diff --git a/doc/source/deploy/neutron.rst b/doc/source/deploy/neutron.rst
index 85bba4edd5..b7496cadff 100644
--- a/doc/source/deploy/neutron.rst
+++ b/doc/source/deploy/neutron.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ configurations to optimize and tailor network performance. This includes
 integrating hardware acceleration technologies to enhance networking
 capabilities within your OpenStack environment.
 
+**********************
+Helm Operation Timeout
+**********************
+
+``neutron_helm_timeout`` sets the maximum time allowed for Neutron Helm
+operations. It accepts a Go duration string such as ``10m0s`` and defaults to
+``5m0s``.
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    neutron_helm_timeout: 10m0s
+
 *********************
 Hardware Acceleration
 *********************
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/neutron-configurable-helm-timeout-dc245fe474face06.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/neutron-configurable-helm-timeout-dc245fe474face06.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea449bab49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/neutron-configurable-helm-timeout-dc245fe474face06.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The Neutron role now exposes ``neutron_helm_timeout`` to configure how long
+    Helm operations may run.
diff --git a/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml b/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml
index 80deba8144..73c6e51162 100644
--- a/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ neutron_helm_release_namespace: openstack
 neutron_helm_kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig_path | default('/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf') }}"
 neutron_helm_values: {}
 
+# Time to wait for Helm operations to complete, using Go duration syntax.
+#
+# neutron_helm_timeout: 10m0s
+neutron_helm_timeout: 5m0s
+
 # List of networks to provision inside OpenStack
 neutron_networks: []
 
diff --git a/roles/neutron/tasks/main.yml b/roles/neutron/tasks/main.yml
index e368e994b4..81243e5bc9 100644
--- a/roles/neutron/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/neutron/tasks/main.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     release_namespace: "{{ neutron_helm_release_namespace }}"
     create_namespace: true
     kubeconfig: "{{ neutron_helm_kubeconfig }}"
+    timeout: "{{ neutron_helm_timeout }}"
     values: "{{ _neutron_helm_values | combine(neutron_helm_values, recursive=True) }}"
 
 - name: Create Ingress