diff --git a/safeeyes/config/locale/safeeyes.pot b/safeeyes/config/locale/safeeyes.pot
index ea0ceee7..13371059 100644
--- a/safeeyes/config/locale/safeeyes.pot
+++ b/safeeyes/config/locale/safeeyes.pot
@@ -558,3 +558,12 @@ msgstr ""
 
 msgid "A required plugin is missing dependencies!"
 msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Postponement duration in"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "minutes"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "seconds"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/safeeyes/config/safeeyes.json b/safeeyes/config/safeeyes.json
index 06c05cba..47e20fa8 100644
--- a/safeeyes/config/safeeyes.json
+++ b/safeeyes/config/safeeyes.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "short_break_duration": 15,
     "persist_state": false,
     "postpone_duration": 5,
+    "postpone_unit": "minutes",
     "shortcut_disable_time": 2,
     "shortcut_skip": 9,
     "shortcut_postpone": 65,
diff --git a/safeeyes/core.py b/safeeyes/core.py
index 386ea1ad..deac1ee9 100644
--- a/safeeyes/core.py
+++ b/safeeyes/core.py
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ def initialize(self, config: Config):
         logging.info("Initialize the core")
         self.pre_break_warning_time = config.get("pre_break_warning_time")
         self._break_queue = BreakQueue.create(config, self.context)
-        self.default_postpone_duration = (
-            config.get("postpone_duration") * 60
-        )  # Convert to seconds
+        self.default_postpone_duration = int(config.get("postpone_duration"))
+        self.postpone_unit = config.get("postpone_unit")
+        if self.postpone_unit != "seconds":
+            self.default_postpone_duration *= 60
+
         self.postpone_duration = self.default_postpone_duration
 
     def start(self, next_break_time=-1, reset_breaks=False) -> None:
@@ -236,7 +238,11 @@ def __scheduler_job(self) -> None:
         )
 
         # Wait for the pre break warning period
-        logging.info("Waiting for %d minutes until next break", (time_to_wait / 60))
+        if self.postpone_unit == "seconds":
+            logging.info("Waiting for %d seconds until next break", time_to_wait)
+        else:
+            logging.info("Waiting for %d minutes until next break", (time_to_wait / 60))
+
         self.__wait_for(time_to_wait)
 
         logging.info("Pre-break waiting is over")
diff --git a/safeeyes/glade/settings_dialog.glade b/safeeyes/glade/settings_dialog.glade
index 93a9735a..03844853 100644
--- a/safeeyes/glade/settings_dialog.glade
+++ b/safeeyes/glade/settings_dialog.glade
@@ -412,28 +412,46 @@
                                 </child>
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkBox" id="box10">
-                                    <property name="visible">1</property>
                                     <property name="spacing">5</property>
-                                    <property name="homogeneous">1</property>
+                                    <property name="visible">1</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="lbl_postpone_duration">
+                                        <property name="halign">start</property>
+                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Postponement duration in</property>
                                         <property name="visible">1</property>
+                                      </object>
+                                    </child>
+                                    <child>
+                                      <object class="GtkDropDown" id="dropdown_postpone_unit">
                                         <property name="halign">start</property>
-                                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Postponement duration (in minutes)</property>
+                                        <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                        <property name="hexpand">true</property>
+                                        <property name="vexpand">false</property>
+                                        <property name="selected">0</property>
+                                        <property name="model">
+                                          <object class="GtkStringList">
+                                            <items>
+                                              <item translatable="yes">minutes</item>
+                                              <item translatable="yes">seconds</item>
+                                            </items>
+                                          </object>
+                                        </property>
                                       </object>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkSpinButton" id="spin_postpone_duration">
-                                        <property name="visible">1</property>
-                                        <property name="can-focus">1</property>
-                                        <property name="halign">end</property>
-                                        <property name="valign">center</property>
-                                        <property name="text">1</property>
                                         <property name="adjustment">adjust_postpone_duration</property>
+                                        <property name="can-focus">1</property>
                                         <property name="climb-rate">1</property>
+                                        <property name="halign">end</property>
+                                        <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                                        <property name="hexpand-set">True</property>
                                         <property name="numeric">1</property>
+                                        <property name="text">1</property>
                                         <property name="update-policy">if-valid</property>
+                                        <property name="valign">center</property>
                                         <property name="value">1</property>
+                                        <property name="visible">1</property>
                                       </object>
                                     </child>
                                   </object>
diff --git a/safeeyes/ui/settings_dialog.py b/safeeyes/ui/settings_dialog.py
index 76daf7e6..9470d43d 100644
--- a/safeeyes/ui/settings_dialog.py
+++ b/safeeyes/ui/settings_dialog.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def __init__(self, application, config, on_save_settings):
         self.spin_long_break_interval = builder.get_object("spin_long_break_interval")
         self.spin_time_to_prepare = builder.get_object("spin_time_to_prepare")
         self.spin_postpone_duration = builder.get_object("spin_postpone_duration")
+        self.dropdown_postpone_unit = builder.get_object("dropdown_postpone_unit")
         self.spin_disable_keyboard_shortcut = builder.get_object(
             "spin_disable_keyboard_shortcut"
         )
@@ -130,6 +131,11 @@ def __initialize(self, config):
         self.spin_long_break_interval.set_value(config.get("long_break_interval"))
         self.spin_time_to_prepare.set_value(config.get("pre_break_warning_time"))
         self.spin_postpone_duration.set_value(config.get("postpone_duration"))
+        # Set the active item in the dropdown based on the postpone unit
+        if config.get("postpone_unit") == "seconds":
+            self.dropdown_postpone_unit.set_selected(1)
+        else:
+            self.dropdown_postpone_unit.set_selected(0)
         self.spin_disable_keyboard_shortcut.set_value(
             config.get("shortcut_disable_time")
         )
@@ -317,6 +323,7 @@ def on_switch_postpone_activate(self, switch, state):
         state of the postpone switch.
         """
         self.spin_postpone_duration.set_sensitive(self.switch_postpone.get_active())
+        self.dropdown_postpone_unit.set_sensitive(self.switch_postpone.get_active())
 
     def on_spin_short_break_interval_change(self, spin_button, *value):
         """Event handler for value change of short break interval."""
@@ -376,6 +383,10 @@ def on_window_delete(self, *args):
         self.config.set(
             "postpone_duration", self.spin_postpone_duration.get_value_as_int()
         )
+        self.config.set(
+            "postpone_unit",
+            self.dropdown_postpone_unit.get_selected_item().get_string(),
+        )
         self.config.set(
             "shortcut_disable_time",
             self.spin_disable_keyboard_shortcut.get_value_as_int(),