diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ef552161b12..bb5ef85d8e9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ npm run unit -- --filter=waitFor
 ```
 HEADLESS=false npm run unit
 ```
+- To run tests in slow-mode:
+```
+HEADLESS=false SLOW_MO=500 npm run unit
+```
 - To debug a test, "focus" a test first and then run:
 ```
 npm run debug-unit
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 992a35966ab..abb059d6540 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ browser.newPage().then(async page => {
 - `options` <[Object]>  Set of configurable options to set on the browser. Can have the following fields:
 	- `headless` <[boolean]> Whether to run chromium in [headless mode](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/04/headless-chrome). Defaults to `true`.
 	- `executablePath` <[string]> Path to a chromium executable to run instead of bundled chromium. If `executablePath` is a relative path, then it is resolved relative to [current working directory](https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_cwd).
-	- `args` <[Array]<[string]>> Additional arguments to pass to the chromium instance. List of chromium flags can be found [here](http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/).
+  - `slowMo` <[number]> Slows down Puppeteer operations by the specified amount of milliseconds. Useful
+so that you can see what is going on.
+  - `args` <[Array]<[string]>> Additional arguments to pass to the chromium instance. List of chromium flags can be found [here](http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/).
 
 
 #### browser.close()
diff --git a/lib/Browser.js b/lib/Browser.js
index 7546589c398..8c7a9d8372f 100644
--- a/lib/Browser.js
+++ b/lib/Browser.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class Browser {
     }
     if (Array.isArray(options.args))
       this._chromeArguments.push(...options.args);
+    this._connectionDelay = options.slowMo || 0;
     this._terminated = false;
     this._chromeProcess = null;
     this._launchPromise = null;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class Browser {
     await this._ensureChromeIsRunning();
     if (!this._chromeProcess || this._terminated)
       throw new Error('ERROR: this chrome instance is not alive any more!');
-    let client = await Connection.create(this._remoteDebuggingPort);
+    let client = await Connection.create(this._remoteDebuggingPort, this._connectionDelay);
     let page = await Page.create(client, this._screenshotTaskQueue);
     return page;
   }
diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 3dda171f323..a38c32099f8 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
    * @param {number} port
    * @param {string} targetId
    * @param {!WebSocket} ws
+   * @param {number=} delay
    */
-  constructor(port, targetId, ws) {
+  constructor(port, targetId, ws, delay) {
     super();
     this._port = port;
     this._targetId = targetId;
     this._lastId = 0;
     /** @type {!Map<number, {resolve: function, reject: function, method: string}>}*/
     this._callbacks = new Map();
+    this._delay = delay || 0;
 
     this._ws = ws;
     this._ws.on('message', this._onMessage.bind(this));
@@ -64,7 +66,9 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * @param {string} message
    */
-  _onMessage(message) {
+  async _onMessage(message) {
+    if (this._delay)
+      await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, this._delay));
     debug('◀ RECV ' + message);
     let object = JSON.parse(message);
     if (object.id && this._callbacks.has(object.id)) {
@@ -96,15 +100,16 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
 
   /**
    * @param {number} port
+   * @param {number=} delay
    * @return {!Promise<!Connection>}
    */
-  static async create(port) {
+  static async create(port, delay) {
     let newTab = await runJsonCommand(port, 'new');
     let url = newTab.webSocketDebuggerUrl;
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       let ws = new WebSocket(url, { perMessageDeflate: false });
-      ws.on('open', () => resolve(new Connection(port, newTab.id, ws)));
+      ws.on('open', () => resolve(new Connection(port, newTab.id, ws, delay)));
       ws.on('error', reject);
     });
   }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 6565800c162..435da3d616e 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ const iPhone = require('../DeviceDescriptors')['iPhone 6'];
 const iPhoneLandscape = require('../DeviceDescriptors')['iPhone 6 landscape'];
 
 const headless = (process.env.HEADLESS || 'true').trim().toLowerCase() === 'true';
-if (process.env.DEBUG_TEST)
+const slowMo = parseInt((process.env.SLOW_MO || '0').trim(), 10);
+
+if (process.env.DEBUG_TEST || slowMo)
   jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
 else
   jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 10 * 1000;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Puppeteer', function() {
   let page;
 
   beforeAll(SX(async function() {
-    browser = new Browser({headless, args: ['--no-sandbox']});
+    browser = new Browser({headless, slowMo, args: ['--no-sandbox']});
     const assetsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'assets');
     server = await SimpleServer.create(assetsPath, PORT);
     httpsServer = await SimpleServer.createHTTPS(assetsPath, HTTPS_PORT);