diff --git a/metadata/animate.xml b/metadata/animate.xml
index d85dc91f1..707e8e90b 100644
--- a/metadata/animate.xml
+++ b/metadata/animate.xml
@@ -146,5 +146,10 @@
 			<_long>Sets the duration of the squeezimize animation in milliseconds.</_long>
 			<default>150ms linear</default>
 		</option>
+		<option name="zap_duration" type="animation">
+			<_short>Zap duration</_short>
+			<_long>Sets the duration for the zap animation in milliseconds.</_long>
+			<default>250ms linear</default>
+		</option>
 	</plugin>
 </wayfire>
diff --git a/plugins/animate/zap.hpp b/plugins/animate/zap.hpp
index 3f5c79a95..cbbc3d132 100644
--- a/plugins/animate/zap.hpp
+++ b/plugins/animate/zap.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <wayfire/output.hpp>
 
 static const std::string zap_transformer_name = "zap-transformer";
+
+wf::option_wrapper_t<wf::animation_description_t> zap_duration{"animate/zap_duration"};
+
 namespace wf
 {
 namespace zap
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ class zap_animation : public animation_base
         this->view = view;
         this->type = type;
         this->progression =
-            wf::zap::zap_animation_t(wf::create_option<wf::animation_description_t>(dur));
+            wf::zap::zap_animation_t(wf::create_option<wf::animation_description_t>(zap_duration));
 
         if (type & HIDING_ANIMATION)
         {