diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index 69531440..13b7a8d0 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	Password               string     // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,matrix
 	PrefixMessagesWithNick bool       // mattemost, slack
 	Protocol               string     // all protocols
+	RejoinDelay            int        // IRC
 	ReplaceMessages        [][]string // all protocols
 	ReplaceNicks           [][]string // all protocols
 	RemoteNickFormat       string     // all protocols
diff --git a/bridge/irc/irc.go b/bridge/irc/irc.go
index c9c8cbb2..b7465977 100644
--- a/bridge/irc/irc.go
+++ b/bridge/irc/irc.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func (b *Birc) handleJoinPart(client *girc.Client, event girc.Event) {
 	channel := event.Params[0]
 	if event.Command == "KICK" {
 		flog.Infof("Got kicked from %s by %s", channel, event.Source.Name)
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(b.Config.RejoinDelay) * time.Second)
 		b.Remote <- config.Message{Username: "system", Text: "rejoin", Channel: channel, Account: b.Account, Event: config.EVENT_REJOIN_CHANNELS}
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/matterbridge.toml.sample b/matterbridge.toml.sample
index c261deca..f3263d59 100644
--- a/matterbridge.toml.sample
+++ b/matterbridge.toml.sample
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ MessageLength=400
 #OPTIONAL (default false)
 MessageSplit=false
 
+#Delay in seconds to rejoin a channel when kicked
+#OPTIONAL (default 0)
+RejoinDelay=0
+
 #Nicks you want to ignore. 
 #Messages from those users will not be sent to other bridges.
 #OPTIONAL