diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index bb4c68b6..dd290b13 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -551,6 +551,14 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
         return this.$mouseHandler.getScrollSpeed();
     };
 
+    this.setDragTimer = function(dragTimer) {
+        this.$mouseHandler.setDragTimer(dragTimer);
+    };
+
+    this.getDragTimer = function() {
+        return this.$mouseHandler.getDragTimer();
+    };
+
     this.$selectionStyle = "line";
     this.setSelectionStyle = function(style) {
         if (this.$selectionStyle == style) return;
diff --git a/lib/ace/mouse/default_handlers.js b/lib/ace/mouse/default_handlers.js
index 87708356..9b0083de 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mouse/default_handlers.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mouse/default_handlers.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var STATE_UNKNOWN = 0;
 var STATE_SELECT = 1;
 var STATE_DRAG = 2;
 
-var DRAG_TIMER = 250; // milliseconds
 var DRAG_OFFSET = 5; // pixels
 
 function DefaultHandlers(editor) {
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ function DefaultHandlers(editor) {
                     cursor.row = Math.max(0, Math.min(cursor.row, editor.session.getLength()-1));
                     onStartSelect(cursor);
                 }
-                else if ((time - mousedownTime) > DRAG_TIMER) {
+                else if ((time - mousedownTime) > editor.getDragTimer()) {
                     state = STATE_DRAG;
                     dragRange = editor.getSelectionRange();
                     var style = editor.getSelectionStyle();
diff --git a/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js b/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js
index 18ad462a..698576f9 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ var MouseHandler = function(editor) {
         return this.$scrollSpeed;
     };
 
+    this.$dragTimer = 250;
+    this.setDragTimer = function(dragTimer) {
+        this.$dragTimer=dragTimer;
+    };
+
+    this.getDragTimer = function() {
+        return this.$dragTimer;
+    };
+
     this.onMouseDown = function(e) {
         this.editor._dispatchEvent("mousedown", new MouseEvent(e, this.editor));
     };