diff --git a/nodes/core/core/89-delay.html b/nodes/core/core/89-delay.html
index 5102c3a16..08e4abec0 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/89-delay.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/89-delay.html
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@
     
     <div id="rate-details" class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-rate"><i class="icon-time"></i> To</label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-rate" placeholder="1" style="direction:rtl; width:50px !important">
-        <label for="node-input-reateUnits">message(s) per</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-rate" placeholder="1" style="direction:rtl; width:30px !important">
+        <label for="node-input-reateUnits">msg(s) per</label>
         <select id="node-input-rateUnits" style="width:140px !important">
           <option value="second">Second</option>
           <option value="minute">Minute</option>
           <option value="hour">Hour</option>
           <option value="day">Day</option>
         </select>
+        <br/>
+        <input style="margin: 20px 0 20px 100px; width: 30px;" type="checkbox" id="node-input-drop"><label style="width: 250px;" for="node-input-drop">drop intermediate messages</label>
     </div>
 
     <div id="random-details" class="form-row">
@@ -90,7 +92,8 @@
             rateUnits: {value: "second"},
             randomFirst: {value:"1", required:true, validate:RED.validators.number()},
             randomLast: {value:"5", required:true, validate:RED.validators.number()},
-            randomUnits: {value: "seconds"}
+            randomUnits: {value: "seconds"},
+            drop: {value:false}
         },
         inputs:1,                // set the number of inputs - only 0 or 1
         outputs:1,               // set the number of outputs - 0 to n
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/89-delay.js b/nodes/core/core/89-delay.js
index 8b7caa0b8..d8ef4fe2f 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/89-delay.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/89-delay.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ function DelayNode(n) {
     this.buffer = [];
     this.intervalID = -1;
     this.randomID = -1;
+    this.lastSent = Date.now();
     var node = this;
 
     if (this.pauseType === "delay") {
@@ -101,23 +102,31 @@ function DelayNode(n) {
 
     } else if (this.pauseType === "rate") {
         this.on("input", function(msg) {
-            if ( node.intervalID !== -1) {
-                node.buffer.push(msg);
-                if (node.buffer.length > 1000) {
-                    node.warn(this.name + " buffer exceeded 1000 messages");
+            if (node.drop) {
+                if ( node.intervalID !== -1) {
+                    node.buffer.push(msg);
+                    if (node.buffer.length > 1000) {
+                        node.warn(this.name + " buffer exceeded 1000 messages");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    node.send(msg);
+                    node.intervalID = setInterval(function() {
+                        if (node.buffer.length === 0) {
+                            clearInterval(node.intervalID);
+                            node.intervalID = -1;
+                        }
+    
+                        if (node.buffer.length > 0) {
+                            node.send(node.buffer.shift());
+                        }
+                    },node.rate);
                 }
             } else {
-                node.send(msg);
-                node.intervalID = setInterval(function() {
-                    if (node.buffer.length === 0) {
-                        clearInterval(node.intervalID);
-                        node.intervalID = -1;
-                    }
-
-                    if (node.buffer.length > 0) {
-                        node.send(node.buffer.shift());
-                    }
-                },node.rate);
+                var now = Date.now();
+                if (now-node.lastSent > node.rate) {
+                    node.lastSent = now;
+                    node.send(msg);
+                }
             }
         });