diff --git a/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json b/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json
index 707179e..82fbf72 100644
--- a/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json
+++ b/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@
                       ]
                     }
                   },
+                  "response_pause": {
+                    "description": "Pause the response body by the server",
+                    "type": "integer"
+                  },
                   "expected_request_headers_missing": {
                     "description": "Request headers to check for absence on the server",
                     "type": "array",
diff --git a/test-engine/lib/tpl/explain-test.liquid b/test-engine/lib/tpl/explain-test.liquid
index 789e54c..548ba59 100644
--- a/test-engine/lib/tpl/explain-test.liquid
+++ b/test-engine/lib/tpl/explain-test.liquid
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ The server will disconnect the client when receiving this request.
 ~~~
 {% endif -%}
 
+{%- if request.response_pause %}
+
+The server will pause for {{ request.response_pause }} seconds before responding.{% endif -%}
+
 {%- if request.response_status or request.response_headers or request.response_body %}
 
 ### The server sends a response containing:
diff --git a/test-engine/server/handle-test.mjs b/test-engine/server/handle-test.mjs
index d5535bf..1f39887 100644
--- a/test-engine/server/handle-test.mjs
+++ b/test-engine/server/handle-test.mjs
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ export default function handleTest (pathSegs, request, response) {
   const cliReqNum = parseInt(request.headers['req-num'])
   const reqNum = cliReqNum || srvReqNum
   const reqConfig = requests[reqNum - 1]
-  const previousConfig = requests[reqNum - 2]
-  const now = Date.now()
 
   if (!reqConfig) {
     sendResponse(response, 409, `${requests[0].id} config not found for request ${srvReqNum} (anticipating ${requests.length})`)
@@ -29,6 +27,22 @@ export default function handleTest (pathSegs, request, response) {
   }
   if (reqConfig.dump) logRequest(request, srvReqNum)
 
+  // response_pause
+  if ('response_pause' in reqConfig) {
+    setTimeout(continueHandleTest, reqConfig.response_pause * 1000, uuid, request, response, requests, serverState)
+  } else {
+    continueHandleTest(uuid, request, response, requests, serverState)
+  }
+}
+
+function continueHandleTest (uuid, request, response, requests, serverState) {
+  const srvReqNum = serverState.length + 1
+  const cliReqNum = parseInt(request.headers['req-num'])
+  const reqNum = cliReqNum || srvReqNum
+  const reqConfig = requests[reqNum - 1]
+  const previousConfig = requests[reqNum - 2]
+  const now = Date.now()
+
   // Determine what the response status should be
   let httpStatus = reqConfig.response_status || [200, 'OK']
   if ('expected_type' in reqConfig && reqConfig.expected_type.endsWith('validated')) {