diff --git a/data/example_new.conf b/data/example_new.conf
index c198dc0a2..460709ca0 100644
--- a/data/example_new.conf
+++ b/data/example_new.conf
@@ -460,4 +460,13 @@ memoserv
 	 * by default, and normal users can set any limit they want.
 	 */
 	maxmemos = 20
+
+	/*
+	 * The delay between consecutive uses of the MemoServ SEND command. This can help prevent spam
+	 * as well as denial-of-service attacks from sending large numbers of memos and filling up disk
+	 * space (and memory). The default 3-second wait means a maximum average of 150 bytes of memo
+	 * per second per user under the current IRC protocol. This directive is optional, but
+	 * recommended.
+	 */
+	senddelay = 3s
 }
diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index d52145275..3870dee09 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ E bool  CSRestrictGetPass;
 E bool  CSOpersOnly;
 
 E int   MSMaxMemos;
-E int   MSSendDelay;
+E time_t MSSendDelay;
 E int   MSNotifyAll;
 E int   MSMemoReceipt;
 
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 27f28baf5..b27cab2e3 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bool CSRestrictGetPass;
 bool CSOpersOnly;
 
 int MSMaxMemos;
-int MSSendDelay;
+time_t MSSendDelay;
 int MSNotifyAll;
 int MSMemoReceipt;
 
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ int ServerConfig::Read(bool bail)
 		{"memoserv", "nick", "MemoServ", new ValueContainerChar(&s_MemoServ), DT_CHARPTR | DT_NORELOAD, ValidateNotEmpty},
 		{"memoserv", "description", "Memo Service", new ValueContainerChar(&desc_MemoServ), DT_CHARPTR | DT_NORELOAD, ValidateNotEmpty},
 		{"memoserv", "maxmemos", "0", new ValueContainerInt(&MSMaxMemos), DT_INTEGER, NoValidation},
+		{"memoserv", "senddelay", "0", new ValueContainerTime(&MSSendDelay), DT_TIME, NoValidation},
 		{NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, DT_NOTHING, NoValidation}
 	};
 	/* These tags can occur multiple times, and therefore they have special code to read them
@@ -1262,7 +1263,6 @@ Directive directives[] = {
      {{PARAM_STRING, PARAM_RELOAD, &ModulesDelayed}}},
     {"MOTDFile", {{PARAM_STRING, PARAM_RELOAD, &MOTDFilename}}},
     {"MSNotifyAll", {{PARAM_SET, PARAM_RELOAD, &MSNotifyAll}}},
-    {"MSSendDelay", {{PARAM_TIME, PARAM_RELOAD, &MSSendDelay}}},
     {"MSMemoReceipt", {{PARAM_POSINT, PARAM_RELOAD, &MSMemoReceipt}}},
     {"NetworkName", {{PARAM_STRING, PARAM_RELOAD, &NetworkName}}},
     {"NewsCount", {{PARAM_POSINT, PARAM_RELOAD, &NewsCount}}},