diff --git a/riscemu/config.py b/riscemu/config.py
index e5f49a6..a3dc5ae 100644
--- a/riscemu/config.py
+++ b/riscemu/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class RunConfig:
     scall_input: bool = True
     scall_fs: bool = False
     verbosity: int = 0
+    slowdown: float = 1
 
 
 CONFIG = RunConfig()
diff --git a/riscemu/priv/PrivCPU.py b/riscemu/priv/PrivCPU.py
index c74d766..d2481e2 100644
--- a/riscemu/priv/PrivCPU.py
+++ b/riscemu/priv/PrivCPU.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class PrivCPU(CPU):
         # init csr
         self._init_csr()
 
+        self.TIME_RESOLUTION_NS = int(self.TIME_RESOLUTION_NS * conf.slowdown)
+
     def run(self, verbose=False):
         if self.pc <= 0:
             return False
diff --git a/riscemu/priv/__main__.py b/riscemu/priv/__main__.py
index 6e74029..0f869da 100644
--- a/riscemu/priv/__main__.py
+++ b/riscemu/priv/__main__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from riscemu import RunConfig
 from riscemu.types import Program
 from .PrivCPU import PrivCPU
-from .ElfLoader import ElfBinaryFileLoader
-from .ImageLoader import MemoryImageLoader
 
 import sys
 
@@ -19,9 +17,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', help="Verbosity level (can be used multiple times)", action='count',
                         default=0)
 
+    parser.add_argument('--slowdown', help="Slow down the emulated CPU clock by a factor", type=float, default=1)
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    cpu = PrivCPU(RunConfig(verbosity=args.verbose, debug_on_exception=args.debug_exceptions))
+    cpu = PrivCPU(RunConfig(verbosity=args.verbose, debug_on_exception=args.debug_exceptions, slowdown=args.slowdown))
 
     for source_path in args.source:
         loader = max((loader for loader in cpu.get_loaders()), key=lambda l: l.can_parse(source_path))