diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridConfig.java
index eda6b7cbb8..45551025b7 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridConfig.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package net.runelite.client.plugins.inventorygrid;
 import net.runelite.client.config.Config;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigGroup;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigItem;
+import net.runelite.client.config.Units;
 
 @ConfigGroup("inventorygrid")
 public interface InventoryGridConfig extends Config
@@ -60,4 +61,15 @@ public interface InventoryGridConfig extends Config
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	@ConfigItem(
+		keyName = "dragDelay",
+		name = "Drag delay",
+		description = "Time to wait after an item press before the overlay is enabled"
+	)
+	@Units(Units.MILLISECONDS)
+	default int dragDelay()
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridOverlay.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridOverlay.java
index ae3744fd6d..03d8596d7c 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridOverlay.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/inventorygrid/InventoryGridOverlay.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.awt.Point;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import net.runelite.api.Client;
+import net.runelite.api.Constants;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.Widget;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetItem;
@@ -92,7 +93,9 @@ class InventoryGridOverlay extends Overlay
 			initialMousePoint = mousePoint;
 		}
 
-		if (draggedItem.getId() == -1 || !hoverActive && initialMousePoint.distance(mousePoint) < DISTANCE_TO_ACTIVATE_HOVER)
+		if (draggedItem.getId() == -1
+			|| client.getItemPressedDuration() < config.dragDelay() / Constants.CLIENT_TICK_LENGTH
+			|| !hoverActive && initialMousePoint.distance(mousePoint) < DISTANCE_TO_ACTIVATE_HOVER)
 		{
 			return null;
 		}