diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index b806fff89..18d873343 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ DEFINE_bool(use_stderr_info_logger, false,
 
 DEFINE_string(trace_file, "", "Trace workload to a file. ");
 
+DEFINE_int32(trace_replay_fast_forward, 1,
+             "Fast forward trace replay, must >= 1. ");
+
 static enum rocksdb::CompressionType StringToCompressionType(const char* ctype) {
   assert(ctype);
 
@@ -6163,6 +6166,8 @@ void VerifyDBFromDB(std::string& truth_db_name) {
     }
     Replayer replayer(db_with_cfh->db, db_with_cfh->cfh,
                       std::move(trace_reader));
+    replayer.SetFastForward(
+        static_cast<uint32_t>(FLAGS_trace_replay_fast_forward));
     s = replayer.Replay();
     if (s.ok()) {
       fprintf(stdout, "Replay started from trace_file: %s\n",
diff --git a/util/trace_replay.cc b/util/trace_replay.cc
index 28160b292..c90fef2ef 100644
--- a/util/trace_replay.cc
+++ b/util/trace_replay.cc
@@ -155,10 +155,22 @@ Replayer::Replayer(DB* db, const std::vector<ColumnFamilyHandle*>& handles,
   for (ColumnFamilyHandle* cfh : handles) {
     cf_map_[cfh->GetID()] = cfh;
   }
+  fast_forward_ = 1;
 }
 
 Replayer::~Replayer() { trace_reader_.reset(); }
 
+Status Replayer::SetFastForward(uint32_t fast_forward) {
+  Status s;
+  if (fast_forward < 1) {
+    s = Status::InvalidArgument("Wrong fast forward speed!");
+  } else {
+    fast_forward_ = fast_forward;
+    s = Status::OK();
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
 Status Replayer::Replay() {
   Status s;
   Trace header;
@@ -182,7 +194,8 @@ Status Replayer::Replay() {
     }
 
     std::this_thread::sleep_until(
-        replay_epoch + std::chrono::microseconds(trace.ts - header.ts));
+        replay_epoch +
+        std::chrono::microseconds((trace.ts - header.ts) / fast_forward_));
     if (trace.type == kTraceWrite) {
       WriteBatch batch(trace.payload);
       db_->Write(woptions, &batch);
diff --git a/util/trace_replay.h b/util/trace_replay.h
index 749ea2f64..29c00c287 100644
--- a/util/trace_replay.h
+++ b/util/trace_replay.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class Replayer {
   ~Replayer();
 
   Status Replay();
+  Status SetFastForward(uint32_t fast_forward);
 
  private:
   Status ReadHeader(Trace* header);
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class Replayer {
   DBImpl* db_;
   std::unique_ptr<TraceReader> trace_reader_;
   std::unordered_map<uint32_t, ColumnFamilyHandle*> cf_map_;
+  uint32_t fast_forward_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rocksdb