diff --git a/OCP/BackgroundJob/IJobList.php b/OCP/BackgroundJob/IJobList.php
index 65e2f5b6..eeca9864 100644
--- a/OCP/BackgroundJob/IJobList.php
+++ b/OCP/BackgroundJob/IJobList.php
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ interface IJobList {
 	 */
 	public function add($job, $argument = null): void;
 
+	/**
+	 * Add a job to the list but only run it after the given timestamp
+	 *
+	 * For cron background jobs this means the job will likely run shortly after the timestamp
+	 * has been reached. For ajax background jobs the job might only run when users are active
+	 * on the instance again.
+	 *
+	 * @param class-string<IJob> $job
+	 * @param mixed $argument The serializable argument to be passed to $job->run() when the job is executed
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function scheduleAfter(string $job, int $runAfter, $argument = null): void;
+
 	/**
 	 * Remove a job from the list
 	 *