diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h b/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h
index 32da6e0da..2ef6aaafa 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ ClutterTransformInfo *          _clutter_actor_get_transform_info
 
 typedef struct _AState {
   guint easing_duration;
+  guint easing_delay;
   ClutterAnimationMode easing_mode;
 } AState;
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 19761cc4d..753def0fd 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -16764,6 +16764,8 @@ _clutter_actor_create_transition (ClutterActor *actor,
       clutter_transition_set_interval (res, interval);
       clutter_transition_set_remove_on_complete (res, TRUE);
 
+      clutter_timeline_set_delay (CLUTTER_TIMELINE (res),
+                                  info->cur_state->easing_delay);
       clutter_timeline_set_duration (CLUTTER_TIMELINE (res),
                                      info->cur_state->easing_duration);
       clutter_timeline_set_progress_mode (CLUTTER_TIMELINE (res),
@@ -16906,6 +16908,63 @@ clutter_actor_get_easing_mode (ClutterActor *self)
   return CLUTTER_EASE_OUT_CUBIC;
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_set_easing_delay:
+ * @self: a #ClutterActor
+ * @msecs: the delay before the start of the tweening, in milliseconds
+ *
+ * Sets the delay that should be applied before tweening animatable
+ * properties.
+ *
+ * Calling this function will implicitly call
+ * clutter_actor_save_easing_state() if no previous calls to
+ * that function were made.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.10
+ */
+void
+clutter_actor_set_easing_delay (ClutterActor *self,
+                                guint         msecs)
+{
+  ClutterAnimationInfo *info;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self));
+
+  info = _clutter_actor_get_animation_info (self);
+
+  if (info->states == NULL)
+    clutter_actor_save_easing_state (self);
+
+  if (info->cur_state->easing_delay != msecs)
+    info->cur_state->easing_delay = msecs;
+}
+
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_easing_delay:
+ * @self: a #ClutterActor
+ *
+ * Retrieves the delay that should be applied when tweening animatable
+ * properties.
+ *
+ * Return value: a delay, in milliseconds
+ *
+ * Since: 1.10
+ */
+guint
+clutter_actor_get_easing_delay (ClutterActor *self)
+{
+  const ClutterAnimationInfo *info;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self), 0);
+
+  info = _clutter_actor_get_animation_info_or_defaults (self);
+
+  if (info->cur_state != NULL)
+    return info->cur_state->easing_delay;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_actor_get_transition:
  * @self: a #ClutterActor
@@ -16977,6 +17036,7 @@ clutter_actor_save_easing_state (ClutterActor *self)
 
   new_state.easing_mode = CLUTTER_EASE_OUT_CUBIC;
   new_state.easing_duration = 250;
+  new_state.easing_delay = 0;
 
   g_array_append_val (info->states, new_state);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index 3993a22d5..2e4bd18e8 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -651,6 +651,9 @@ ClutterAnimationMode            clutter_actor_get_easing_mode
 void                            clutter_actor_set_easing_duration               (ClutterActor               *self,
                                                                                  guint                       msecs);
 guint                           clutter_actor_get_easing_duration               (ClutterActor               *self);
+void                            clutter_actor_set_easing_delay                  (ClutterActor               *self,
+                                                                                 guint                       msecs);
+guint                           clutter_actor_get_easing_delay                  (ClutterActor               *self);
 ClutterTransition *             clutter_actor_get_transition                    (ClutterActor               *self,
                                                                                  const char                 *name);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter.symbols b/clutter/clutter.symbols
index 662ac14f5..d5748f207 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter.symbols
+++ b/clutter/clutter.symbols
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ clutter_actor_get_constraint
 clutter_actor_get_constraints
 clutter_actor_get_default_paint_volume
 clutter_actor_get_depth
+clutter_actor_get_easing_delay
 clutter_actor_get_easing_duration
 clutter_actor_get_easing_mode
 clutter_actor_get_effect
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_child_at_index
 clutter_actor_set_clip
 clutter_actor_set_clip_to_allocation
 clutter_actor_set_depth
+clutter_actor_set_easing_delay
 clutter_actor_set_easing_duration
 clutter_actor_set_easing_mode
 clutter_actor_set_fixed_position_set
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
index 8de47fdfc..6c2803e2b 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
@@ -454,6 +454,17 @@ clutter_actor_get_anchor_point_gravity
 clutter_actor_move_anchor_point
 clutter_actor_move_anchor_point_from_gravity
 
+<SUBSECTION>
+clutter_actor_save_easing_state
+clutter_actor_restore_easing_state
+clutter_actor_set_easing_duration
+clutter_actor_get_easing_duration
+clutter_actor_set_easing_mode
+clutter_actor_get_easing_mode
+clutter_actor_set_easing_delay
+clutter_actor_get_easing_delay
+clutter_actor_get_transition
+
 <SUBSECTION>
 clutter_actor_set_reactive
 clutter_actor_get_reactive