diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.cpp
index 5857c8ab7b..faf01f7643 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,17 @@
 #include "jkqtplotter.h"
 
 
-#define jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY 100
+int JKQTPlotter::jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY = 100;
 
+void JKQTPlotter::setGlobalResizeDelay(int delayMS)
+{
+    jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY=delayMS;
+}
+
+int JKQTPlotter::getGlobalResizeDelay()
+{
+    return jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY;
+}
 
 
 
@@ -42,6 +51,7 @@
 /**************************************************************************************************************************
  * JKQTPlotter
  **************************************************************************************************************************/
+
 JKQTPlotter::JKQTPlotter(bool datastore_internal, QWidget* parent, JKQTPDatastore* datast):
     QWidget(parent, Qt::Widget),
     currentMouseDragAction(),
@@ -1348,6 +1358,11 @@ QSize JKQTPlotter::sizeHint() const {
     return QWidget::sizeHint();
 }
 
+bool JKQTPlotter::isResizeTimerRunning() const
+{
+    return resizeTimer.isActive();
+}
+
 void JKQTPlotter::synchronizeToMaster(JKQTPlotter *master, JKQTBasePlotter::SynchronizationDirection synchronizeDirection, bool synchronizeAxisLength, bool synchronizeZoomingMasterToSlave, bool synchronizeZoomingSlaveToMaster)
 {
     if (masterPlotterX) disconnect(masterPlotterX->getPlotter(), SIGNAL(plotScalingRecalculated()), this, SLOT(masterPlotScalingRecalculated()));
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h
index abee1272df..805be709bd 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h
@@ -441,6 +441,15 @@ JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT void initJKQTPlotterResources();
 class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPlotter: public QWidget {
         Q_OBJECT
     public:
+        /** \brief sets the global resize delay in milliseconds \a delayMS. After calling this function all plots will use the new delay
+          *
+          * \see jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY, setGlobalResizeDelay(), getGlobalResizeDelay(), resizeTimer */
+        static void setGlobalResizeDelay(int delayMS);
+        /** \brief returns the currently set global resize delay in milliseconds \a delayMS.
+          *
+          * \see jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY, setGlobalResizeDelay(), getGlobalResizeDelay(), resizeTimer */
+        static int getGlobalResizeDelay();
+
         /** \brief class constructor
          *
          * If \a datastore_internal \c ==false, you can supply an external JKQTPDatastore with the parameter \a datast
@@ -553,6 +562,10 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPlotter: public QWidget {
         /** \brief returns the size of the widget */
         QSize sizeHint() const;
 
+        /** \brief returns \c true, if the JKQTPlotter::resizeTimer is currently running and the widget is waiting for the resize-event to finish
+          *
+          * \see jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY, setGlobalResizeDelay(), getGlobalResizeDelay(), resizeTimer */
+        bool isResizeTimerRunning() const;
 
 
 
@@ -1693,9 +1706,17 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPlotter: public QWidget {
          * \see delayedResizeEvent()
          *
          * \image html jkqtplotter_fastresizing.gif
+         *
+         * \see jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY, setGlobalResizeDelay(), getGlobalResizeDelay(), resizeTimer
          */
         QTimer resizeTimer;
 
+        /** \brief delay for  resizing in milliseconds
+         *
+         * \see jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY, setGlobalResizeDelay(), getGlobalResizeDelay(), resizeTimer
+         */
+        static int jkqtp_RESIZE_DELAY;
+
         /** \brief destroys the internal contextMenu and optionally creates a new one
          *
          *  \param createnew if \c ==true, contextMenu is reinitialized with a (shiny) new QMenu,