diff --git a/CONFIGURATION.md b/CONFIGURATION.md
index 4bfcedb3..1d6fb808 100644
--- a/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Controls focus transfer between managed windows and pointer.
 [input]
 focus_follows_mouse = false
 focus_follows_mouse_max_scroll_amount = 0.0
+focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms = 50
 mouse_follows_focus = false
 ```
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ mouse_follows_focus = false
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `focus_follows_mouse` | `false` | boolean | Focuses managed window under physical pointer and scrolls strip minimally when needed. |
 | `focus_follows_mouse_max_scroll_amount` | `0` | number from `0` to `1` | Maximum scroll as fraction of monitor width. `0` accepts only targets needing no scroll; `0.1` permits up to 10%. |
+| `focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms` | `50` | integer from `0` to `1000` | Milliseconds the pointer must rest before focus follows it. `0` focuses immediately; the delay applies only when `focus_follows_mouse` is enabled. |
 | `mouse_follows_focus` | `false` | boolean | Warps pointer to focused window center after keyboard focus changes, unless pointer is already inside it. |
 
 Bare `focus_follows_mouse = true` does not scroll.
diff --git a/Sources/DefiConfig/Config.swift b/Sources/DefiConfig/Config.swift
index 7d0852ad..7b2d193f 100644
--- a/Sources/DefiConfig/Config.swift
+++ b/Sources/DefiConfig/Config.swift
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ public struct Config: Equatable, Sendable {
         )
       }
     }
+    guard (0...1_000).contains(input.focusFollowsMouseDelayMS) else {
+      throw ConfigError.invalidValue("input.focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms")
+    }
     guard (0.05...1).contains(layout.defaultColumnWidth) else {
       throw ConfigError.invalidValue("layout.default_column_width")
     }
diff --git a/Sources/DefiConfig/ConfigModels.swift b/Sources/DefiConfig/ConfigModels.swift
index d5254ef0..9fa6963c 100644
--- a/Sources/DefiConfig/ConfigModels.swift
+++ b/Sources/DefiConfig/ConfigModels.swift
@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ import TOMLDecoder
 public struct InputConfig: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
   public var focusFollowsMouse: Bool
   public var focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount: Double?
+  public var focusFollowsMouseDelayMS: Int
   public var mouseFollowsFocus: Bool
 
   public init(
     focusFollowsMouse: Bool = false,
     focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount: Double? = 0,
+    focusFollowsMouseDelayMS: Int = 50,
     mouseFollowsFocus: Bool = false
   ) {
     self.focusFollowsMouse = focusFollowsMouse
     self.focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount = focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount
+    self.focusFollowsMouseDelayMS = focusFollowsMouseDelayMS
     self.mouseFollowsFocus = mouseFollowsFocus
   }
 
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ public struct InputConfig: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
     case focusFollowsMouse = "focus_follows_mouse"
     case focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount =
       "focus_follows_mouse_max_scroll_amount"
+    case focusFollowsMouseDelayMS = "focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms"
     case mouseFollowsFocus = "mouse_follows_focus"
   }
 
@@ -34,6 +38,9 @@ public struct InputConfig: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
         Double.self,
         forKey: .focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount
       ) ?? defaults.focusFollowsMouseMaxScrollAmount
+    focusFollowsMouseDelayMS =
+      try values.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .focusFollowsMouseDelayMS)
+      ?? defaults.focusFollowsMouseDelayMS
     mouseFollowsFocus =
       try values.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .mouseFollowsFocus) ?? defaults.mouseFollowsFocus
   }
diff --git a/Sources/DefiDaemon/DaemonFocus.swift b/Sources/DefiDaemon/DaemonFocus.swift
index b54648ee..7eb85c0e 100644
--- a/Sources/DefiDaemon/DaemonFocus.swift
+++ b/Sources/DefiDaemon/DaemonFocus.swift
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ extension Daemon {
     let generation = commandGeneration
     let session = desktopSessionGeneration
     let previousWindowID = lastPointerWindowID
+    let delayMS = config.input.focusFollowsMouseDelayMS
     pointerHitTestTask = Task { [weak self] in
-      guard let self, !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+      // Each motion cancels the previous task, so focus waits for the pointer to rest.
+      guard await pointerFocusRestDelayElapsed(milliseconds: delayMS), let self else { return }
       let hit = await platform.managedWindowID(
         at: invocation.location, rawWindowID: invocation.windowID, retaining: previousWindowID
       )
diff --git a/Sources/DefiMacOS/DefiSettingsView.swift b/Sources/DefiMacOS/DefiSettingsView.swift
index d0310c4c..7484144e 100644
--- a/Sources/DefiMacOS/DefiSettingsView.swift
+++ b/Sources/DefiMacOS/DefiSettingsView.swift
@@ -481,6 +481,14 @@ private struct InputSettingsView: View {
           .settingsSearchTarget(.focusFollowsPointer)
         Toggle(SettingsOption.pointerFollowsFocus.title, isOn: boolBinding("input", "mouse_follows_focus", model.config.input.mouseFollowsFocus))
           .settingsSearchTarget(.pointerFollowsFocus)
+        SettingsNumberRow(
+          title: SettingsOption.pointerFocusDelay.title,
+          value: Double(model.config.input.focusFollowsMouseDelayMS),
+          range: 0...1_000, step: 10, unit: "ms",
+          onChange: { model.set(table: "input", key: "focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms", value: String(Int($0.rounded()))) }
+        )
+          .settingsSearchTarget(.pointerFocusDelay)
+          .disabled(!model.config.input.focusFollowsMouse)
       }
       Section("Advanced", isExpanded: $advancedExpanded) {
         SettingsNumberRow(
diff --git a/Sources/DefiMacOS/SettingsSearch.swift b/Sources/DefiMacOS/SettingsSearch.swift
index ae4d16da..ebe32e44 100644
--- a/Sources/DefiMacOS/SettingsSearch.swift
+++ b/Sources/DefiMacOS/SettingsSearch.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum SettingsOption: String, CaseIterable, Sendable {
   case focusFollowsPointer
   case pointerFollowsFocus
   case pointerFocusScroll
+  case pointerFocusDelay
   case defaultModifier
   case modifierAliases
   case customShortcut
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ enum SettingsOption: String, CaseIterable, Sendable {
     case .focusFollowsPointer: (.input, "Focus follows pointer", "input.focus_follows_mouse mouse", false)
     case .pointerFollowsFocus: (.input, "Move pointer to keyboard focus", "input.mouse_follows_focus mouse", false)
     case .pointerFocusScroll: (.input, "Maximum pointer-focus scroll", "input.focus_follows_mouse_max_scroll_amount mouse", true)
+    case .pointerFocusDelay: (.input, "Pointer-focus delay", "input.focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms mouse", false)
     case .defaultModifier: (.input, "Default key modifier", "default_key_modifier keyboard", true)
     case .modifierAliases: (.input, "Modifier aliases", "modifier_combinations alias modifiers", true)
     case .customShortcut: (.input, "Add Custom Shortcut…", "custom command keybinding keyboard binding", true)
diff --git a/Sources/DefiRuntime/FocusSelection.swift b/Sources/DefiRuntime/FocusSelection.swift
index 85e1c8a8..1e5dfdbc 100644
--- a/Sources/DefiRuntime/FocusSelection.swift
+++ b/Sources/DefiRuntime/FocusSelection.swift
@@ -355,6 +355,13 @@ public func pointerFocusRetryIsCurrent(
     && latestUserInputTimestamp <= pointerTimestamp
 }
 
+/// Waits for the pointer-focus rest delay; `false` means the wait was cancelled by newer motion.
+public func pointerFocusRestDelayElapsed(milliseconds: Int) async -> Bool {
+  guard milliseconds > 0 else { return !Task.isCancelled }
+  do { try await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(milliseconds)) } catch { return false }
+  return true
+}
+
 public func pointerFocusIntentIsCurrent(
   pointerTimestamp: TimeInterval,
   latestUserInputTimestamp: TimeInterval,
diff --git a/Tests/DefiConfigTests/InputConfigTests.swift b/Tests/DefiConfigTests/InputConfigTests.swift
index 35632156..a4115a9d 100644
--- a/Tests/DefiConfigTests/InputConfigTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/DefiConfigTests/InputConfigTests.swift
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ struct InputConfigTests {
     #expect(config.input.mouseFollowsFocus)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  func focusFollowsMouseDelayDecodesAndRejectsOutOfRange() throws {
+    let config = try Config.decode(
+      Data("[input]\nfocus_follows_mouse_delay_ms = 50\n".utf8)
+    )
+    #expect(config.input.focusFollowsMouseDelayMS == 50)
+    #expect(throws: ConfigError.invalidValue("input.focus_follows_mouse_delay_ms")) {
+      try Config.decode(Data("[input]\nfocus_follows_mouse_delay_ms = -1\n".utf8))
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test(arguments: [-0.1, 1.1])
   func focusFollowsMouseScrollLimitRejectsOutOfRangeValues(
     value: Double
diff --git a/Tests/DefiRuntimeTests/PointerFocusTests.swift b/Tests/DefiRuntimeTests/PointerFocusTests.swift
index 3d961aac..6ba9ffd0 100644
--- a/Tests/DefiRuntimeTests/PointerFocusTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/DefiRuntimeTests/PointerFocusTests.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,29 @@ import DefiRuntime
 import Testing
 
 struct PointerFocusTests {
+  @Test
+  func restDelayOfZeroSkipsTheWait() async {
+    let clock = ContinuousClock()
+    let start = clock.now
+    #expect(await pointerFocusRestDelayElapsed(milliseconds: 0))
+    #expect(start.duration(to: clock.now) < .milliseconds(100))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  func restDelayWaitsBeforeCompleting() async {
+    let clock = ContinuousClock()
+    let start = clock.now
+    #expect(await pointerFocusRestDelayElapsed(milliseconds: 50))
+    #expect(start.duration(to: clock.now) >= .milliseconds(50))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  func newerMotionCancelsThePendingWait() async {
+    let wait = Task { await pointerFocusRestDelayElapsed(milliseconds: 5_000) }
+    wait.cancel()
+    #expect(await wait.value == false)
+  }
+
   @Test
   func pointerFocusRecoveryTargetsLogicalWindowAfterUnmanagedExit() {
     let logicalWindowID = WindowID(rawValue: 1)