diff --git a/html/js/melpa.js b/html/js/melpa.js
index 3a141bb3..f253fd67 100644
--- a/html/js/melpa.js
+++ b/html/js/melpa.js
@@ -171,11 +171,12 @@
       require: "ngModel",
       scope: {
         "ngModel": "=",
-        "debounceModel": "="
+        "debounceModel": "=",
+        "debounceDelay": "@"
       },
       link: function (scope, element, attrs, ngModel) {
         //jshint unused: false
-        var delay = 250;
+        var delay = parseInt(scope.debounceDelay, 10) || 250;
         var copyValue;
         scope.$watch(function() {
           return ngModel.$modelValue;
diff --git a/html/partials/list.html b/html/partials/list.html
index 3995d6d7..a4fdc1d3 100644
--- a/html/partials/list.html
+++ b/html/partials/list.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <small ng-show="totalDownloads">(<span ng-bind="totalDownloads"></span> downloads to date)</small>
   </h2>
   <p>
-    <input type="text" ng-model="enteredSearchTerms" debounce-model="searchTerms" placeholder="Enter filter terms" autofocus>
+    <input type="text" ng-model="enteredSearchTerms" debounce-model="searchTerms" debounce-delay="250" placeholder="Enter filter terms" autofocus>
     <span class="muted">&nbsp;<ng-pluralize when="{1: '1 match', 'other': '{} matches'}" count="(packages | filter:packageMatcher(searchTerms)).length"/></span>
   </p>
   <table id="package-list" class="table table-bordered table-responsive table-hover">