diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/Loader.test.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/Loader.test.tsx
index 6e868e137be..11767c54843 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/Loader.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/Loader.test.tsx
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@ describe('Loader', () => {
     const wrapper = renderThemedComponent(<Loader className="myTestClass" />);
     expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  test('with delay', () => {
+    const wrapper = renderThemedComponent(<Loader delay={1000} />);
+    expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/__snapshots__/Loader.test.tsx.snap b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/__snapshots__/Loader.test.tsx.snap
index b32e4cceaa0..61bf60552d1 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/__snapshots__/Loader.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/__snapshots__/Loader.test.tsx.snap
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@ exports[`Loader with Custom Class Name 1`] = `
   title="Please wait"
 />
 `;
+
+exports[`Loader with delay 1`] = `null`;
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/demo.stories.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/demo.stories.tsx
index d9432f45f42..91061fd342b 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/demo.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/demo.stories.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-import { select, text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
-import React from 'react';
+import { number, select, text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
 import { Loader } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/Loader';
 import { LoaderType } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/LoaderType';
+import React from 'react';
 
 export const renderLoader = () => (
-  <Loader type={select('type', LoaderType, LoaderType.Indeterminate)} progress={text('progress', '40%')} />
+  <Loader
+    type={select('type', LoaderType, LoaderType.Indeterminate)}
+    progress={text('progress', '40%')}
+    delay={number('delay', 0)}
+  />
 );
 renderLoader.story = {
   name: 'Default'
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/index.tsx
index feab0fd8085..dec2c3252a3 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Loader/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Loader/index.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { StyleClassHelper } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react-base/lib/StyleClassHelper';
 import { LoaderType } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/LoaderType';
-import React, { CSSProperties, FC, forwardRef, RefObject, useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, { CSSProperties, FC, forwardRef, RefObject, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { createUseStyles } from 'react-jss';
 import { CommonProps } from '../../interfaces/CommonProps';
 import { JSSTheme } from '../../interfaces/JSSTheme';
 import { styles } from './Loader.jss';
 
 export interface LoaderProps extends CommonProps {
+  /*
+   * Delay in ms until the Loader will be displayed
+   */
+  delay?: number;
   type?: LoaderType;
   progress?: CSSProperties['width'];
 }
@@ -14,8 +18,9 @@ export interface LoaderProps extends CommonProps {
 const useStyles = createUseStyles<JSSTheme, keyof ReturnType<typeof styles>>(styles, { name: 'Loader' });
 
 const Loader: FC<LoaderProps> = forwardRef((props: LoaderProps, ref: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-  const { className, type, progress, tooltip, slot, style } = props;
+  const { className, type, progress, tooltip, slot, style, delay } = props;
   const classes = useStyles(props);
+  const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(delay === 0);
 
   const loaderClasses = StyleClassHelper.of(classes.loader);
   if (className) {
@@ -31,6 +36,18 @@ const Loader: FC<LoaderProps> = forwardRef((props: LoaderProps, ref: RefObject<H
     };
   }, [progress, style, type]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (delay > 0) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setIsVisible(true);
+      }, delay);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!isVisible) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
@@ -47,7 +64,8 @@ const Loader: FC<LoaderProps> = forwardRef((props: LoaderProps, ref: RefObject<H
 
 Loader.defaultProps = {
   type: LoaderType.Indeterminate,
-  progress: '0px'
+  progress: '0px',
+  delay: 0
 };
 
 Loader.displayName = 'Loader';
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.test.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.test.tsx
index e29af057a8b..584d393f9a7 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.test.tsx
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ describe('Spinner', () => {
     const wrapper = renderThemedComponent(<Spinner size={Size.Large} className="testClassName1337" />);
     expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  test('with delay', () => {
+    const wrapper = renderThemedComponent(<Spinner size={Size.Large} delay={2000} />);
+    expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/__snapshots__/Spinner.test.tsx.snap b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/__snapshots__/Spinner.test.tsx.snap
index 3c010a975a8..c05baea20d1 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/__snapshots__/Spinner.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/__snapshots__/Spinner.test.tsx.snap
@@ -59,3 +59,5 @@ exports[`Spinner with custom class name 1`] = `
   Loading...
 </div>
 `;
+
+exports[`Spinner with delay 1`] = `null`;
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/demo.stories.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/demo.stories.tsx
index 1d3b9c53151..761da6066e3 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/demo.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/demo.stories.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
-import { select } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
-import React from 'react';
+import { number, select } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
 import { Size } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/Size';
 import { Spinner } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/Spinner';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-export const renderSpinner = () => <Spinner size={select('size', Size, Size.Medium)} />;
+let spinnerKey = 0;
+
+const Demo = (props) => {
+  const { delay } = props;
+
+  const spinner = useMemo(() => {
+    spinnerKey++;
+    return <Spinner key={`${spinnerKey}`} size={select('size', Size, Size.Medium)} delay={delay} />;
+  }, [delay]);
+
+  return spinner;
+};
+
+export const renderSpinner = () => <Demo delay={number('delay', 2000)} />;
 renderSpinner.story = {
   name: 'Default'
 };
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/index.tsx
index bcc196c9bd4..0fa6f6b3698 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/Spinner/index.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import { StyleClassHelper } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react-base/lib/StyleClassHelper';
-import React, { forwardRef, RefObject, FC } from 'react';
+import { Size } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/Size';
+import React, { FC, forwardRef, RefObject, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { createUseStyles } from 'react-jss';
 import { CommonProps } from '../../interfaces/CommonProps';
-import { Size } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react/lib/Size';
 import { styles } from './Spinner.jss';
 
 export interface SpinnerProps extends CommonProps {
+  /*
+   * Delay in ms until the Spinner will be displayed
+   */
+  delay?: number;
   size?: Size;
 }
 
 const useStyles = createUseStyles(styles, { name: 'Spinner' });
 
 const Spinner: FC<SpinnerProps> = forwardRef((props: SpinnerProps, ref: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-  const { className, size, tooltip, slot, style } = props;
+  const { className, size, tooltip, slot, style, delay } = props;
   const classes = useStyles();
+  const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(delay === 0);
 
   const spinnerClasses = StyleClassHelper.of(classes.spinner);
   if (className) {
@@ -22,6 +27,18 @@ const Spinner: FC<SpinnerProps> = forwardRef((props: SpinnerProps, ref: RefObjec
 
   spinnerClasses.put(classes[`spinner${size}`]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (delay > 0) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setIsVisible(true);
+      }, delay);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!isVisible) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
@@ -42,6 +59,7 @@ const Spinner: FC<SpinnerProps> = forwardRef((props: SpinnerProps, ref: RefObjec
 });
 
 Spinner.defaultProps = {
+  delay: 0,
   size: Size.Medium
 };