diff --git a/server/config/config.go b/server/config/config.go
index d8bd086225c..62861a2633a 100644
--- a/server/config/config.go
+++ b/server/config/config.go
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	// be automatically clamped to the range.
 	TSOUpdatePhysicalInterval typeutil.Duration `toml:"tso-update-physical-interval" json:"tso-update-physical-interval"`
 
+	TSODelayInjection typeutil.Duration `toml:"tso-delay-injection" json:"tso-delay-injection"`
+
 	// EnableLocalTSO is used to enable the Local TSO Allocator feature,
 	// which allows the PD server to generate Local TSO for certain DC-level transactions.
 	// To make this feature meaningful, user has to set the "zone" label for the PD server
diff --git a/server/grpc_service.go b/server/grpc_service.go
index 9e892dda161..25c048407f9 100644
--- a/server/grpc_service.go
+++ b/server/grpc_service.go
@@ -534,6 +534,39 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) Tso(stream pdpb.PD_TsoServer) error {
 	)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(stream.Context())
 	defer cancel()
+
+	type respAndTime struct {
+		startTime time.Time
+		resp      *pdpb.TsoResponse
+	}
+
+	delayInjection := s.GetConfig().TSODelayInjection.Duration
+
+	respCh := make(chan respAndTime, 1000)
+	respErrCh := make(chan error, 2)
+
+	if delayInjection > 0 {
+		defer cancel()
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return
+				case r := <-respCh:
+					now := time.Now()
+					deadline := r.startTime.Add(delayInjection)
+					if deadline.After(now) {
+						time.Sleep(deadline.Sub(now))
+					}
+					if err := stream.Send(r.resp); err != nil {
+						respErrCh <- errors.WithStack(err)
+						return
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	for {
 		// Prevent unnecessary performance overhead of the channel.
 		if errCh != nil {
@@ -543,6 +576,13 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) Tso(stream pdpb.PD_TsoServer) error {
 			default:
 			}
 		}
+		if delayInjection > 0 {
+			select {
+			case err := <-respErrCh:
+				return err
+			default:
+			}
+		}
 		request, err := stream.Recv()
 		if err == io.EOF {
 			return nil
@@ -591,8 +631,15 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) Tso(stream pdpb.PD_TsoServer) error {
 			Timestamp: &ts,
 			Count:     count,
 		}
-		if err := stream.Send(response); err != nil {
-			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		if delayInjection > 0 {
+			respCh <- respAndTime{
+				startTime: start,
+				resp:      response,
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err := stream.Send(response); err != nil {
+				return errors.WithStack(err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }