diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier_contract.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier_contract.adoc
index 5b277afbb2..eba0500702 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier_contract.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier_contract.adoc
@@ -1048,6 +1048,31 @@ response:
     async: true
 ----
 
+You can also use the `fixedDelayMilliseconds` method / property to add delay to your stubs.
+
+.Groovy DSL
+[source,groovy,indent=0]
+----
+org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract.make {
+    request {
+        method GET()
+        url '/get'
+    }
+    response {
+        status 200
+        body 'Passed'
+        fixedDelayMilliseconds 1000
+    }
+}
+----
+
+.YAML
+[source,yml,indent=0]
+----
+response:
+    fixedDelayMilliseconds: 1000
+----
+
 === Working with Context Paths
 
 Spring Cloud Contract supports context paths.
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.groovy
index b468a43234..c038b52ddc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/ContractsToYaml.groovy
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class ContractsToYaml {
 		yamlContract.response = new YamlContract.Response()
 		yamlContract.response.with { YamlContract.Response response ->
 			response.async = contract.response.async
+			response.fixedDelayMilliseconds = contract.response?.delay?.clientValue as Integer
 			response.status = contract.response?.status?.clientValue as Integer
 			response.headers = (contract.response?.headers as Headers)?.asMap {
 				String headerName, DslProperty prop ->
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContract.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContract.groovy
index 9227a876ce..c7206e6591 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContract.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContract.groovy
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class YamlContract {
 		public String bodyFromFile
 		public TestMatchers matchers = new TestMatchers()
 		public Boolean async
+		public Integer fixedDelayMilliseconds
 	}
 
 	@CompileStatic
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlToContracts.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlToContracts.groovy
index 5852e901e0..a4c236e0ba 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlToContracts.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlToContracts.groovy
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class YamlToContracts {
 							}
 							if (yamlContract.response.bodyFromFile) body(file(yamlContract.response.bodyFromFile))
 							if (yamlContract.response.async) async()
+							if (yamlContract.response.fixedDelayMilliseconds) fixedDelayMilliseconds(yamlContract.response.fixedDelayMilliseconds)
 							bodyMatchers {
 								yamlContract.response?.matchers?.body?.each { YamlContract.BodyTestMatcher testMatcher ->
 									MatchingTypeValue value = null
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContractConverterSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContractConverterSpec.groovy
index 8c2e4114da..8494538dbe 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContractConverterSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/converter/YamlContractConverterSpec.groovy
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class YamlContractConverterSpec extends Specification {
 			contract.request.bodyMatchers.jsonPathRegexMatchers[0].value() == 'bar'
 		and:
 			contract.response.status.clientValue == 200
+			if (yamlFile == ymlWithRest) contract.response.delay.clientValue == 1000 else !contract.response.delay
 			contract.response.headers.entries.find { it.name == "foo2" &&
 					((Pattern) it.serverValue).pattern == "bar" && it.clientValue == "bar" }
 			contract.response.headers.entries.find { it.name == "foo3" &&
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ class YamlContractConverterSpec extends Specification {
 					body([foo: "bar"])
 				}
 				response {
+					fixedDelayMilliseconds 1000
 					status(200)
 					headers {
 						header("foo2", "bar")
@@ -597,6 +599,7 @@ class YamlContractConverterSpec extends Specification {
 			yamlContract.response.body == [foo2: "bar"]
 			yamlContract.response.cookies.find { it.key == "foo" && it.value == "client" }
 			yamlContract.response.cookies.find { it.key == "bar" && it.value == "client" }
+			yamlContract.response.fixedDelayMilliseconds == 1000
 	}
 
 	def "should convert multiple messaging DSLs to YAML"() {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/yml/contract.yml b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/yml/contract.yml
index 0eb19f52cc..014963a1ad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/yml/contract.yml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/yml/contract.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ response:
 #tag::response_obligatory[]
   status: 200
 #end::response_obligatory[]
+  fixedDelayMilliseconds: 1000
   headers:
     foo2: bar
     foo3: foo33