A three-way load control device may be coupled to a circuit including an AC power source, an electrical load, and an external single-pole double-throw (SPDT) three-way switch. The load control device may include a three-way switching circuit comprising an internal SPDT switch, a relay coupled to the internal SPDT switch, a turn-on delay circuit responsive to a voltage at a movable contact of the internal SPDT switch, and a turn-off delay circuit responsive to voltages at fixed contacts of the internal SPDT switch. The turn-on delay circuit renders the relay conductive after a turn-on delay from when either the internal SPDT switch or the external three-way switch is actuated to turn the electrical load on. The turn-off delay circuit renders the relay non-conductive after a turn-off delay from when either the internal SPDT switch or the external three-way switch is actuated to turn off the electrical load.