diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js
index ebb16bd5f..071379ff4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js
@@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             };
         }
 
+        var sendMsgFromBuffer = function() {
+            if (node.buffer.length === 0) {
+                clearInterval(node.intervalID);
+                node.intervalID = -1;
+            }
+            if (node.buffer.length > 0) {
+                node.send(node.buffer.shift());
+            }
+            node.reportDepth();
+        }
+
         var clearDelayList = function(s) {
             for (var i=0; i<node.idList.length; i++ ) { node.idList[i].clear(); }
             node.idList = [];
@@ -155,27 +166,29 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             node.on("input", function(msg) {
                 if (!node.drop) {
                     if (node.intervalID !== -1) {
+                        if (msg.hasOwnProperty("rate") && node.rate !== msg.rate) {
+                            node.rate = msg.rate;
+                            clearInterval(node.intervalID);
+                            node.intervalID = setInterval(sendMsgFromBuffer, node.rate);
+                        }
                         if (!msg.hasOwnProperty("flush")) {
                             node.buffer.push(msg);
                             node.reportDepth();
                         }
                     }
                     else {
+                        if (msg.hasOwnProperty("rate")) {
+                            node.rate = msg.rate;
+                        }
                         node.send(msg);
                         node.reportDepth();
-                        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.reportDepth();
-                        }, node.rate);
+                        node.intervalID = setInterval(sendMsgFromBuffer, node.rate);
                     }
                 }
                 else {
+                    if (msg.hasOwnProperty("rate")) {
+                        node.rate = msg.rate;
+                    }
                     var timeSinceLast;
                     if (node.lastSent) {
                         timeSinceLast = process.hrtime(node.lastSent);