diff --git a/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/StatementsBehaviorExtensionTests.cs b/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/StatementsBehaviorExtensionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0db6caaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/StatementsBehaviorExtensionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+using System;
+using System.Activities;
+using System.Activities.Statements;
+using System.Threading;
+using Shouldly;
+using Test.Common.TestObjects.CustomActivities;
+using UiPath.Workflow.Runtime.Statements;
+using WorkflowApplicationTestExtensions.Persistence;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace TestCases.Runtime
+{
+    public class StatementsBehaviorExtensionTests
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests that using StatementsBehaviorExtension extension with BlockingDelay = true, the Delay activity doesn't trigger PersistableIdle
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public static void TestBlockingDelayShouldNotPersist()
+        {
+            var testSequence = new Sequence()
+            {
+                Activities =
+            {
+                new Delay()
+                {
+                    Duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100)
+                },
+            }
+            };
+            bool workflowIdleAndPersistable = false;
+            var completed = new ManualResetEvent(false);
+            WorkflowApplication workflowApplication = new WorkflowApplication(testSequence);
+            workflowApplication.InstanceStore = new MemoryInstanceStore();
+            workflowApplication.Extensions.Add(new StatementsBehaviorExtension { BlockingDelay = true });
+            workflowApplication.PersistableIdle = (_) => { workflowIdleAndPersistable = true; return PersistableIdleAction.None; };
+            workflowApplication.Completed = (_) => completed.Set();
+            workflowApplication.Run();
+            completed.WaitOne();
+            workflowIdleAndPersistable.ShouldBeFalse(); //there is no persistable idle
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests that without using StatementsBehaviorExtension extension, the Delay activity triggers PersistableIdle
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public static void TestNonBlockingDelayShouldPersist()
+        {
+            var testSequence = new Sequence()
+            {
+                Activities =
+            {
+                new Delay()
+                {
+                    Duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100)
+                },
+            }
+            };
+            bool workflowIdleAndPersistable = false;
+            var completed = new ManualResetEvent(false);
+            WorkflowApplication workflowApplication = new WorkflowApplication(testSequence);
+            workflowApplication.InstanceStore = new MemoryInstanceStore();
+            workflowApplication.PersistableIdle = (_) => { workflowIdleAndPersistable = true; return PersistableIdleAction.None; };
+            workflowApplication.Completed = (_) => completed.Set();
+            workflowApplication.Run();
+            completed.WaitOne();
+            workflowIdleAndPersistable.ShouldBeTrue();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests that having StatementsBehaviorExtension extension with BlockingDelay=true, the Delay activity blocks the 
+        /// PersistableIdle event from any other activity in the workflow, including parallel activities. 
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public static void TestParallelBlockingActivityShouldTriggerPersistAfterDelayFinishes()
+        {
+            var delayDuration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100);
+
+            var testSequence = new Sequence()
+            {
+                Activities =
+            {
+                new Parallel()
+                {
+                    Branches =
+                    {
+                        new Delay() { Duration = delayDuration  },
+                        new BlockingActivity("B")
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+            };
+            bool workflowIdleAndPersistable = false;
+            var completed = new ManualResetEvent(false);
+            var persistableIdleTriggered = new ManualResetEvent(false);
+
+            var sw = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
+
+            WorkflowApplication workflowApplication = new WorkflowApplication(testSequence);
+            workflowApplication.InstanceStore = new MemoryInstanceStore();
+            workflowApplication.Extensions.Add(new StatementsBehaviorExtension { BlockingDelay = true });
+
+
+            workflowApplication.PersistableIdle = (_) => {
+                //check if more than 100ms passed
+                sw.ElapsedMilliseconds.ShouldBeGreaterThan(delayDuration.Milliseconds);
+                workflowIdleAndPersistable = true;
+                persistableIdleTriggered.Set();
+                return PersistableIdleAction.None;
+            };
+            workflowApplication.Completed = (_) => completed.Set();
+            sw.Start();
+            workflowApplication.Run();
+            persistableIdleTriggered.WaitOne(); // Wait for PersistableIdle to trigger
+            workflowApplication.ResumeBookmark("B", null); //Resume the bookmark from the blocking activity
+            completed.WaitOne();
+            workflowIdleAndPersistable.ShouldBeTrue();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/WorflowInstanceResumeBookmarkAsyncTests.cs b/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/WorflowInstanceResumeBookmarkAsyncTests.cs
index 6488215c..a0547725 100644
--- a/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/WorflowInstanceResumeBookmarkAsyncTests.cs
+++ b/src/Test/TestCases.Runtime/WorflowInstanceResumeBookmarkAsyncTests.cs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public static void TestResumeWithDelay()
             {
                 new TestDelay()
                 {
-                    Duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100)
+                    Duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200)
                 },
             }
         };
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public static void TestResumeWithDelay()
     [Fact]
     public static void TestNoPersistSerialization()
     {
-        TestSequence testSequence = new() { Activities = { new TestNoPersist() }};
+        TestSequence testSequence = new() { Activities = { new TestNoPersist() } };
         WorkflowApplicationTestExtensions.Persistence.FileInstanceStore jsonStore = new WorkflowApplicationTestExtensions.Persistence.FileInstanceStore(".\\~");
         TestWorkflowRuntime workflowRuntime = TestRuntime.CreateTestWorkflowRuntime(testSequence, null, jsonStore, PersistableIdleAction.Unload);
         workflowRuntime.ExecuteWorkflow();
diff --git a/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/Delay.cs b/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/Delay.cs
index e7d93a65..09fccf49 100644
--- a/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/Delay.cs
+++ b/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/Delay.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Activities.Runtime;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Windows.Markup;
+using UiPath.Workflow.Runtime.Statements;
 
 namespace System.Activities.Statements;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ public sealed class Delay : NativeActivity
 {
     private static readonly Func<TimerExtension> getDefaultTimerExtension = new Func<TimerExtension>(GetDefaultTimerExtension);
     private readonly Variable<Bookmark> _timerBookmark;
+    private readonly Variable<NoPersistHandle> _noPersistHandle = new Variable<NoPersistHandle>();
+
 
     public Delay()
         : base()
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ public Delay()
     [DefaultValue(null)]
     public InArgument<TimeSpan> Duration { get; set; }
 
+
     protected override bool CanInduceIdle => true;
 
     protected override void CacheMetadata(NativeActivityMetadata metadata)
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ protected override void CacheMetadata(NativeActivityMetadata metadata)
         metadata.Bind(Duration, durationArgument);
         metadata.SetArgumentsCollection(new Collection<RuntimeArgument> { durationArgument });
         metadata.AddImplementationVariable(_timerBookmark);
+        metadata.AddImplementationVariable(_noPersistHandle);
         metadata.AddDefaultExtensionProvider(getDefaultTimerExtension);
     }
 
@@ -50,6 +55,10 @@ protected override void Execute(NativeActivityContext context)
         }
 
         TimerExtension timerExtension = GetTimerExtension(context);
+
+        if (HasBlockingDelay(context))
+            _noPersistHandle.Get(context).Enter(context);
+
         Bookmark bookmark = context.CreateBookmark();
         timerExtension.RegisterTimer(duration, bookmark);
         _timerBookmark.Set(context, bookmark);
@@ -82,4 +91,9 @@ private TimerExtension GetTimerExtension(ActivityContext context)
         Fx.Assert(timerExtension != null, "TimerExtension must exist.");
         return timerExtension;
     }
+
+    private bool HasBlockingDelay(NativeActivityContext context)
+    {
+        return context.GetExtension<StatementsBehaviorExtension>()?.BlockingDelay == true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/StatementsBehaviorExtension.cs b/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/StatementsBehaviorExtension.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1a14b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UiPath.Workflow.Runtime/Statements/StatementsBehaviorExtension.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace UiPath.Workflow.Runtime.Statements
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An extension that configures/changes the behavior of some statements like Delay.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class StatementsBehaviorExtension
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// When true, the delay activity will block the persistance idle event until the delay is over, 
+        /// preventing the workflow from being persisted.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool BlockingDelay { get; set; } = false;
+    }
+}