diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md
index b3e0a86..2e83262 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 | <a name="input_content_based_deduplication"></a> [content\_based\_deduplication](#input\_content\_based\_deduplication) | Enables content-based deduplication for FIFO queues | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_create_dlq"></a> [create\_dlq](#input\_create\_dlq) | Create a DLQ | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_default_tags"></a> [default\_tags](#input\_default\_tags) | A map of default tags to apply to all taggable resources within the component | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
+| <a name="input_delay_seconds"></a> [delay\_seconds](#input\_delay\_seconds) | Time in seconds that the delivery of all messages in the queue will be delayed. An integer from 0 to 900 (15 minutes). | `number` | `0` | no |
 | <a name="input_environment"></a> [environment](#input\_environment) | The name of the tfscaffold environment | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_fifo_queue"></a> [fifo\_queue](#input\_fifo\_queue) | Boolean designating a FIFO queue | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_kms_data_key_reuse_period_seconds"></a> [kms\_data\_key\_reuse\_period\_seconds](#input\_kms\_data\_key\_reuse\_period\_seconds) | The length of time, in seconds, for which Amazon SQS can reuse a data key to encrypt or decrypt messages before calling AWS KMS again. An integer representing seconds, between 60 seconds (1 minute) and 86,400 seconds (24 hours) | `number` | `300` | no |
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue.tf b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue.tf
index 1a9817c..6986283 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ resource "aws_sqs_queue" "sqs_queue" {
 
   message_retention_seconds   = var.message_retention_seconds
   visibility_timeout_seconds  = var.visibility_timeout_seconds
+  delay_seconds               = var.delay_seconds
   fifo_queue                  = var.fifo_queue
   content_based_deduplication = var.content_based_deduplication
   max_message_size            = var.max_message_size
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf
index 5dc18c1..56ae762 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ variable "visibility_timeout_seconds" {
   default     = 300
 }
 
+variable "delay_seconds" {
+  description = "Time in seconds that the delivery of all messages in the queue will be delayed. An integer from 0 to 900 (15 minutes)."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 0
+}
+
 variable "fifo_queue" {
   description = "Boolean designating a FIFO queue"
   type        = bool