From 04d5055a353e31f37d8cafca2a672a8f31041193 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Takamichi Osumi <osumi.takamichi@fujitsu.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2023 12:01:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH v19] Time-delayed logical replication subscriber

Similar to physical replication, a time-delayed copy of the data for
logical replication is useful for some scenarios (particularly to fix
errors that might cause data loss).

This patch implements a new subscription parameter called 'min_apply_delay'.

If the subscription sets min_apply_delay parameter, the logical
replication worker will delay the transaction commit for min_apply_delay
milliseconds.

The delay is calculated between the WAL time stamp and the current time
on the subscriber.

The delay occurs only on WAL records for transaction begins. The main
reason is to avoid keeping a transaction open for a long time. Regular
and prepared transactions are covered. Streamed transactions are also
covered.

The combination of parallel streaming mode and min_apply_delay is not
allowed. The subscriber in the parallel streaming mode applies each
stream on arrival without the time of commit/prepare. So, the
subscriber needs to depend on the arrival time of the stream in this
case, if we apply the time-delayed feature for such transactions. Then
there is a possibility where some unnecessary delay will be added on
the subscriber by network communication break between nodes or other
heavy work load on the publisher. On the other hand, applying the delay
at the end of transaction with parallel apply also can cause issues of
used resource bloat and locks kept in open for a long time. Thus, those
features can't work together.

Author: Euler Taveira
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAB-JLwYOYwL=XTyAXKiH5CtM_Vm8KjKh7aaitCKvmCh4rzr5pQ@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml                    |   9 +
 doc/src/sgml/config.sgml                      |  13 ++
 doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml         |   7 +
 doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml      |   5 +-
 doc/src/sgml/ref/create_subscription.sgml     |  57 +++++-
 src/backend/catalog/pg_subscription.c         |   1 +
 src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql          |   7 +-
 src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c       | 118 +++++++++++-
 .../replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c |   3 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c      | 169 ++++++++++++++--
 src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c                     |  15 +-
 src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h                     |   1 +
 src/bin/psql/describe.c                       |   9 +-
 src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c                   |   4 +-
 src/include/catalog/pg_subscription.h         |   3 +
 src/include/replication/worker_internal.h     |   2 +-
 src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out    | 181 +++++++++++-------
 src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql         |  24 +++
 src/test/subscription/meson.build             |   1 +
 src/test/subscription/t/032_apply_delay.pl    | 175 +++++++++++++++++
 20 files changed, 699 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/test/subscription/t/032_apply_delay.pl

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index c1e4048054..bf3c05241c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -7873,6 +7873,15 @@ SCRAM-SHA-256$<replaceable>&lt;iteration count&gt;</replaceable>:<replaceable>&l
       </para></entry>
      </row>
 
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>subminapplydelay</structfield> <type>int8</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The length of time (ms) to delay the application of changes.
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
      <row>
       <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
        <structfield>subname</structfield> <type>name</type>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index dc9b78b0b7..b8f6120b0d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -4787,6 +4787,19 @@ ANY <replaceable class="parameter">num_sync</replaceable> ( <replaceable class="
        the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file or on the server
        command line.
       </para>
+      <para>
+       For time-delayed logical replication (i.e. when the subscription is
+       created with parameter min_apply_delay > 0), the apply worker sends a
+       Standby Status Update message to the publisher with a period of
+       <literal>wal_receiver_status_interval</literal>. Make sure to set
+       <literal>wal_receiver_status_interval</literal> less than the
+       <literal>wal_sender_timeout</literal> on the publisher, otherwise, the
+       walsender will repeatedly terminate due to the timeout errors. If
+       <literal>wal_receiver_status_interval</literal> is set to zero, the apply
+       worker doesn't send any feedback messages during the subscriber's
+       <literal>min_apply_delay</literal> period. See
+       <xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/> for details.
+      </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml
index 1bd5660c87..863af11a47 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@
    target table.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   The subscriber replication can be instructed to lag behind the publisher
+   side changes by specifying the <literal>min_apply_delay</literal>
+   subscription parameter. See <xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/> for
+   details.
+  </para>
+
   <sect2 id="logical-replication-subscription-slot">
    <title>Replication Slot Management</title>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
index ad93553a1d..1c6e9dd2d1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
@@ -213,8 +213,9 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <
       are <literal>slot_name</literal>,
       <literal>synchronous_commit</literal>,
       <literal>binary</literal>, <literal>streaming</literal>,
-      <literal>disable_on_error</literal>, and
-      <literal>origin</literal>.
+      <literal>disable_on_error</literal>,
+      <literal>origin</literal>, and
+      <literal>min_apply_delay</literal>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_subscription.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_subscription.sgml
index eba72c6af6..76ee9c0b3d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_subscription.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_subscription.sgml
@@ -349,7 +349,45 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">subscription_name</replaceabl
          </para>
         </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist></para>
+
+       <varlistentry>
+        <term><literal>min_apply_delay</literal> (<type>integer</type>)</term>
+        <listitem>
+         <para>
+          By default, the subscriber applies changes as soon as possible. This
+          parameter allows the user to delay the application of changes by a
+          given time interval. If the value is specified without units, it is
+          taken as milliseconds. The default is zero (no delay).
+         </para>
+         <para>
+          Any delay occurs only on WAL records for transaction begins after all
+          initial table synchronization has finished. The delay is calculated
+          as the difference between the WAL timestamp as written on the
+          publisher and the current time on the subscriber. Any overhead of
+          time spent in logical decoding and in transferring the transaction
+          may reduce the actual wait time. It is also possible that the overhead
+          already exceeds the requested <literal>min_apply_delay</literal> value,
+          in which case no additional wait is necessary. If the system clocks
+          on publisher and subscriber are not synchronized, this may lead to
+          apply changes earlier than expected, but this is not a major issue
+          because this parameter is typically much larger than the time
+          deviations between servers. Note that if this parameter is set to a
+          long delay, the replication will stop if the replication slot falls
+          behind the current LSN by more than
+          <link linkend="guc-max-slot-wal-keep-size"><literal>max_slot_wal_keep_size</literal></link>.
+         </para>
+         <warning>
+           <para>
+            Delaying the replication can mean there is a much longer time between making
+            a change on the publisher, and that change being committed on the subscriber.
+            This can impact the performance of synchronous replication.
+            See <xref linkend="guc-synchronous-commit"/>.
+           </para>
+         </warning>
+        </listitem>
+       </varlistentry>
+      </variablelist>
+     </para>
 
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -413,6 +451,11 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">subscription_name</replaceabl
    published with different column lists are not supported.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   A non-zero <literal>min_apply_delay</literal> parameter is not allowed when streaming
+   in parallel mode.
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    We allow non-existent publications to be specified so that users can add
    those later. This means
@@ -472,6 +515,18 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION mysub
         PUBLICATION insert_only
                WITH (enabled = false);
 </programlisting></para>
+
+  <para>
+   Create a subscription to a remote server that replicates tables in
+   the <literal>mypub</literal> publication and starts replicating immediately
+   on commit. Pre-existing data is not copied. The application of changes is
+   delayed by 4 hours.
+<programlisting>
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION mysub
+         CONNECTION 'host=192.0.2.4 port=5432 user=foo dbname=foodb'
+        PUBLICATION mypub
+               WITH (copy_data = false, min_apply_delay = '4h');
+</programlisting></para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_subscription.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_subscription.c
index a56ae311c3..c767cc1c3a 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_subscription.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_subscription.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ GetSubscription(Oid subid, bool missing_ok)
 	sub->oid = subid;
 	sub->dbid = subform->subdbid;
 	sub->skiplsn = subform->subskiplsn;
+	sub->minapplydelay = subform->subminapplydelay;
 	sub->name = pstrdup(NameStr(subform->subname));
 	sub->owner = subform->subowner;
 	sub->enabled = subform->subenabled;
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index 8608e3fa5b..317c2010cb 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -1299,9 +1299,10 @@ REVOKE ALL ON pg_replication_origin_status FROM public;
 
 -- All columns of pg_subscription except subconninfo are publicly readable.
 REVOKE ALL ON pg_subscription FROM public;
-GRANT SELECT (oid, subdbid, subskiplsn, subname, subowner, subenabled,
-              subbinary, substream, subtwophasestate, subdisableonerr,
-              subslotname, subsynccommit, subpublications, suborigin)
+GRANT SELECT (oid, subdbid, subskiplsn, subminapplydelay, subname, subowner,
+              subenabled, subbinary, substream, subtwophasestate,
+              subdisableonerr, subslotname, subsynccommit, subpublications,
+              suborigin)
     ON pg_subscription TO public;
 
 CREATE VIEW pg_stat_subscription_stats AS
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index baff00dd74..a5d30ec585 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #define SUBOPT_DISABLE_ON_ERR		0x00000400
 #define SUBOPT_LSN					0x00000800
 #define SUBOPT_ORIGIN				0x00001000
+#define SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY		0x00002000
 
 /* check if the 'val' has 'bits' set */
 #define IsSet(val, bits)  (((val) & (bits)) == (bits))
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ typedef struct SubOpts
 	bool		disableonerr;
 	char	   *origin;
 	XLogRecPtr	lsn;
+	int			min_apply_delay;
 } SubOpts;
 
 static List *fetch_table_list(WalReceiverConn *wrconn, List *publications);
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ static void check_publications_origin(WalReceiverConn *wrconn,
 static void check_duplicates_in_publist(List *publist, Datum *datums);
 static List *merge_publications(List *oldpublist, List *newpublist, bool addpub, const char *subname);
 static void ReportSlotConnectionError(List *rstates, Oid subid, char *slotname, char *err);
-
+static int	defGetMinApplyDelay(DefElem *def);
 
 /*
  * Common option parsing function for CREATE and ALTER SUBSCRIPTION commands.
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ parse_subscription_options(ParseState *pstate, List *stmt_options,
 		opts->disableonerr = false;
 	if (IsSet(supported_opts, SUBOPT_ORIGIN))
 		opts->origin = pstrdup(LOGICALREP_ORIGIN_ANY);
+	if (IsSet(supported_opts, SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY))
+		opts->min_apply_delay = 0;
 
 	/* Parse options */
 	foreach(lc, stmt_options)
@@ -324,6 +328,12 @@ parse_subscription_options(ParseState *pstate, List *stmt_options,
 			opts->specified_opts |= SUBOPT_LSN;
 			opts->lsn = lsn;
 		}
+		else if (IsSet(supported_opts, SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY) &&
+				 strcmp(defel->defname, "min_apply_delay") == 0)
+		{
+			opts->specified_opts |= SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY;
+			opts->min_apply_delay = defGetMinApplyDelay(defel);
+		}
 		else
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
@@ -404,6 +414,26 @@ parse_subscription_options(ParseState *pstate, List *stmt_options,
 								"slot_name = NONE", "create_slot = false")));
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The combination of parallel streaming mode and min_apply_delay is not
+	 * allowed. The subscriber in the parallel streaming mode applies each
+	 * stream on arrival without the time of commit/prepare. So, the
+	 * subscriber needs to depend on the arrival time of the stream in this
+	 * case, if we apply the time-delayed feature for such transactions. Then
+	 * there is a possibility where some unnecessary delay will be added on
+	 * the subscriber by network communication break between nodes or other
+	 * heavy work load on the publisher. On the other hand, applying the delay
+	 * at the end of transaction with parallel apply also can cause issues of
+	 * used resource bloat and locks kept in open for a long time. Thus, those
+	 * features can't work together.
+	 */
+	if (IsSet(supported_opts, SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY) &&
+		opts->min_apply_delay > 0 && opts->streaming == LOGICALREP_STREAM_PARALLEL)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+				errmsg("%s and %s are mutually exclusive options",
+					   "min_apply_delay > 0", "streaming = parallel"));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -560,7 +590,8 @@ CreateSubscription(ParseState *pstate, CreateSubscriptionStmt *stmt,
 					  SUBOPT_SLOT_NAME | SUBOPT_COPY_DATA |
 					  SUBOPT_SYNCHRONOUS_COMMIT | SUBOPT_BINARY |
 					  SUBOPT_STREAMING | SUBOPT_TWOPHASE_COMMIT |
-					  SUBOPT_DISABLE_ON_ERR | SUBOPT_ORIGIN);
+					  SUBOPT_DISABLE_ON_ERR | SUBOPT_ORIGIN |
+					  SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY);
 	parse_subscription_options(pstate, stmt->options, supported_opts, &opts);
 
 	/*
@@ -625,6 +656,7 @@ CreateSubscription(ParseState *pstate, CreateSubscriptionStmt *stmt,
 	values[Anum_pg_subscription_oid - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(subid);
 	values[Anum_pg_subscription_subdbid - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(MyDatabaseId);
 	values[Anum_pg_subscription_subskiplsn - 1] = LSNGetDatum(InvalidXLogRecPtr);
+	values[Anum_pg_subscription_subminapplydelay - 1] = Int64GetDatum(opts.min_apply_delay);
 	values[Anum_pg_subscription_subname - 1] =
 		DirectFunctionCall1(namein, CStringGetDatum(stmt->subname));
 	values[Anum_pg_subscription_subowner - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(owner);
@@ -1054,7 +1086,7 @@ AlterSubscription(ParseState *pstate, AlterSubscriptionStmt *stmt,
 				supported_opts = (SUBOPT_SLOT_NAME |
 								  SUBOPT_SYNCHRONOUS_COMMIT | SUBOPT_BINARY |
 								  SUBOPT_STREAMING | SUBOPT_DISABLE_ON_ERR |
-								  SUBOPT_ORIGIN);
+								  SUBOPT_ORIGIN | SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY);
 
 				parse_subscription_options(pstate, stmt->options,
 										   supported_opts, &opts);
@@ -1098,6 +1130,18 @@ AlterSubscription(ParseState *pstate, AlterSubscriptionStmt *stmt,
 
 				if (IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_STREAMING))
 				{
+					/*
+					 * The combination of parallel streaming mode and
+					 * min_apply_delay is not allowed.
+					 */
+					if (opts.streaming == LOGICALREP_STREAM_PARALLEL)
+						if ((IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY) && opts.min_apply_delay > 0) ||
+							(!IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY) && sub->minapplydelay > 0))
+							ereport(ERROR,
+									errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+									errmsg("cannot enable %s mode for subscription with %s",
+										   "streaming = parallel", "min_apply_delay"));
+
 					values[Anum_pg_subscription_substream - 1] =
 						CharGetDatum(opts.streaming);
 					replaces[Anum_pg_subscription_substream - 1] = true;
@@ -1111,6 +1155,25 @@ AlterSubscription(ParseState *pstate, AlterSubscriptionStmt *stmt,
 						= true;
 				}
 
+				if (IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_MIN_APPLY_DELAY))
+				{
+					/*
+					 * The combination of parallel streaming mode and
+					 * min_apply_delay is not allowed.
+					 */
+					if (opts.min_apply_delay > 0)
+						if ((IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_STREAMING) && opts.streaming == LOGICALREP_STREAM_PARALLEL) ||
+							(!IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_STREAMING) && sub->stream == LOGICALREP_STREAM_PARALLEL))
+							ereport(ERROR,
+									errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+									errmsg("cannot enable %s for subscription in %s mode",
+										   "min_apply_delay", "streaming = parallel"));
+
+					values[Anum_pg_subscription_subminapplydelay - 1] =
+						Int64GetDatum(opts.min_apply_delay);
+					replaces[Anum_pg_subscription_subminapplydelay - 1] = true;
+				}
+
 				if (IsSet(opts.specified_opts, SUBOPT_ORIGIN))
 				{
 					values[Anum_pg_subscription_suborigin - 1] =
@@ -2185,3 +2248,52 @@ defGetStreamingMode(DefElem *def)
 					def->defname)));
 	return LOGICALREP_STREAM_OFF;	/* keep compiler quiet */
 }
+
+
+/*
+ * Extract the min_apply_delay mode value from a DefElem. This is very similar
+ * to PGC_INT case of parse_and_validate_value(), because min_apply_delay
+ * accepts the same string as recovery_min_apply_delay.
+ */
+int
+defGetMinApplyDelay(DefElem *def)
+{
+	char	   *value;
+	int			result;
+	const char *hintmsg;
+
+	/*
+	 * Raise an ERROR if no parameter value given
+	 */
+	if (def->arg == NULL)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+				 errmsg("%s requires an integer value",
+						def->defname)));
+
+	value = defGetString(def);
+
+	/*
+	 * Parse given string as parameter which has millisecond unit
+	 */
+	if (!parse_int(value, &result, GUC_UNIT_MS, &hintmsg))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("invalid value for parameter \"%s\": \"%s\"",
+						"min_apply_delay", value),
+				 hintmsg ? errhint("%s", _(hintmsg)) : 0));
+
+	/*
+	 * Check lower bound. parse_int() has been already confirmed that result
+	 * is equal to or smaller than INT_MAX.
+	 */
+	if (result < 0)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("%d ms is outside the valid range for parameter \"%s\" (%d .. %d)",
+						result,
+						"min_apply_delay",
+						0, INT_MAX)));
+
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c
index 3579e704fe..7302bce7a0 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ pa_process_spooled_messages_if_required(void)
 	{
 		apply_spooled_messages(&MyParallelShared->fileset,
 							   MyParallelShared->xid,
-							   InvalidXLogRecPtr);
+							   InvalidXLogRecPtr,
+							   0);
 		pa_set_fileset_state(MyParallelShared, FS_EMPTY);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
index a0084c7ef6..31719db030 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
@@ -318,6 +318,17 @@ static List *on_commit_wakeup_workers_subids = NIL;
 bool		in_remote_transaction = false;
 static XLogRecPtr remote_final_lsn = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 
+/*
+ * In order to avoid walsender timeout for time-delayed replication the worker
+ * process keeps sending feedback messages during the delay period.
+ * Meanwhile, the feature delays the apply before starting the
+ * transaction and thus we don't write WALs for the suspended changes during
+ * the wait. When the worker process sends a feedback message
+ * during the delay, we should not make positions of the flushed and apply LSN
+ * overwritten by the last received latest LSN. See send_feedback() for details.
+ */
+static XLogRecPtr last_received = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
+
 /* fields valid only when processing streamed transaction */
 static bool in_streamed_transaction = false;
 
@@ -388,10 +399,13 @@ static void stream_write_change(char action, StringInfo s);
 static void stream_open_and_write_change(TransactionId xid, char action, StringInfo s);
 static void stream_close_file(void);
 
-static void send_feedback(XLogRecPtr recvpos, bool force, bool requestReply);
+static void send_feedback(XLogRecPtr recvpos, bool force, bool requestReply,
+						  bool in_delayed_apply);
 
 static void DisableSubscriptionAndExit(void);
 
+static void maybe_delay_apply(TransactionId xid, TimestampTz finish_ts);
+
 static void apply_handle_commit_internal(LogicalRepCommitData *commit_data);
 static void apply_handle_insert_internal(ApplyExecutionData *edata,
 										 ResultRelInfo *relinfo,
@@ -998,6 +1012,108 @@ slot_modify_data(TupleTableSlot *slot, TupleTableSlot *srcslot,
 	ExecStoreVirtualTuple(slot);
 }
 
+/*
+ * When min_apply_delay parameter is set on the subscriber, we wait long enough
+ * to make sure a transaction is applied at least that interval behind the
+ * publisher.
+ *
+ * While the physical replication applies the delay at commit time, this
+ * feature applies the delay for the next transaction but before starting the
+ * transaction. This is mainly because keeping a transaction that conducted
+ * write operations open for a long time results in some issues such as bloat
+ * and locks.
+ *
+ * The min_apply_delay parameter will take effect only after all tables are in
+ * READY state.
+ *
+ * xid is the transaction id where we apply the delay.
+ *
+ * finish_ts is the commit/prepare time of both regular (non-streamed) and
+ * streamed transactions. Unlike the regular (non-streamed) cases, the delay
+ * is applied in a STREAM COMMIT/STREAM PREPARE message for streamed
+ * transactions. The STREAM START message does not contain a commit/prepare
+ * time (it will be available when the in-progress transaction finishes).
+ * Hence, it's not appropriate to apply a delay at the STREAM START time.
+ */
+static void
+maybe_delay_apply(TransactionId xid, TimestampTz finish_ts)
+{
+	Assert(finish_ts > 0);
+
+	/* Nothing to do if no delay set */
+	if (!MySubscription->minapplydelay)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * The min_apply_delay parameter is ignored until all tablesync workers
+	 * have reached READY state. This is because if we allowed the delay
+	 * during the catchup phase, then once we reached the limit of tablesync
+	 * workers it would impose a delay for each subsequent worker. That would
+	 * cause initial table synchronization completion to take a long time.
+	 */
+	if (!AllTablesyncsReady())
+		return;
+
+	/* Apply the delay by the latch mechanism */
+	while (true)
+	{
+		long		diffms;
+
+		ResetLatch(MyLatch);
+
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
+		/* This might change wal_receiver_status_interval */
+		if (ConfigReloadPending)
+		{
+			ConfigReloadPending = false;
+			ProcessConfigFile(PGC_SIGHUP);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Before calculating the time duration, reload the catalog if needed.
+		 */
+		if (!in_remote_transaction && !in_streamed_transaction)
+		{
+			AcceptInvalidationMessages();
+			maybe_reread_subscription();
+		}
+
+		diffms = TimestampDifferenceMilliseconds(GetCurrentTimestamp(),
+												 TimestampTzPlusMilliseconds(finish_ts, MySubscription->minapplydelay));
+
+		/*
+		 * Exit without arming the latch if it's already past time to apply
+		 * this transaction.
+		 */
+		if (diffms <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		elog(DEBUG2, "time-delayed replication for txid %u, min_apply_delay = %lld ms, Remaining wait time: %ld ms",
+			 xid, (long long) MySubscription->minapplydelay, diffms);
+
+		/*
+		 * Call send_feedback() to prevent the publisher from exiting by
+		 * timeout during the delay, when wal_receiver_status_interval is
+		 * available.
+		 */
+		if (wal_receiver_status_interval > 0
+			&& diffms > wal_receiver_status_interval * 1000)
+		{
+			WaitLatch(MyLatch,
+					  WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
+					  (long) wal_receiver_status_interval * 1000,
+					  WAIT_EVENT_RECOVERY_APPLY_DELAY);
+			send_feedback(last_received, true, false, true);
+		}
+		else
+			WaitLatch(MyLatch,
+					  WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
+					  diffms,
+					  WAIT_EVENT_RECOVERY_APPLY_DELAY);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Handle BEGIN message.
  */
@@ -1012,6 +1128,9 @@ apply_handle_begin(StringInfo s)
 	logicalrep_read_begin(s, &begin_data);
 	set_apply_error_context_xact(begin_data.xid, begin_data.final_lsn);
 
+	/* Should we delay the current transaction? */
+	maybe_delay_apply(begin_data.xid, begin_data.committime);
+
 	remote_final_lsn = begin_data.final_lsn;
 
 	maybe_start_skipping_changes(begin_data.final_lsn);
@@ -1069,6 +1188,9 @@ apply_handle_begin_prepare(StringInfo s)
 	logicalrep_read_begin_prepare(s, &begin_data);
 	set_apply_error_context_xact(begin_data.xid, begin_data.prepare_lsn);
 
+	/* Should we delay the current prepared transaction? */
+	maybe_delay_apply(begin_data.xid, begin_data.prepare_time);
+
 	remote_final_lsn = begin_data.prepare_lsn;
 
 	maybe_start_skipping_changes(begin_data.prepare_lsn);
@@ -1316,7 +1438,8 @@ apply_handle_stream_prepare(StringInfo s)
 			 * spooled operations.
 			 */
 			apply_spooled_messages(MyLogicalRepWorker->stream_fileset,
-								   prepare_data.xid, prepare_data.prepare_lsn);
+								   prepare_data.xid, prepare_data.prepare_lsn,
+								   prepare_data.prepare_time);
 
 			/* Mark the transaction as prepared. */
 			apply_handle_prepare_internal(&prepare_data);
@@ -2010,10 +2133,13 @@ ensure_last_message(FileSet *stream_fileset, TransactionId xid, int fileno,
 
 /*
  * Common spoolfile processing.
+ *
+ * The commit/prepare time for streaming transaction is required to achieve
+ * time-delayed replication.
  */
 void
 apply_spooled_messages(FileSet *stream_fileset, TransactionId xid,
-					   XLogRecPtr lsn)
+					   XLogRecPtr lsn, TimestampTz finish_ts)
 {
 	StringInfoData s2;
 	int			nchanges;
@@ -2024,6 +2150,10 @@ apply_spooled_messages(FileSet *stream_fileset, TransactionId xid,
 	int			fileno;
 	off_t		offset;
 
+	/* Should we delay the current transaction? */
+	if (finish_ts)
+		maybe_delay_apply(xid, finish_ts);
+
 	if (!am_parallel_apply_worker())
 		maybe_start_skipping_changes(lsn);
 
@@ -2173,7 +2303,7 @@ apply_handle_stream_commit(StringInfo s)
 			 * spooled operations.
 			 */
 			apply_spooled_messages(MyLogicalRepWorker->stream_fileset, xid,
-								   commit_data.commit_lsn);
+								   commit_data.commit_lsn, commit_data.committime);
 
 			apply_handle_commit_internal(&commit_data);
 
@@ -3446,7 +3576,7 @@ UpdateWorkerStats(XLogRecPtr last_lsn, TimestampTz send_time, bool reply)
  * Apply main loop.
  */
 static void
-LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
+LogicalRepApplyLoop(void)
 {
 	TimestampTz last_recv_timestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
 	bool		ping_sent = false;
@@ -3567,7 +3697,7 @@ LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
 						if (last_received < end_lsn)
 							last_received = end_lsn;
 
-						send_feedback(last_received, reply_requested, false);
+						send_feedback(last_received, reply_requested, false, false);
 						UpdateWorkerStats(last_received, timestamp, true);
 					}
 					/* other message types are purposefully ignored */
@@ -3580,7 +3710,7 @@ LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
 		}
 
 		/* confirm all writes so far */
-		send_feedback(last_received, false, false);
+		send_feedback(last_received, false, false, false);
 
 		if (!in_remote_transaction && !in_streamed_transaction)
 		{
@@ -3677,7 +3807,7 @@ LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
 				}
 			}
 
-			send_feedback(last_received, requestReply, requestReply);
+			send_feedback(last_received, requestReply, requestReply, false);
 
 			/*
 			 * Force reporting to ensure long idle periods don't lead to
@@ -3707,7 +3837,7 @@ LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
  * to send a response to avoid timeouts.
  */
 static void
-send_feedback(XLogRecPtr recvpos, bool force, bool requestReply)
+send_feedback(XLogRecPtr recvpos, bool force, bool requestReply, bool in_delayed_apply)
 {
 	static StringInfo reply_message = NULL;
 	static TimestampTz send_time = 0;
@@ -3737,8 +3867,15 @@ send_feedback(XLogRecPtr recvpos, bool force, bool requestReply)
 	/*
 	 * No outstanding transactions to flush, we can report the latest received
 	 * position. This is important for synchronous replication.
+	 *
+	 * If the subscriber side apply is delayed (because of time-delayed
+	 * replication) then do not tell the publisher that the received latest
+	 * LSN is already applied and flushed, otherwise, it leads to the
+	 * publisher side making a wrong assumption of logical replication
+	 * progress. Instead, we just send a feedback message to avoid a publisher
+	 * timeout during the delay.
 	 */
-	if (!have_pending_txes)
+	if (!have_pending_txes && !in_delayed_apply)
 		flushpos = writepos = recvpos;
 
 	if (writepos < last_writepos)
@@ -3775,11 +3912,12 @@ send_feedback(XLogRecPtr recvpos, bool force, bool requestReply)
 	pq_sendint64(reply_message, now);	/* sendTime */
 	pq_sendbyte(reply_message, requestReply);	/* replyRequested */
 
-	elog(DEBUG2, "sending feedback (force %d) to recv %X/%X, write %X/%X, flush %X/%X",
+	elog(DEBUG2, "sending feedback (force %d) to recv %X/%X, write %X/%X, flush %X/%X in-delayed: %d",
 		 force,
 		 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(recvpos),
 		 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(writepos),
-		 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(flushpos));
+		 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(flushpos),
+		 in_delayed_apply);
 
 	walrcv_send(LogRepWorkerWalRcvConn,
 				reply_message->data, reply_message->len);
@@ -4354,11 +4492,11 @@ start_table_sync(XLogRecPtr *origin_startpos, char **myslotname)
  * of system resource error and are not repeatable.
  */
 static void
-start_apply(XLogRecPtr origin_startpos)
+start_apply(void)
 {
 	PG_TRY();
 	{
-		LogicalRepApplyLoop(origin_startpos);
+		LogicalRepApplyLoop();
 	}
 	PG_CATCH();
 	{
@@ -4645,7 +4783,8 @@ ApplyWorkerMain(Datum main_arg)
 	}
 
 	/* Run the main loop. */
-	start_apply(origin_startpos);
+	last_received = origin_startpos;
+	start_apply();
 
 	proc_exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 527c7651ab..c0f69cb43b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -4494,6 +4494,7 @@ getSubscriptions(Archive *fout)
 	int			i_subsynccommit;
 	int			i_subpublications;
 	int			i_subbinary;
+	int			i_subminapplydelay;
 	int			i,
 				ntups;
 
@@ -4546,9 +4547,13 @@ getSubscriptions(Archive *fout)
 						  LOGICALREP_TWOPHASE_STATE_DISABLED);
 
 	if (fout->remoteVersion >= 160000)
-		appendPQExpBufferStr(query, " s.suborigin\n");
+		appendPQExpBufferStr(query,
+							 " s.suborigin,\n"
+							 " s.subminapplydelay\n");
 	else
-		appendPQExpBuffer(query, " '%s' AS suborigin\n", LOGICALREP_ORIGIN_ANY);
+		appendPQExpBuffer(query, " '%s' AS suborigin,\n"
+						  " 0 AS subminapplydelay\n",
+						  LOGICALREP_ORIGIN_ANY);
 
 	appendPQExpBufferStr(query,
 						 "FROM pg_subscription s\n"
@@ -4576,6 +4581,7 @@ getSubscriptions(Archive *fout)
 	i_subtwophasestate = PQfnumber(res, "subtwophasestate");
 	i_subdisableonerr = PQfnumber(res, "subdisableonerr");
 	i_suborigin = PQfnumber(res, "suborigin");
+	i_subminapplydelay = PQfnumber(res, "subminapplydelay");
 
 	subinfo = pg_malloc(ntups * sizeof(SubscriptionInfo));
 
@@ -4606,6 +4612,8 @@ getSubscriptions(Archive *fout)
 		subinfo[i].subdisableonerr =
 			pg_strdup(PQgetvalue(res, i, i_subdisableonerr));
 		subinfo[i].suborigin = pg_strdup(PQgetvalue(res, i, i_suborigin));
+		subinfo[i].subminapplydelay =
+			strtoi64(PQgetvalue(res, i, i_subminapplydelay), NULL, 10);
 
 		/* Decide whether we want to dump it */
 		selectDumpableObject(&(subinfo[i].dobj), fout);
@@ -4687,6 +4695,9 @@ dumpSubscription(Archive *fout, const SubscriptionInfo *subinfo)
 	if (strcmp(subinfo->subsynccommit, "off") != 0)
 		appendPQExpBuffer(query, ", synchronous_commit = %s", fmtId(subinfo->subsynccommit));
 
+	if (subinfo->subminapplydelay > 0)
+		appendPQExpBuffer(query, ", min_apply_delay = '" INT64_FORMAT " ms'", subinfo->subminapplydelay);
+
 	appendPQExpBufferStr(query, ");\n");
 
 	if (subinfo->dobj.dump & DUMP_COMPONENT_DEFINITION)
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
index e7cbd8d7ed..e2525f70ab 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ typedef struct _SubscriptionInfo
 	char	   *subdisableonerr;
 	char	   *suborigin;
 	char	   *subsynccommit;
+	int64		subminapplydelay;
 	char	   *subpublications;
 } SubscriptionInfo;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index c8a0bb7b3a..8a27063bed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -6472,7 +6472,7 @@ describeSubscriptions(const char *pattern, bool verbose)
 	PGresult   *res;
 	printQueryOpt myopt = pset.popt;
 	static const bool translate_columns[] = {false, false, false, false,
-	false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false};
+	false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false};
 
 	if (pset.sversion < 100000)
 	{
@@ -6527,10 +6527,13 @@ describeSubscriptions(const char *pattern, bool verbose)
 							  gettext_noop("Two-phase commit"),
 							  gettext_noop("Disable on error"));
 
+		/* Origin and min_apply_delay are only supported in v16 and higher */
 		if (pset.sversion >= 160000)
 			appendPQExpBuffer(&buf,
-							  ", suborigin AS \"%s\"\n",
-							  gettext_noop("Origin"));
+							  ", suborigin AS \"%s\"\n"
+							  ", subminapplydelay AS \"%s\"\n",
+							  gettext_noop("Origin"),
+							  gettext_noop("Min apply delay (ms)"));
 
 		appendPQExpBuffer(&buf,
 						  ",  subsynccommit AS \"%s\"\n"
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
index 5e1882eaea..e8b9a43a47 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ psql_completion(const char *text, int start, int end)
 		COMPLETE_WITH("(", "PUBLICATION");
 	/* ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <name> SET ( */
 	else if (HeadMatches("ALTER", "SUBSCRIPTION", MatchAny) && TailMatches("SET", "("))
-		COMPLETE_WITH("binary", "disable_on_error", "origin", "slot_name",
+		COMPLETE_WITH("binary", "disable_on_error", "min_apply_delay", "origin", "slot_name",
 					  "streaming", "synchronous_commit");
 	/* ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <name> SKIP ( */
 	else if (HeadMatches("ALTER", "SUBSCRIPTION", MatchAny) && TailMatches("SKIP", "("))
@@ -3268,7 +3268,7 @@ psql_completion(const char *text, int start, int end)
 	/* Complete "CREATE SUBSCRIPTION <name> ...  WITH ( <opt>" */
 	else if (HeadMatches("CREATE", "SUBSCRIPTION") && TailMatches("WITH", "("))
 		COMPLETE_WITH("binary", "connect", "copy_data", "create_slot",
-					  "disable_on_error", "enabled", "origin", "slot_name",
+					  "disable_on_error", "enabled", "min_apply_delay", "origin", "slot_name",
 					  "streaming", "synchronous_commit", "two_phase");
 
 /* CREATE TRIGGER --- is allowed inside CREATE SCHEMA, so use TailMatches */
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_subscription.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_subscription.h
index b0f2a1705d..e06f35c037 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_subscription.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_subscription.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ CATALOG(pg_subscription,6100,SubscriptionRelationId) BKI_SHARED_RELATION BKI_ROW
 	XLogRecPtr	subskiplsn;		/* All changes finished at this LSN are
 								 * skipped */
 
+	int64		subminapplydelay;	/* Replication apply delay (ms) */
+
 	NameData	subname;		/* Name of the subscription */
 
 	Oid			subowner BKI_LOOKUP(pg_authid); /* Owner of the subscription */
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ typedef struct Subscription
 								 * in */
 	XLogRecPtr	skiplsn;		/* All changes finished at this LSN are
 								 * skipped */
+	int64		minapplydelay;	/* Replication apply delay (ms) */
 	char	   *name;			/* Name of the subscription */
 	Oid			owner;			/* Oid of the subscription owner */
 	bool		enabled;		/* Indicates if the subscription is enabled */
diff --git a/src/include/replication/worker_internal.h b/src/include/replication/worker_internal.h
index dc87a4edd1..3dc09d1a4c 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/worker_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/worker_internal.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ extern void stream_stop_internal(TransactionId xid);
 
 /* Common streaming function to apply all the spooled messages */
 extern void apply_spooled_messages(FileSet *stream_fileset, TransactionId xid,
-								   XLogRecPtr lsn);
+								   XLogRecPtr lsn, TimestampTz finish_ts);
 
 extern void apply_dispatch(StringInfo s);
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
index 4e5cb0d3a9..1230bcb096 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
@@ -114,18 +114,18 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub4 CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PU
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
 \dRs+ regress_testsub4
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-       Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
-------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub4 | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | none   | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                     List of subscriptions
+       Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub4 | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | none   |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub4 SET (origin = any);
 \dRs+ regress_testsub4
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-       Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
-------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub4 | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                     List of subscriptions
+       Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub4 | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub3;
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'foobar';
 ERROR:  invalid connection string syntax: missing "=" after "foobar" in connection info string
 
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET PUBLICATION testpub2, testpub3 WITH (refresh = false);
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ ERROR:  unrecognized subscription parameter: "create_slot"
 -- ok
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SKIP (lsn = '0/12345');
 \dRs+
-                                                                                             List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled |     Publication     | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |           Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+------------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub2,testpub3} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist2 | 0/12345
+                                                                                                         List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled |     Publication     | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |           Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+------------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub2,testpub3} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist2 | 0/12345
 (1 row)
 
 -- ok - with lsn = NONE
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SKIP (lsn = NONE);
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SKIP (lsn = '0/0');
 ERROR:  invalid WAL location (LSN): 0/0
 \dRs+
-                                                                                             List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled |     Publication     | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |           Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+------------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub2,testpub3} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist2 | 0/0
+                                                                                                         List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled |     Publication     | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |           Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+------------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub2,testpub3} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist2 | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 BEGIN;
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub_foo SET (synchronous_commit = foobar);
 ERROR:  invalid value for parameter "synchronous_commit": "foobar"
 HINT:  Available values: local, remote_write, remote_apply, on, off.
 \dRs+
-                                                                                               List of subscriptions
-        Name         |           Owner           | Enabled |     Publication     | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |           Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
----------------------+---------------------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+------------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub_foo | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub2,testpub3} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | local              | dbname=regress_doesnotexist2 | 0/0
+                                                                                                           List of subscriptions
+        Name         |           Owner           | Enabled |     Publication     | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |           Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+---------------------+---------------------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+------------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub_foo | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub2,testpub3} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | local              | dbname=regress_doesnotexist2 | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 -- rename back to keep the rest simple
@@ -239,19 +239,19 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUB
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | t      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | t      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (binary = false);
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
@@ -263,27 +263,27 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUB
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | on        | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | on        | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (streaming = parallel);
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | parallel  | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | parallel  | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (streaming = false);
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 -- fail - publication already exists
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub ADD PUBLICATION testpub1, testpub2 WITH (refr
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub ADD PUBLICATION testpub1, testpub2 WITH (refresh = false);
 ERROR:  publication "testpub1" is already in subscription "regress_testsub"
 \dRs+
-                                                                                                 List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled |         Publication         | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub,testpub1,testpub2} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                            List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled |         Publication         | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub,testpub1,testpub2} | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 -- fail - publication used more than once
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ ERROR:  publication "testpub3" is not in subscription "regress_testsub"
 -- ok - delete publications
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub DROP PUBLICATION testpub1, testpub2 WITH (refresh = false);
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUB
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | p                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | p                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 --fail - alter of two_phase option not supported.
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ ERROR:  unrecognized subscription parameter: "two_phase"
 -- but can alter streaming when two_phase enabled
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (streaming = true);
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | on        | p                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | on        | p                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
@@ -380,10 +380,10 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUB
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | on        | p                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | on        | p                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
@@ -396,20 +396,57 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUB
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (disable_on_error = true);
 \dRs+
-                                                                                         List of subscriptions
-      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
------------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
- regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | t                | any    | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | t                | any    |                    0 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
 (1 row)
 
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
+DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
+-- fail -- min_apply_delay must be a non-negative integer
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, min_apply_delay = foo);
+ERROR:  invalid value for parameter "min_apply_delay": "foo"
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, min_apply_delay = -1);
+ERROR:  -1 ms is outside the valid range for parameter "min_apply_delay" (0 .. 2147483647)
+-- fail - utilizing streaming = parallel with time-delayed replication is not supported
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, streaming = parallel, min_apply_delay = 123);
+ERROR:  min_apply_delay > 0 and streaming = parallel are mutually exclusive options
+-- success -- min_apply_delay value without unit is taken as milliseconds
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, min_apply_delay = 123);
+WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
+HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
+\dRs+
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |                  123 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+(1 row)
+
+-- success -- min_apply_delay value with unit is converted into ms and stored as an integer
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (min_apply_delay = '1 d');
+\dRs+
+                                                                                                    List of subscriptions
+      Name       |           Owner           | Enabled | Publication | Binary | Streaming | Two-phase commit | Disable on error | Origin | Min apply delay (ms) | Synchronous commit |          Conninfo           | Skip LSN 
+-----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------+------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+----------
+ regress_testsub | regress_subscription_user | f       | {testpub}   | f      | off       | d                | f                | any    |             86400000 | off                | dbname=regress_doesnotexist | 0/0
+(1 row)
+
+-- fail - alter subscription with streaming = parallel should fail when time-delayed replication is set
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (streaming = parallel);
+ERROR:  cannot enable streaming = parallel mode for subscription with min_apply_delay
+-- fail - alter subscription with min_apply_delay should fail when streaming = parallel is set
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (min_apply_delay = 0, streaming = parallel);
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (min_apply_delay = 123);
+ERROR:  cannot enable min_apply_delay for subscription in streaming = parallel mode
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
index 5f27b7d776..53fe2a4c6b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
@@ -279,6 +279,30 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (disable_on_error = true);
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
 
+-- fail -- min_apply_delay must be a non-negative integer
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, min_apply_delay = foo);
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, min_apply_delay = -1);
+
+-- fail - utilizing streaming = parallel with time-delayed replication is not supported
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, streaming = parallel, min_apply_delay = 123);
+
+-- success -- min_apply_delay value without unit is taken as milliseconds
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false, min_apply_delay = 123);
+\dRs+
+
+-- success -- min_apply_delay value with unit is converted into ms and stored as an integer
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (min_apply_delay = '1 d');
+\dRs+
+
+-- fail - alter subscription with streaming = parallel should fail when time-delayed replication is set
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (streaming = parallel);
+
+-- fail - alter subscription with min_apply_delay should fail when streaming = parallel is set
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (min_apply_delay = 0, streaming = parallel);
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (min_apply_delay = 123);
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
+DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
+
 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
 DROP ROLE regress_subscription_user;
 DROP ROLE regress_subscription_user2;
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/meson.build b/src/test/subscription/meson.build
index 3db0fdfd96..a186876eb4 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/meson.build
+++ b/src/test/subscription/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ tests += {
       't/029_on_error.pl',
       't/030_origin.pl',
       't/031_column_list.pl',
+      't/032_apply_delay.pl',
       't/100_bugs.pl',
     ],
   },
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/032_apply_delay.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/032_apply_delay.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37388e474f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/032_apply_delay.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+
+# Test replication apply delay
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster;
+use PostgreSQL::Test::Utils;
+use Test::More;
+
+# Confirm the time-delayed replication has been effective from the server log
+# message where the apply worker emits for applying delay. Moreover, verifies
+# that the current worker's delayed time is sufficiently bigger than the
+# expected value, in order to check any update of the min_apply_delay.
+sub check_apply_delay_log
+{
+	my ($node_subscriber, $offset, $expected) = @_;
+
+	my $log_location = $node_subscriber->wait_for_log(qr/time-delayed replication for txid (\d+), min_apply_delay = (\d+) ms, Remaining wait time: (\d+) ms/, $offset);
+
+	cmp_ok($log_location, '>', $offset,
+		"logfile contains triggered logical replication apply delay"
+	);
+
+	# Get the delay time from the server log
+	my $contents = slurp_file($node_subscriber->logfile, $offset);
+	$contents =~
+	qr/time-delayed replication for txid (\d+), min_apply_delay = (\d+) ms, Remaining wait time: (\d+) ms/
+	or die "could not get the apply worker wait time";
+	my $logged_delay = $3;
+
+	# Is it larger than expected?
+	cmp_ok($logged_delay, '>', $expected,
+		"The apply worker wait time has expected duration"
+	);
+}
+
+# Compare inserted time on the publisher with applied time on the subscriber to
+# confirm the latter is applied after expected time. The time is automatically
+# generated and stored in the table column 'c'.
+sub check_apply_delay_time
+{
+	my ($node_publisher, $node_subscriber, $primary_key, $expected_diffs) = @_;
+
+	my $inserted_time_on_pub = $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', qq[
+		SELECT extract(epoch from c) FROM test_tab WHERE a = $primary_key;
+	]);
+
+	my $inserted_time_on_sub = $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', qq[
+		SELECT extract(epoch from c) FROM test_tab WHERE a = $primary_key;
+	]);
+
+	cmp_ok($inserted_time_on_sub - $inserted_time_on_pub, '>', $expected_diffs,
+		"The tuple on the subscriber was modified later than the publisher");
+}
+
+# Create publisher node
+my $node_publisher = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('publisher');
+$node_publisher->init(allows_streaming => 'logical');
+$node_publisher->append_conf('postgresql.conf',
+	'logical_decoding_work_mem = 64kB');
+$node_publisher->start;
+
+# Create subscriber node
+my $node_subscriber = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('subscriber');
+$node_subscriber->init;
+$node_subscriber->append_conf('postgresql.conf',
+	"log_min_messages = debug2");
+$node_subscriber->start;
+
+# Setup structure on publisher
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE TABLE test_tab (a int primary key, b varchar, c timestamptz (6) DEFAULT now())");
+
+# Setup structure on subscriber
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE TABLE test_tab (a int primary key, b text, c timestamptz (6) DEFAULT now())"
+);
+
+# Setup logical replication
+my $publisher_connstr = $node_publisher->connstr . ' dbname=postgres';
+
+# The column 'c' must not be published because we want to compare the time
+# difference.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE PUBLICATION tap_pub FOR TABLE test_tab (a, b)");
+
+my $appname = 'tap_sub';
+
+# Create a subscription that applies the trasaction after 50 milliseconds delay
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr application_name=$appname' PUBLICATION tap_pub WITH (copy_data = off, min_apply_delay = '50ms', streaming = 'on')"
+);
+
+# New row to trigger apply delay
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO test_tab VALUES (1, 'foo')");
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO test_tab VALUES (2, 'bar')");
+
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup($appname);
+
+my $result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*), min(a), max(a) FROM test_tab");
+is($result, qq(2|1|2), 'check if the new rows were applied to subscriber');
+
+# Note that we cannot call check_apply_delay_log() here because there is a
+# possibility that the delay is skipped. The event happens when the WAL
+# replication between publisher and subscriber is delayed due to a mechanical
+# problem. The log output will be checked later - substantial delay-time case.
+
+# Verify that the subscriber lags the publisher by at least 50 milliseconds
+check_apply_delay_time($node_publisher, $node_subscriber, '2', '0.05');
+
+# Setup for streaming case
+$node_publisher->append_conf('postgres.conf',
+	'logical_decoding_mode = immediate');
+$node_publisher->reload;
+
+# Run a query to make sure that the reload has taken effect.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', q{SELECT 1});
+
+# Test streamed transaction by insert
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO test_tab SELECT i, md5(i::text) FROM generate_series(3, 5) s(i);");
+
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup($appname);
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*), min(a), max(a) FROM test_tab");
+is($result, qq(5|1|5), 'check if the new rows were applied to subscriber');
+
+# Verify that the subscriber lags the publisher by at least 50 milliseconds
+check_apply_delay_time($node_publisher, $node_subscriber, '5', '0.05');
+
+# Test whether ALTER SUBSCRIPTION changes the delayed time of the apply worker
+# (1 day 5 minutes). Note that the extra 5 minute is to account for any
+# decoding/network overhead.
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub SET (min_apply_delay = 86700000)"
+);
+
+# Check log starting now for logical replication apply delay
+my $offset = -s $node_subscriber->logfile;
+
+# New row to trigger apply delay
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO test_tab VALUES (0, 'foobar')");
+
+# Make sure the apply worker knows to wait for more than 1 day
+check_apply_delay_log($node_subscriber, $offset, "86400000");
+
+# Disable subscription and the worker should die immediately
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub DISABLE;"
+);
+
+# Wait until worker dies
+my $sub_query =
+  "SELECT count(1) = 0 FROM pg_stat_subscription WHERE subname = 'tap_sub' AND pid IS NOT NULL;";
+$node_subscriber->poll_query_until('postgres', $sub_query)
+  or die "Timed out while waiting for subscriber to die";
+
+# Confirm disabling the subscription by ALTER SUBSCRIPTION DISABLE did not cause
+# the delayed transaction to be applied.
+$result = $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(a) FROM test_tab WHERE a = 0;");
+is($result, qq(0), "check the delayed transaction was not applied");
+
+$node_subscriber->stop;
+$node_publisher->stop;
+
+done_testing();
-- 
2.30.0

