diff --git a/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/js/views_slideshow_cycle.js b/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/js/views_slideshow_cycle.js
index 566c2b3..90e9dc1 100644
--- a/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/js/views_slideshow_cycle.js
+++ b/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/js/views_slideshow_cycle.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         settings.targetId = '#' + $(fullId + " :first").attr('id');
         settings.slideshowId = settings.targetId.replace('#views_slideshow_cycle_teaser_section_', '');
         settings.paused = false;
+        settings.started = false;
 
         settings.opts = {
           speed:settings.speed,
@@ -267,6 +268,12 @@
           settings.totalImages = $(settings.targetId + ' img').length;
           if (settings.totalImages) {
             settings.loadedImages = 0;
+            
+            setTimeout(function() {
+              if (settings.started == false) {
+                Drupal.viewsSlideshowCycle.load(fullId);
+              }
+            }, settings.wait_for_image_load_timeout);
 
             // Add a load event for each image.
             $(settings.targetId + ' img').each(function() {
@@ -297,7 +304,7 @@
   // This checks to see if all the images have been loaded.
   // If they have then it starts the slideshow.
   Drupal.viewsSlideshowCycle.imageWait = function(fullId) {
-    if (++Drupal.settings.viewsSlideshowCycle[fullId].loadedImages == Drupal.settings.viewsSlideshowCycle[fullId].totalImages) {
+    if (++Drupal.settings.viewsSlideshowCycle[fullId].loadedImages == Drupal.settings.viewsSlideshowCycle[fullId].totalImages && Drupal.settings.viewsSlideshowCycle[fullID] == false) {
       Drupal.viewsSlideshowCycle.load(fullId);
     }
   };
@@ -306,6 +313,7 @@
   Drupal.viewsSlideshowCycle.load = function (fullId) {
     var settings = Drupal.settings.viewsSlideshowCycle[fullId];
     $(settings.targetId).cycle(settings.opts);
+    settings.started = true;
 
     // Start Paused
     if (settings.start_paused) {
diff --git a/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/views_slideshow_cycle.views_slideshow.inc b/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/views_slideshow_cycle.views_slideshow.inc
index 44f9913..8417af7 100644
--- a/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/views_slideshow_cycle.views_slideshow.inc
+++ b/contrib/views_slideshow_cycle/views_slideshow_cycle.views_slideshow.inc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function views_slideshow_cycle_views_slideshow_option_definition() {
       'fixed_height' => array('default' => 1),
       'items_per_slide' => array('default' => 1),
       'wait_for_image_load' => array('default' => 1),
+      'wait_for_image_load_timeout' => array('default' => 2000),
 
       // Internet Explorer Tweaks
       'cleartype' => array('default' => 'true'),
@@ -337,6 +338,19 @@ function views_slideshow_cycle_views_slideshow_slideshow_type_form(&$form, &$for
       ),
     ),
   );
+  $form['views_slideshow_cycle']['wait_for_image_load_timeout'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'textfield',
+    '#title' => t('Image wait timeout.'),
+    '#default_value' => $view->options['views_slideshow_cycle']['wait_for_image_load_timeout'],
+    '#description' => t('How long, in milliseconds, to wait before just starting the slideshow.'),
+    '#size' => 8,
+    '#states' => array(
+      'visible' => array(
+        ':input[name="style_options[views_slideshow_cycle][action_advanced]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
+        ':input[name="style_options[views_slideshow_cycle][wait_for_image_load]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
 
   // Need to wrap this so it indents correctly.
   $form['views_slideshow_cycle']['action_advanced_wrapper_close'] = array(