diff --git a/spanner/client_test.go b/spanner/client_test.go
index dea629db9fdf..28adac002b8b 100644
--- a/spanner/client_test.go
+++ b/spanner/client_test.go
@@ -4120,24 +4120,50 @@ type TransactionOptionsTestCase struct {
 }
 
 func transactionOptionsTestCases() []TransactionOptionsTestCase {
+	duration, _ := time.ParseDuration("100ms")
+	otherDuration, _ := time.ParseDuration("50ms")
+
 	return []TransactionOptionsTestCase{
 		{
 			name:   "Client level",
 			client: &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
 			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "Client level with MaxCommitDelay",
+			client: &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
+			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "Write level",
 			client: &TransactionOptions{},
 			write:  &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
 			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "Write level with MaxCommitDelay",
+			client: &TransactionOptions{},
+			write:  &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
+			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "testTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "Write level has precedence than client level",
 			client: &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: false}, TransactionTag: "clientTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
 			write:  &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "writeTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_MEDIUM},
 			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "writeTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_MEDIUM},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "Write level nil MaxCommitDelay does not unset client level MaxCommitDelay",
+			client: &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: false, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "clientTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
+			write:  &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}, TransactionTag: "writeTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_MEDIUM},
+			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "writeTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_MEDIUM},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "Write level has precedence than client level MaxCommitDelay",
+			client: &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: false, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}, TransactionTag: "clientTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_LOW},
+			write:  &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &otherDuration}, TransactionTag: "writeTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_MEDIUM},
+			want:   &TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &otherDuration}, TransactionTag: "writeTransactionTag", CommitPriority: sppb.RequestOptions_PRIORITY_MEDIUM},
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "Read lock mode is optimistic",
 			client: &TransactionOptions{ReadLockMode: sppb.TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_OPTIMISTIC},
diff --git a/spanner/integration_test.go b/spanner/integration_test.go
index c7d781fa09e5..3ce36814551a 100644
--- a/spanner/integration_test.go
+++ b/spanner/integration_test.go
@@ -1430,7 +1430,8 @@ func TestIntegration_ReadWriteTransactionWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	txOpts := TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true}}
+	duration, _ := time.ParseDuration("100ms")
+	txOpts := TransactionOptions{CommitOptions: CommitOptions{ReturnCommitStats: true, MaxCommitDelay: &duration}}
 	resp, err := client.ReadWriteTransactionWithOptions(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *ReadWriteTransaction) error {
 		// Query Foo's balance and Bar's balance.
 		queryAccountByID := "SELECT Balance FROM Accounts WHERE AccountId = @p1"
diff --git a/spanner/transaction.go b/spanner/transaction.go
index b7df284f60a4..981d33284881 100644
--- a/spanner/transaction.go
+++ b/spanner/transaction.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	vkit "cloud.google.com/go/spanner/apiv1"
+	durationpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 )
 
 // transactionID stores a transaction ID which uniquely identifies a transaction
@@ -1486,14 +1487,22 @@ type CommitResponse struct {
 // CommitOptions provides options for committing a transaction in a database.
 type CommitOptions struct {
 	ReturnCommitStats bool
+	MaxCommitDelay    *time.Duration
 }
 
 // merge combines two CommitOptions that the input parameter will have higher
 // order of precedence.
 func (co CommitOptions) merge(opts CommitOptions) CommitOptions {
-	return CommitOptions{
+	var newOpts CommitOptions
+	newOpts = CommitOptions{
 		ReturnCommitStats: co.ReturnCommitStats || opts.ReturnCommitStats,
+		MaxCommitDelay:    opts.MaxCommitDelay,
 	}
+
+	if newOpts.MaxCommitDelay == nil {
+		newOpts.MaxCommitDelay = co.MaxCommitDelay
+	}
+	return newOpts
 }
 
 // commit tries to commit a readwrite transaction to Cloud Spanner. It also
@@ -1532,6 +1541,10 @@ func (t *ReadWriteTransaction) commit(ctx context.Context, options CommitOptions
 	t.sh.updateLastUseTime()
 
 	var md metadata.MD
+	var maxCommitDelay *durationpb.Duration
+	if options.MaxCommitDelay != nil {
+		maxCommitDelay = durationpb.New(*(options.MaxCommitDelay))
+	}
 	res, e := client.Commit(contextWithOutgoingMetadata(ctx, t.sh.getMetadata(), t.disableRouteToLeader), &sppb.CommitRequest{
 		Session: sid,
 		Transaction: &sppb.CommitRequest_TransactionId{
@@ -1540,6 +1553,7 @@ func (t *ReadWriteTransaction) commit(ctx context.Context, options CommitOptions
 		RequestOptions:    createRequestOptions(t.txOpts.CommitPriority, "", t.txOpts.TransactionTag),
 		Mutations:         mPb,
 		ReturnCommitStats: options.ReturnCommitStats,
+		MaxCommitDelay:    maxCommitDelay,
 	}, gax.WithGRPCOptions(grpc.Header(&md)))
 	if getGFELatencyMetricsFlag() && md != nil && t.ct != nil {
 		if err := createContextAndCaptureGFELatencyMetrics(ctx, t.ct, md, "commit"); err != nil {