diff --git a/octavia/api/v2/types/listener.py b/octavia/api/v2/types/listener.py
index f8378d2be2..60058877ee 100644
--- a/octavia/api/v2/types/listener.py
+++ b/octavia/api/v2/types/listener.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from wsme import types as wtypes
 
 from octavia.api.common import types
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ from octavia.api.v2.types import l7policy
 from octavia.api.v2.types import pool
 from octavia.common import constants
 
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF.import_group('haproxy_amphora', 'octavia.common.config')
+
 
 class BaseListenerType(types.BaseType):
     _type_to_model_map = {'admin_state_up': 'enabled',
@@ -116,19 +120,19 @@ class ListenerPOST(BaseListenerType):
     timeout_client_data = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CLIENT_DATA)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_client_data)
     timeout_member_connect = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_CONNECT)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_member_connect)
     timeout_member_data = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_DATA)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_member_data)
     timeout_tcp_inspect = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_TCP_INSPECT)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_tcp_inspect)
 
 
 class ListenerRootPOST(types.BaseType):
@@ -189,19 +193,19 @@ class ListenerSingleCreate(BaseListenerType):
     timeout_client_data = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CLIENT_DATA)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_client_data)
     timeout_member_connect = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_CONNECT)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_member_connect)
     timeout_member_data = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_DATA)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_member_data)
     timeout_tcp_inspect = wtypes.wsattr(
         wtypes.IntegerType(minimum=constants.MIN_TIMEOUT,
                            maximum=constants.MAX_TIMEOUT),
-        default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_TCP_INSPECT)
+        default=CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_tcp_inspect)
 
 
 class ListenerStatusResponse(BaseListenerType):
diff --git a/octavia/common/config.py b/octavia/common/config.py
index 0f4e560fdd..29fd729f35 100644
--- a/octavia/common/config.py
+++ b/octavia/common/config.py
@@ -284,6 +284,18 @@ haproxy_amphora_opts = [
     cfg.FloatOpt('rest_request_read_timeout', default=60,
                  help=_("The time in seconds to wait for a REST API "
                         "response.")),
+    cfg.IntOpt('timeout_client_data',
+               default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CLIENT_DATA,
+               help=_('Frontend client inactivity timeout.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('timeout_member_connect',
+               default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_CONNECT,
+               help=_('Backend member connection timeout.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('timeout_member_data',
+               default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_DATA,
+               help=_('Backend member inactivity timeout.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('timeout_tcp_inspect',
+               default=constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_TCP_INSPECT,
+               help=_('Time to wait for TCP packets for content inspection.')),
     # REST client
     cfg.StrOpt('client_cert', default='/etc/octavia/certs/client.pem',
                help=_("The client certificate to talk to the agent")),
diff --git a/octavia/common/jinja/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py b/octavia/common/jinja/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
index 2f1b5c64ba..ede11ffd0b 100644
--- a/octavia/common/jinja/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
+++ b/octavia/common/jinja/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
@@ -204,15 +204,17 @@ class JinjaTemplater(object):
             'topology': listener.load_balancer.topology,
             'amphorae': listener.load_balancer.amphorae,
             'enabled': listener.enabled,
-            'timeout_client_data': (listener.timeout_client_data or
-                                    constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CLIENT_DATA),
-            'timeout_member_connect': (listener.timeout_member_connect or
-                                       constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_CONNECT
-                                       ),
-            'timeout_member_data': (listener.timeout_member_data or
-                                    constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MEMBER_DATA),
+            'timeout_client_data': (
+                listener.timeout_client_data or
+                CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_client_data),
+            'timeout_member_connect': (
+                listener.timeout_member_connect or
+                CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_member_connect),
+            'timeout_member_data': (
+                listener.timeout_member_data or
+                CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_member_data),
             'timeout_tcp_inspect': (listener.timeout_tcp_inspect or
-                                    constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_TCP_INSPECT),
+                                    CONF.haproxy_amphora.timeout_tcp_inspect),
         }
         if listener.connection_limit and listener.connection_limit > -1:
             ret_value['connection_limit'] = listener.connection_limit
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1797130-8c9bfa50d9b6c955.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1797130-8c9bfa50d9b6c955.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09f385b7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1797130-8c9bfa50d9b6c955.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Listeners default timeouts can be set by config in section haproxy_amphora:
+
+     * `timeout_client_data`: Frontend client inactivity timeout
+     * `timeout_member_connect`: Backend member connection timeout
+     * `timeout_member_data`: Backend member inactivity timeout
+     * `timeout_tcp_inspect`: Time to wait for TCP packets for content inspection
+
+     The value for all of these options is expected to be in milliseconds.
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