diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 73960ee..0006b03 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ The readline `configure' recognizes a single `--with-PACKAGE' option:
     Enable bracketed paste by default, so the initial value of the
     `enable-bracketed-paste' Readline variable is `on'. The default
     is `yes'.
+
+`--enable-paste-delay-default'
+    Enable paste delay by default, so the initial value of the
+    `enable-paste-delay' Readine variable is `on'.  The default is
+    `no'.
  
 Shared Libraries
 ================
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 2120daa..4a7f060 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ETAGS = etags
 CTAGS = ctags -w
 
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
-LOCAL_CFLAGS = @LOCAL_CFLAGS@ -DRL_LIBRARY_VERSION='"$(RL_LIBRARY_VERSION)"' @BRACKETED_PASTE@
+LOCAL_CFLAGS = @LOCAL_CFLAGS@ -DRL_LIBRARY_VERSION='"$(RL_LIBRARY_VERSION)"' @BRACKETED_PASTE@ @PASTE_DELAY@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
 
 DEFS = @DEFS@ @CROSS_COMPILE@
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1b289ae..1b0b3e7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ j. Readline looks in $LS_COLORS for a custom filename extension
    (*.readline-colored-completion-prefix) and uses that as the default color
    for the common prefix displayed when `colored-completion-prefix' is set.
 
+k. There is a new option: `enable-paste-delay'.  This controls the
+   interpretation of newlines in pasted text when bracketed-paste mode
+   is on.  The default is off, newlines are interpreted in pasted text
+   in the same manner as when typed at the keyboard.  In this case
+   pasting does not enable the active region.  Users can turn this
+   option on to allow editing and review of pasted text, in which case
+   the newline key on the keyboard must be pressed to submit the
+   pasted text to the running application.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 This is a terse description of the new features added to readline-8.1 since
 the release of readline-8.0.
diff --git a/bind.c b/bind.c
index 971116a..1f1256d 100644
--- a/bind.c
+++ b/bind.c
@@ -1902,6 +1902,7 @@ static const struct {
   { "enable-bracketed-paste",	&_rl_enable_bracketed_paste,	V_SPECIAL },
   { "enable-keypad",		&_rl_enable_keypad,		0 },
   { "enable-meta-key",		&_rl_enable_meta,		0 },
+  { "enable-paste-delay",	&_rl_enable_paste_delay,	V_SPECIAL },
   { "expand-tilde",		&rl_complete_with_tilde_expansion, 0 },
   { "history-preserve-point",	&_rl_history_preserve_point,	0 },
   { "horizontal-scroll-mode",	&_rl_horizontal_scroll_mode,	0 },
@@ -1966,7 +1967,11 @@ hack_special_boolean_var (int i)
   else if (_rl_stricmp (name, "show-mode-in-prompt") == 0)
     _rl_reset_prompt ();
   else if (_rl_stricmp (name, "enable-bracketed-paste") == 0)
-    _rl_enable_active_region = _rl_enable_bracketed_paste;
+    _rl_enable_active_region = _rl_enable_bracketed_paste
+			       && _rl_enable_paste_delay;
+  else if (_rl_stricmp (name, "enable-paste-delay") == 0)
+    _rl_enable_active_region = _rl_enable_bracketed_paste
+			       && _rl_enable_paste_delay;
 }
 
 typedef int _rl_sv_func_t (const char *);
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 720cd10..65d5210 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ opt_static_libs=yes
 opt_shared_libs=yes
 opt_install_examples=yes
 opt_bracketed_paste_default=yes
+opt_paste_delay_default=no
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(multibyte, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-multibyte], [enable multibyte characters if OS supports them]), opt_multibyte=$enableval)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-shared], [build shared libraries [[default=YES]]]), opt_shared_libs=$enableval)
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(static, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static], [build static libraries
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(install-examples, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-install-examples], [don't install examples [[default=install]]]), opt_install_examples=$enableval)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(bracketed-paste-default, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-bracketed-paste-default], [disable bracketed paste by default [[default=enable]]]), opt_bracketed_paste_default=$enableval)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(paste-delay-default, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-paste-delay-default], [enable paste delay by default [[default=disable]]]), opt_paste_delay_default=$enableval)
 
 if test $opt_multibyte = no; then
 AC_DEFINE(NO_MULTIBYTE_SUPPORT)
@@ -67,10 +69,17 @@ fi
 
 if test $opt_bracketed_paste_default = yes; then
 	BRACKETED_PASTE='-DBRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT=1'
+	if test $opt_paste_delay_default = yes; then
+		PASTE_DELAY='-DPASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT=1'
+	else
+		PASTE_DELAY='-DPASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT=0'
+	fi
 else
 	BRACKETED_PASTE='-DBRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT=0'
+	PASTE_DELAY='-DPASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT=0'
 fi
 AC_SUBST(BRACKETED_PASTE)
+AC_SUBST(PASTE_DELAY)
 
 dnl load up the cross-building cache file -- add more cases and cache
 dnl files as necessary
diff --git a/doc/rluser.texi b/doc/rluser.texi
index deaff14..409acd2 100644
--- a/doc/rluser.texi
+++ b/doc/rluser.texi
@@ -582,7 +582,8 @@ When the region is active, Readline highlights the text in the region using
 the value of the @code{active-region-start-color}, which defaults to the
 string that enables
 the terminal's standout mode.
-The active region shows the text inserted by bracketed-paste and any
+The active region shows the text inserted by bracketed-paste
+when @var{enable-paste-delay} is @samp{On}, and any
 matching text found by incremental and non-incremental history searches.
 The default is @samp{On}.
 
@@ -597,6 +598,9 @@ bound to key sequences appearing in the pasted text.
 This will prevent pasted characters from being interpreted as editing commands.
 The default is @samp{On}.
 
+The @var{enable-paste-delay} setting further customizes
+bracketed-paste mode, controlling the behavior of pasted newlines.
+
 @item enable-keypad
 @vindex enable-keypad
 When set to @samp{on}, Readline will try to enable the application
@@ -609,6 +613,31 @@ key the terminal claims to support when it is called.  On many terminals,
 the meta key is used to send eight-bit characters.
 The default is @samp{on}.
 
+@item enable-paste-delay
+@vindex enable-paste-delay
+When @var{enable-bracketed-paste} is @samp{On}, this variable controls
+how the end-of-line character (Newline or Return, depending on the OS)
+is acted upon when it appears in pasted text.  Consequently,
+enable-paste-delay controls whether pasted text becomes an active
+region and is affected by the @var{enable-active-region} setting.
+
+When @var{enable-bracketed-paste} is @samp{Off} the value of this
+variable is ignored.
+
+When @var{enable-paste-delay} is @samp{On}, end-of-line characters
+appearing in pasted text are not immediately delivered to the
+application.  Instead, the entire sequence of pasted characters,
+including any end-of-line characters, become the active region and are
+available for editing.  Pressing the end-of-line key on the keyboard
+is necessary to deliver the pasted text to the application.
+
+When set to @samp{Off}, pasted characters are immediately delivered to
+the application and there is no active region.  Pasting in
+bracketed-paste mode behaves as if no editing commands exist and every
+character in the clipboard is instead typed on the keyboard.
+
+The default is @samp{Off}.
+
 @item expand-tilde
 @vindex expand-tilde
 If set to @samp{on}, tilde expansion is performed when Readline
diff --git a/kill.c b/kill.c
index 61b744c..4ff8170 100644
--- a/kill.c
+++ b/kill.c
@@ -692,8 +692,11 @@ rl_yank_last_arg (int count, int key)
 }
 
 /* Having read the special escape sequence denoting the beginning of a
-   `bracketed paste' sequence, read the rest of the pasted input until the
-   closing sequence and return the pasted text. */
+   `bracketed paste' sequence, read the rest of the pasted input until
+   the closing sequence.  When paste-delay is enabled, return the
+   pasted text.  Otherwise, accept each whole line of pasted text and
+   return the pasted text following the last EOL character in the
+   paste. */
 char *
 _rl_bracketed_text (size_t *lenp)
 {
@@ -724,6 +727,18 @@ _rl_bracketed_text (size_t *lenp)
 	  len -= BRACK_PASTE_SLEN;
 	  break;
 	}
+
+      if (c == '\n' && ! _rl_enable_paste_delay)
+	{
+	  buf[len] = '\0';
+	  RL_UNSETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);
+	  rl_insert_text (buf);
+	  rl_newline (1, c);
+	  RL_SETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);
+	  len = 0;
+	  buf[0] = '\0';
+	}
+
     }
   RL_UNSETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);
 
@@ -827,6 +842,12 @@ _rl_bracketed_read_key ()
       xfree (pbuf);
     }
 
+  /*
+  if (c == '\n' && ! _rl_enable_paste_delay)
+    {
+      rl_newline (1, c);
+    }
+  */
   return c;
 }
 
diff --git a/readline.c b/readline.c
index 888612c..72b20dd 100644
--- a/readline.c
+++ b/readline.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ int _rl_show_mode_in_prompt = 0;
    where it will prefix pasted text with an escape sequence and send
    another to mark the end of the paste. */
 int _rl_enable_bracketed_paste = BRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT;
-int _rl_enable_active_region = BRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT;
+int _rl_enable_paste_delay = PASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT && BRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT;
+int _rl_enable_active_region = PASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT && BRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT;
 
 /* **************************************************************** */
 /*								    */
diff --git a/rlprivate.h b/rlprivate.h
index 70ff01c..2afd09f 100644
--- a/rlprivate.h
+++ b/rlprivate.h
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ extern int _rl_search_getchar (_rl_search_cxt *);
 #ifndef BRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT
 #  define BRACKETED_PASTE_DEFAULT	1	/* XXX - for now */
 #endif
+#ifndef PASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT
+#  define PASTE_DELAY_DEFAULT	0
+#endif
 
 #define BRACK_PASTE_PREF	"\033[200~"
 #define BRACK_PASTE_SUFF	"\033[201~"
@@ -553,6 +556,7 @@ extern int _rl_revert_all_at_newline;
 extern int _rl_echo_control_chars;
 extern int _rl_show_mode_in_prompt;
 extern int _rl_enable_bracketed_paste;
+extern int _rl_enable_paste_delay;
 extern int _rl_enable_active_region;
 extern char *_rl_active_region_start_color;
 extern char *_rl_active_region_end_color;
diff --git a/shlib/Makefile.in b/shlib/Makefile.in
index d138524..9d37a53 100644
--- a/shlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/shlib/Makefile.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ localedir = @localedir@
 DESTDIR =
 
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
-LOCAL_CFLAGS = @LOCAL_CFLAGS@ -DRL_LIBRARY_VERSION='"$(RL_LIBRARY_VERSION)"' @BRACKETED_PASTE@
+LOCAL_CFLAGS = @LOCAL_CFLAGS@ -DRL_LIBRARY_VERSION='"$(RL_LIBRARY_VERSION)"' @BRACKETED_PASTE@ @PASTE_DELAY@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ @LOCAL_LDFLAGS@ @CFLAGS@
 
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index bddf1ed..f9d246c 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ _rl_init_terminal_io (const char *terminal_name)
       /* Assume generic unknown terminal can't handle the enable/disable
 	 escape sequences */
       _rl_enable_bracketed_paste = 0;
+      _rl_enable_paste_delay = 0;
 
       /* No terminal so/se capabilities. */
       _rl_enable_active_region = 0;
@@ -628,7 +629,9 @@ _rl_init_terminal_io (const char *terminal_name)
   /* There's no way to determine whether or not a given terminal supports
      bracketed paste mode, so we assume a terminal named "dumb" does not. */
   if (dumbterm)
-    _rl_enable_bracketed_paste = _rl_enable_active_region = 0;
+    _rl_enable_bracketed_paste = _rl_enable_paste_delay
+			       = _rl_enable_active_region
+			       = 0;
 
   if (reset_region_colors)
     {