diff --git a/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml
index 60af32cd76..61fa568972 100644
--- a/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ parameters:
     default: 60
     description: Timeout for requests going from swift-proxy to swift a/c/o services.
     type: number
+  SwiftProxyRecoverableNodeTimeout:
+    default: 30
+    description: Timeout for GET/HEAD requests going from swift-proxy to swift a/c/o services.
+    type: number
   SwiftWorkers:
     default: 0
     description: Number of workers for Swift service.
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ outputs:
             swift::proxy::authtoken::region_name: {get_param: KeystoneRegion}
             swift::proxy::s3token::www_authenticate_uri: {get_param: [EndpointMap, KeystoneV3Internal, uri]}
             swift::proxy::node_timeout: {get_param: SwiftProxyNodeTimeout}
+            swift::proxy::recoverable_node_timeout: {get_param: SwiftProxyRecoverableNodeTimeout}
           -
             if:
             - swift_workers_zero
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/swift-proxy-recoverable-node-timeout-1fcd7a83f983e61b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/swift-proxy-recoverable-node-timeout-1fcd7a83f983e61b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcab05e10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/swift-proxy-recoverable-node-timeout-1fcd7a83f983e61b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Decrease Swift proxy timeouts for GET/HEAD requests using a new parameter
+    named SwiftProxyRecoverableNodeTimeout. The default node timeout is 10
+    seconds in Swift, however this has been set to 60 seconds in TripleO in
+    case there are slow nodes. However, this affects all requests - GET, HEAD
+    and PUT. GET/HEAD requests are typically much faster, thus it makes sense
+    to use a lower timeout to recover earlier from node failures.  This will
+    increase stability, because the proxy can select another backend node to
+    retry the request.