diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6631367c..4d3e81de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ admin overview panel using the event hook system, ie. `admin/tax-categories/`.
       $ bin/console sylius:import-from-message-queue country
       ```
    
+  - To make the importer wait 1s for messages to get into the message queue (default, does not wait)
+  
+      ```bash
+      $ bin/console sylius:import-from-message-queue country --timeout=1000
+      ```
+   
   - Export data of resources to file using `country` exporter
     ```bash
     $ bin/console sylius:export country my/countries/export/csv/file.csv --format=csv
diff --git a/src/Command/ImportDataFromMessageQueueCommand.php b/src/Command/ImportDataFromMessageQueueCommand.php
index a7cdc766..a769275e 100644
--- a/src/Command/ImportDataFromMessageQueueCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/ImportDataFromMessageQueueCommand.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareTrait;
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ protected function configure(): void
             ->setDescription('Import data from message queue.')
             ->setDefinition([
                 new InputArgument('importer', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The importer to use.'),
-            ]);
+                new InputOption('timeout', 't', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The time in ms the importer will wait for some input.', 0),
+            ])
+        ;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): void
             return;
         }
 
+        $timeout = $input->getOption('timeout');
+
         // only accepts the format of json as messages
         $name = ImporterRegistry::buildServiceName($importer, 'json');
 
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): void
 
         /** @var ItemReaderInterface $mqItemReader */
         $mqItemReader = $this->container->get('sylius.message_queue_reader');
-        $this->getImporterJsonDataFromMessageQueue($mqItemReader, $importer, $service, $output);
+        $this->importJsonDataFromMessageQueue($mqItemReader, $importer, $service, $output, (int) $timeout);
         $this->finishImport($name, $output);
     }
 
@@ -86,10 +91,10 @@ private function finishImport(string $name, OutputInterface $output): void
         $output->writeln($message);
     }
 
-    private function getImporterJsonDataFromMessageQueue(ItemReaderInterface $mqItemReader, $importer, SingleDataArrayImporterInterface $service, OutputInterface $output): void
+    private function importJsonDataFromMessageQueue(ItemReaderInterface $mqItemReader, $importer, SingleDataArrayImporterInterface $service, OutputInterface $output, int $timeout): void
     {
         $mqItemReader->initQueue('sylius.export.queue.' . $importer);
-        $mqItemReader->readAndImport($service);
+        $mqItemReader->readAndImport($service, $timeout);
         $output->writeln('Imported: ' . $mqItemReader->getMessagesImportedCount());
         $output->writeln('Skipped: ' . $mqItemReader->getMessagesSkippedCount());
     }
diff --git a/src/Importer/ItemReaderInterface.php b/src/Importer/ItemReaderInterface.php
index 2a350d5c..f7e02f6b 100644
--- a/src/Importer/ItemReaderInterface.php
+++ b/src/Importer/ItemReaderInterface.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface ItemReaderInterface
 {
     public function initQueue(string $queueName): void;
 
-    public function readAndImport(SingleDataArrayImporterInterface $service): void;
+    public function readAndImport(SingleDataArrayImporterInterface $service, int $timeout): void;
 
     public function getMessagesImportedCount(): int;
 
diff --git a/src/Importer/MqItemReader.php b/src/Importer/MqItemReader.php
index 0aa1dfd8..a0820da3 100644
--- a/src/Importer/MqItemReader.php
+++ b/src/Importer/MqItemReader.php
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ public function initQueue(string $queueName): void
         $this->messagesSkippedCount = 0;
     }
 
-    public function readAndImport(SingleDataArrayImporterInterface $service): void
+    public function readAndImport(SingleDataArrayImporterInterface $service, int $timeout = 0): void
     {
         /** @var PsrConsumer $consumer */
         $consumer = $this->context->createConsumer($this->queue);
 
         /** @var PsrMessage $message */
-        while ($message = $consumer->receive()) {
+        while ($message = $consumer->receive($timeout)) {
             $dataArrayToImport = (array) json_decode($message->getBody());
 
             $service->importSingleDataArrayWithoutResult($dataArrayToImport);