diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c94f2a3..1609d3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ All attributes are optional, so the most basic plugins simply print lines consis
 
 Lines containing only dashes (`---`) are *separators*.
 
-Lines above the first separator belong to the button itself. If there are multiple such lines, they are displayed in succession, each of them for 3 seconds before switching to the next. Additionally, all button lines get a dropdown menu item, except if their `dropdown` attribute is set to `false`.
+Lines above the first separator belong to the button itself. If there are multiple such lines, they are displayed in succession, each of them for 3 seconds before switching to the next (timeout can be configured with `timeout` attribute). Additionally, all button lines get a dropdown menu item, except if their `dropdown` attribute is set to `false`.
 
 Lines below the first separator are rendered as dropdown menu items. Further separators create graphical separator menu items.
 
diff --git a/argos@pew.worldwidemann.com/button.js b/argos@pew.worldwidemann.com/button.js
index cd7bec2..e2adcdc 100644
--- a/argos@pew.worldwidemann.com/button.js
+++ b/argos@pew.worldwidemann.com/button.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var ArgosButton = new Lang.Class({
     this._isDestroyed = false;
 
     this._updateTimeout = null;
-    this._cycleTimeout = null;
+    this._cycleTimeouts = [];
 
     this.connect("destroy", Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
 
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ var ArgosButton = new Lang.Class({
 
     if (this._updateTimeout !== null)
       Mainloop.source_remove(this._updateTimeout);
-    if (this._cycleTimeout !== null)
-      Mainloop.source_remove(this._cycleTimeout);
 
+    this._cycleTimeouts.forEach(cycle => Mainloop.source_remove(cycle));
     this.menu.removeAll();
   },
 
@@ -131,25 +130,26 @@ var ArgosButton = new Lang.Class({
 
     this.menu.removeAll();
 
-    if (this._cycleTimeout !== null) {
-      Mainloop.source_remove(this._cycleTimeout);
-      this._cycleTimeout = null;
-    }
+    this._cycleTimeouts.forEach(cycle => Mainloop.source_remove(cycle));
+    this._cycleTimeouts = [];
 
     if (buttonLines.length === 0) {
       this._lineView.setMarkup(GLib.markup_escape_text(this._file.get_basename(), -1));
     } else if (buttonLines.length === 1) {
       this._lineView.setLine(buttonLines[0]);
     } else {
-      this._lineView.setLine(buttonLines[0]);
-      let i = 0;
-      this._cycleTimeout = Mainloop.timeout_add_seconds(3, Lang.bind(this, function() {
-        i++;
-        this._lineView.setLine(buttonLines[i % buttonLines.length]);
-        return true;
-      }));
-
+      let fullsec = 0;
       for (let j = 0; j < buttonLines.length; j++) {
+        GLib.timeout_add_seconds(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, fullsec, Lang.bind(this, function() {
+          this._cycleTimeouts.push(Mainloop.timeout_add_seconds(fullsec, Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            this._lineView.setLine(buttonLines[j]);
+            return true;
+          })));
+          this._lineView.setLine(buttonLines[j]);
+          return false;
+        }));
+        fullsec += +buttonLines[j].timeout || 3;
+        
         if (buttonLines[j].dropdown !== "false")
           this.menu.addMenuItem(new ArgosMenuItem(this, buttonLines[j]));
       }