diff --git a/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php b/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php
index f1f397441..80a3b4c92 100644
--- a/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php
+++ b/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class DbalConsumer implements Consumer
      */
     private $redeliveryDelay;
 
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $deliveryDelay;
+
     public function __construct(DbalContext $context, DbalDestination $queue)
     {
         $this->context = $context;
@@ -65,6 +70,19 @@ public function setRedeliveryDelay(int $redeliveryDelay): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getDeliveryDelay(): ?int
+    {
+        return $this->deliveryDelay;
+    }
+
+    public function setDeliveryDelay(int $deliveryDelay): void
+    {
+        $this->deliveryDelay = $deliveryDelay;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return DbalDestination
      */
@@ -104,6 +122,10 @@ public function reject(Message $message, bool $requeue = false): void
             $message = clone $message;
             $message->setRedelivered(false);
 
+            if(null !== $this->deliveryDelay && null === $message->getDeliveryDelay()) {
+                $message->setDeliveryDelay($this->deliveryDelay);
+            }
+
             $this->getContext()->createProducer()->send($this->queue, $message);
         }