diff --git a/api/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml b/api/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml
index 97a02555..263ef2da 100644
--- a/api/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml
+++ b/api/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: PlacementAPISpec defines the desired state of PlacementAPI
             properties:
+              apiTimeout:
+                default: 60
+                description: APITimeout for HAProxy, Apache
+                minimum: 10
+                type: integer
               containerImage:
                 description: PlacementAPI Container Image URL (will be set to environmental
                   default if empty)
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/placementapi_types.go b/api/v1beta1/placementapi_types.go
index e0ac84fd..a072e83b 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/placementapi_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/placementapi_types.go
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ type PlacementAPISpec struct {
 
 // PlacementAPISpecCore -
 type PlacementAPISpecCore struct {
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default=60
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=10
+	// APITimeout for HAProxy, Apache
+	APITimeout int `json:"apiTimeout"`
+
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	// +kubebuilder:default=placement
 	// ServiceUser - optional username used for this service to register in keystone
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/placementapi_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/placementapi_webhook.go
index 7ddf75c8..841e10f8 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/placementapi_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/placementapi_webhook.go
@@ -175,3 +175,26 @@ func ValidateDefaultConfigOverwrite(
 	}
 	return errors
 }
+
+// SetDefaultRouteAnnotations sets HAProxy timeout values of the route
+func (spec *PlacementAPISpecCore) SetDefaultRouteAnnotations(annotations map[string]string) {
+	const haProxyAnno = "haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout"
+	// Use a custom annotation to flag when the operator has set the default HAProxy timeout
+	// With the annotation func determines when to overwrite existing HAProxy timeout with the APITimeout
+	const placementAnno = "api.placement.openstack.org/timeout"
+	valPlacementAPI, okPlacementAPI := annotations[placementAnno]
+	valHAProxy, okHAProxy := annotations[haProxyAnno]
+	// Human operator set the HAProxy timeout manually
+	if !okPlacementAPI && okHAProxy {
+		return
+	}
+	// Human operator modified the HAProxy timeout manually without removing the Placemen flag
+	if okPlacementAPI && okHAProxy && valPlacementAPI != valHAProxy {
+		delete(annotations, placementAnno)
+		placementapilog.Info("Human operator modified the HAProxy timeout manually without removing the Placement flag. Deleting the Placement flag to ensure proper configuration.")
+		return
+	}
+	timeout := fmt.Sprintf("%ds", spec.APITimeout)
+	annotations[placementAnno] = timeout
+	annotations[haProxyAnno] = timeout
+}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml b/config/crd/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml
index 97a02555..263ef2da 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/placement.openstack.org_placementapis.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: PlacementAPISpec defines the desired state of PlacementAPI
             properties:
+              apiTimeout:
+                default: 60
+                description: APITimeout for HAProxy, Apache
+                minimum: 10
+                type: integer
               containerImage:
                 description: PlacementAPI Container Image URL (will be set to environmental
                   default if empty)
diff --git a/controllers/placementapi_controller.go b/controllers/placementapi_controller.go
index 310c648e..410ab41c 100644
--- a/controllers/placementapi_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/placementapi_controller.go
@@ -1265,6 +1265,7 @@ func (r *PlacementAPIReconciler) generateServiceConfigMaps(
 		httpdVhostConfig[endpt.String()] = endptConfig
 	}
 	templateParameters["VHosts"] = httpdVhostConfig
+	templateParameters["TimeOut"] = instance.Spec.APITimeout
 
 	extraTemplates := map[string]string{
 		"placement.conf": "placementapi/config/placement.conf",
diff --git a/templates/placementapi/config/httpd.conf b/templates/placementapi/config/httpd.conf
index f114b9bf..7c53ffd7 100644
--- a/templates/placementapi/config/httpd.conf
+++ b/templates/placementapi/config/httpd.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CustomLog /dev/stdout proxy env=forwarded
     ErrorLogFormat "%M"
   </IfVersion>
   ServerName {{ $vhost.ServerName }}
+  TimeOut {{ $.TimeOut }}
 
   ## Vhost docroot
   ErrorLog /dev/stdout
diff --git a/tests/functional/placementapi_controller_test.go b/tests/functional/placementapi_controller_test.go
index 79a95e7d..a977eaa2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/placementapi_controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/functional/placementapi_controller_test.go
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ var _ = Describe("PlacementAPI controller", func() {
 			myCnf := cm.Data["my.cnf"]
 			Expect(myCnf).To(
 				ContainSubstring("[client]\nssl=0"))
+			configData := cm.Data["httpd.conf"]
+			Expect(configData).Should(
+				ContainSubstring("TimeOut 60"))
 		})
 
 		It("creates service account, role and rolebindig", func() {