diff --git a/grc/foo_packet_pad.xml b/grc/foo_packet_pad.xml
index 8b71562..4ca89e1 100644
--- a/grc/foo_packet_pad.xml
+++ b/grc/foo_packet_pad.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<key>foo_packet_pad</key>
 	<category>Foo</category>
 	<import>import foo</import>
-	<make>foo.packet_pad($debug, $pad_front, $pad_tail)</make>
+	<make>foo.packet_pad($debug, $delay, $delay_sec, $pad_front, $pad_tail)</make>
 
 	<param>
 		<name>Debug</name>
@@ -22,6 +22,29 @@
 			<key>False</key>
 		</option>
 	</param>
+
+	<param>
+		<name>Delay</name>
+		<key>delay</key>
+		<value>False</value>
+		<type>bool</type>
+
+		<option>
+			<name>Enable</name>
+			<key>True</key>
+		</option>
+		<option>
+			<name>Disable</name>
+			<key>False</key>
+		</option>
+	</param>
+
+	<param>
+		<name>Delay Sec</name>
+		<key>delay_sec</key>
+		<value>0.001</value>
+		<type>real</type>
+	</param>
 	
 	<param>
 		<name>Pad Front</name>
@@ -39,6 +62,7 @@
 
         <check>$pad_front >= 0</check>
         <check>$pad_tail >= 0</check>
+        <check>$delay_sec > 0</check>
 
 	<sink>
 		<name>in</name>
diff --git a/include/foo/packet_pad.h b/include/foo/packet_pad.h
index 81970da..d00cdd7 100644
--- a/include/foo/packet_pad.h
+++ b/include/foo/packet_pad.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class FOO_API packet_pad : virtual public gr::block
 public:
 
 	typedef boost::shared_ptr<packet_pad> sptr;
-	static sptr make(bool debug = false, unsigned int pad_front = 0, unsigned int pad_tail = 0);
+	static sptr make(bool debug = false, bool delay=false, double delay_sec=0.01, unsigned int pad_front = 0, unsigned int pad_tail = 0);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 9db23b2..633cbbc 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ list(APPEND foo_sources
 )
 
 add_library(gnuradio-foo SHARED ${foo_sources})
-target_link_libraries(gnuradio-foo ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES} ${GNURADIO_PMT_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(gnuradio-foo ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES} ${GNURADIO_PMT_LIBRARIES} uhd)
 set_target_properties(gnuradio-foo PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL "gnuradio_foo_EXPORTS")
 
 ########################################################################
diff --git a/lib/packet_pad_impl.cc b/lib/packet_pad_impl.cc
index e068f58..c0fc3c4 100644
--- a/lib/packet_pad_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/packet_pad_impl.cc
@@ -18,19 +18,24 @@
 
 #include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <uhd/types/time_spec.hpp>
 
 using namespace gr::foo;
 
 #define dout d_debug && std::cout
 
-packet_pad_impl::packet_pad_impl(bool debug, unsigned int pad_front, unsigned int pad_tail) : block("packet_pad",
+packet_pad_impl::packet_pad_impl(bool debug, bool delay, double delay_sec,
+		unsigned int pad_front, unsigned int pad_tail) : block("packet_pad",
 			gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)),
 			gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex))),
 			d_debug(debug),
 			d_pad_front(pad_front),
 			d_pad_tail(pad_tail),
 			d_pad(0),
-			d_eob(false) {
+			d_eob(false),
+			d_delay(delay),
+			d_delay_sec(delay_sec) {
 
 	set_relative_rate(1);
 	set_tag_propagation_policy(block::TPP_DONT);
@@ -47,6 +52,20 @@ packet_pad_impl::add_sob(uint64_t item) {
 	static const pmt::pmt_t value = pmt::PMT_T;
 	static const pmt::pmt_t srcid = pmt::string_to_symbol(alias());
 	add_item_tag(0, item, sob_key, value, srcid);
+
+	if(d_delay) {
+		static const pmt::pmt_t time_key = pmt::string_to_symbol("tx_time");
+		struct timeval t;
+		gettimeofday(&t, NULL);
+		uhd::time_spec_t now = uhd::time_spec_t(t.tv_sec + t.tv_usec / 1000000.0)
+			+ uhd::time_spec_t(d_delay_sec);
+
+		const pmt::pmt_t time_value = pmt::make_tuple(
+			pmt::from_uint64(now.get_full_secs()),
+			pmt::from_double(now.get_frac_secs())
+		);
+		add_item_tag(0, item, time_key, time_value, srcid);
+	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -159,6 +178,6 @@ packet_pad_impl::forecast (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_items_requir
 }
 
 packet_pad::sptr
-packet_pad::make(bool debug, unsigned int pad_front, unsigned int pad_tail) {
-	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new packet_pad_impl(debug, pad_front, pad_tail));
+packet_pad::make(bool debug, bool delay, double delay_sec, unsigned int pad_front, unsigned int pad_tail) {
+	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new packet_pad_impl(debug, delay, delay_sec, pad_front, pad_tail));
 }
diff --git a/lib/packet_pad_impl.h b/lib/packet_pad_impl.h
index 5423610..0ee7091 100644
--- a/lib/packet_pad_impl.h
+++ b/lib/packet_pad_impl.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace foo {
 			void add_sob(uint64_t item);
 
 			bool d_debug;
+			bool d_delay;
+			double d_delay_sec;
 
 			int d_pad_front;
 			int d_pad_tail;
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ namespace foo {
 			bool d_eob;
 
 		public:
-			packet_pad_impl(bool debug, unsigned int pad_front,
-					unsigned int pad_tail);
+			packet_pad_impl(bool debug, bool delay, double delay_sec,
+					unsigned int pad_front, unsigned int pad_tail);
 
 			~packet_pad_impl();