
 	@UiThread