diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 607c8be86c..45b06aaeba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ Apache 2 Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraf
 | <a name="input_subnets"></a> [subnets](#input\_subnets) | A list of subnets to place the EKS cluster and workers within. | `list(string)` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_tags"></a> [tags](#input\_tags) | A map of tags to add to all resources. Tags added to launch configuration or templates override these values for ASG Tags only. | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_vpc_id"></a> [vpc\_id](#input\_vpc\_id) | VPC where the cluster and workers will be deployed. | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_wait_for_cluster_timeout"></a> [wait\_for\_cluster\_timeout](#wait\_for\_cluster\_timeout) | Allows for a configurable timeout (in seconds) when waiting for a cluster to come up | `number` | `300` | no |
 | <a name="input_worker_additional_security_group_ids"></a> [worker\_additional\_security\_group\_ids](#input\_worker\_additional\_security\_group\_ids) | A list of additional security group ids to attach to worker instances | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_worker_ami_name_filter"></a> [worker\_ami\_name\_filter](#input\_worker\_ami\_name\_filter) | Name filter for AWS EKS worker AMI. If not provided, the latest official AMI for the specified 'cluster\_version' is used. | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_worker_ami_name_filter_windows"></a> [worker\_ami\_name\_filter\_windows](#input\_worker\_ami\_name\_filter\_windows) | Name filter for AWS EKS Windows worker AMI. If not provided, the latest official AMI for the specified 'cluster\_version' is used. | `string` | `""` | no |
diff --git a/data.tf b/data.tf
index f97692e53e..bc80e74a69 100644
--- a/data.tf
+++ b/data.tf
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ data "http" "wait_for_cluster" {
   count          = var.create_eks && var.manage_aws_auth ? 1 : 0
   url            = format("%s/healthz", aws_eks_cluster.this[0].endpoint)
   ca_certificate = base64decode(coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].certificate_authority[0].data, [""])[0])
-  timeout        = 300
+  timeout        = var.wait_for_cluster_timeout
 
   depends_on = [
     aws_eks_cluster.this,
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 6cb9d20910..b7d560e402 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -387,3 +387,9 @@ variable "workers_egress_cidrs" {
   type        = list(string)
   default     = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
 }
+
+variable "wait_for_cluster_timeout" {
+  description = "A timeout (in seconds) to wait for cluster to be available."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 300
+}