diff --git a/docs/release-notes-editor.md b/docs/release-notes-editor.md
index 2b7ea56f6dd9791f4ea61818084ae94ac551eae1..b8c3aac79c318d4e0327b826acb93d5614e03777 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes-editor.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes-editor.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Editor
 - Möglichkeit, die maximale Zeichenanzahl von Eingabefeldern zu begrenzen
 - Im TextEditor können nun Bereiche markiert werden, die dann im Navigationsknopf
   über die Aktion "Textabschnitt hervorheben" ausgewählt werden können.
+- Ermöglicht die Angabe einer Verzögerung (in Millisekunden)
+  für Aktivieren von verborgenen Abschnitten  
 
 ### Verbesserungen
 - Ermöglicht für Eingabebereiche die dynamische Anpassung der Anzahl von Zeilen
diff --git a/docs/release-notes-player.md b/docs/release-notes-player.md
index 64606df9b55fa4a0316dd0dd42f42579c327ed27..b3e8fd84e46a66319089e7f5ba1fbb1895c1f038 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes-player.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes-player.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Player
   Text über die Zwischenablage eingefügt werden
 - Vordefinierte markierte Bereiche in Texten können gezielt über vordefinierte Klicks auf 
   Navigationsknöpfe für 30 Sekunden farblich hervorgehoben werden
+- Aktiviert verborgene Abschnitten mit der angegebenen Verzögerung (in Millisekunden)
 
 ### Verbesserungen
 - Verbessert die Performanz von GeoGebra-Elementen
diff --git a/docs/unit_definition_changelog.txt b/docs/unit_definition_changelog.txt
index 1a9fc32f9f36cc0a395e19cac454ba97f2b1780f..b3d50bd9eec4c0a415fe6a0e973611e7f284718d 100644
--- a/docs/unit_definition_changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/unit_definition_changelog.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ iqb-aspect-definition@1.0.0
 - Remove drop-list-simple as cloze child; is now a drop-list
 - ButtonElement: action +highlightText
                  param +string
+- Section: +activeAfterIdDelay: number
 
 3.9.0
 - DropListElement: +deleteDroppedItemWithSameID
diff --git a/projects/common/models/section.ts b/projects/common/models/section.ts
index fffe89e51a0b50c272453e034dcdf0011aad45cb..c967783208ea3113a0fc4474745a82f1c406d91f 100644
--- a/projects/common/models/section.ts
+++ b/projects/common/models/section.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export class Section {
   gridColumnSizes: string = '1fr 1fr';
   gridRowSizes: string = '1fr';
   activeAfterID: string | null = null;
+  activeAfterIdDelay: number = 0;
 
   constructor(section?: Partial<Section>) {
     if (section?.height) this.height = section.height;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export class Section {
     if (section?.gridColumnSizes !== undefined) this.gridColumnSizes = section.gridColumnSizes;
     if (section?.gridRowSizes !== undefined) this.gridRowSizes = section.gridRowSizes;
     if (section?.activeAfterID) this.activeAfterID = section.activeAfterID;
+    if (section?.activeAfterIdDelay) this.activeAfterIdDelay = section.activeAfterIdDelay;
     this.elements =
       section?.elements?.map(element => ElementFactory.createElement({
         ...element,
diff --git a/projects/editor/src/app/components/canvas/section-menu.component.ts b/projects/editor/src/app/components/canvas/section-menu.component.ts
index 773a0e52bdf32fe0be1295e36cbbb46bbd36cc3e..e49cc778a93340eddaaeb856860b884fb93127be 100644
--- a/projects/editor/src/app/components/canvas/section-menu.component.ts
+++ b/projects/editor/src/app/components/canvas/section-menu.component.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,15 @@ import { SelectionService } from '../../services/selection.service';
                (click)="$any($event).stopPropagation()"
                (change)="updateModel('activeAfterID', $any($event.target).value)">
       </mat-form-field>
+      <mat-form-field appearance="fill">
+        <mat-label>{{'section-menu.activeAfterIdDelay' | translate }}</mat-label>
+        <input matInput type="number" step="1000" min="0"
+               [disabled]="!section.activeAfterID"
+               [value]="$any(section.activeAfterIdDelay)"
+               (click)="$any($event).stopPropagation()"
+               (change)="updateModel('activeAfterIdDelay', $any($event.target).value)">
+      </mat-form-field>
     </mat-menu>
-
     <button mat-mini-fab [matMenuTriggerFor]="layoutMenu"
             [matTooltip]="'Layout'" [matTooltipPosition]="'left'">
       <mat-icon>space_dashboard</mat-icon>
diff --git a/projects/editor/src/assets/i18n/de.json b/projects/editor/src/assets/i18n/de.json
index b1bbf8c8a67d81cc2fc9ec4a0efaf7780082255a..c453e794a92dd4fca5e2275ab858fecfb3d0cce4 100644
--- a/projects/editor/src/assets/i18n/de.json
+++ b/projects/editor/src/assets/i18n/de.json
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@
     "width": "Breite",
     "fraction": "Anteile",
     "pixel": "Bildpunkte",
-    "activeAfterID": "Sichtbar nach A/V-ID"
+    "activeAfterID": "Sichtbar nach A/V-ID",
+    "activeAfterIdDelay": "Verzögerung der Sichtbarkeit"
   },
   "Bitte kopierten Abschnitt einfügen": "Bitte kopierten Abschnitt einfügen",
   "Doppelte IDs festgestellt. Weiter mit neu generierten IDs?": "Doppelte IDs festgestellt. Weiter mit neu generierten IDs?",
diff --git a/projects/player/src/app/directives/section-visibility-handling.directive.ts b/projects/player/src/app/directives/section-visibility-handling.directive.ts
index 4304384c4005b2af2a425dbaaf7cfc6e0fcd6665..cfcd928e80920db866f30f2c6446353fdf8e19b8 100644
--- a/projects/player/src/app/directives/section-visibility-handling.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/player/src/app/directives/section-visibility-handling.directive.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Directive, ElementRef, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { delay, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { Section } from 'common/models/section';
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ export class SectionVisibilityHandlingDirective {
 
     if (this.mediaStatusChanged) {
       this.mediaStatusChanged
-        .pipe(takeUntil(this.ngUnsubscribe))
+        .pipe(
+          takeUntil(this.ngUnsubscribe),
+          delay(this.section.activeAfterIdDelay))
         .subscribe((id: string): void => this.setActiveAfterID(id));
     }
   }