diff --git a/os_win/conf.py b/os_win/conf.py
index 0276b7fa..96691ad5 100644
--- a/os_win/conf.py
+++ b/os_win/conf.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ os_win_opts = [
                      'almost all operations require a reference to a '
                      'switch port. The cached objects are no longer valid '
                      'if the VM they are associated with is destroyed.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('wmi_job_terminate_timeout',
+               default=120,
+               help='The default amount of seconds to wait when stopping '
+                    'pending WMI jobs. Setting this value to 0 will '
+                    'disable the timeout.'),
 ]
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
diff --git a/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py b/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py
index dbaa8743..ab867ccd 100644
--- a/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py
+++ b/os_win/tests/unit/utils/compute/test_vmutils.py
@@ -1203,7 +1203,8 @@ class VMUtilsTestCase(test_base.OsWinBaseTestCase):
 
         self._vmutils.stop_vm_jobs(mock.sentinel.vm_name)
 
-        self._vmutils._jobutils.stop_jobs.assert_called_once_with(mock_vm)
+        self._vmutils._jobutils.stop_jobs.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_vm, None)
 
     def test_set_secure_boot(self):
         vs_data = mock.MagicMock()
diff --git a/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py b/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py
index 7f02a459..527f53cd 100644
--- a/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py
+++ b/os_win/utils/compute/vmutils.py
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@ class VMUtils(baseutils.BaseUtilsVirt):
             pass
         return constants.VM_GEN_1
 
-    def stop_vm_jobs(self, vm_name):
+    def stop_vm_jobs(self, vm_name, timeout=None):
         vm = self._lookup_vm_check(vm_name, as_vssd=False)
-        self._jobutils.stop_jobs(vm)
+        self._jobutils.stop_jobs(vm, timeout)
 
     def enable_secure_boot(self, vm_name, msft_ca_required):
         """Enables Secure Boot for the instance with the given name.
diff --git a/os_win/utils/jobutils.py b/os_win/utils/jobutils.py
index e3d7f054..12355cd9 100644
--- a/os_win/utils/jobutils.py
+++ b/os_win/utils/jobutils.py
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import monotonic
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from os_win import _utils
+import os_win.conf
 from os_win import constants
 from os_win import exceptions
 from os_win.utils import baseutils
 
+CONF = os_win.conf.CONF
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -35,7 +38,6 @@ class JobUtils(baseutils.BaseUtilsVirt):
 
     _CONCRETE_JOB_CLASS = "Msvm_ConcreteJob"
 
-    _DEFAULT_JOB_TERMINATE_TIMEOUT = 15  # seconds
     _KILL_JOB_STATE_CHANGE_REQUEST = 5
 
     _completed_job_states = [constants.JOB_STATE_COMPLETED,
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ class JobUtils(baseutils.BaseUtilsVirt):
     def _is_job_completed(self, job):
         return job.JobState in self._completed_job_states
 
-    def stop_jobs(self, element, timeout=_DEFAULT_JOB_TERMINATE_TIMEOUT):
+    def stop_jobs(self, element, timeout=None):
         """Stops the Hyper-V jobs associated with the given resource.
 
         :param element: string representing the path of the Hyper-V resource
@@ -214,6 +216,9 @@ class JobUtils(baseutils.BaseUtilsVirt):
             associated with the given resource and the given timeout amount of
             time has passed.
         """
+        if timeout is None:
+            timeout = CONF.os_win.wmi_job_terminate_timeout
+
         @_utils.retry_decorator(exceptions=exceptions.JobTerminateFailed,
                                 timeout=timeout, max_retry_count=None)
         def _stop_jobs_with_timeout():