diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Bridge/AmazonSqs/Transport/Connection.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Bridge/AmazonSqs/Transport/Connection.php
index 55dc57c2e5329..fc802db3fd35b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Bridge/AmazonSqs/Transport/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Messenger/Bridge/AmazonSqs/Transport/Connection.php
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ public function send(string $body, array $headers, int $delay = 0, string $messa
         $parameters = [
             'QueueUrl' => $this->getQueueUrl(),
             'MessageBody' => $body,
-            'DelaySeconds' => $delay,
+            // Maximum delay is 15 minutes. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-message-timers.html.
+            'DelaySeconds' => min(900, $delay),
             'MessageAttributes' => [],
             'MessageSystemAttributes' => [],
         ];