diff --git a/src/Helmet.js b/src/Helmet.js
index 38c61b6e..d88ee7e4 100644
--- a/src/Helmet.js
+++ b/src/Helmet.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const Helmet = Component =>
      * @param {Object} base: {"target": "_blank", "href": "http://mysite.com/"}
      * @param {Object} bodyAttributes: {"className": "root"}
      * @param {String} defaultTitle: "Default Title"
+     * @param {Boolean} defer: true
      * @param {Boolean} encodeSpecialCharacters: true
      * @param {Object} htmlAttributes: {"lang": "en", "amp": undefined}
      * @param {Array} link: [{"rel": "canonical", "href": "http://mysite.com/example"}]
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const Helmet = Component =>
                 PropTypes.node
             ]),
             defaultTitle: PropTypes.string,
+            defer: PropTypes.bool,
             encodeSpecialCharacters: PropTypes.bool,
             htmlAttributes: PropTypes.object,
             link: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ const Helmet = Component =>
         };
 
         static defaultProps = {
+            defer: true,
             encodeSpecialCharacters: true
         };
 
diff --git a/src/HelmetConstants.js b/src/HelmetConstants.js
index 1aaf8817..37818463 100644
--- a/src/HelmetConstants.js
+++ b/src/HelmetConstants.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const REACT_TAG_MAP = {
 
 export const HELMET_PROPS = {
     DEFAULT_TITLE: "defaultTitle",
+    DEFER: "defer",
     ENCODE_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS: "encodeSpecialCharacters",
     ON_CHANGE_CLIENT_STATE: "onChangeClientState",
     TITLE_TEMPLATE: "titleTemplate"
diff --git a/src/HelmetUtils.js b/src/HelmetUtils.js
index 3abf32fe..2c79f99c 100644
--- a/src/HelmetUtils.js
+++ b/src/HelmetUtils.js
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ const getInnermostProperty = (propsList, property) => {
 const reducePropsToState = propsList => ({
     baseTag: getBaseTagFromPropsList([TAG_PROPERTIES.HREF], propsList),
     bodyAttributes: getAttributesFromPropsList(ATTRIBUTE_NAMES.BODY, propsList),
+    defer: getInnermostProperty(propsList, HELMET_PROPS.DEFER),
     encode: getInnermostProperty(
         propsList,
         HELMET_PROPS.ENCODE_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS
@@ -286,6 +287,23 @@ const warn = msg => {
 let _helmetIdleCallback = null;
 
 const handleClientStateChange = newState => {
+    if (_helmetIdleCallback) {
+        cancelIdleCallback(_helmetIdleCallback);
+    }
+
+    if (newState.defer) {
+        _helmetIdleCallback = requestIdleCallback(() => {
+            commitTagChanges(newState, () => {
+                _helmetIdleCallback = null;
+            });
+        });
+    } else {
+        commitTagChanges(newState);
+        _helmetIdleCallback = null;
+    }
+};
+
+const commitTagChanges = (newState, cb) => {
     const {
         baseTag,
         bodyAttributes,
@@ -299,43 +317,37 @@ const handleClientStateChange = newState => {
         title,
         titleAttributes
     } = newState;
+    updateAttributes(TAG_NAMES.BODY, bodyAttributes);
+    updateAttributes(TAG_NAMES.HTML, htmlAttributes);
+
+    updateTitle(title, titleAttributes);
+
+    const tagUpdates = {
+        baseTag: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.BASE, baseTag),
+        linkTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.LINK, linkTags),
+        metaTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.META, metaTags),
+        noscriptTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.NOSCRIPT, noscriptTags),
+        scriptTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.SCRIPT, scriptTags),
+        styleTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.STYLE, styleTags)
+    };
 
-    if (_helmetIdleCallback) {
-        cancelIdleCallback(_helmetIdleCallback);
-    }
-
-    _helmetIdleCallback = requestIdleCallback(() => {
-        updateAttributes(TAG_NAMES.BODY, bodyAttributes);
-        updateAttributes(TAG_NAMES.HTML, htmlAttributes);
-
-        updateTitle(title, titleAttributes);
+    const addedTags = {};
+    const removedTags = {};
 
-        const tagUpdates = {
-            baseTag: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.BASE, baseTag),
-            linkTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.LINK, linkTags),
-            metaTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.META, metaTags),
-            noscriptTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.NOSCRIPT, noscriptTags),
-            scriptTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.SCRIPT, scriptTags),
-            styleTags: updateTags(TAG_NAMES.STYLE, styleTags)
-        };
+    Object.keys(tagUpdates).forEach(tagType => {
+        const {newTags, oldTags} = tagUpdates[tagType];
 
-        const addedTags = {};
-        const removedTags = {};
-
-        Object.keys(tagUpdates).forEach(tagType => {
-            const {newTags, oldTags} = tagUpdates[tagType];
+        if (newTags.length) {
+            addedTags[tagType] = newTags;
+        }
+        if (oldTags.length) {
+            removedTags[tagType] = tagUpdates[tagType].oldTags;
+        }
+    });
 
-            if (newTags.length) {
-                addedTags[tagType] = newTags;
-            }
-            if (oldTags.length) {
-                removedTags[tagType] = tagUpdates[tagType].oldTags;
-            }
-        });
+    cb && cb();
 
-        _helmetIdleCallback = null;
-        onChangeClientState(newState, addedTags, removedTags);
-    });
+    onChangeClientState(newState, addedTags, removedTags);
 };
 
 const flattenArray = possibleArray => {
diff --git a/test/HelmetDeclarativeTest.js b/test/HelmetDeclarativeTest.js
index d7c3bd0b..aa290be4 100644
--- a/test/HelmetDeclarativeTest.js
+++ b/test/HelmetDeclarativeTest.js
@@ -2501,6 +2501,42 @@ describe("Helmet - Declarative API", () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe("deferred tags", () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            window.__spy__ = sinon.spy();
+        });
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            delete window.__spy__;
+        });
+
+        it("executes synchronously when defer={true} and async otherwise", done => {
+            ReactDOM.render(
+                <div>
+                    <Helmet defer={false}>
+                        <script>
+                            window.__spy__(1)
+                        </script>
+                    </Helmet>
+                    <Helmet>
+                        <script>
+                            window.__spy__(2)
+                        </script>
+                    </Helmet>
+                </div>,
+                container
+            );
+
+            expect(window.__spy__.callCount).to.equal(1);
+
+            requestIdleCallback(() => {
+                expect(window.__spy__.callCount).to.equal(2);
+                expect(window.__spy__.args).to.deep.equal([[1], [2]]);
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("server", () => {
         const stringifiedHtmlAttributes = `lang="ga" class="myClassName"`;
         const stringifiedBodyAttributes = `lang="ga" class="myClassName"`;
diff --git a/test/HelmetTest.js b/test/HelmetTest.js
index 43d02ff2..c0838aea 100644
--- a/test/HelmetTest.js
+++ b/test/HelmetTest.js
@@ -2271,6 +2271,47 @@ describe("Helmet", () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe("deferred tags", () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            window.__spy__ = sinon.spy();
+        });
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            delete window.__spy__;
+        });
+
+        it("executes synchronously when defer={true} and async otherwise", done => {
+            ReactDOM.render(
+                <div>
+                    <Helmet
+                        defer={false}
+                        script={[
+                            {
+                                innerHTML: `window.__spy__(1)`
+                            }
+                        ]}
+                    />
+                    <Helmet
+                        script={[
+                            {
+                                innerHTML: `window.__spy__(2)`
+                            }
+                        ]}
+                    />
+                </div>,
+                container
+            );
+
+            expect(window.__spy__.callCount).to.equal(1);
+
+            requestIdleCallback(() => {
+                expect(window.__spy__.callCount).to.equal(2);
+                expect(window.__spy__.args).to.deep.equal([[1], [2]]);
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("server", () => {
         const stringifiedHtmlAttributes = `lang="ga" class="myClassName"`;
         const stringifiedTitle = `<title ${HELMET_ATTRIBUTE}="true">Dangerous &lt;script&gt; include</title>`;