diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/NightscoutFollowService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/NightscoutFollowService.java
index 3a794fed28..f4534e2d21 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/NightscoutFollowService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/NightscoutFollowService.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.R;
 import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.Constants;
 import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.Inevitable;
+import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.Pref;
 import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.StatusItem;
 import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.StatusItem.Highlight;
 import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.cgm.nsfollow.utils.Anticipate;
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ private static boolean shouldServiceRun() {
      */
     public static List<StatusItem> megaStatus() {
         final BgReading lastBg = BgReading.lastNoSenssor();
+        final long lag = Constants.SECOND_IN_MS * Pref.getStringToInt("nsfollow_lag", 0); // Wake delay selected by user
 
         String lastPollText = "n/a";
         if (lastPoll > 0) {
@@ -159,10 +161,10 @@ public static List<StatusItem> megaStatus() {
         Highlight ageOfLastBgPollHighlight = Highlight.NORMAL;
         if (bgReceiveDelay > 0) {
             ageOfBgLastPoll = JoH.niceTimeScalar(bgReceiveDelay);
-            if (bgReceiveDelay > SAMPLE_PERIOD / 2) {
+            if (bgReceiveDelay - lag > SAMPLE_PERIOD / 2) {
                 ageOfLastBgPollHighlight = Highlight.BAD;
             }
-            if (bgReceiveDelay > SAMPLE_PERIOD * 2) {
+            if (bgReceiveDelay - lag > SAMPLE_PERIOD * 2) {
                 ageOfLastBgPollHighlight = Highlight.CRITICAL;
             }
         }
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ public static List<StatusItem> megaStatus() {
         if (lastBg != null) {
             long age = JoH.msSince(lastBg.timestamp);
             ageLastBg = JoH.niceTimeScalar(age);
-            if (age > SAMPLE_PERIOD + hightlightGrace) {
+            if (age > SAMPLE_PERIOD + hightlightGrace + lag) {
                 bgAgeHighlight = Highlight.BAD;
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/utils/Anticipate.java b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/utils/Anticipate.java
index 7a94d455b5..426bf0c629 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/utils/Anticipate.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/cgm/nsfollow/utils/Anticipate.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.cgm.nsfollow.utils;
 
+import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.Constants;
+import com.eveningoutpost.dexdrip.utilitymodels.Pref;
+
 /**
  * Choose optimum anticipation times for re-attempting data collection to minimize
  * number of requests to nightscout but at the same time reduce latency from new
@@ -16,7 +19,10 @@ public class Anticipate {
      * If last + period and a bit < now, ask again after grace
      * If last + period and a bit >= now, ask again after last + period and grace
      */
-    public static long next(long now, final long last, final long period, final long grace) {
+
+    public static long next(long now, final long lastTimeStamp, final long period, final long grace) {
+        final long lag = Constants.SECOND_IN_MS * Pref.getStringToInt("nsfollow_lag", 0); // User can choose a wake delay with a 0 default.
+        final long last = lastTimeStamp + lag; // We delay the source timestamp and use it as the time we received the reading to account for any source delay.
 
         final long since = now - last;
         if (since <= (grace * 2)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/utils/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/utils/Preferences.java
index ddf33e1e3e..c4c011ac98 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/utils/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/utils/Preferences.java
@@ -1257,6 +1257,8 @@ public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
 
             final Preference nsFollowDownload = findPreference("nsfollow_download_treatments");
             final Preference nsFollowUrl = findPreference("nsfollow_url");
+            final Preference nsFollowLag = findPreference("nsfollow_lag"); // Show the Nightscout follow wake delay setting only when NS follow is the data source
+            bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(findPreference("nsfollow_lag")); // Show the selected value as summary
             try {
                 nsFollowUrl.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference, newValue) -> {
                     NightscoutFollow.resetInstance();
@@ -1721,6 +1723,7 @@ public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
                 try {
                     collectionCategory.removePreference(nsFollowUrl);
                     collectionCategory.removePreference(nsFollowDownload);
+                    collectionCategory.removePreference(nsFollowLag);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     //
                 }
@@ -2426,6 +2429,7 @@ public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
                     if (collectionType == DexCollectionType.NSFollow) {
                         collectionCategory.addPreference(nsFollowUrl);
                         collectionCategory.addPreference(nsFollowDownload);
+                        collectionCategory.addPreference(nsFollowLag);
                     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index eebf70386d..2b2c7a6dc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -527,4 +527,23 @@
         <item>400</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <!--    Nightscout follow wake delay, with respect to the source timestamp
+            The default is no delay, and is marked with the single symbol >  -->
+    <string-array name="nsfollowlag_entries">
+        <item>0 ></item>
+        <item>40 s</item>
+        <item>1 min</item>
+        <item>1.5 min</item>
+        <item>2 min</item>
+        <item>3 min</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="nsfollowlag_values">
+        <item>0</item>
+        <item>40</item>
+        <item>60</item>
+        <item>90</item>
+        <item>120</item>
+        <item>180</item>
+    </string-array>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dfcca93903..d03343b5cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1337,6 +1337,7 @@
     <string name="title_nsfollow_url">Nightscout Follow URL</string>
     <string name="summary_nsfollow_download_treatments">Also download treatments from Nightscout as follower</string>
     <string name="title_nsfollow_download_treatments">Download Treatments</string>
+    <string name="title_nsfollow_lag">Nightscout Follow delay</string>
     <!-- Maybe we can use them later?
     <string name="title_clfollow_user">CareLink Username</string>
     <string name="summary_clfollow_user">CareLink login username</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_data_source.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_data_source.xml
index 873bb23305..e93002214f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_data_source.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_data_source.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,14 @@
             android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="nsfollow_download_treatments"
             android:summary="@string/summary_nsfollow_download_treatments"
-            android:title="@string/title_nsfollow_download_treatments"
+            android:title="@string/title_nsfollow_download_treatments" />
+        <ListPreference
+            android:defaultValue="0"
+            android:key="nsfollow_lag"
+            android:summary=""
+            android:title="@string/title_nsfollow_lag"
+            android:entries="@array/nsfollowlag_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/nsfollowlag_values"
             />
 
         <EditTextPreference