diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt
index bc42fa7e4..5d8ad8e39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt
@@ -2394,6 +2394,7 @@ class SessionActivity : ComponentActivity(), SurfaceHolder.Callback {
         gestureConfig = com.droiddeck.launcher.input.GesturePrefs.read(this, gestureGame)
         gestureTouchStreamGate.reset()
         if (::touchscreenGestures.isInitialized) touchscreenGestures.configure(gestureConfig)
+        if (::directTouchHold.isInitialized) directTouchHold.configure(gestureConfig)
         gesturePointerReady = false
         recognizedGesture = null
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHold.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHold.kt
index 318941c71..8bf852fdb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHold.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHold.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class DirectTouchHold(
     private var y = 0f
     private var consumed = false
     private var pressed = false
+    private var delayMs = 0L
     private val release = Runnable {
         if (pressed) listener.onButton(PointerGestures.BTN_RIGHT, false, x, y)
         pressed = false
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ class DirectTouchHold(
         handler.postDelayed(release, 50L)
     }
 
+    fun configure(config: TouchGestureConfig) {
+        cancel()
+        delayMs = if (config.longPressEnabled) config.longPressDelay.toLong().coerceAtLeast(1L) else 0L
+    }
+
     fun cancel() {
         handler.removeCallbacks(hold)
         handler.removeCallbacks(release)
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ class DirectTouchHold(
             MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN -> {
                 cancel()
                 x = event.x; y = event.y
-                handler.postDelayed(hold, 500L)
+                if (delayMs > 0L) handler.postDelayed(hold, delayMs)
             }
             MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE -> if (event.pointerCount > 1 ||
                 abs(event.x - x) > slopPx || abs(event.y - y) > slopPx) handler.removeCallbacks(hold)
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHoldTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHoldTest.kt
index d7dd5307a..513ee330f 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHoldTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/DirectTouchHoldTest.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DirectTouchHoldTest {
         }
         override fun onWheel(steps: Int) {}
         override fun onLongPress() {}
-    }) { events += "cancel touch" }
+    }) { events += "cancel touch" }.also { it.configure(TouchGestureConfig(longPressEnabled = true, longPressDelay = 500)) }
 
     @Test fun holdReleasesRawTouchBeforeClickAndConsumesTheLift() {
         assertFalse(touch(MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN))
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ class DirectTouchHoldTest {
         hold.cancel()
     }
 
+    @Test fun stillHoldKeepsTheTouchWhenLongPressIsOff() {
+        hold.configure(TouchGestureConfig())
+        assertFalse(touch(MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN))
+        advance(2000)
+        assertFalse(touch(MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE))
+        assertFalse(touch(MotionEvent.ACTION_UP))
+        assertTrue(events.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    @Test fun longPressFollowsTheConfiguredDelay() {
+        hold.configure(TouchGestureConfig(longPressEnabled = true, longPressDelay = 800))
+        touch(MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN)
+        advance(700)
+        assertTrue(events.isEmpty())
+        advance(100)
+        assertEquals(listOf("cancel touch", "true at 40.0,30.0"), events)
+        hold.cancel()
+    }
+
     @Test fun tapDragSecondFingerAndCancellationDoNotRightClick() {
         for (action in listOf(MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE,
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN, MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL)) {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/SessionGestureRoutingTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/SessionGestureRoutingTest.kt
index 7b2a55e2e..7b33c7170 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/SessionGestureRoutingTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/input/SessionGestureRoutingTest.kt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class SessionGestureRoutingTest {
             val event = MotionEvent.obtain(now, now, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 400f, 300f, 0)
             try { assertTrue(activity.onTouchEvent(event)) } finally { event.recycle() }
             val gestureMode = mode == SessionPrefs.TOUCH_GESTURES
-            shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idleFor(Duration.ofMillis(if (gestureMode) 350 else 500))
+            shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idleFor(Duration.ofMillis(if (gestureMode) 350 else 320))
             assertEquals(if (gestureMode) listOf(18 to true) else emptyList(), keys)
             assertEquals(if (gestureMode) emptyList() else listOf(PointerGestures.BTN_RIGHT to true), directButtons)
             ReflectionHelpers.callInstanceMethod<Unit>(activity, "onPause")
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class SessionGestureRoutingTest {
             override fun onButton(button: Int, pressed: Boolean, x: Float, y: Float) { directButtons += button to pressed }
             override fun onWheel(steps: Int) {}
             override fun onLongPress() {}
-        }) {}
+        }) {}.also { it.configure(config) }
         setField("directTouchHold", directHold)
         launcherScroll = ScrollTouchGestures(8f, 50f, object : ScrollTouchGestures.Listener {
             override fun onMove(x: Float, y: Float) { scrollPositions += x to y }