diff --git a/quantum/vial.c b/quantum/vial.c
index 038614ecef..1723fe2052 100644
--- a/quantum/vial.c
+++ b/quantum/vial.c
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ _Static_assert(sizeof(vial_unlock_combo_rows) == sizeof(vial_unlock_combo_cols),
 
 #define VIAL_RAW_EPSIZE 32
 
+#ifndef VIAL_ENCODER_KEYCODE_DELAY
+#define VIAL_ENCODER_KEYCODE_DELAY 10
+#endif
+
 void vial_handle_cmd(uint8_t *msg, uint8_t length) {
     /* All packets must be fixed 32 bytes */
     if (length != VIAL_RAW_EPSIZE)
@@ -168,6 +172,9 @@ static void exec_keycode(uint16_t keycode) {
     action_exec((keyevent_t){
         .key = (keypos_t){.row = VIAL_ENCODER_MATRIX_MAGIC, .col = VIAL_ENCODER_MATRIX_MAGIC}, .pressed = 1, .time = (timer_read() | 1) /* time should not be 0 */
     });
+#if VIAL_ENCODER_KEYCODE_DELAY > 0
+    wait_ms(VIAL_ENCODER_KEYCODE_DELAY);
+#endif
     action_exec((keyevent_t){
         .key = (keypos_t){.row = VIAL_ENCODER_MATRIX_MAGIC, .col = VIAL_ENCODER_MATRIX_MAGIC}, .pressed = 0, .time = (timer_read() | 1) /* time should not be 0 */
     });