diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
index 80403a1454..76bc164fc4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ func resourceKubernetesPod() *schema.Resource {
 		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
 			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
 		},
+
+		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
+			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(5 * time.Minute),
+			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(5 * time.Minute),
+		},
+
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"metadata": namespacedMetadataSchema("pod", true),
 			"spec": {
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesPodCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	stateConf := &resource.StateChangeConf{
 		Target:  []string{"Running"},
 		Pending: []string{"Pending"},
-		Timeout: 5 * time.Minute,
+		Timeout: d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate),
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
 			out, err := conn.CoreV1().Pods(metadata.Namespace).Get(metadata.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesPodDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = resource.Retry(5*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
+	err = resource.Retry(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutDelete), func() *resource.RetryError {
 		out, err := conn.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			if statusErr, ok := err.(*errors.StatusError); ok && statusErr.ErrStatus.Code == 404 {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
index a349874d97..96999f7b92 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `name` - (Optional) Name of the pod, must be unique. Cannot be updated. More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#names
 * `namespace` - (Optional) Namespace defines the space within which name of the pod must be unique.
 
+### Timeouts
+
+`kubernetes_pod` provides the following
+[Timeouts](/docs/configuration/resources.html#timeouts) configuration options:
+
+- `create` - (Default `5 minutes`) Used for Creating Pods.
+- `delete` - (Default `5 minutes`) Used for Destroying Pods.
+
 #### Attributes
 
 * `generation` - A sequence number representing a specific generation of the desired state.