diff --git a/app/config/config.cpp b/app/config/config.cpp
index 51dc15713..3274236e1 100644
--- a/app/config/config.cpp
+++ b/app/config/config.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void Config::SetDefaults()
   SetEntryInternal(QStringLiteral("Loop"), NodeParam::kBoolean, false);
   SetEntryInternal(QStringLiteral("SplitClipsCopyNodes"), NodeParam::kBoolean, true);
 
-  SetEntryInternal(QStringLiteral("AutoCacheInterval"), NodeParam::kInt, 250);
+  SetEntryInternal(QStringLiteral("AutoCacheDelay"), NodeParam::kInt, 1000);
 
   SetEntryInternal(QStringLiteral("NodeCatColor0"), NodeParam::kColor, QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.75f, 0.75f, 0.75f)));
   SetEntryInternal(QStringLiteral("NodeCatColor1"), NodeParam::kColor, QVariant::fromValue(Color(0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f)));
diff --git a/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp b/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
index 7a309e467..8037b6a6f 100644
--- a/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
+++ b/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ PreviewAutoCacher::PreviewAutoCacher() :
 {
   // Set default autocache range
   SetPlayhead(rational());
+
+  delayed_requeue_timer_.setInterval(Config::Current()[QStringLiteral("AutoCacheDelay")].toInt());
+  delayed_requeue_timer_.setSingleShot(true);
+  connect(&delayed_requeue_timer_, &QTimer::timeout, this, &PreviewAutoCacher::RequeueFrames);
 }
 
 RenderTicketPtr PreviewAutoCacher::GetSingleFrame(const rational &t)
@@ -169,7 +173,9 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::HashesProcessed()
   if (hash_tasks_.contains(watcher)) {
     hash_tasks_.removeOne(watcher);
 
-    RequeueFrames();
+    // Restart delayed requeue timer
+    delayed_requeue_timer_.stop();
+    delayed_requeue_timer_.start();
   }
 
   // The cacher might be waiting for this job to finish
@@ -595,6 +601,8 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::TryRender()
 
 void PreviewAutoCacher::RequeueFrames()
 {
+  delayed_requeue_timer_.stop();
+
   if (viewer_node_
       && viewer_node_->video_frame_cache()->HasInvalidatedRanges()
       && hash_tasks_.isEmpty()
diff --git a/app/render/previewautocacher.h b/app/render/previewautocacher.h
index 03898c169..99c7aec70 100644
--- a/app/render/previewautocacher.h
+++ b/app/render/previewautocacher.h
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ private:
 
   void TryRender();
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Generic function called whenever the frames to render need to be (re)queued
-   */
-  void RequeueFrames();
-
   /**
    * @brief Process all changes to internal NodeGraph copy
    *
@@ -156,6 +151,8 @@ private:
 
   ColorManager* color_manager_;
 
+  QTimer delayed_requeue_timer_;
+
 private slots:
   /**
    * @brief Handler for when the NodeGraph reports a video change over a certain time range
@@ -202,6 +199,11 @@ private slots:
 
   void SingleFrameFinished();
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Generic function called whenever the frames to render need to be (re)queued
+   */
+  void RequeueFrames();
+
 };
 
 }