diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/services.yaml
index e1fa1879549..3d5f55dba14 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/services.yaml
@@ -19,3 +19,16 @@ start_irrigation:
           min: 1
           max: 1440
           unit_of_measurement: "minutes"
+set_rain_delay:
+  name: Set rain delay
+  description: Set how long automatic irrigation is turned off.
+  fields:
+    duration:
+      name: Duration
+      description: Duration for this system to be turned off.
+      required: true
+      selector:
+        number:
+          min: 0
+          max: 14
+          unit_of_measurement: "days"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/switch.py
index 7acb9740616..df83f054275 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/switch.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from . import CONF_ZONES, DATA_RAINBIRD, DOMAIN, RAINBIRD_CONTROLLER
 ATTR_DURATION = "duration"
 
 SERVICE_START_IRRIGATION = "start_irrigation"
+SERVICE_SET_RAIN_DELAY = "set_rain_delay"
 
 SERVICE_SCHEMA_IRRIGATION = vol.Schema(
     {
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ SERVICE_SCHEMA_IRRIGATION = vol.Schema(
     }
 )
 
+SERVICE_SCHEMA_RAIN_DELAY = vol.Schema(
+    {
+        vol.Required(ATTR_DURATION): cv.positive_float,
+    }
+)
+
 
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
     """Set up Rain Bird switches over a Rain Bird controller."""
@@ -64,6 +71,18 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
         schema=SERVICE_SCHEMA_IRRIGATION,
     )
 
+    def set_rain_delay(service):
+        duration = service.data[ATTR_DURATION]
+
+        controller.set_rain_delay(duration)
+
+    hass.services.register(
+        DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_SET_RAIN_DELAY,
+        set_rain_delay,
+        schema=SERVICE_SCHEMA_RAIN_DELAY,
+    )
+
 
 class RainBirdSwitch(SwitchEntity):
     """Representation of a Rain Bird switch."""