diff --git a/nodes/core/89-delay.html b/nodes/core/89-delay.html
index 60e73df4c..3bc05f8c8 100644
--- a/nodes/core/89-delay.html
+++ b/nodes/core/89-delay.html
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
   limitations under the License.
 -->
 
+<!-- First, the content of the edit dialog is defined.                       -->
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="delay">
+
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-pauseType"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> Action</label>
         <select id="node-input-pauseType" style="width:270px !important">
           <option value="delay">Delay message</option>
-          <option value="rate">Limit message rate</option>
+          <option value="rate">Limit rate to</option>
+          <option value="random">Random delay</option>
         </select>
     </div>
     <div id="delay-details" class="form-row">
@@ -33,10 +36,11 @@
           <option value="days">Days</option>
         </select>
     </div>
+    
     <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:40px !important">
-        <label for="node-input-rateUnits" style="width:120px !important">message(s) per</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>
         <select id="node-input-rateUnits" style="width:140px !important">
           <option value="second">Second</option>
           <option value="minute">Minute</option>
@@ -44,72 +48,114 @@
           <option value="day">Day</option>
         </select>
     </div>
+
+    <div id="random-details" class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-randomFirst"><i class="icon-time"></i> Between</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-randomFirst" placeholder="" style="directon:rtl; width:30px !important">
+		<label for="node-input-randomLast" style="width:20px"> & </label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-randomLast" placeholder="" style="directon:rtl; width:30px !important">
+        <select id="node-input-randomUnits" style="width:140px !important">
+          <option value="milliseconds">Milliseconds</option>
+          <option value="seconds">Seconds</option>
+          <option value="minutes">Minutes</option>
+          <option value="hours">Hours</option>
+          <option value="days">Days</option>
+        </select>
+    </div>
+    
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
+    
 </script>
 
-
+<!-- Next, some simple help text is provided for the node.                   -->
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="delay">
-    <p>Introduces a delay into a flow or rate limits messages</p>
-    <p>Default delay is 5 seconds or rate limit of 1 message/second, but both can be configured</p>
-    <p>The rate limiter will delay messages by buffering in a time released queue. A warning is generated if the buffer is larger than 1000 items.</p>
+    <p>Introduces a delay into a flow or rate limts messges</p>
+    <p>Default delay is 5 seconds and rate limit of 1 msg/second, but both can be configured</p>
 </script>
 
+<!-- Finally, the node type is registered along with all of its properties   -->
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('delay',{
-        category: 'function',
+        category: 'function',      // the palette category
         color:"#E6E0F8",
-        defaults: {
-            name: {value:""},
+        defaults: {             // defines the editable properties of the node
+            name: {value:""},   //  along with default values.
             pauseType: {value:"delay", required:true},
             timeout: {value:"5", required:true, validate:RED.validators.number()},
             timeoutUnits: {value:"seconds"},
             rate: {value:"1", required:true, validate:RED.validators.number()},
-            rateUnits: {value: "second"}
+            rateUnits: {value: "second"},
+            randomFirst: {value:"1", required:true, valudate:RED.validators.number},
+            randomLast: {value:"5", required:true, valudate:RED.validators.number},
+            randomUnits: {value: "seconds"}
         },
-        inputs:1,
-        outputs:1,
-        icon: "timer.png",
-        label: function() {
+        inputs:1,                // set the number of inputs - only 0 or 1
+        outputs:1,               // set the number of outputs - 0 to n
+        icon: "arrow-in.png",    // set the icon (held in public/icons)
+        label: function() {      // sets the default label contents
             if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
               var units = this.timeoutUnits ? this.timeoutUnits.charAt(0) : "s";
               return this.name||"delay "+this.timeout+" " + units;
             } else if (this.pauseType == "rate") {
               var units = this.rateUnits ? this.rateUnits.charAt(0) : "s";
               return this.name||"limit "+this.rate+" msg/"+ units;
+            } else if (this.pauseType == "random") {
+              return "random";
             }
-            return "";
+            return "foo";
         },
-        labelStyle: function() {
+        labelStyle: function() { // sets the class to apply to the label
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
         },
         oneditprepare: function() {
-          $( "#node-input-timeout" ).spinner({ min:1, max:60 });
-          $( "#node-input-rate" ).spinner({ min:1});
-
+          $( "#node-input-timeout" ).spinner();
+          $( "#node-input-rate" ).spinner();
+          
+          $( "#node-input-randomFirst" ).spinner();
+          $( "#node-input-randomLast" ).spinner();
+        
           if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
             $("#delay-details").show();
             $("#rate-details").hide();
+            $("#random-details").hide();
           } else if (this.pauseType == "rate") {
             $("#delay-details").hide();
             $("#rate-details").show();
+            $("#random-details").hide();
+          } else if (this.pauseType == "random") {
+        	$("#delay-details").hide();
+            $("#rate-details").hide();
+            $("#random-details").show();
           }
-
+          
           if (!this.timeoutUnits) {
             $("#node-input-timeoutUnits option").filter(function() {
-              return $(this).val() == 'seconds';
+              return $(this).val() == 'seconds'; 
             }).attr('selected', true);
           }
-
+          
+          if (!this.randomUnits) {
+        	$("#node-input-randomUnits option").filter(function() {
+               return $(this).val() == 'seconds'; 
+            }).attr('selected', true);
+          }
+          
           $("#node-input-pauseType").on("change",function() {
             if (this.value == "delay") {
               $("#delay-details").show();
               $("#rate-details").hide();
+              $("#random-details").hide();
             } else if (this.value == "rate") {
               $("#delay-details").hide();
               $("#rate-details").show();
+              $("#random-details").hide();
+            } else if (this.value == "random") {
+              $("#delay-details").hide();
+              $("#rate-details").hide();
+              $("#random-details").show();
             }
           });
         }
diff --git a/nodes/core/89-delay.js b/nodes/core/89-delay.js
index 986f1fcc3..d3c3bf8e0 100644
--- a/nodes/core/89-delay.js
+++ b/nodes/core/89-delay.js
@@ -14,89 +14,144 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-// Simple node to introduce a pause into a flow
+//Simple node to introduce a pause into a flow
 
+//Require main module
 var RED = require("../../red/red");
 
-function DelayNode(n) {
-   RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+var node;
 
-   this.pauseType = n.pauseType;
-   this.timeoutUnits = n.timeoutUnits;
-   this.rateUnits = n.rateUnits;
-
-   if (n.timeoutUnits == "milliseconds") {
-     this.timeout = n.timout;
-   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "seconds") {
-     this.timeout = n.timeout * 1000;
-   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "minutes") {
-     this.timeout = n.timeout * (60 * 1000);
-   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "hours") {
-     this.timeout = n.timeout * (60 * 60 * 1000);
-   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "days") {
-     this.timeout = n.timeout * (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
-   }
-
-   if (n.rateUnits == "second") {
-     this.rate = 1000/n.rate;
-   } else if (n.rateUnits == "minute") {
-     this.rate = (60 * 1000)/n.rate;
-   } else if (n.rateUnits == "hour") {
-     this.rate = (60 * 60 * 1000)/n.rate;
-   } else if (n.rateUnits == "day") {
-     this.rate = (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)/n.rate;
-   }
-
-   this.name = n.name;
-   this.idList = [];
-   this.buffer = [];
-   this.intervalID = -1;
-   var node= this;
-
-   if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
-      this.on("input", function(msg) {
-        var node= this;
-        var id;
-        id = setTimeout(function(){
-          node.idList.splice(node.idList.indexOf(id),1);
-          node.send(msg);
-        }, node.timeout);
-        this.idList.push(id);
-      });
-
-     this.on("close", function() {
-       for (var i=0; i<this.idList.length; i++ ) {
-         clearTimeout(this.idList[i]);
-       }
-       this.idList = [];
-     });
-   } 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");
-         }
-       } 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);
-       }
-     });
-
-     this.on("close", function() {
-       clearInterval(this.intervalID);
-       this.buffer = [];
-     });
-   }
+function random() {
+	var wait = node.randomFirst + (node.diff * Math.random());
+	if (node.buffer.length > 0) {
+		node.send(node.buffer.pop());
+		node.randomID = setTimeout(random,wait);
+	} else {
+		node.randomID = -1;
+	}
 }
+
+//main node definition
+function DelayNode(n) {
+	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+
+	this.pauseType = n.pauseType;
+	this.timeoutUnits = n.timeoutUnits;
+	this.randomUnits = n.randomUnits;
+	this.rateUnits = n.rateUnits;
+
+	if (n.timeoutUnits === "milliseconds") {
+		this.timeout = n.timout;
+	} else if (n.timeoutUnits === "seconds") {
+		this.timeout = n.timeout * 1000;
+	} else if (n.timeoutUnits === "minutes") {
+		this.timeout = n.timeout * (60 * 1000);
+	} else if (n.timeoutUnits === "hours") {
+		this.timeout = n.timeout * (60 * 60 * 1000);
+	} else if (n.timeoutUnits === "days") {
+		this.timeout = n.timeout * (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	if (n.rateUnits === "second") {
+		this.rate = 1000/n.rate;
+	} else if (n.rateUnits === "minute") {
+		this.rate = (60 * 1000)/n.rate;
+	} else if (n.rateUnits === "hour") {
+		this.rate = (60 * 60 * 1000)/n.rate;
+	} else if (n.rateUnits === "day") {
+		this.rate = (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)/n.rate;
+	}
+
+
+	if (n.randomUnits === "milliseconds") {
+		this.randomFirst = n.randomFirst;
+		this.randomLast = n.randomLast;
+	} else if (n.randomUnits === "seconds") {
+		this.randomFirst = n.randomFirst * 1000;
+		this.randomLast = n.randomLast * 1000;
+	} else if (n.randomUnits === "minutes") {
+		this.randomFirst = n.randomFirst * (60 * 1000);
+		this.randomLast = n.randomLast * (60 * 1000);
+	} else if (n.randomUnits === "hours") {
+		this.randomFirst = n.randomFirst * (60 * 60 * 1000);
+		this.randomLast = n.randomLast * (60 * 60 * 1000);
+	} else if (n.randomUnits === "days") {
+		this.randomFirst = n.randomFirst * (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+		this.randomLast = n.randomLast * (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+	}
+
+	this.diff = this.randomLast - this.randomFirst;
+
+	this.name = n.name;
+	this.idList = [];
+	this.buffer = [];
+	this.intervalID = -1;
+	this.randomID = -1;
+	node= this;
+
+	if (this.pauseType === "delay") {
+		this.on("input", function(msg) {
+			var node= this;
+			var id;
+			id = setTimeout(function(){
+				node.idList.splice(node.idList.indexOf(id),1);
+				node.send(msg);
+			}, node.timeout);
+			this.idList.push(id);
+		});
+
+		this.on("close", function() {
+			for (var i=0; i<this.idList.length; i++ ) {
+				clearTimeout(this.idList[i]);
+			}
+			this.idList = [];
+		});
+	} 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");
+				}
+			} 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);
+			}
+		});
+
+		this.on("close", function() {
+			clearInterval(this.intervalID);
+			this.buffer = [];
+		});
+	} else if (this.pauseType === "random") {
+
+		this.on("input",function(msg){
+			node.buffer.push(msg);
+			if (node.randomID === -1) {
+				var wait = node.randomFirst + (node.diff * Math.random());
+				node.randomID = setTimeout(random,wait);
+			}
+		});
+
+		this.on("close", function (){
+			if (this.randomID !== -1) {
+				clearTimeout(node.randomID);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+
+//register node
 RED.nodes.registerType("delay",DelayNode);
+