diff --git a/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp b/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp
index 12da9d4fb0d..32576c51ffa 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp
+++ b/engines/asylum/asylum.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ void AsylumEngine::playIntro() {
 				Common::Event ev;
 				_eventMan->pollEvent(ev);
 
+				_system->delayMillis(100);
+
 			} while (_sound->isPlaying(introSpeech));
 
 		}
diff --git a/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp b/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp
index 11e9f3cf771..65be7d12ab3 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp
+++ b/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp
@@ -1788,6 +1788,8 @@ void Scene::playIntroSpeech() {
 		Common::Event ev;
 		_vm->getEventManager()->pollEvent(ev);
 
+		g_system->delayMillis(100);
+
 	} while (getSound()->isPlaying(resourceId));
 }