diff --git a/ironic/common/neutron.py b/ironic/common/neutron.py
index f667e7bfba..b2834c90c4 100644
--- a/ironic/common/neutron.py
+++ b/ironic/common/neutron.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ def get_client(token=None, context=None):
                             auth=user_auth or service_auth,
                             endpoint_override=endpoint,
                             retries=CONF.neutron.retries,
-                            global_request_id=context.global_id)
+                            global_request_id=context.global_id,
+                            timeout=CONF.neutron.request_timeout)
 
 
 def unbind_neutron_port(port_id, client=None, context=None):
diff --git a/ironic/conf/neutron.py b/ironic/conf/neutron.py
index 567625543b..d2d7f41fb2 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/neutron.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/neutron.py
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ opts = [
                        '"neutron" network interface and not used for the '
                        '"flat" or "noop" network interfaces. If not '
                        'specified, the default security group is used.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('request_timeout',
+               default=45,
+               help=_('Timeout for request processing when interacting '
+                      'with Neutron. This value should be increased if '
+                      'neutron port action timeouts are observed as neutron '
+                      'performs pre-commit validation prior returning to '
+                      'the API client which can take longer than normal '
+                      'client/server interactions.')),
+
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_neutron.py b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_neutron.py
index b4464edc19..1813659280 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_neutron.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_neutron.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class TestNeutronClient(base.TestCase):
                                             session=mock.sentinel.session,
                                             auth=auth, retries=2,
                                             endpoint_override=url,
-                                            global_request_id='global')
+                                            global_request_id='global',
+                                            timeout=45)
 
     @mock.patch('ironic.common.context.RequestContext', autospec=True)
     def test_get_neutron_client_with_token(self, mock_ctxt, mock_client_init,
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ class TestNeutronClient(base.TestCase):
             auth=mock.sentinel.sauth,
             retries=2,
             endpoint_override='neutron_url',
-            global_request_id=ctxt.global_id)
+            global_request_id=ctxt.global_id,
+            timeout=45)
 
         # testing handling of default url_timeout
         mock_session.assert_called_once_with('neutron', timeout=10)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-neutron-request-timeout-1f7372af81f14ddd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-neutron-request-timeout-1f7372af81f14ddd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eca1df044c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-neutron-request-timeout-1f7372af81f14ddd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue that can occur in CI and in physical deployments where the
+    Networking Service performs a pre-flight operation which can exceed
+    the prior default for ``30`` seconds. The new default is ``45`` seconds,
+    and operators can tune the setting via the ``[neutron]request_timeout``
+    setting.