diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53da3b9465..0cf02ee4c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@
 					"default": 100,
 					"description": "How long in milliseconds to show a pending edit decoration"
 				},
+				"cursorless.decorationDebounceDelay": {
+					"type": "integer",
+					"default": 175,
+					"description": "How long in milliseconds to wait to redraw the hats after an action"
+				},
 				"cursorless.hatSizeAdjustment": {
 					"type": "number",
 					"default": 0,
diff --git a/src/core/HatAllocator.ts b/src/core/HatAllocator.ts
index f623731f49..b5119ad1ab 100644
--- a/src/core/HatAllocator.ts
+++ b/src/core/HatAllocator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { addDecorationsToEditors } from "../util/addDecorationsToEditor";
-import { DECORATION_DEBOUNCE_DELAY } from "../core/constants";
 import { Graph } from "../typings/Types";
 import { Disposable } from "vscode";
 import { IndividualHatMap } from "./IndividualHatMap";
@@ -72,11 +71,15 @@ export class HatAllocator {
       clearTimeout(this.timeoutHandle);
     }
 
+    const decorationDebounceDelay = vscode.workspace
+      .getConfiguration("cursorless")
+      .get<number>("decorationDebounceDelay")!;
+
     this.timeoutHandle = setTimeout(() => {
       this.addDecorations();
 
       this.timeoutHandle = null;
-    }, DECORATION_DEBOUNCE_DELAY);
+    }, decorationDebounceDelay);
   }
 
   private toggleDecorations() {
diff --git a/src/core/constants.ts b/src/core/constants.ts
index 9dbd446e49..a96416cdc4 100644
--- a/src/core/constants.ts
+++ b/src/core/constants.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 export const SUBWORD_MATCHER = /[A-Z]?[a-z]+|[A-Z]+(?![a-z])|[0-9]+/g;
 
-export const DECORATION_DEBOUNCE_DELAY = 175;
-
 export const HAT_COLORS = [
   "default",
   "blue",