diff --git a/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/domain/CanaryAnalysisExecutionRequestScope.java b/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/domain/CanaryAnalysisExecutionRequestScope.java
index c3d4373b3..2e7952fe7 100644
--- a/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/domain/CanaryAnalysisExecutionRequestScope.java
+++ b/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/domain/CanaryAnalysisExecutionRequestScope.java
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ public class CanaryAnalysisExecutionRequestScope {
       example = "us-west-2")
   String controlLocation;
 
+  @ApiModelProperty(
+      value =
+          "The time offset (in minutes) to apply to the control scope. If none is provided, the control is "
+              + "evaluated at the same time as the experiment.",
+      example = "10")
+  @Builder.Default
+  Long controlOffset = 0L;
+
   @ApiModelProperty(
       value =
           "This value is used to fetch the data for the experiment from the metrics service. "
diff --git a/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/orca/stage/SetupAndExecuteCanariesStage.java b/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/orca/stage/SetupAndExecuteCanariesStage.java
index be0783783..d43aa8bc1 100644
--- a/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/orca/stage/SetupAndExecuteCanariesStage.java
+++ b/kayenta-standalone-canary-analysis/src/main/java/com/netflix/kayenta/standalonecanaryanalysis/orca/stage/SetupAndExecuteCanariesStage.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ protected Map<String, CanaryScopePair> buildRequestScopes(
                   new CanaryScope(
                       scope.getControlScope(),
                       scope.getControlLocation(),
-                      scopeTimeConfig.start,
+                      scopeTimeConfig.start.minus(Duration.ofMinutes(scope.getControlOffset())),
                       scopeTimeConfig.end,
                       config.getStep().getSeconds(),
                       scope.getExtendedScopeParams());