diff --git a/assets/vue/ProposedPatterns.vue b/assets/vue/ProposedPatterns.vue
index a295c299b..c14447573 100644
--- a/assets/vue/ProposedPatterns.vue
+++ b/assets/vue/ProposedPatterns.vue
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
           <div class="change-confirmation"><i class="fas fa-sync fa-spin"></i> Updating proposal</div>
         </div>
         <div v-else-if="change.state === 'accepted'" class="col-12">
-          <div class="change-confirmation">Change has been accepted</div>
+          <div class="change-confirmation">Change has been accepted, reindexing related packages in 10 minutes</div>
         </div>
         <div v-else-if="change.state === 'rejected'" class="col-12">
           <div class="change-confirmation">Proposal has been removed</div>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export default {
   name: 'RecentChanges',
   data() {
     return {
-      params: {before: 0},
+      params: {before: 0, delay: 600},
       changes: null,
       changeUrl: '/licenses/proposed/meta',
       total: null
diff --git a/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm b/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm
index cabe12582..3ae15f241 100644
--- a/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm
+++ b/lib/Cavil/Controller/Snippet.pm
@@ -174,11 +174,13 @@ sub _create_pattern ($self, $packages, $validation) {
   $validation->optional('trademark');
   $validation->optional('export_restricted');
   $validation->optional('contributor');
+  $validation->optional('delay')->num;
   return $self->reply->json_validation_error if $validation->has_error;
 
   my $owner_id       = $self->users->id_for_login($self->current_user);
   my $contributor    = $validation->param('contributor');
   my $contributor_id = $contributor ? $self->users->id_for_login($contributor) : undef;
+  my $delay          = $validation->param('delay') // 0;
 
   my $patterns = $self->patterns;
   my $pattern  = $patterns->create(
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ sub _create_pattern ($self, $packages, $validation) {
   return $self->render(status => 409, error => 'Conflicting license pattern already exists') if $pattern->{conflict};
 
   if (my $checksum = $validation->param('checksum')) { $patterns->remove_proposal($checksum) }
-  $self->packages->reindex($_, 3) for @$packages;
+  $self->packages->reindex($_, 3, [], $delay) for @$packages;
   $self->render(packages => $packages, pattern => $pattern->{id});
 }