diff --git a/modules/services/imapnotify-accounts.nix b/modules/services/imapnotify-accounts.nix
index e437f94e3..359a65b1f 100644
--- a/modules/services/imapnotify-accounts.nix
+++ b/modules/services/imapnotify-accounts.nix
@@ -30,10 +30,16 @@ with lib;
       description = "IMAP folders to watch.";
     };
 
+    extraArgs = mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.str;
+      default = [ ];
+      example = [ "-wait 1" ];
+      description = "Extra arguments to pass to goimapnotify.";
+    };
+
     extraConfig = mkOption {
       type = let jsonFormat = pkgs.formats.json { }; in jsonFormat.type;
       default = { };
-      example = { wait = 10; };
       description = "Additional configuration to add for this account.";
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/services/imapnotify.nix b/modules/services/imapnotify.nix
index a52b86e97..bf8fefd39 100644
--- a/modules/services/imapnotify.nix
+++ b/modules/services/imapnotify.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ let
         Service = {
           # Use the nix store path for config to ensure service restarts when it changes
           ExecStart =
-            "${getExe cfg.package} -conf '${genAccountConfig account}'";
+            "${getExe cfg.package} -conf '${genAccountConfig account}'" + " ${
+               lib.optionalString (account.imapnotify.extraArgs != [ ])
+               (toString account.imapnotify.extraArgs)
+             }";
           Restart = "always";
           RestartSec = 30;
           Type = "simple";
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix
index 82d6f433b..680405fa5 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       imapnotify = {
         enable = true;
         boxes = [ "Inbox" ];
+        extraArgs = [ "--wait 1" ];
         onNotify = ''
           ${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch new
         '';
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service
index cc1ba77b8..8168e501e 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service
+++ b/tests/modules/services/imapnotify/imapnotify.service
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 [Service]
 Environment=PATH=
 Environment=NOTMUCH_CONFIG=/home/hm-user/.config/notmuch/default/config
-ExecStart=@goimapnotify@/bin/goimapnotify -conf '/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-imapnotify-hm-example.com-config.json'
+ExecStart=@goimapnotify@/bin/goimapnotify -conf '/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-imapnotify-hm-example.com-config.json' --wait 1
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=30
 Type=simple