diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.kt
index 077791c59..d5306bff4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.kt
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ class NotificationManager @Inject constructor(
             cancel(evicted)
         }
         for (i in 0 until ringTimes) {
+            if (i > 0) {
+                notificationManager.pause(2000)
+            }
             notificationManager.notify(notificationId.toInt(), notification)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/Throttle.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/Throttle.kt
index 0e472cfd7..6a503975d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/Throttle.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/Throttle.kt
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ internal class Throttle constructor(
             oldest = (oldest + 1) % throttle.size
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    fun pause(millis: Long) = executor.execute {
+        Thread.sleep(millis)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/ThrottledNotificationManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/ThrottledNotificationManager.kt
index 4ec4c730c..bd0c103fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/ThrottledNotificationManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/ThrottledNotificationManager.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class ThrottledNotificationManager @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    fun pause(millis: Long) = throttle.pause(millis)
+
     companion object {
         private const val NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SECOND = 4
     }