diff --git a/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh b/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh
index 4cf3ed9d9a271..c9dc3792ac127 100644
--- a/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ cassandra_env_vars=(
     CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME
     CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES
     CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME
+    CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME
     CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL
     ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD
     CASSANDRA_AUTHORIZER
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export CASSANDRA_INIT_MAX_RETRIES="${CASSANDRA_INIT_MAX_RETRIES:-100}"
 export CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME="${CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME:-5}"
 export CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES="${CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES:-100}"
 export CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME="${CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME:-10}"
+export CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME="${CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME:-0}"
 
 # Snapshot settings
 export CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL="${CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL:-30d}"
diff --git a/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh b/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh
index 766830e3f4904..57ada40ef1b8d 100755
--- a/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bitnami/cassandra/4.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 print_welcome_page
 
+if is_positive_int $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME && [ $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME -gt 0 ]; then
+    info "** Delaying Cassandra start by $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME seconds **"
+    sleep $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME
+fi
+
 if [[ "$*" = *"/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/run.sh"* || "$*" = *"/run.sh"* ]]; then
     info "** Starting Cassandra setup **"
     /opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/setup.sh
diff --git a/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh b/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh
index 4cf3ed9d9a271..c9dc3792ac127 100644
--- a/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra-env.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ cassandra_env_vars=(
     CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME
     CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES
     CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME
+    CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME
     CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL
     ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD
     CASSANDRA_AUTHORIZER
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export CASSANDRA_INIT_MAX_RETRIES="${CASSANDRA_INIT_MAX_RETRIES:-100}"
 export CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME="${CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME:-5}"
 export CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES="${CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES:-100}"
 export CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME="${CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME:-10}"
+export CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME="${CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME:-0}"
 
 # Snapshot settings
 export CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL="${CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL:-30d}"
diff --git a/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh b/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh
index 766830e3f4904..57ada40ef1b8d 100755
--- a/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bitnami/cassandra/4.1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 print_welcome_page
 
+if is_positive_int $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME && [ $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME -gt 0 ]; then
+    info "** Delaying Cassandra start by $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME seconds **"
+    sleep $CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME
+fi
+
 if [[ "$*" = *"/opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/run.sh"* || "$*" = *"/run.sh"* ]]; then
     info "** Starting Cassandra setup **"
     /opt/bitnami/scripts/cassandra/setup.sh
diff --git a/bitnami/cassandra/README.md b/bitnami/cassandra/README.md
index 778a5487065b3..802ac8e84a25d 100644
--- a/bitnami/cassandra/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/cassandra/README.md
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ docker-compose up -d
 | `CASSANDRA_INIT_SLEEP_TIME`                        | Sleep time for init startup operations.                                                 | `5`                                          |
 | `CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_MAX_RETRIES`                   | Maximum retries for peer startup operations.                                            | `100`                                        |
 | `CASSANDRA_PEER_CQL_SLEEP_TIME`                    | Sleep time for peer startup operations.                                                 | `10`                                         |
+| `CASSANDRA_DELAY_START_TIME`                       | Delay Cassandra start for the provided number of seconds                                | `0`                                          |
 | `CASSANDRA_AUTO_SNAPSHOT_TTL`                      | Take an automatic snapshot of the data before truncating a keyspace or dropping a table | `30d`                                        |
 | `ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD`                             | Allow no credentials in the installation.                                               | `no`                                         |
 | `CASSANDRA_AUTHORIZER`                             | Cassandra connection authorizer.                                                        | `CassandraAuthorizer`                        |