diff --git a/.changelog/22461.txt b/.changelog/22461.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04e78b4d7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/22461.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_cloudfront_distribution: Increase the maximum valid `origin_read_timeout` value to `180`
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go b/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go
index 95d63283eaf..a3e28654412 100644
--- a/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go
+++ b/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func ResourceDistribution() *schema.Resource {
 										Type:         schema.TypeInt,
 										Optional:     true,
 										Default:      30,
-										ValidateFunc: validation.IntBetween(1, 60),
+										ValidateFunc: validation.IntBetween(1, 180),
 									},
 									"origin_protocol_policy": {
 										Type:         schema.TypeString,