diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f104c7cf..c22b2c94 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ glance_keystone_auth_plugin: password
 
 ## Glance config
 glance_image_cache_max_size: 10737418240
+glance_image_cache_stall_time: 86400
 
 # CORS options
 glance_cors_allowed_origin: "{{ (glance_show_multiple_locations | bool) | ternary(openstack_service_publicuri_proto | default('http') + '://' + external_lb_vip_address, None) }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/glance_image_cache_stall_time-ca8d2750b079279a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/glance_image_cache_stall_time-ca8d2750b079279a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe1bf215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/glance_image_cache_stall_time-ca8d2750b079279a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added variable ``glance_image_cache_stall_time`` to control glance cache
+    time if needed. Defaults to ``86400``.
diff --git a/templates/glance-api.conf.j2 b/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
index 5a77ce00..2b4552d4 100644
--- a/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ transport_url = {{ glance_oslomsg_rpc_transport }}://{% for host in glance_oslom
 
 delayed_delete = False
 scrub_time = 43200
+
 image_cache_dir = {{ glance_system_user_home }}/cache/
+image_cache_stall_time = {{ glance_image_cache_stall_time }}
+image_cache_max_size = {{ glance_image_cache_max_size }}
 
 # defaults to true if RBD is used as default store
 show_image_direct_url = {{ glance_show_image_direct_url }}
diff --git a/templates/glance-cache.conf.j2 b/templates/glance-cache.conf.j2
index 7e8258b1..459e6143 100644
--- a/templates/glance-cache.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/glance-cache.conf.j2
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ admin_password = {{ glance_service_password }}
 admin_user = {{ glance_service_user_name }}
 admin_tenant_name = {{ glance_service_project_name }}
 image_cache_dir = {{ glance_system_user_home }}/cache/
-image_cache_stall_time = 86400
+image_cache_stall_time = {{ glance_image_cache_stall_time }}
 image_cache_max_size = {{ glance_image_cache_max_size }}
 auth_url = {{ keystone_service_internalurl }}
 filesystem_store_datadir = {{ glance_system_user_home }}/images/