diff --git a/src/shell/grabs/delay.rs b/src/shell/grabs/delay.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84446ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shell/grabs/delay.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+use smithay::{
+    input::{
+        Seat, SeatHandler,
+        pointer::{
+            AxisFrame, ButtonEvent, Focus, GestureHoldBeginEvent, GestureHoldEndEvent,
+            GesturePinchBeginEvent, GesturePinchEndEvent, GesturePinchUpdateEvent,
+            GestureSwipeBeginEvent, GestureSwipeEndEvent, GestureSwipeUpdateEvent,
+            GrabStartData as PointerGrabStartData, MotionEvent as PointerMotionEvent, PointerGrab,
+            PointerInnerHandle, RelativeMotionEvent,
+        },
+        touch::{
+            DownEvent, GrabStartData as TouchGrabStartData, MotionEvent as TouchMotionEvent,
+            OrientationEvent, ShapeEvent, TouchGrab, TouchInnerHandle, UpEvent,
+        },
+    },
+    utils::{Logical, Point, SERIAL_COUNTER, Serial},
+};
+
+use crate::state::State;
+
+use super::GrabStartData;
+
+pub struct DelayGrab<G> {
+    grab_factory: Option<Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut State) -> Option<(G, Focus)>>>,
+    seat: Seat<State>,
+    serial: Option<Serial>,
+    start_data: GrabStartData,
+}
+
+unsafe impl<G> Send for DelayGrab<G> {}
+
+impl<G> DelayGrab<G> {
+    pub fn new(
+        factory: impl FnOnce(&mut State) -> Option<(G, Focus)> + 'static,
+        seat: Seat<State>,
+        serial: Option<Serial>,
+        start_data: GrabStartData,
+    ) -> Self {
+        DelayGrab {
+            grab_factory: Some(Box::new(factory)),
+            seat,
+            serial,
+            start_data,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_touch_grab(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.start_data {
+            GrabStartData::Touch(_) => true,
+            GrabStartData::Pointer(_) => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<G: PointerGrab<State>> PointerGrab<State> for DelayGrab<G> {
+    fn motion(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(<State as SeatHandler>::PointerFocus, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &PointerMotionEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.motion(data, focus, event);
+
+        let distance = self.start_data.distance(event.location);
+        if distance >= 1. {
+            if let Some(factory) = self.grab_factory.take() {
+                let serial = self.serial.unwrap_or(event.serial);
+                let seat = self.seat.clone();
+                data.common.event_loop_handle.insert_idle(move |data| {
+                    if let Some((grab, focus)) = factory(data) {
+                        seat.get_pointer()
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .set_grab(data, grab, serial, focus);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn relative_motion(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(<State as SeatHandler>::PointerFocus, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &RelativeMotionEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.relative_motion(data, focus, event);
+    }
+
+    fn button(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &ButtonEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.button(data, event);
+        if handle.current_pressed().is_empty() {
+            handle.unset_grab(self, data, event.serial, event.time, true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn axis(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        details: AxisFrame,
+    ) {
+        handle.axis(data, details);
+    }
+
+    fn frame(&mut self, data: &mut State, handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>) {
+        handle.frame(data);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_swipe_begin(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureSwipeBeginEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_swipe_begin(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_swipe_update(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureSwipeUpdateEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_swipe_update(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_swipe_end(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureSwipeEndEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_swipe_end(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_pinch_begin(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GesturePinchBeginEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_pinch_begin(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_pinch_update(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GesturePinchUpdateEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_pinch_update(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_pinch_end(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GesturePinchEndEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_pinch_end(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_hold_begin(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureHoldBeginEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_hold_begin(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_hold_end(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureHoldEndEvent,
+    ) {
+        handle.gesture_hold_end(data, event);
+    }
+
+    fn start_data(&self) -> &PointerGrabStartData<State> {
+        match &self.start_data {
+            GrabStartData::Pointer(start_data) => start_data,
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn unset(&mut self, _data: &mut State) {}
+}
+
+impl<G: TouchGrab<State>> TouchGrab<State> for DelayGrab<G> {
+    fn down(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(<State as SeatHandler>::TouchFocus, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &DownEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        handle.down(data, focus, event, seq);
+    }
+
+    fn up(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &UpEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        handle.up(data, event, seq);
+
+        if event.slot == TouchGrab::start_data(self).slot {
+            handle.unset_grab(self, data);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn motion(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(<State as SeatHandler>::TouchFocus, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &TouchMotionEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        handle.motion(data, focus, event, seq);
+
+        let distance = self.start_data.distance(event.location);
+        if distance >= 1. {
+            if let Some(factory) = self.grab_factory.take() {
+                let seat = self.seat.clone();
+                let serial = self.serial.unwrap_or_else(|| SERIAL_COUNTER.next_serial());
+                data.common.event_loop_handle.insert_idle(move |data| {
+                    if let Some((grab, _)) = factory(data) {
+                        seat.get_touch().unwrap().set_grab(data, grab, serial);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn frame(&mut self, data: &mut State, handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>, seq: Serial) {
+        handle.frame(data, seq)
+    }
+
+    fn cancel(&mut self, data: &mut State, handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>, seq: Serial) {
+        handle.cancel(data, seq);
+        handle.unset_grab(self, data);
+    }
+
+    fn shape(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &ShapeEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        handle.shape(data, event, seq)
+    }
+
+    fn orientation(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &OrientationEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        handle.orientation(data, event, seq);
+    }
+
+    fn start_data(&self) -> &TouchGrabStartData<State> {
+        match &self.start_data {
+            GrabStartData::Touch(start_data) => start_data,
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn unset(&mut self, _data: &mut State) {}
+}
diff --git a/src/shell/grabs/mod.rs b/src/shell/grabs/mod.rs
index 91741e33..0c5448c1 100644
--- a/src/shell/grabs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shell/grabs/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use calloop::LoopHandle;
 use cosmic_settings_config::shortcuts;
 use smithay::{
     input::{
+        Seat,
         pointer::{
             AxisFrame, ButtonEvent, GestureHoldBeginEvent, GestureHoldEndEvent,
             GesturePinchBeginEvent, GesturePinchEndEvent, GesturePinchUpdateEvent,
@@ -13,12 +15,20 @@ use smithay::{
             OrientationEvent, ShapeEvent, TouchGrab, TouchInnerHandle, UpEvent,
         },
     },
-    reexports::wayland_protocols::xdg::shell::server::xdg_toplevel,
+    output::Output,
+    reexports::{
+        wayland_protocols::xdg::shell::server::xdg_toplevel,
+        wayland_server::protocol::wl_surface::WlSurface,
+    },
     utils::{Logical, Point, Serial},
     xwayland::xwm,
 };
 
-use crate::state::State;
+use crate::{
+    shell::{CosmicMapped, ManagedLayer},
+    state::State,
+    utils::prelude::Global,
+};
 
 use super::{
     focus::target::PointerFocusTarget,
@@ -59,6 +69,13 @@ impl GrabStartData {
             Self::Pointer(pointer) => pointer.location = location,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn distance(&self, cursor_location: Point<f64, Logical>) -> f64 {
+        let old = self.location();
+        let new = cursor_location;
+
+        ((new.x - old.x).powi(2) + (new.y - old.y).powi(2)).sqrt()
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -70,7 +87,8 @@ pub enum ReleaseMode {
 mod menu;
 pub use self::menu::*;
 mod moving;
-pub use self::moving::*;
+pub use self::moving::SeatMoveGrabState;
+mod delay;
 
 bitflags::bitflags! {
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -458,3 +476,345 @@ impl TouchGrab<State> for ResizeGrab {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub enum MoveGrab {
+    Move(moving::MoveGrab),
+    Delayed(delay::DelayGrab<MoveGrab>),
+}
+
+impl MoveGrab {
+    pub fn new(
+        start_data: GrabStartData,
+        window: CosmicMapped,
+        seat: &Seat<State>,
+        initial_window_location: Point<i32, Global>,
+        cursor_output: Output,
+        indicator_thickness: u8,
+        edge_snap_threshold: f64,
+        previous_layer: ManagedLayer,
+        release: ReleaseMode,
+        evlh: LoopHandle<'static, State>,
+    ) -> MoveGrab {
+        MoveGrab::Move(moving::MoveGrab::new(
+            start_data,
+            window,
+            seat,
+            initial_window_location,
+            cursor_output,
+            indicator_thickness,
+            edge_snap_threshold,
+            previous_layer,
+            release,
+            evlh,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn delayed(
+        start_data: GrabStartData,
+        surface: &WlSurface,
+        seat: &Seat<State>,
+        serial: Option<Serial>,
+        release: ReleaseMode,
+        move_out_of_stack: bool,
+    ) -> MoveGrab {
+        let surface = surface.clone();
+        let seat_clone = seat.clone();
+
+        MoveGrab::Delayed(delay::DelayGrab::new(
+            move |data| {
+                data.common.shell.write().move_request(
+                    &surface,
+                    &seat_clone,
+                    serial,
+                    release,
+                    move_out_of_stack,
+                    &data.common.config,
+                    &data.common.event_loop_handle,
+                    false,
+                )
+            },
+            seat.clone(),
+            serial,
+            start_data,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_tiling_grab(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(m) => m.is_tiling_grab(),
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_touch_grab(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(m) => m.is_touch_grab(),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(d) => d.is_touch_grab(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl PointerGrab<State> for MoveGrab {
+    fn motion(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(PointerFocusTarget, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &MotionEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => PointerGrab::motion(grab, data, handle, focus, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => PointerGrab::motion(grab, data, handle, focus, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn relative_motion(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(PointerFocusTarget, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &RelativeMotionEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.relative_motion(data, handle, focus, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.relative_motion(data, handle, focus, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn button(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &ButtonEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.button(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.button(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn axis(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        details: AxisFrame,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.axis(data, handle, details),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.axis(data, handle, details),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn frame(&mut self, data: &mut State, handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => PointerGrab::frame(grab, data, handle),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => PointerGrab::frame(grab, data, handle),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_swipe_begin(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureSwipeBeginEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_swipe_begin(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_swipe_begin(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_swipe_update(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureSwipeUpdateEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_swipe_update(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_swipe_update(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_swipe_end(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureSwipeEndEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_swipe_end(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_swipe_end(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_pinch_begin(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GesturePinchBeginEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_pinch_begin(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_pinch_begin(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_pinch_update(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GesturePinchUpdateEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_pinch_update(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_pinch_update(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_pinch_end(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GesturePinchEndEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_pinch_end(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_pinch_end(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_hold_begin(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureHoldBeginEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_hold_begin(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_hold_begin(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gesture_hold_end(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut PointerInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &GestureHoldEndEvent,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => grab.gesture_hold_end(data, handle, event),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => grab.gesture_hold_end(data, handle, event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn start_data(&self) -> &PointerGrabStartData<State> {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => PointerGrab::start_data(grab),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => PointerGrab::start_data(grab),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn unset(&mut self, data: &mut State) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => PointerGrab::unset(grab, data),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => PointerGrab::unset(grab, data),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TouchGrab<State> for MoveGrab {
+    fn down(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(PointerFocusTarget, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &DownEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::down(grab, data, handle, focus, event, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::down(grab, data, handle, focus, event, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn up(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &UpEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::up(grab, data, handle, event, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::up(grab, data, handle, event, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn motion(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        focus: Option<(PointerFocusTarget, Point<f64, Logical>)>,
+        event: &TouchMotionEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::motion(grab, data, handle, focus, event, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::motion(grab, data, handle, focus, event, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn frame(&mut self, data: &mut State, handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>, seq: Serial) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::frame(grab, data, handle, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::frame(grab, data, handle, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn cancel(&mut self, data: &mut State, handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>, seq: Serial) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::cancel(grab, data, handle, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::cancel(grab, data, handle, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn shape(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &ShapeEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::shape(grab, data, handle, event, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::shape(grab, data, handle, event, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn orientation(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &mut State,
+        handle: &mut TouchInnerHandle<'_, State>,
+        event: &OrientationEvent,
+        seq: Serial,
+    ) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::orientation(grab, data, handle, event, seq),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::orientation(grab, data, handle, event, seq),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn start_data(&self) -> &TouchGrabStartData<State> {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::start_data(grab),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::start_data(grab),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn unset(&mut self, data: &mut State) {
+        match self {
+            MoveGrab::Move(grab) => TouchGrab::unset(grab, data),
+            MoveGrab::Delayed(grab) => TouchGrab::unset(grab, data),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/shell/mod.rs b/src/shell/mod.rs
index 2090ddf9..7e06090f 100644
--- a/src/shell/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shell/mod.rs
@@ -3498,6 +3498,22 @@ impl Shell {
         let mut start_data =
             check_grab_preconditions(seat, serial, client_initiated.then_some(surface))?;
 
+        if client_initiated
+            && start_data.distance(seat.get_pointer().unwrap().current_location()) < 1.
+        {
+            return Some((
+                MoveGrab::delayed(
+                    start_data,
+                    surface,
+                    seat,
+                    serial,
+                    release,
+                    move_out_of_stack,
+                ),
+                Focus::Keep,
+            ));
+        }
+
         let maybe_fullscreen_workspace = self
             .workspaces
             .spaces_mut()