diff --git a/gennghttpxfun.py b/gennghttpxfun.py
index 27998498..2f72cb06 100755
--- a/gennghttpxfun.py
+++ b/gennghttpxfun.py
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ OPTIONS = [
     "backend-connections-per-host",
     "error-page",
     "no-kqueue",
+    "frontend-http2-settings-timeout",
+    "backend-http2-settings-timeout",
 ]
 
 LOGVARS = [
diff --git a/src/shrpx.cc b/src/shrpx.cc
index 621e691f..e390af50 100644
--- a/src/shrpx.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx.cc
@@ -1098,6 +1098,12 @@ void fill_default_config() {
   auto &http2conf = mod_config()->http2;
   {
     auto &upstreamconf = http2conf.upstream;
+
+    {
+      auto &timeoutconf = upstreamconf.timeout;
+      timeoutconf.settings = 10_s;
+    }
+
     // window bits for HTTP/2 and SPDY upstream connection per
     // stream. 2**16-1 = 64KiB-1, which is HTTP/2 default. Please note
     // that SPDY/3 default is 64KiB.
@@ -1114,6 +1120,12 @@ void fill_default_config() {
 
   {
     auto &downstreamconf = http2conf.downstream;
+
+    {
+      auto &timeoutconf = downstreamconf.timeout;
+      timeoutconf.settings = 10_s;
+    }
+
     downstreamconf.window_bits = 16;
     downstreamconf.connection_window_bits = 30;
     downstreamconf.max_concurrent_streams = 100;
@@ -1496,6 +1508,18 @@ Timeout:
               disables this feature.
               Default: )"
       << util::duration_str(get_config()->conn.listener.timeout.sleep) << R"(
+  --frontend-http2-setting-timeout=<DURATION>
+              Specify  timeout before  SETTINGS ACK  is received  from
+              client.
+              Default: )"
+      << util::duration_str(get_config()->http2.upstream.timeout.settings)
+      << R"(
+  --backend-http2-settings-timeout=<DURATION>
+              Specify  timeout before  SETTINGS ACK  is received  from
+              backend server.
+              Default: )"
+      << util::duration_str(get_config()->http2.downstream.timeout.settings)
+      << R"(
 
 SSL/TLS:
   --ciphers=<SUITE>
@@ -2576,6 +2600,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
          &flag, 121},
         {SHRPX_OPT_ERROR_PAGE.c_str(), required_argument, &flag, 122},
         {SHRPX_OPT_NO_KQUEUE.c_str(), no_argument, &flag, 123},
+        {SHRPX_OPT_FRONTEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT.c_str(), required_argument,
+         &flag, 124},
+        {SHRPX_OPT_BACKEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT.c_str(), required_argument,
+         &flag, 125},
         {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}};
 
     int option_index = 0;
@@ -3155,6 +3183,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         // --no-kqueue
         cmdcfgs.emplace_back(SHRPX_OPT_NO_KQUEUE, StringRef::from_lit("yes"));
         break;
+      case 124:
+        // --frontend-http2-settings-timeout
+        cmdcfgs.emplace_back(SHRPX_OPT_FRONTEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT,
+                             StringRef{optarg});
+        break;
+      case 125:
+        // --backend-http2-settings-timeout
+        cmdcfgs.emplace_back(SHRPX_OPT_BACKEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT,
+                             StringRef{optarg});
+        break;
       default:
         break;
       }
diff --git a/src/shrpx_config.cc b/src/shrpx_config.cc
index bcb0b50a..f8759918 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_config.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_config.cc
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ enum {
   SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_CONNECTION_WINDOW_BITS,
   SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_CONNECTIONS_PER_WORKER,
   SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS,
+  SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT,
   SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_WINDOW_BITS,
   SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_IPV4,
   SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_IPV6,
@@ -973,6 +974,7 @@ enum {
   SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_DUMP_RESPONSE_HEADER,
   SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS,
   SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_READ_TIMEOUT,
+  SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT,
   SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_WINDOW_BITS,
   SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_NO_TLS,
   SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_READ_TIMEOUT,
@@ -1628,6 +1630,11 @@ int option_lookup_token(const char *name, size_t namelen) {
         return SHRPX_OPTID_STRIP_INCOMING_X_FORWARDED_FOR;
       }
       break;
+    case 't':
+      if (util::strieq_l("backend-http2-settings-timeou", name, 29)) {
+        return SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT;
+      }
+      break;
     }
     break;
   case 31:
@@ -1637,6 +1644,11 @@ int option_lookup_token(const char *name, size_t namelen) {
         return SHRPX_OPTID_TLS_SESSION_CACHE_MEMCACHED_TLS;
       }
       break;
+    case 't':
+      if (util::strieq_l("frontend-http2-settings-timeou", name, 30)) {
+        return SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT;
+      }
+      break;
     }
     break;
   case 32:
@@ -2725,6 +2737,12 @@ int parse_config(const StringRef &opt, const StringRef &optarg,
     mod_config()->ev_loop_flags = ev_recommended_backends() & ~EVBACKEND_KQUEUE;
 
     return 0;
+  case SHRPX_OPTID_FRONTEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT:
+    return parse_duration(&mod_config()->http2.upstream.timeout.settings, opt,
+                          optarg);
+  case SHRPX_OPTID_BACKEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT:
+    return parse_duration(&mod_config()->http2.downstream.timeout.settings, opt,
+                          optarg);
   case SHRPX_OPTID_CONF:
     LOG(WARN) << "conf: ignored";
 
diff --git a/src/shrpx_config.h b/src/shrpx_config.h
index f801a0ea..b16286f1 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_config.h
+++ b/src/shrpx_config.h
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ constexpr auto SHRPX_OPT_BACKEND_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOST =
     StringRef::from_lit("backend-connections-per-host");
 constexpr auto SHRPX_OPT_ERROR_PAGE = StringRef::from_lit("error-page");
 constexpr auto SHRPX_OPT_NO_KQUEUE = StringRef::from_lit("no-kqueue");
+constexpr auto SHRPX_OPT_FRONTEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT =
+    StringRef::from_lit("frontend-http2-settings-timeout");
+constexpr auto SHRPX_OPT_BACKEND_HTTP2_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT =
+    StringRef::from_lit("backend-http2-settings-timeout");
 
 constexpr size_t SHRPX_OBFUSCATED_NODE_LENGTH = 8;
 
@@ -532,6 +536,9 @@ struct Http2Config {
       } dump;
       bool frame_debug;
     } debug;
+    struct {
+      ev_tstamp settings;
+    } timeout;
     nghttp2_option *option;
     nghttp2_session_callbacks *callbacks;
     size_t window_bits;
@@ -539,6 +546,9 @@ struct Http2Config {
     size_t max_concurrent_streams;
   } upstream;
   struct {
+    struct {
+      ev_tstamp settings;
+    } timeout;
     nghttp2_option *option;
     nghttp2_session_callbacks *callbacks;
     size_t window_bits;
diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
index 644e236e..ed311bca 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
@@ -755,7 +755,9 @@ int on_stream_close_callback(nghttp2_session *session, int32_t stream_id,
 } // namespace
 
 void Http2Session::start_settings_timer() {
-  ev_timer_set(&settings_timer_, 10., 0.);
+  auto &downstreamconf = get_config()->http2.downstream;
+
+  ev_timer_set(&settings_timer_, downstreamconf.timeout.settings, 0.);
   ev_timer_start(conn_.loop, &settings_timer_);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
index 0021c1d3..f603bd04 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ Http2Upstream::Http2Upstream(ClientHandler *handler)
   }
 
   // We wait for SETTINGS ACK at least 10 seconds.
-  ev_timer_init(&settings_timer_, settings_timeout_cb, 10., 0.);
+  ev_timer_init(&settings_timer_, settings_timeout_cb,
+                http2conf.upstream.timeout.settings, 0.);
 
   settings_timer_.data = this;
 
diff --git a/src/shrpx_live_check.cc b/src/shrpx_live_check.cc
index c700267e..fbfd7001 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_live_check.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_live_check.cc
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@ void LiveCheck::on_success() {
 int LiveCheck::noop() { return 0; }
 
 void LiveCheck::start_settings_timer() {
-  ev_timer_set(&settings_timer_, 10., 0.);
+  auto &downstreamconf = get_config()->http2.downstream;
+
+  ev_timer_set(&settings_timer_, downstreamconf.timeout.settings, 0.);
   ev_timer_start(conn_.loop, &settings_timer_);
 }