diff --git a/validator/client/validator_attest.go b/validator/client/validator_attest.go
index 7d49b8c0d..fcb7bf1f9 100644
--- a/validator/client/validator_attest.go
+++ b/validator/client/validator_attest.go
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
-
-	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
-
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 
 	pbp2p "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/rpc/v1"
+
+	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
 )
 
+var delay = params.BeaconConfig().SlotDuration / 2
+
 // AttestToBlockHead completes the validator client's attester responsibility at a given slot.
 // It fetches the latest beacon block head along with the latest canonical beacon state
 // information in order to sign the block and include information about the validator's
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ func (v *validator) AttestToBlockHead(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) {
 	// TODO(#1366): Use BLS to generate an aggregate signature.
 	attestation.AggregateSignature = []byte("signed")
 
+	duration := time.Duration(slot*params.BeaconConfig().SlotDuration+delay) * time.Second
+	timeToBroadcast := time.Unix(int64(v.genesisTime), 0).Add(duration)
+	time.Sleep(time.Until(timeToBroadcast))
+
 	attestRes, err := v.attesterClient.AttestHead(ctx, attestation)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Could not submit attestation to beacon node: %v", err)
@@ -114,5 +120,5 @@ func (v *validator) AttestToBlockHead(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) {
 	}
 	log.WithField(
 		"hash", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", attestRes.AttestationHash),
-	).Info("Submitted attestation successfully with hash %#x", attestRes.AttestationHash)
+	).Infof("Submitted attestation successfully with hash %#x", attestRes.AttestationHash)
 }
diff --git a/validator/client/validator_attest_test.go b/validator/client/validator_attest_test.go
index 1d84d19f6..a57489daa 100644
--- a/validator/client/validator_attest_test.go
+++ b/validator/client/validator_attest_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 
@@ -173,3 +175,109 @@ func TestAttestToBlockHead_AttestsCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testutil.AssertLogsContain(t, hook, "Submitted attestation successfully")
 }
+
+func TestAttestToBlockHead_DoesNotAttestBeforeDelay(t *testing.T) {
+	validator, m, finish := setup(t)
+	defer finish()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(3)
+	defer wg.Wait()
+
+	validator.genesisTime = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	validatorIndex := uint64(5)
+	committee := []uint64{0, 3, 4, 2, validatorIndex, 6, 8, 9, 10}
+	m.validatorClient.EXPECT().ValidatorCommitteeAtSlot(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pb.CommitteeRequest{}),
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+	).Return(&pb.CommitteeResponse{
+		Shard:     5,
+		Committee: committee,
+	}, nil).Do(func(arg0, arg1 interface{}) {
+		wg.Done()
+	})
+
+	m.attesterClient.EXPECT().AttestationInfoAtSlot(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pb.AttestationInfoRequest{}),
+	).Return(&pb.AttestationInfoResponse{
+		BeaconBlockRootHash32:    []byte("A"),
+		EpochBoundaryRootHash32:  []byte("B"),
+		JustifiedBlockRootHash32: []byte("C"),
+		LatestCrosslink:          &pbp2p.Crosslink{ShardBlockRootHash32: []byte{'D'}},
+		JustifiedEpoch:           3,
+	}, nil).Do(func(arg0, arg1 interface{}) {
+		wg.Done()
+	})
+
+	m.validatorClient.EXPECT().ValidatorIndex(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pb.ValidatorIndexRequest{}),
+	).Return(&pb.ValidatorIndexResponse{
+		Index: uint64(validatorIndex),
+	}, nil).Do(func(arg0, arg1 interface{}) {
+		wg.Done()
+	})
+
+	m.attesterClient.EXPECT().AttestHead(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pbp2p.Attestation{}),
+	).Return(&pb.AttestResponse{}, nil /* error */).Times(0)
+
+	delay = 2
+	go validator.AttestToBlockHead(context.Background(), 0)
+}
+
+func TestAttestToBlockHead_DoesAttestAfterDelay(t *testing.T) {
+	validator, m, finish := setup(t)
+	defer finish()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(3)
+	defer wg.Wait()
+
+	validator.genesisTime = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	validatorIndex := uint64(5)
+	committee := []uint64{0, 3, 4, 2, validatorIndex, 6, 8, 9, 10}
+	m.validatorClient.EXPECT().ValidatorCommitteeAtSlot(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pb.CommitteeRequest{}),
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+	).Return(&pb.CommitteeResponse{
+		Shard:     5,
+		Committee: committee,
+	}, nil).Do(func(arg0, arg1 interface{}) {
+		wg.Done()
+	})
+
+	m.attesterClient.EXPECT().AttestationInfoAtSlot(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pb.AttestationInfoRequest{}),
+	).Return(&pb.AttestationInfoResponse{
+		BeaconBlockRootHash32:    []byte("A"),
+		EpochBoundaryRootHash32:  []byte("B"),
+		JustifiedBlockRootHash32: []byte("C"),
+		LatestCrosslink:          &pbp2p.Crosslink{ShardBlockRootHash32: []byte{'D'}},
+		JustifiedEpoch:           3,
+	}, nil).Do(func(arg0, arg1 interface{}) {
+		wg.Done()
+	})
+
+	m.validatorClient.EXPECT().ValidatorIndex(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pb.ValidatorIndexRequest{}),
+	).Return(&pb.ValidatorIndexResponse{
+		Index: uint64(validatorIndex),
+	}, nil).Do(func(arg0, arg1 interface{}) {
+		wg.Done()
+	})
+
+	m.attesterClient.EXPECT().AttestHead(
+		gomock.Any(), // ctx
+		gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&pbp2p.Attestation{}),
+	).Return(&pb.AttestResponse{}, nil).Times(1)
+
+	delay = 0
+	go validator.AttestToBlockHead(context.Background(), 0)
+}