diff --git a/src/Temporalio/Client/TemporalClient.Workflow.cs b/src/Temporalio/Client/TemporalClient.Workflow.cs
index 0cfad9ed..ca04427b 100644
--- a/src/Temporalio/Client/TemporalClient.Workflow.cs
+++ b/src/Temporalio/Client/TemporalClient.Workflow.cs
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ private async Task<WorkflowHandle<TWorkflow, TResult>> StartWorkflowInternalAsyn
                 {
                     req.SearchAttributes = input.Options.TypedSearchAttributes.ToProto();
                 }
+                if (input.Options.StartDelay is { } startDelay)
+                {
+                    req.WorkflowStartDelay = Duration.FromTimeSpan(startDelay);
+                }
                 if (input.Headers != null)
                 {
                     req.Header = new();
@@ -489,6 +493,7 @@ private async Task<WorkflowHandle<TWorkflow, TResult>> StartWorkflowInternalAsyn
                     Memo = req.Memo,
                     SearchAttributes = req.SearchAttributes,
                     Header = req.Header,
+                    WorkflowStartDelay = req.WorkflowStartDelay,
                     SignalName = input.Options.StartSignal,
                 };
                 if (input.Options.StartSignalArgs != null && input.Options.StartSignalArgs.Count > 0)
diff --git a/src/Temporalio/Client/WorkflowOptions.cs b/src/Temporalio/Client/WorkflowOptions.cs
index 3b89c6ba..2d10b28f 100644
--- a/src/Temporalio/Client/WorkflowOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Temporalio/Client/WorkflowOptions.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ public WorkflowOptions(string id, string taskQueue)
         /// </summary>
         public SearchAttributeCollection? TypedSearchAttributes { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the amount of time to wait before starting the workflow.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Start delay does not work with <see cref="CronSchedule" />.</remarks>
+        /// <remarks>WARNING: Start delay is experimental.</remarks>
+        public TimeSpan? StartDelay { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the start signal for the workflow. If this is non-null, a signal-with-start
         /// is used instead of a traditional workflow start. This means the workflow will only be
diff --git a/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Client/TemporalClientWorkflowTests.cs b/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Client/TemporalClientWorkflowTests.cs
index 6bc327b3..36f907de 100644
--- a/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Client/TemporalClientWorkflowTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Client/TemporalClientWorkflowTests.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,45 @@ await Client.StartWorkflowAsync(
         });
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartWorkflowAsync_StartDelay_WaitsProperly()
+    {
+        var arg = new KSWorkflowParams(new KSAction(Result: new(Value: "Some String")));
+        var handle = await Client.StartWorkflowAsync(
+            (IKitchenSinkWorkflowWithUnknownReturn wf) => wf.RunAsync(arg),
+            new(id: $"workflow-{Guid.NewGuid()}", taskQueue: Env.KitchenSinkWorkerTaskQueue)
+            {
+                StartDelay = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(45),
+            });
+        // Check that first event has start delay
+        await using var enumerator = handle.FetchHistoryEventsAsync().GetAsyncEnumerator();
+        Assert.True(await enumerator.MoveNextAsync());
+        var attrs = enumerator.Current.WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes;
+        Assert.Equal(
+            TimeSpan.FromMinutes(45),
+            enumerator.Current.WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes.FirstWorkflowTaskBackoff.ToTimeSpan());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartWorkflowAsync_SignalWithStartDelay_WaitsProperly()
+    {
+        var arg = new KSWorkflowParams(new KSAction(Result: new(Value: "Some String")));
+        var handle = await Client.StartWorkflowAsync(
+            (IKitchenSinkWorkflowWithUnknownReturn wf) => wf.RunAsync(arg),
+            new(id: $"workflow-{Guid.NewGuid()}", taskQueue: Env.KitchenSinkWorkerTaskQueue)
+            {
+                StartDelay = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(45),
+                StartSignal = "some-signal",
+            });
+        // Check that first event has start delay
+        await using var enumerator = handle.FetchHistoryEventsAsync().GetAsyncEnumerator();
+        Assert.True(await enumerator.MoveNextAsync());
+        var attrs = enumerator.Current.WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes;
+        Assert.Equal(
+            TimeSpan.FromMinutes(45),
+            enumerator.Current.WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes.FirstWorkflowTaskBackoff.ToTimeSpan());
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task StartWorkflowAsync_StartSignal_Succeeds()
     {
diff --git a/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Testing/WorkflowEnvironmentTests.cs b/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Testing/WorkflowEnvironmentTests.cs
index 41873f28..3bb60884 100644
--- a/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Testing/WorkflowEnvironmentTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Temporalio.Tests/Testing/WorkflowEnvironmentTests.cs
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ await worker.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
                     new(id: $"workflow-{Guid.NewGuid()}", taskQueue: worker.Options.TaskQueue!)));
             // Check causes too
             var actExc = Assert.IsType<ActivityFailureException>(exc.InnerException);
-            var toExc1 = Assert.IsType<TimeoutFailureException>(actExc.InnerException);
-            var toExc2 = Assert.IsType<TimeoutFailureException>(toExc1.InnerException);
-            Assert.Equal(TimeoutType.Heartbeat, toExc2.TimeoutType);
+            var toExc = Assert.IsType<TimeoutFailureException>(actExc.InnerException);
+            Assert.Equal(TimeoutType.Heartbeat, toExc.TimeoutType);
         });
     }