diff --git a/src/DockManager.cpp b/src/DockManager.cpp
index 06ed8cd..e7aabb3 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.cpp
+++ b/src/DockManager.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QWindow>
 #include <QWindowStateChangeEvent>
+#include <QVector>
 
 #include "FloatingDockContainer.h"
 #include "DockOverlay.h"
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ enum eStateFileVersion
 
 static CDockManager::ConfigFlags StaticConfigFlags = CDockManager::DefaultNonOpaqueConfig;
 static CDockManager::AutoHideFlags StaticAutoHideConfigFlags; // auto hide feature is disabled by default
+static QVector<QVariant> StaticConfigParams(CDockManager::ConfigParamCount);
 
 static QString FloatingContainersTitle;
 
@@ -1475,6 +1477,20 @@ CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures CDockManager::globallyLockedDockWidgetFeatures()
 }
 
 
+//===========================================================================
+void CDockManager::setConfigParam(CDockManager::eConfigParam Param, QVariant Value)
+{
+	StaticConfigParams[Param] = Value;
+}
+
+
+//===========================================================================
+QVariant CDockManager::configParam(eConfigParam Param, QVariant Default)
+{
+	return StaticConfigParams[Param].isValid() ? StaticConfigParams[Param] : Default;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ads
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/DockManager.h b/src/DockManager.h
index e56e9ac..9edb8e8 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.h
+++ b/src/DockManager.h
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ public:
 	};
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(AutoHideFlags, eAutoHideFlag)
 
+	/**
+	 * Global configuration parameters that you can set via setConfigParam()
+	 */
+	enum eConfigParam
+	{
+    	AutoHideOpenOnDragHoverDelay_ms, ///< Delay in ms before the dock opens on drag hover if AutoHideOpenOnDragHover flag is set
+    	ConfigParamCount // just a delimiter to count number of config params
+	};
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Default Constructor.
@@ -324,6 +333,17 @@ public:
 	 */
 	static bool testAutoHideConfigFlag(eAutoHideFlag Flag);
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the value for the given config parameter
+	 */
+	static void setConfigParam(eConfigParam Param, QVariant Value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the value for the given config parameter or the default value
+	 * if the parameter is not set.
+	 */
+	static QVariant configParam(eConfigParam Param, QVariant Default);
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the global icon provider.
 	 * The icon provider enables the use of custom icons in case using