diff --git a/autoload/go/lint.vim b/autoload/go/lint.vim
index f68b30b779..5f3e2cf5da 100644
--- a/autoload/go/lint.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/lint.vim
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ if !exists("g:go_metalinter_enabled")
     let g:go_metalinter_enabled = ['vet', 'golint', 'errcheck']
 endif
 
+if !exists("g:go_metalinter_deadline")
+    let g:go_metalinter_deadline = "5s"
+endif
+
 if !exists("g:go_golint_bin")
     let g:go_golint_bin = "golint"
 endif
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ function! go#lint#Gometa(...) abort
             let meta_command .= " --enable=".linter
         endfor
 
+        " deadline
+        let meta_command .= " --deadline=" . g:go_metalinter_deadline
 
         let meta_command .=  " " . goargs
     else
diff --git a/doc/vim-go.txt b/doc/vim-go.txt
index 0754f68ba5..185a74b5d6 100644
--- a/doc/vim-go.txt
+++ b/doc/vim-go.txt
@@ -845,7 +845,14 @@ an advanced settings and is for users who want to have a complete control
 over of how `gometalinter` should be executed. By default it's empty.
 >
   let g:go_metalinter_command = ""
+<
+                                                  *'g:go_metalinter_deadline'*
 
+Overrides the maximum time the linters have to complete By default it's 5
+seconds.
+>
+  let g:go_metalinter_deadline = "5s"
+<
 
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 TROUBLESHOOTING                                         *go-troubleshooting*