diff --git a/dog/vdi.c b/dog/vdi.c
index 2a37f493f..8ec243aa2 100644
--- a/dog/vdi.c
+++ b/dog/vdi.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ static struct sd_option vdi_options[] = {
 	 "working VDI doesn't have its own objects"},
 	{'B', "nr-batched-reclamation", true, "specify a number of batched"
 	 "reclamation during VDI deletion"},
+	{'I', "reclamation-interval", true, "specify how long (unti: second)"
+	 "in reclamation loop during VDI deletion"},
 	{ 0, NULL, false, NULL },
 };
 
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ static struct vdi_cmd_data {
 	bool exist;
 	bool reduce_identical_snapshots;
 	int nr_batched_reclamation;
+	int reclamation_interval;
 } vdi_cmd_data = { ~0, };
 
 struct get_vdi_info {
@@ -997,7 +1000,7 @@ static int vdi_resize(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 static int do_vdi_delete(const char *vdiname, int snap_id, const char *snap_tag,
-			 int nr_batched_reclamation)
+			 int nr_batched_reclamation, int reclamation_interval)
 {
 	int ret, nr_objs;
 	struct sd_req hdr;
@@ -1058,6 +1061,9 @@ static int do_vdi_delete(const char *vdiname, int snap_id, const char *snap_tag,
 			ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
 			goto out;
 		}
+
+		if (i < nr_objs && reclamation_interval)
+			sleep(reclamation_interval);
 	}
 
 	sd_init_req(&hdr, SD_OP_DEL_VDI);
@@ -1095,7 +1101,8 @@ static int vdi_delete(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	return do_vdi_delete(vdiname, vdi_cmd_data.snapshot_id,
 			     vdi_cmd_data.snapshot_tag,
-			     vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation);
+			     vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation,
+			     vdi_cmd_data.reclamation_interval);
 }
 
 static int vdi_rollback(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -1122,7 +1129,8 @@ static int vdi_rollback(int argc, char **argv)
 			" previous\nsnapshot was taken.  Continue? [yes/no]: ");
 
 	ret = do_vdi_delete(vdiname, 0, NULL,
-			    vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation);
+			    vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation,
+			    vdi_cmd_data.reclamation_interval);
 	if (ret != SD_RES_SUCCESS) {
 		sd_err("Failed to delete the current state");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -2551,7 +2559,8 @@ static uint32_t do_restore(const char *vdiname, int snapid, const char *tag)
 		if (ret != SD_RES_SUCCESS) {
 			sd_err("failed to restore backup");
 			do_vdi_delete(vdiname, 0, NULL,
-				      vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation);
+				      vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation,
+				      vdi_cmd_data.reclamation_interval);
 			ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2614,7 +2623,8 @@ static int vdi_restore(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	ret = do_vdi_delete(vdiname, 0, NULL,
-			    vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation);
+			    vdi_cmd_data.nr_batched_reclamation,
+			    vdi_cmd_data.reclamation_interval);
 	if (ret != EXIT_SUCCESS) {
 		sd_err("Failed to delete the current state");
 		goto out;
@@ -2969,10 +2979,10 @@ static struct subcommand vdi_cmd[] = {
 	{"clone", "<src vdi> <dst vdi>", "sPnaphrvT", "clone an image",
 	 NULL, CMD_NEED_ROOT|CMD_NEED_ARG,
 	 vdi_clone, vdi_options},
-	{"delete", "<vdiname>", "saphTB", "delete an image",
+	{"delete", "<vdiname>", "saphTBI", "delete an image",
 	 NULL, CMD_NEED_ROOT|CMD_NEED_ARG,
 	 vdi_delete, vdi_options},
-	{"rollback", "<vdiname>", "saphfrvTB", "rollback to a snapshot",
+	{"rollback", "<vdiname>", "saphfrvTBI", "rollback to a snapshot",
 	 NULL, CMD_NEED_ROOT|CMD_NEED_ARG,
 	 vdi_rollback, vdi_options},
 	{"list", "[vdiname]", "aprhoT", "list images",
@@ -3010,7 +3020,7 @@ static struct subcommand vdi_cmd[] = {
 	 "create an incremental backup between two snapshots and outputs to STDOUT",
 	 NULL, CMD_NEED_ROOT|CMD_NEED_NODELIST|CMD_NEED_ARG,
 	 vdi_backup, vdi_options},
-	{"restore", "<vdiname>", "saphTB",
+	{"restore", "<vdiname>", "saphTBI",
 	 "restore snapshot images from a backup provided in STDIN",
 	 NULL, CMD_NEED_ROOT|CMD_NEED_NODELIST|CMD_NEED_ARG,
 	 vdi_restore, vdi_options},
@@ -3138,6 +3148,18 @@ static int vdi_parser(int ch, const char *opt)
 				"positive integer");
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
+	case 'I':
+		vdi_cmd_data.reclamation_interval = strtol(opt, &p, 10);
+		if (opt == p) {
+			sd_err("The interval of batched reclamation is"
+			       " invalid: %s", opt);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		if (vdi_cmd_data.reclamation_interval <= 0) {
+			sd_err("The interval of batched reclamation must be"
+				"positive integer");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;