diff --git a/test/tinytest.c b/test/tinytest.c
index 5314c424..76b2f02e 100644
--- a/test/tinytest.c
+++ b/test/tinytest.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static int opt_nofork = 0; /**< Suppress calls to fork() for debugging. */
 static int opt_verbosity = 1; /**< -==quiet,0==terse,1==normal,2==verbose */
 static unsigned int opt_timeout = DEFAULT_TESTCASE_TIMEOUT; /**< Timeout for every test (using alarm()) */
 static unsigned int opt_retries = 3; /**< How much test with TT_RETRIABLE should be retried */
+static unsigned int opt_retries_delay = 1; /**< How much seconds to delay before retrying */
 const char *verbosity_flag = "";
 
 const struct testlist_alias_t *cfg_aliases=NULL;
@@ -399,7 +400,15 @@ tinytest_set_flag_(struct testgroup_t *groups, const char *arg, int set, unsigne
 static void
 usage(struct testgroup_t *groups, int list_groups)
 {
-	puts("Options are: [--verbose|--quiet|--terse] [--no-fork] [--timeout <sec>] [--retries <n>]");
+	puts("Options are:");
+	puts("  --verbose");
+	puts("  --quiet");
+	puts("  --terse");
+	puts("  --no-fork");
+	puts("  --timeout <sec>");
+	puts("  --retries <n>");
+	puts("  --retries-delay <n>");
+	puts("");
 	puts("  Specify tests by name, or using a prefix ending with '..'");
 	puts("  To skip a test, prefix its name with a colon.");
 	puts("  To enable a disabled test, prefix its name with a plus.");
@@ -510,6 +519,13 @@ tinytest_main(int c, const char **v, struct testgroup_t *groups)
 					return -1;
 				}
 				opt_retries = (unsigned)atoi(v[i]);
+			} else if (!strcmp(v[i], "--retries-delay")) {
+				++i;
+				if (i >= c) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "--retries-delay requires argument\n");
+					return -1;
+				}
+				opt_retries_delay = (unsigned)atoi(v[i]);
 			} else {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option %s. Try --help\n", v[i]);
 				return -1;
@@ -546,7 +562,12 @@ tinytest_main(int c, const char **v, struct testgroup_t *groups)
 					break;
 				if (!(testcase->flags & TT_RETRIABLE))
 					break;
-				printf("\n  [RETRYING %s (%i)]\n", testcase->name, attempts);
+				printf("\n  [RETRYING %s (attempts left %i, delay %i sec)]\n", testcase->name, attempts, opt_retries_delay);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+				Sleep(opt_retries_delay * 1000);
+#else
+				sleep(opt_retries_delay);
+#endif
 				if (!attempts--)
 					break;
 			}