diff --git a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
index 304d91ba9bb..f7f2704d559 100644
--- a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
 		},
 
+		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
+			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(10 * time.Minute),
+			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(10 * time.Minute),
+			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(10 * time.Minute),
+		},
+
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"region": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
@@ -670,7 +677,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 
 	d.SetId(instance.Name)
 
-	err = sqladminOperationWait(config, op, project, "Create Instance")
+	err = sqladminOperationWaitTime(config, op, project, "Create Instance", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate).Minutes()))
 	if err != nil {
 		d.SetId("")
 		return err
@@ -697,7 +704,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 				err = retry(func() error {
 					op, err = config.clientSqlAdmin.Users.Delete(project, instance.Name, u.Host, u.Name).Do()
 					if err == nil {
-						err = sqladminOperationWait(config, op, project, "Delete default root User")
+						err = sqladminOperationWaitTime(config, op, project, "Delete default root User", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate).Minutes()))
 					}
 					return err
 				})
@@ -1027,7 +1034,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error, failed to update instance %s: %s", instance.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	err = sqladminOperationWait(config, op, project, "Create Instance")
+	err = sqladminOperationWaitTime(config, op, project, "Update Instance", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1049,7 +1056,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error, failed to delete instance %s: %s", d.Get("name").(string), err)
 	}
 
-	err = sqladminOperationWait(config, op, project, "Delete Instance")
+	err = sqladminOperationWaitTime(config, op, project, "Delete Instance", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutDelete).Minutes()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/google/sqladmin_operation.go b/google/sqladmin_operation.go
index 9fb40bb0f1e..bc99f7e46cc 100644
--- a/google/sqladmin_operation.go
+++ b/google/sqladmin_operation.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (e SqlAdminOperationError) Error() string {
 }
 
 func sqladminOperationWait(config *Config, op *sqladmin.Operation, project, activity string) error {
+	return sqladminOperationWaitTime(config, op, project, activity, 10)
+}
+
+func sqladminOperationWaitTime(config *Config, op *sqladmin.Operation, project, activity string, timeoutMinutes int) error {
 	w := &SqlAdminOperationWaiter{
 		Service: config.clientSqlAdmin,
 		Op:      op,
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ func sqladminOperationWait(config *Config, op *sqladmin.Operation, project, acti
 	}
 
 	state := w.Conf()
-	state.Timeout = 10 * time.Minute
+	state.Timeout = time.Duration(timeoutMinutes) * time.Minute
 	state.MinTimeout = 2 * time.Second
 	state.Delay = 5 * time.Second
 	opRaw, err := state.WaitForState()
diff --git a/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
index 055fa4385b6..016f8b3275c 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ when the resource is configured with a `count`.
 * `settings.version` - Used to make sure changes to the `settings` block are
     atomic.
 
+## Timeouts
+
+`google_sql_database_instance` provides the following
+[Timeouts](/docs/configuration/resources.html#timeouts) configuration options:
+
+- `create` - Default is 10 minutes.
+- `update` - Default is 10 minutes.
+- `delete` - Default is 10 minutes.
+
 ## Import
 
 Database instances can be imported using the `name`, e.g.