diff --git a/lib/submissions.rb b/lib/submissions.rb
index 1c35b0c2..1e7f9e44 100644
--- a/lib/submissions.rb
+++ b/lib/submissions.rb
@@ -88,17 +88,19 @@ module Submissions
     )
   end
 
-  def send_signature_requests(submissions)
-    submissions.each do |submission|
+  def send_signature_requests(submissions, delay: nil)
+    submissions.each_with_index do |submission, index|
+      delay_seconds = (delay + index).seconds if delay
+
       submitters = submission.submitters.reject(&:completed_at?)
 
       if submission.submitters_order_preserved?
         first_submitter =
           submission.template_submitters.filter_map { |s| submitters.find { |e| e.uuid == s['uuid'] } }.first
 
-        Submitters.send_signature_requests([first_submitter]) if first_submitter
+        Submitters.send_signature_requests([first_submitter], delay_seconds:) if first_submitter
       else
-        Submitters.send_signature_requests(submitters)
+        Submitters.send_signature_requests(submitters, delay_seconds:)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/submitters.rb b/lib/submitters.rb
index 18b2d151..19a44d4c 100644
--- a/lib/submitters.rb
+++ b/lib/submitters.rb
@@ -94,12 +94,16 @@ module Submitters
     preferences
   end
 
-  def send_signature_requests(submitters)
-    submitters.each do |submitter|
+  def send_signature_requests(submitters, delay_seconds: nil)
+    submitters.each_with_index do |submitter, index|
       next if submitter.email.blank?
       next if submitter.preferences['send_email'] == false
 
-      SendSubmitterInvitationEmailJob.perform_async('submitter_id' => submitter.id)
+      if delay_seconds
+        SendSubmitterInvitationEmailJob.perform_in((delay_seconds + index).seconds, 'submitter_id' => submitter.id)
+      else
+        SendSubmitterInvitationEmailJob.perform_async('submitter_id' => submitter.id)
+      end
     end
   end