diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova-configurable-helm-timeout-ebfe1ae35205caa1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova-configurable-helm-timeout-ebfe1ae35205caa1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa8699a470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova-configurable-helm-timeout-ebfe1ae35205caa1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The Nova role now exposes ``nova_helm_timeout`` to configure how long Helm
+    operations may run.
diff --git a/roles/nova/README.md b/roles/nova/README.md
index 0a4b9dbc40..5e9eee1b2d 100644
--- a/roles/nova/README.md
+++ b/roles/nova/README.md
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
 # `nova`
+
+## Configuration
+
+`nova_helm_timeout` sets the maximum time allowed for Nova Helm operations. It
+accepts a Go duration string such as `10m0s` and defaults to `5m0s`.
+
+```yaml
+nova_helm_timeout: 10m0s
+```
diff --git a/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
index a951a5f416..1175f338eb 100644
--- a/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ nova_helm_release_namespace: openstack
 nova_helm_kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig_path | default('/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf') }}"
 nova_helm_values: {}
 
+# Time to wait for Helm operations to complete, using Go duration syntax.
+#
+# nova_helm_timeout: 10m0s
+nova_helm_timeout: 5m0s
+
 # Private SSH key used for cold & live migration
 nova_ssh_key: "{{ undef(hint='You must specifiy an SSH key for Nova.') }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/nova/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nova/tasks/main.yml
index a86aa0c71f..17431c106e 100644
--- a/roles/nova/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nova/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     create_namespace: true
     kubeconfig: "{{ nova_helm_kubeconfig }}"
     values: "{{ _nova_helm_values | combine(nova_helm_values, recursive=True) }}"
+    timeout: "{{ nova_helm_timeout }}"
 
 - name: Create Ingress
   ansible.builtin.include_role: