diff --git a/kombu/transport/SQS.py b/kombu/transport/SQS.py
index 80b1af5b1..514e24a02 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/SQS.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/SQS.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def _put(self, queue, message, **kwargs):
             c.change_message_visibility(
                 QueueUrl=q_url,
                 ReceiptHandle=message['properties']['delivery_tag'],
-                VisibilityTimeout=0
+                VisibilityTimeout=self.wait_time_seconds
             )
         else:
             c.send_message(**kwargs)
diff --git a/t/unit/transport/test_SQS.py b/t/unit/transport/test_SQS.py
index 8a0a7d60a..e5ab82379 100644
--- a/t/unit/transport/test_SQS.py
+++ b/t/unit/transport/test_SQS.py
@@ -408,7 +408,9 @@ def test_redelivered(self):
             'properties': {'delivery_tag': 'test_message_id'}
         }
         self.channel._put(self.producer.routing_key, message)
-        self.sqs_conn_mock.change_message_visibility.assert_called_once()
+        self.sqs_conn_mock.change_message_visibility.assert_called_once_with(
+            QueueUrl='https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/xxx/unittest',
+            ReceiptHandle='test_message_id', VisibilityTimeout=10)
 
     def test_put_and_get_bulk(self):
         # With QoS.prefetch_count = 0