diff --git a/src/browser/MouseZoneManager.ts b/src/browser/MouseZoneManager.ts
index d697c1334a..59b6b0f1d4 100644
--- a/src/browser/MouseZoneManager.ts
+++ b/src/browser/MouseZoneManager.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import { Disposable } from 'common/Lifecycle';
 import { addDisposableDomListener } from 'browser/Lifecycle';
 import { IMouseService, ISelectionService } from 'browser/services/Services';
 import { IMouseZoneManager, IMouseZone } from 'browser/Types';
-import { IBufferService } from 'common/services/Services';
-
-const HOVER_DURATION = 500;
+import { IBufferService, IOptionsService } from 'common/services/Services';
 
 /**
  * The MouseZoneManager allows components to register zones within the terminal
@@ -37,7 +35,8 @@ export class MouseZoneManager extends Disposable implements IMouseZoneManager {
     private readonly _screenElement: HTMLElement,
     @IBufferService private readonly _bufferService: IBufferService,
     @IMouseService private readonly _mouseService: IMouseService,
-    @ISelectionService private readonly _selectionService: ISelectionService
+    @ISelectionService private readonly _selectionService: ISelectionService,
+    @IOptionsService private readonly _optionsService: IOptionsService
   ) {
     super();
 
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ export class MouseZoneManager extends Disposable implements IMouseZoneManager {
     }
 
     // Restart the tooltip timeout
-    this._tooltipTimeout = <number><any>setTimeout(() => this._onTooltip(e), HOVER_DURATION);
+    this._tooltipTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => this._onTooltip(e), this._optionsService.options.linkTooltipHoverDuration);
   }
 
   private _onTooltip(e: MouseEvent): void {
diff --git a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
index 44a55d33da..614eee3a1f 100644
--- a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: ITerminalOptions = Object.freeze({
   fontWeight: 'normal',
   fontWeightBold: 'bold',
   lineHeight: 1.0,
+  linkTooltipHoverDuration: 500,
   letterSpacing: 0,
   logLevel: 'info',
   scrollback: 1000,
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index fc9f9e203c..0f3ab374fb 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ export interface ITerminalOptions {
   fontWeightBold: FontWeight;
   letterSpacing: number;
   lineHeight: number;
+  linkTooltipHoverDuration: number;
   logLevel: LogLevel;
   macOptionIsMeta: boolean;
   macOptionClickForcesSelection: boolean;
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 9445d07548..79379058ca 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
     fontWeightBold?: FontWeight;
 
     /**
-     * The spacing in whole pixels between characters..
+     * The spacing in whole pixels between characters.
      */
     letterSpacing?: number;
 
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      */
     lineHeight?: number;
 
+    /**
+     * The duration in milliseconds before link tooltip events fire when
+     * hovering on a link.
+     * @deprecated This will be removed when the link matcher API is removed.
+     */
+    linkTooltipHoverDuration?: number;
+
     /**
      * What log level to use, this will log for all levels below and including
      * what is set:
@@ -305,7 +312,8 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
     validationCallback?: (uri: string, callback: (isValid: boolean) => void) => void;
 
     /**
-     * A callback that fires when the mouse hovers over a link for a moment.
+     * A callback that fires when the mouse hovers over a link for a period of
+     * time (defined by {@link ITerminalOptions.linkTooltipHoverDuration}).
      */
     tooltipCallback?: (event: MouseEvent, uri: string, location: IViewportRange) => boolean | void;