diff --git a/contrib/grimshot b/contrib/grimshot
index 1ec19def6..13cc066a7 100755
--- a/contrib/grimshot
+++ b/contrib/grimshot
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ getTargetDirectory() {
 
 NOTIFY=no
 CURSOR=
+WAIT=no
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   key="$1"
@@ -34,6 +35,15 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       CURSOR=yes
       shift # past argument
       ;;
+    -w|--wait)
+      shift
+      WAIT="$1"
+      if echo "$WAIT" | grep "[^0-9]" -q; then
+        echo "invalid value for wait '$WAIT'" >&2
+        exit 3
+      fi
+      shift
+      ;;
     *)    # unknown option
       break # done with parsing --flags
       ;;
@@ -46,7 +56,7 @@ FILE=${3:-$(getTargetDirectory)/$(date -Ins).png}
 
 if [ "$ACTION" != "save" ] && [ "$ACTION" != "copy" ] && [ "$ACTION" != "check" ]; then
   echo "Usage:"
-  echo "  grimshot [--notify] [--cursor] (copy|save) [active|screen|output|area|window] [FILE|-]"
+  echo "  grimshot [--notify] [--cursor] [--wait N] (copy|save) [active|screen|output|area|window] [FILE|-]"
   echo "  grimshot check"
   echo "  grimshot usage"
   echo ""
@@ -153,6 +163,10 @@ else
   die "Unknown subject to take a screen shot from" "$SUBJECT"
 fi
 
+if [ "$WAIT" != "no" ]; then
+  sleep "$WAIT"
+fi
+
 if [ "$ACTION" = "copy" ] ; then
   takeScreenshot - "$GEOM" "$OUTPUT" | wl-copy --type image/png || die "Clipboard error"
   notifyOk "$WHAT copied to buffer"
diff --git a/contrib/grimshot.1 b/contrib/grimshot.1
index 2c4c6a958..d6cab2f14 100644
--- a/contrib/grimshot.1
+++ b/contrib/grimshot.1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ grimshot - a helper for screenshots within sway
 .P
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .P
-\fBgrimshot\fR [--notify] [--cursor] (copy|save) [TARGET] [FILE]
+\fBgrimshot\fR [--notify] [--cursor] [--wait N] (copy|save) [TARGET] [FILE]
 .br
 \fBgrimshot\fR check
 .br
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ Show notifications to the user that a screenshot has been taken.\&
 Include cursors in the screenshot.\&
 .P
 .RE
+\fB--wait N\fR
+.RS 4
+Wait for N seconds before taking a screenshot.\& Waits after any
+manual selection is made.\& Recommended to combine with --notify in
+order to know when the screenshot has been taken.\&
+.P
+.RE
 \fBsave\fR
 .RS 4
 Save the screenshot into a regular file.\& Grimshot will write images
diff --git a/contrib/grimshot.1.scd b/contrib/grimshot.1.scd
index e356f99d9..85921e38c 100644
--- a/contrib/grimshot.1.scd
+++ b/contrib/grimshot.1.scd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ grimshot - a helper for screenshots within sway
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
-*grimshot* [--notify] [--cursor] (copy|save) [TARGET] [FILE]++
+*grimshot* [--notify] [--cursor] [--wait N] (copy|save) [TARGET] [FILE]++
 *grimshot* check++
 *grimshot* usage
 
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ grimshot - a helper for screenshots within sway
 *--cursor*
 	Include cursors in the screenshot.
 
+*--wait N*
+	Wait for N seconds before taking a screenshot. Waits after any
+	manual selection is made. Recommended to combine with --notify in
+	order to know when the screenshot has been taken.
+
 *save*
 	Save the screenshot into a regular file. Grimshot will write image
 	files to *XDG_SCREENSHOTS_DIR* if this is set (or defined