diff --git a/src/classes/worker.ts b/src/classes/worker.ts
index d929eb0069..32450d31cf 100644
--- a/src/classes/worker.ts
+++ b/src/classes/worker.ts
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ export class Worker<
           0,
         );
 
-        // Blocking for less than 50ms is useless.
-        if (blockTimeout > 0.05) {
+        // Blocking for less than 10ms is useless.
+        if (blockTimeout > this.opts.settings?.blockTimeoutThreshold ?? 0.01) {
           blockTimeout = this.blockingConnection.capabilities.canDoubleTimeout
             ? blockTimeout
             : Math.ceil(blockTimeout);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/advanced-options.ts b/src/interfaces/advanced-options.ts
index cb463caf18..8c709a642b 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/advanced-options.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/advanced-options.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,14 @@ export interface AdvancedOptions extends AdvancedRepeatOptions {
    * A custom backoff strategy.
    */
   backoffStrategy?: BackoffStrategy;
+
+  /**
+   * Minimum blocking operation timeout in seconds used when fetching next job.
+   * If timeout would be smaller than this defined threshold - because of next
+   * delayed job would be available to be processed sooner - blocking operation
+   * will not be used.
+   *
+   * @defaultValue 0.01
+   */
+  blockTimeoutThreshold?: number;
 }