diff --git a/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml b/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml
index 0b63680d..d9c3b38a 100644
--- a/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml
+++ b/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: CeilometerSpec defines the desired state of Ceilometer
             properties:
+              apiTimeout:
+                default: 60
+                description: APITimeout for Apache
+                minimum: 60
+                type: integer
               centralImage:
                 type: string
               computeImage:
diff --git a/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml b/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml
index 5c48d2f3..93f0a962 100644
--- a/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml
+++ b/api/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ spec:
               ceilometer:
                 description: Ceilometer - Parameters related to the ceilometer service
                 properties:
+                  apiTimeout:
+                    default: 60
+                    description: APITimeout for Apache
+                    minimum: 60
+                    type: integer
                   centralImage:
                     type: string
                   computeImage:
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/ceilometer_types.go b/api/v1beta1/ceilometer_types.go
index 835f191d..70334afe 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/ceilometer_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/ceilometer_types.go
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ type CeilometerSpec struct {
 
 // CeilometerSpecCore defines the desired state of Ceilometer. This version is used by the OpenStackControlplane (no image parameters)
 type CeilometerSpecCore struct {
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default=60
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=60
+	// APITimeout for Apache
+	APITimeout int `json:"apiTimeout"`
+
 	// RabbitMQ instance name
 	// Needed to request a transportURL that is created and used in Telemetry
 	// +kubebuilder:default=rabbitmq
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml
index 0b63680d..d9c3b38a 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_ceilometers.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: CeilometerSpec defines the desired state of Ceilometer
             properties:
+              apiTimeout:
+                default: 60
+                description: APITimeout for Apache
+                minimum: 60
+                type: integer
               centralImage:
                 type: string
               computeImage:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml b/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml
index 5c48d2f3..93f0a962 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/telemetry.openstack.org_telemetries.yaml
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ spec:
               ceilometer:
                 description: Ceilometer - Parameters related to the ceilometer service
                 properties:
+                  apiTimeout:
+                    default: 60
+                    description: APITimeout for Apache
+                    minimum: 60
+                    type: integer
                   centralImage:
                     type: string
                   computeImage:
diff --git a/controllers/ceilometer_controller.go b/controllers/ceilometer_controller.go
index 9fff9a32..4a380d4f 100644
--- a/controllers/ceilometer_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ceilometer_controller.go
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ func (r *CeilometerReconciler) generateServiceConfig(
 		"CeilometerPassword":  string(ceilometerPasswordSecret.Data["CeilometerPassword"]),
 		"TLS":                 false, // Default to false. Change to true later if TLS enabled
 		"SwiftRole":           false, //
+		"Timeout":             instance.Spec.APITimeout,
 	}
 
 	// create httpd  vhost template parameters
diff --git a/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf b/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf
index e762a446..ffbdfbe4 100644
--- a/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf
+++ b/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@ CustomLog /dev/stdout proxy env=forwarded
   SSLCertificateFile      "{{ .vhost.SSLCertificateFile }}"
   SSLCertificateKeyFile   "{{ .vhost.SSLCertificateKeyFile }}"
 {{- end }}
+
+  Timeout {{ $.Timeout }}
 </VirtualHost>