diff --git a/src/Defaults/index.ts b/src/Defaults/index.ts
index 564581f0cd7..6e55e7db0d9 100644
--- a/src/Defaults/index.ts
+++ b/src/Defaults/index.ts
@@ -129,3 +129,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_CACHE_TTLS = {
 	CALL_OFFER: 5 * 60, // 5 minutes
 	USER_DEVICES: 5 * 60, // 5 minutes
 }
+
+export const DEFAULT_DELAY_PAIRINGCODE = 2000 // 2 seconds
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diff --git a/src/Socket/socket.ts b/src/Socket/socket.ts
index bca4e19f23a..98ab97ef771 100644
--- a/src/Socket/socket.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/socket.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { proto } from '../../WAProto'
 import {
 	DEF_CALLBACK_PREFIX,
 	DEF_TAG_PREFIX,
+	DEFAULT_DELAY_PAIRINGCODE,
 	INITIAL_PREKEY_COUNT,
 	MIN_PREKEY_COUNT,
 	MOBILE_ENDPOINT,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import {
 	bytesToCrockford,
 	configureSuccessfulPairing,
 	Curve,
+	delay,
 	derivePairingCodeKey,
 	generateLoginNode,
 	generateMdTagPrefix,
@@ -488,7 +490,14 @@ export const makeSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		end(new Boom(msg || 'Intentional Logout', { statusCode: DisconnectReason.loggedOut }))
 	}
 
-	const requestPairingCode = async(phoneNumber: string): Promise<string> => {
+	const requestPairingCode = async(
+		phoneNumber: string,
+		delayMs: number | null = DEFAULT_DELAY_PAIRINGCODE
+	): Promise<string> => {
+		if(delayMs) {
+			await delay(delayMs)
+		}
+
 		authState.creds.pairingCode = bytesToCrockford(randomBytes(5))
 		authState.creds.me = {
 			id: jidEncode(phoneNumber, 's.whatsapp.net'),