diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 45dd8fa4..5c0e26cb 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -195,6 +195,18 @@ options:
     description: |
        Client timeout configuration in ms for haproxy, used in HA
        configurations. If not provided, default value of 30000ms is used.
+  haproxy-queue-timeout:
+    type: int
+    default:
+    description: |
+       Queue timeout configuration in ms for haproxy, used in HA
+       configurations. If not provided, default value of 5000ms is used.
+  haproxy-connect-timeout:
+    type: int
+    default:
+    description: |
+       Connect timeout configuration in ms for haproxy, used in HA
+       configurations. If not provided, default value of 5000ms is used.
   ssl_cert:
     type: string
     default:
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
index 49c04de0..1aee3caa 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
@@ -626,6 +626,12 @@ class HAProxyContext(OSContextGenerator):
         if config('haproxy-client-timeout'):
             ctxt['haproxy_client_timeout'] = config('haproxy-client-timeout')
 
+        if config('haproxy-queue-timeout'):
+            ctxt['haproxy_queue_timeout'] = config('haproxy-queue-timeout')
+
+        if config('haproxy-connect-timeout'):
+            ctxt['haproxy_connect_timeout'] = config('haproxy-connect-timeout')
+
         if config('prefer-ipv6'):
             ctxt['ipv6'] = True
             ctxt['local_host'] = 'ip6-localhost'
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg
index ad875f16..8721d8a1 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -12,19 +12,26 @@ defaults
     option tcplog
     option dontlognull
     retries 3
-    timeout queue 1000
-    timeout connect 1000
-{% if haproxy_client_timeout -%}
+{%- if haproxy_queue_timeout %}
+    timeout queue {{ haproxy_queue_timeout }}
+{%- else %}
+    timeout queue 5000
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if haproxy_connect_timeout %}
+    timeout connect {{ haproxy_connect_timeout }}
+{%- else %}
+    timeout connect 5000
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if haproxy_client_timeout %}
     timeout client {{ haproxy_client_timeout }}
-{% else -%}
+{%- else %}
     timeout client 30000
-{% endif -%}
-
-{% if haproxy_server_timeout -%}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if haproxy_server_timeout %}
     timeout server {{ haproxy_server_timeout }}
-{% else -%}
+{%- else %}
     timeout server 30000
-{% endif -%}
+{%- endif %}
 
 listen stats {{ stat_port }}
     mode http