diff --git a/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.cpp b/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.cpp
index 631290f99c..879abcda3b 100644
--- a/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ QFieldLocatorFilter::QFieldLocatorFilter( QObject *parent )
 QFieldLocatorFilter *QFieldLocatorFilter::clone() const
 {
   QFieldLocatorFilter *filter = new QFieldLocatorFilter();
+  filter->setFetchResultsDelay( fetchResultsDelay() );
   filter->setName( mName );
   filter->setDisplayName( mDisplayName );
   filter->setPrefix( mPrefix );
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ void QFieldLocatorFilter::setLocatorBridge( LocatorModelSuperBridge *locatorBrid
   emit locatorBridgeChanged();
 }
 
+void QFieldLocatorFilter::setDelay( int delay )
+{
+  if ( fetchResultsDelay() == delay )
+    return;
+
+  setFetchResultsDelay( delay );
+  emit delayChanged();
+}
+
 void QFieldLocatorFilter::setName( const QString &name )
 {
   if ( mName == name )
diff --git a/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.h b/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.h
index e232871d11..ffa49a8c68 100644
--- a/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/core/locator/qfieldlocatorfilter.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class QFieldLocatorFilter : public QgsLocatorFilter
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    Q_PROPERTY( int delay READ delay WRITE setDelay NOTIFY delayChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( QString name READ name WRITE setName NOTIFY nameChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( QString displayName READ displayName WRITE setDisplayName NOTIFY displayNameChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( QString prefix READ prefix WRITE setPrefix NOTIFY prefixChanged )
@@ -50,6 +51,12 @@ class QFieldLocatorFilter : public QgsLocatorFilter
     //! Clone the locator filter
     QFieldLocatorFilter *clone() const override;
 
+    //! Returns the delay before which the fetching of results is triggered
+    int delay() const { return fetchResultsDelay(); }
+
+    //! Sets the delay before which the fetching of results is triggered
+    void setDelay( int delay );
+
     //! \copydoc QgsLocatorFilter::name
     QString name() const override { return mName; }
 
@@ -115,6 +122,9 @@ class QFieldLocatorFilter : public QgsLocatorFilter
     void triggerResultFromAction( const QgsLocatorResult &result, const int actionId ) override;
 
   signals:
+    //! Emitted when the fetch result delay has changed
+    void delayChanged();
+
     //! Emitted when the name has changed
     void nameChanged();