diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f44d538b..c2364ce7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ There are several settings that control how Solid Queue works that you can set a
 - `silence_polling`: whether to silence Active Record logs emitted when polling for both workers and dispatchers—defaults to `true`.
 - `supervisor_pidfile`: path to a pidfile that the supervisor will create when booting to prevent running more than one supervisor in the same host, or in case you want to use it for a health check. It's `nil` by default.
 - `preserve_finished_jobs`: whether to keep finished jobs in the `solid_queue_jobs` table—defaults to `true`.
-- `clear_finished_jobs_after`: period to keep finished jobs around, in case `preserve_finished_jobs` is true—defaults to 1 day. **Note:** Right now, there's no automatic cleanup of finished jobs. You'd need to do this by periodically invoking `SolidQueue::Job.clear_finished_in_batches`, but this will happen automatically in the near future.
+- `clear_finished_jobs_after`: period to keep finished jobs around, in case `preserve_finished_jobs` is true—defaults to 1 day. **Note:** Right now, there's no automatic cleanup of finished jobs. You'd need to do this by periodically invoking `SolidQueue::Job.clear_finished_in_batches`, which can be configured as [a recurring task](#recurring-tasks).
 - `default_concurrency_control_period`: the value to be used as the default for the `duration` parameter in [concurrency controls](#concurrency-controls). It defaults to 3 minutes.
 
 
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/job/clearable.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/job/clearable.rb
index cc954d69..555026a6 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/job/clearable.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/job/clearable.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ module Clearable
       end
 
       class_methods do
-        def clear_finished_in_batches(batch_size: 500, finished_before: SolidQueue.clear_finished_jobs_after.ago, class_name: nil)
+        def clear_finished_in_batches(batch_size: 500, finished_before: SolidQueue.clear_finished_jobs_after.ago, class_name: nil, sleep_between_batches: 0)
           loop do
             records_deleted = clearable(finished_before: finished_before, class_name: class_name).limit(batch_size).delete_all
+            sleep(sleep_between_batches) if sleep_between_batches > 0
             break if records_deleted == 0
           end
         end