diff --git a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
index 9273cceae..ac653b3f9 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
         <input type="text" id="node-input-topic">
     </div>
 
+    <div class="form-row" id="node-once">
+        <label for="node-input-once">&nbsp;</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-once" style="display:inline-block;width:15px;vertical-align:baseline;">
+        <span data-i18n="inject.onstart"></span>&nbsp;
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-onceDelay" placeholder="0.1" style="width:45px">&nbsp;
+        <span data-i18n="inject.onceDelay"></span>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for=""><i class="fa fa-repeat"></i> <span data-i18n="inject.label.repeat"></span></label>
         <select id="inject-time-type-select">
@@ -106,13 +114,6 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-
-    <div class="form-row" id="node-once">
-        <label>&nbsp;</label>
-        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-once" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
-        <label for="node-input-once" style="width: 70%;" data-i18n="inject.onstart"></label>
-    </div>
-
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> <span data-i18n="common.label.name"></span></label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" data-i18n="[placeholder]common.label.name">
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ If you want every 20 minutes from now - use the <i>"interval"</i> option.</p>
             payloadType: {value:"date"},
             repeat: {value:"", validate:function(v) { return ((v === "") || (RED.validators.number(v) && (v >= 0))) }},
             crontab: {value:""},
-            once: {value:false}
+            once: {value:false},
+            onceDelay: {value:0.1}
         },
         icon: "inject.png",
         inputs:0,
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js
index 85913480b..a04944d24 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js
@@ -26,27 +26,35 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.repeat = n.repeat;
         this.crontab = n.crontab;
         this.once = n.once;
+        this.onceDelay = (n.onceDelay || 0.1) * 1000;
         var node = this;
         this.interval_id = null;
         this.cronjob = null;
 
-        if (this.repeat && !isNaN(this.repeat) && this.repeat > 0) {
+        node.repeaterSetup = function () {
+          if (this.repeat && !isNaN(this.repeat) && this.repeat > 0) {
             this.repeat = this.repeat * 1000;
-            if (RED.settings.verbose) { this.log(RED._("inject.repeat",this)); }
-            this.interval_id = setInterval( function() {
-                node.emit("input",{});
-            }, this.repeat );
-        } else if (this.crontab) {
-            if (RED.settings.verbose) { this.log(RED._("inject.crontab",this)); }
-            this.cronjob = new cron.CronJob(this.crontab,
-                function() {
-                    node.emit("input",{});
-                },
-                null,true);
-        }
+            if (RED.settings.verbose) {
+              this.log(RED._("inject.repeat", this));
+            }
+            this.interval_id = setInterval(function() {
+              node.emit("input", {});
+            }, this.repeat);
+          } else if (this.crontab) {
+            if (RED.settings.verbose) {
+              this.log(RED._("inject.crontab", this));
+            }
+            this.cronjob = new cron.CronJob(this.crontab, function() { node.emit("input", {}); }, null, true);
+          }
+        };
 
         if (this.once) {
-            setTimeout( function() { node.emit("input",{}); }, 100 );
+            setTimeout( function() {
+              node.emit("input",{});
+              node.repeaterSetup();
+            }, this.onceDelay);
+        } else {
+          node.repeaterSetup();
         }
 
         this.on("input",function(msg) {
@@ -56,7 +64,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     msg.payload = Date.now();
                 } else if (this.payloadType == null) {
                     msg.payload = this.payload;
-                } else if (this.payloadType == 'none') {
+                } else if (this.payloadType === 'none') {
                     msg.payload = "";
                 } else {
                     msg.payload = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(this.payload,this.payloadType,this,msg);
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             if (RED.settings.verbose) { this.log(RED._("inject.stopped")); }
             delete this.cronjob;
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     RED.httpAdmin.post("/inject/:id", RED.auth.needsPermission("inject.write"), function(req,res) {
         var node = RED.nodes.getNode(req.params.id);
diff --git a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
index d201174d9..346bcbbd0 100644
--- a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
             "Sunday"
         ],
         "on": "on",
-        "onstart": "Inject once at start?",
+        "onstart": "Inject once after",
+        "onceDelay": "seconds, then",
         "tip": "<b>Note:</b> \"interval between times\" and \"at a specific time\" will use cron.<br/>See info box for details.",
         "success": "Successfully injected: __label__",
         "errors": {
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/core/20-inject_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/core/20-inject_spec.js
index 1dbb4cd35..2137f2967 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/core/20-inject_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/core/20-inject_spec.js
@@ -28,22 +28,69 @@ describe('inject node', function() {
         helper.unload();
     });
 
-    it('should inject once', function(done) {
+    it('should inject once with default delay property', function(done) {
+        helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject", topic: "t1",
+                    payload:"",payloadType:"date",
+                    once: true, wires:[["n2"]] },
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper"}],
+                  function() {
+                    var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                    n1.should.have.property('onceDelay', 100);
+                    done();
+                  });
+    });
 
-        helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject",
-                    payload:"payload", topic: "t1",
+    it('should inject once with default delay', function(done) {
+        var timestamp = new Date();
+        timestamp.setSeconds(timestamp.getSeconds() + 1);
+
+        helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject", topic: "t1",
+                    payload:"",payloadType:"date",
                     once: true, wires:[["n2"]] },
                    {id:"n2", type:"helper"}],
                   function() {
                       var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
                       n2.on("input", function(msg) {
                           msg.should.have.property('topic', 't1');
-                          msg.should.have.property('payload', 'payload');
+                          msg.should.have.property('payload');
+                          should(msg.payload).be.lessThan(timestamp.getTime());
                           done();
                       });
                   });
     });
 
+    it('should inject once with 500 msec. delay', function(done) {
+        helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject", topic: "t1",
+                    payload:"",payloadType:"date",
+                    once: true, onceDelay: 0.5, wires:[["n2"]] },
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper"}],
+                  function() {
+                    var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                    n1.should.have.property('onceDelay', 500);
+                    done();
+                  });
+    });
+
+  it('should inject once with delay of two seconds', function(done) {
+        this.timeout(2700); // have to wait for the inject with delay of two seconds
+
+        var timestamp = new Date();
+        timestamp.setSeconds(timestamp.getSeconds() + 1);
+
+        helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject", topic: "t1",
+                    payload:"",payloadType:"date",
+                    once: true, onceDelay: 2, wires:[["n2"]] },
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper"}],
+                  function() {
+                    var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                    n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                      msg.should.have.property('topic', 't1');
+                      should(msg.payload).be.greaterThan(timestamp.getTime());
+                      done();
+                    });
+                  });
+    });
+
     it('should inject repeatedly', function(done) {
 
         helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject",
@@ -66,6 +113,30 @@ describe('inject node', function() {
                   });
     });
 
+    it('should inject once with delay of two seconds and repeatedly', function(done) {
+        var timestamp = new Date();
+        timestamp.setSeconds(timestamp.getSeconds() + 1);
+
+        helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject", topic: "t1",
+                        payload:"",payloadType:"date", repeat: 0.2,
+                        once: true, onceDelay: 1.2, wires:[["n2"]] },
+                        {id:"n2", type:"helper"}],
+                    function() {
+                        var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                        var count = 0;
+                        n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                            msg.should.have.property('topic', 't1');
+                            should(msg.payload).be.greaterThan(timestamp.getTime());
+                            count += 1;
+                            if (count > 2) {
+                                helper.clearFlows().then(function() {
+                                    done();
+                                });
+                            }
+                        });
+                    });
+    });
+
     it('should inject with cron', function(done) {
         helper.load(injectNode, [{id:"n1", type:"inject",
                     payloadType:"date", topic: "t3",