diff --git a/kmail.kcfg b/kmail.kcfg
index d83adf41c..2bf39b796 100644
--- a/kmail.kcfg
+++ b/kmail.kcfg
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@
         <default>0</default>
 	<min>0</min>
       </entry>
-
-
+      <entry name="FolderLoadingTimeout" type="Int" hidden="true">
+         <default>1000</default>
+      </entry>
     </group>
 <!-- General -->
 
diff --git a/kmmainwidget.cpp b/kmmainwidget.cpp
index 2783042e9..40e9f3f93 100644
--- a/kmmainwidget.cpp
+++ b/kmmainwidget.cpp
@@ -1800,10 +1800,10 @@ void KMMainWidget::folderSelected( KMFolder* aFolder, bool forceJumpToUnread )
       mForceJumpToUnread = forceJumpToUnread;
 
       // Set a timer to show a splash screen if fetching folder contents
-      // takes more than a second
+      // takes more than the amount of seconds configured in the kmailrc (default 1000 msec)
       mShowBusySplashTimer = new QTimer( this );
       connect( mShowBusySplashTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), this, SLOT( slotShowBusySplash() ) );
-      mShowBusySplashTimer->start( 1000, true );
+      mShowBusySplashTimer->start( GlobalSettings::self()->folderLoadingTimeout(), true );
       return;
     } else {
       // the folder is complete now - so go ahead