diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt
index d0d42f919..d5ca9ffc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import java.util.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import org.linphone.LinphoneApplication.Companion.coreContext
+import org.linphone.LinphoneApplication.Companion.corePreferences
 import org.linphone.contact.Contact
 import org.linphone.contact.ContactsUpdatedListenerStub
 import org.linphone.contact.NativeContact
@@ -106,9 +107,10 @@ class ContactsListViewModel : ViewModel() {
         fastFetchJob?.cancel()
         coreContext.contactsManager.magicSearch.getContactsAsync(filterValue, domain, filter)
 
+        val spinnerDelay = corePreferences.delayBeforeShowingContactsSearchSpinner.toLong()
         fastFetchJob = viewModelScope.launch {
             withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                delay(200)
+                delay(spinnerDelay)
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                     if (searchResultsPending) {
                         fetchInProgress.value = true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
index 641694af1..96a1c99df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ class CorePreferences constructor(private val context: Context) {
     val fetchContactsFromDefaultDirectory: Boolean
         get() = config.getBool("app", "fetch_contacts_from_default_directory", true)
 
+    val delayBeforeShowingContactsSearchSpinner: Int
+        get() = config.getInt("app", "delay_before_showing_contacts_search_spinner", 200)
+
     // From Android Contact APIs we can also retrieve the internationalized phone number
     // By default we display the same value as the native address book app
     val preferNormalizedPhoneNumbersFromAddressBook: Boolean