diff --git a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
index 6cbe65e..8135a64 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "commands/defrem.h"
 #include "commands/seclabel.h"
 #include "commands/tablespace.h"
+#include "libpq/pqsignal.h"
 #include "mb/pg_wchar.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "pgstat.h"
@@ -2085,6 +2086,11 @@ dbase_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		 * We don't need to copy subdirectories
 		 */
 		copydir(src_path, dst_path, false);
+
+		/* Pause to tickle timeouts sensitive to recovery duration. */
+		PG_SETMASK(&BlockSig);
+		pg_usleep(91 * 1000000L);
+		PG_SETMASK(&UnBlockSig);
 	}
 	else if (info == XLOG_DBASE_DROP)
 	{