diff --git a/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html b/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html
index 33f69eec..b60c28f1 100644
--- a/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html
+++ b/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html
@@ -12,9 +12,49 @@
 		<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../media/js/jquery.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../media/js/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
-			$(document).ready(function() {
-				$('#example').dataTable();
-			} );
+jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oApi.fnSetFilteringDelay = function ( oSettings, iDelay ) {
+	/*
+	 * Inputs:      object:oSettings - dataTables settings object - automatically given
+	 *              integer:iDelay - delay in milliseconds
+	 * Usage:       $('#example').dataTable().fnSetFilteringDelay(250);
+	 * Author:      Zygimantas Berziunas (www.zygimantas.com) and Allan Jardine
+	 * License:     GPL v2 or BSD 3 point style
+	 * Contact:     zygimantas.berziunas /AT\ hotmail.com
+	 */
+	var
+		_that = this,
+		iDelay = (typeof iDelay == 'undefined') ? 250 : iDelay;
+	
+	this.each( function ( i ) {
+		$.fn.dataTableExt.iApiIndex = i;
+		var
+			$this = this, 
+			oTimerId = null, 
+			sPreviousSearch = null,
+			anControl = $( 'input', _that.fnSettings().aanFeatures.f );
+		
+			anControl.unbind( 'keyup' ).bind( 'keyup', function() {
+			var $$this = $this;
+
+			if (sPreviousSearch === null || sPreviousSearch != anControl.val()) {
+				window.clearTimeout(oTimerId);
+				sPreviousSearch = anControl.val();	
+				oTimerId = window.setTimeout(function() {
+					$.fn.dataTableExt.iApiIndex = i;
+					_that.fnFilter( anControl.val() );
+				}, iDelay);
+			}
+		});
+		
+		return this;
+	} );
+	return this;
+}
+
+/* Example call */
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	$('#example').dataTable().fnSetFilteringDelay();
+} );
 		</script>
 	</head>
 	<body id="dt_example">
diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 56bcb50d..433ee5a5 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -286,14 +286,13 @@
 			 */
 			"fnInit": function ( oSettings, nPaging, fnCallbackDraw )
 			{
-				function fnClickHandler ( e ) {
+				var nPrevious, nNext, nPreviousInner, nNextInner;
+				var fnClickHandler = function ( e ) {
 					if ( oSettings.oApi._fnPageChange( oSettings, e.data.action ) )
 					{
 						fnCallbackDraw( oSettings );
 					}
-				}
-				
-				var nPrevious, nNext, nPreviousInner, nNextInner;
+				};
 				
 				/* Store the next and previous elements in the oSettings object as they can be very
 				 * usful for automation - particularly testing
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@
 					.bind( 'selectstart.DT', function () { return false; } ); /* Take the brutal approach to cancelling text selection */
 				$(nNext)
 					.bind( 'click.DT', { action: "next" }, fnClickHandler )
-					.bind( 'selectstart.DT', function () { return false; } ); /* Take the brutal approach to cancelling text selection */
+					.bind( 'selectstart.DT', function () { return false; } );
 				
 				/* ID the first elements only */
 				if ( oSettings.sTableId !== '' && typeof oSettings.aanFeatures.p == "undefined" )
@@ -398,18 +397,17 @@
 			 */
 			"fnInit": function ( oSettings, nPaging, fnCallbackDraw )
 			{
-				function fnClickHandler ( e ) {
-					if ( oSettings.oApi._fnPageChange( oSettings, e.data.action ) )
-					{
-						fnCallbackDraw( oSettings );
-					}
-				}
-				
 				var nFirst = document.createElement( 'span' );
 				var nPrevious = document.createElement( 'span' );
 				var nList = document.createElement( 'span' );
 				var nNext = document.createElement( 'span' );
 				var nLast = document.createElement( 'span' );
+				var fnClickHandler = function ( e ) {
+					if ( oSettings.oApi._fnPageChange( oSettings, e.data.action ) )
+					{
+						fnCallbackDraw( oSettings );
+					}
+				};
 				
 				nFirst.innerHTML = oSettings.oLanguage.oPaginate.sFirst;
 				nPrevious.innerHTML = oSettings.oLanguage.oPaginate.sPrevious;
