diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
index 7c4e742cd5d5..3c74984d9206 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ This setting has the following sub-options:
    has missed. Disabled by default.
 * `notif_for_new_users`: Set to false to disable automatic subscription to email
    notifications for new users. Enabled by default.
+* `delay_before_mail`: Time we always wait before ever emailing about a notification
+   (to give the user a chance to respond to other push or notice the window). Defaults to 10 minutes.
 * `client_base_url`: Custom URL for client links within the email notifications. By default
    links will be based on "https://matrix.to". (This setting used to be called `riot_base_url`;
    the old name is still supported for backwards-compatibility but is now deprecated.)
diff --git a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
index a3af35b7c47b..c085b63cfe10 100644
--- a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
+++ b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ def read_config(self, config: JsonDict, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             self.email_riot_base_url = email_config.get(
                 "client_base_url", email_config.get("riot_base_url", None)
             )
+            self.delay_before_mail_ms = Config.parse_duration(
+                email_config.get("delay_before_mail", "10m")
+            )
 
         if self.root.account_validity.account_validity_renew_by_email_enabled:
             expiry_template_html = email_config.get(
diff --git a/synapse/push/emailpusher.py b/synapse/push/emailpusher.py
index cf45fd09a84d..7c65e4634ef8 100644
--- a/synapse/push/emailpusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/emailpusher.py
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# The amount of time we always wait before ever emailing about a notification
-# (to give the user a chance to respond to other push or notice the window)
-DELAY_BEFORE_MAIL_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000
-
 # THROTTLE is the minimum time between mail notifications sent for a given room.
 # Each room maintains its own throttle counter, but each new mail notification
 # sends the pending notifications for all rooms.
@@ -80,6 +76,8 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer", pusher_config: PusherConfig, mailer: Mailer
         except ValueError:
             raise PusherConfigException("Invalid email")
 
+        self._delay_before_mail_ms = self.hs.config.email.delay_before_mail_ms
+
     def on_started(self, should_check_for_notifs: bool) -> None:
         """Called when this pusher has been started.
 
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ async def _unsafe_process(self) -> None:
             received_at = push_action.received_ts
             if received_at is None:
                 received_at = 0
-            notif_ready_at = received_at + DELAY_BEFORE_MAIL_MS
+            notif_ready_at = received_at + self._delay_before_mail_ms
 
             room_ready_at = self.room_ready_to_notify_at(push_action.room_id)
 
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ async def _unsafe_process(self) -> None:
                     "room_id": push_action.room_id,
                     "now": self.clock.time_msec(),
                     "received_at": received_at,
-                    "delay_before_mail_ms": DELAY_BEFORE_MAIL_MS,
+                    "delay_before_mail_ms": self._delay_before_mail_ms,
                     "last_sent_ts": self.get_room_last_sent_ts(push_action.room_id),
                     "throttle_ms": self.get_room_throttle_ms(push_action.room_id),
                 }