diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f57980e8..b6a3af623 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1480,6 +1480,11 @@
         "command": "dbtPowerUser.showNotebookGenerateModelCTE",
         "title": "Generate dbt model CTE",
         "group": "notebooks@5"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "dbtPowerUser.applyDeferConfig",
+        "category": "dbt Power User",
+        "title": "Apply defer configuration"
       }
     ],
     "keybindings": [
diff --git a/src/commands/index.ts b/src/commands/index.ts
index 53333bce5..b595a61a2 100644
--- a/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -797,6 +797,24 @@ export class VSCodeCommands implements Disposable {
           );
         },
       ),
+      commands.registerCommand("dbtPowerUser.applyDeferConfig", async () => {
+        const projects = this.dbtProjectContainer.getProjects();
+        try {
+          await Promise.all(
+            projects.map((project) => project.applyDeferConfig()),
+          );
+          window.showInformationMessage("Applied defer configuration");
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.dbtTerminal.error(
+            "applyDeferConfig",
+            "Failed to apply defer configuration",
+            error
+          );
+          window.showErrorMessage(
+            `Failed to apply defer configuration: ${error}`
+          );
+        }
+      }),
     );
   }