diff --git a/draftlog/6682_add.md b/draftlog/6682_add.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7163bb0d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlog/6682_add.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add optional redrawMinimumInterval parameter to config for use with extendTraces/prependTraces [[#6682](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/6682)]
diff --git a/src/plot_api/plot_api.js b/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
index e069252767f..1bd4c82e778 100644
--- a/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
+++ b/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ function concatTypedArray(arr0, arr1) {
  * @param {Object|HTMLDivElement} gd The graph div
  * @param {Object} update The key:array map of target attributes to extend
  * @param {Number|Number[]} indices The locations of traces to be extended
- * @param {Number|Object} [maxPoints] Number of points for trace window after lengthening.
+ * @param {Number|Object} [maxPoints] Number of points for trace window after lengthening
  *
  */
 function extendTraces(gd, update, indices, maxPoints) {
@@ -937,7 +937,16 @@ function extendTraces(gd, update, indices, maxPoints) {
     }
 
     var undo = spliceTraces(gd, update, indices, maxPoints, updateArray);
-    var promise = exports.redraw(gd);
+    var promise = gd;
+    if (gd._context.redrawMinimumInterval > 0) {
+        Lib.throttle(
+            gd._fullLayout._uid + '-redraw',
+            gd._context.redrawMinimumInterval,
+            function() { promise = exports.redraw(gd); }
+        );
+    } else {
+        promise = exports.redraw(gd);
+    }
     var undoArgs = [gd, undo.update, indices, undo.maxPoints];
     Queue.add(gd, exports.prependTraces, undoArgs, extendTraces, arguments);
 
@@ -994,7 +1003,16 @@ function prependTraces(gd, update, indices, maxPoints) {
     }
 
     var undo = spliceTraces(gd, update, indices, maxPoints, updateArray);
-    var promise = exports.redraw(gd);
+    var promise = gd;
+    if (gd._context.redrawMinimumInterval > 0) {
+        Lib.throttle(
+            gd._fullLayout._uid + '-redraw',
+            gd._context.redrawMinimumInterval,
+            function() { promise = exports.redraw(gd); }
+        );
+    } else {
+        promise = exports.redraw(gd);
+    }
     var undoArgs = [gd, undo.update, indices, undo.maxPoints];
     Queue.add(gd, exports.extendTraces, undoArgs, prependTraces, arguments);
 
diff --git a/src/plot_api/plot_config.js b/src/plot_api/plot_config.js
index 577710ac3ac..1e2cf5aa5d9 100644
--- a/src/plot_api/plot_config.js
+++ b/src/plot_api/plot_config.js
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ var configAttributes = {
         ].join(' ')
     },
 
+    redrawMinimumInterval: {
+        valType: 'integer',
+        min: 0,
+        dflt: 0,
+        description: 'Sets the minimum redraw interval in ms for use with extendTraces/prependTraces.'
+    },
+
     locale: {
         valType: 'string',
         dflt: 'en-US',