diff --git a/lib/jekyll/watcher.rb b/lib/jekyll/watcher.rb
index 3b1fe1b..b54aa2d 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/watcher.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/watcher.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ def watch(options, site = nil)
       listener.start
 
       Jekyll.logger.info "Auto-regeneration:", "enabled for '#{options["source"]}'"
+      if options["livereload_sleep"]
+        Jekyll.logger.info "LiveReload:", "auto-regeneration delayed "\
+        "#{options["livereload_sleep"]} second(s)"
+      end
 
       unless options["serving"]
         trap("INT") do
@@ -44,8 +48,9 @@ def watch(options, site = nil)
     def build_listener(site, options)
       Listen.to(
         options["source"],
-        :ignore        => listen_ignore_paths(options),
-        :force_polling => options["force_polling"],
+        :ignore         => listen_ignore_paths(options),
+        :force_polling  => options["force_polling"],
+        :wait_for_delay => options["livereload_sleep"],
         &listen_handler(site)
       )
     end
diff --git a/spec/watcher_spec.rb b/spec/watcher_spec.rb
index 31e290f..2dccc9b 100644
--- a/spec/watcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/watcher_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     let(:listener) { instance_double(Listen::Listener) }
 
     let(:opts) do
-      { :ignore => default_ignored, :force_polling => options["force_polling"] }
+      { :ignore => default_ignored, :force_polling => options["force_polling"],
+        :wait_for_delay => options["livereload_sleep"], }
     end
 
     before do
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@
         .with(anything, hash_including(:force_polling => nil))
     end
 
+    it "defaults to no livereload_sleep" do
+      expect(Listen)
+        .to have_received(:to)
+        .with(anything, hash_including(:wait_for_delay => nil))
+    end
+
     context "with force_polling turned on" do
       let(:options) { base_opts.merge("force_polling" => true) }
 
@@ -76,7 +83,9 @@
   describe "#watch using site instance" do
     let(:listener) { instance_double(Listen::Listener) }
 
-    let(:opts) { { :ignore => default_ignored, :force_polling => nil } }
+    let(:opts) do
+      { :ignore => default_ignored, :force_polling => nil, :wait_for_delay => nil }
+    end
 
     before do
       allow(Listen)