diff --git a/src/agent/src/config.rs b/src/agent/src/config.rs
index 5626e6475a..13d4396bde 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/config.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 //
 use rustjail::errors::*;
 use std::fs;
+use std::time;
 
 const DEBUG_CONSOLE_FLAG: &'static str = "agent.debug_console";
 const DEV_MODE_FLAG: &'static str = "agent.devmode";
 const LOG_LEVEL_FLAG: &'static str = "agent.log";
+const HOTPLUG_TIMOUT_FLAG: &'static str = "agent.hotplug_timeout";
 
 const DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL: slog::Level = slog::Level::Info;
+const DEFAULT_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT: time::Duration = time::Duration::from_secs(3);
 
 // FIXME: unused
 const TRACE_MODE_FLAG: &'static str = "agent.trace";
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct agentConfig {
     pub debug_console: bool,
     pub dev_mode: bool,
     pub log_level: slog::Level,
+    pub hotplug_timeout: time::Duration,
 }
 
 impl agentConfig {
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ impl agentConfig {
             debug_console: false,
             dev_mode: false,
             log_level: DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL,
+            hotplug_timeout: DEFAULT_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT,
         }
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +52,14 @@ impl agentConfig {
                 let level = get_log_level(param)?;
                 self.log_level = level;
             }
+
+            if param.starts_with(HOTPLUG_TIMOUT_FLAG) {
+                let hotplugTimeout = get_hotplug_timeout(param)?;
+                // ensure the timeout is a positive value
+                if hotplugTimeout.as_secs() > 0 {
+                    self.hotplug_timeout = hotplugTimeout;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -100,17 +113,42 @@ fn get_log_level(param: &str) -> Result<slog::Level> {
     Ok(level)
 }
 
+fn get_hotplug_timeout(param: &str) -> Result<time::Duration> {
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = param.split("=").collect();
+
+    if fields.len() != 2 {
+        return Err(ErrorKind::ErrorCode(String::from("invalid hotplug timeout parameter")).into());
+    }
+
+    let key = fields[0];
+    if key != HOTPLUG_TIMOUT_FLAG {
+        return Err(ErrorKind::ErrorCode(String::from("invalid hotplug timeout key name")).into());
+    }
+
+    let value = fields[1].parse::<u64>();
+    if value.is_err() {
+        return Err(ErrorKind::ErrorCode(String::from("unable to parse hotplug timeout")).into());
+    }
+
+    Ok(time::Duration::from_secs(value.unwrap()))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use std::fs::File;
     use std::io::Write;
     use tempfile::tempdir;
+    use std::time;
 
     const ERR_INVALID_LOG_LEVEL: &str = "invalid log level";
     const ERR_INVALID_LOG_LEVEL_PARAM: &str = "invalid log level parameter";
     const ERR_INVALID_LOG_LEVEL_KEY: &str = "invalid log level key name";
 
+    const ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT: &str = "invalid hotplug timeout parameter";
+    const ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_PARAM: &str = "unable to parse hotplug timeout";
+    const ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_KEY: &str = "invalid hotplug timeout key name";
+
     // helper function to make errors less crazy-long
     fn make_err(desc: &str) -> Error {
         ErrorKind::ErrorCode(desc.to_string()).into()
@@ -121,7 +159,7 @@ mod tests {
     // 1: expected Result
     // 2: actual Result
     // 3: string used to identify the test on error
-    macro_rules! assert_log_level {
+    macro_rules! assert_result {
         ($expected_result:expr, $actual_result:expr, $msg:expr) => {
             if $expected_result.is_ok() {
                 let expected_level = $expected_result.as_ref().unwrap();
@@ -145,6 +183,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(config.debug_console, false);
         assert_eq!(config.dev_mode, false);
         assert_eq!(config.log_level, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL);
+        assert_eq!(config.hotplug_timeout, DEFAULT_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -154,6 +193,7 @@ mod tests {
             contents: &'a str,
             debug_console: bool,
             dev_mode: bool,
+            hotplug_timeout: time::Duration,
         }
 
         let tests = &[
@@ -161,106 +201,139 @@ mod tests {
                 contents: "",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo bar",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo bar",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent bar",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo debug_console agent bar devmode",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "agent.debug_console",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "   agent.debug_console ",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "agent.debug_console foo",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: " agent.debug_console foo",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent.debug_console bar",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent.debug_console",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent.debug_console ",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: false,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "agent.devmode",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "   agent.devmode ",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "agent.devmode foo",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: " agent.devmode foo",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent.devmode bar",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent.devmode",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "foo agent.devmode ",
                 debug_console: false,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
             TestData {
                 contents: "agent.devmode agent.debug_console",
                 debug_console: true,
                 dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                contents: "agent.devmode agent.debug_console agent.hotplug_timeout=100",
+                debug_console: true,
+                dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(100),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                contents: "agent.devmode agent.debug_console agent.hotplug_timeout=0",
+                debug_console: true,
+                dev_mode: true,
+                hotplug_timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(3),
             },
         ];
 
@@ -292,12 +365,14 @@ mod tests {
             let mut config = agentConfig::new();
             assert!(config.debug_console == false, msg);
             assert!(config.dev_mode == false, msg);
+            assert!(config.hotplug_timeout == time::Duration::from_secs(3), msg);
 
             let result = config.parse_cmdline(filename);
             assert!(result.is_ok(), "{}", msg);
 
             assert_eq!(d.debug_console, config.debug_console, "{}", msg);
             assert_eq!(d.dev_mode, config.dev_mode, "{}", msg);
+            assert_eq!(d.hotplug_timeout, config.hotplug_timeout, "{}", msg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -371,7 +446,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-            assert_log_level!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
         }
     }
 
@@ -465,7 +540,77 @@ mod tests {
 
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
-            assert_log_level!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_hotplug_timeout() {
+        #[derive(Debug)]
+        struct TestData<'a> {
+            param: &'a str,
+            result: Result<time::Duration>,
+        }
+
+        let tests = &[
+            TestData {
+                param: "",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "foo=bar",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_KEY)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeot=1",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_KEY)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=1",
+                result: Ok(time::Duration::from_secs(1)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=3",
+                result: Ok(time::Duration::from_secs(3)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=3600",
+                result: Ok(time::Duration::from_secs(3600)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=0",
+                result: Ok(time::Duration::from_secs(0)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=-1",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_PARAM)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=4jbsdja",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_PARAM)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=foo",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_PARAM)),
+            },
+            TestData {
+                param: "agent.hotplug_timeout=j",
+                result: Err(make_err(ERR_INVALID_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT_PARAM)),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        for (i, d) in tests.iter().enumerate() {
+            let msg = format!("test[{}]: {:?}", i, d);
+
+            let result = get_hotplug_timeout(d.param);
+
+            let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
+
+            assert_result!(d.result, result, format!("{}", msg));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/agent/src/device.rs b/src/agent/src/device.rs
index 2749ad7ce6..29110ffb5a 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/device.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/device.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::mount::{
-    DRIVERBLKTYPE, DRIVERMMIOBLKTYPE, DRIVERNVDIMMTYPE, DRIVERSCSITYPE, TIMEOUT_HOTPLUG,
+    DRIVERBLKTYPE, DRIVERMMIOBLKTYPE, DRIVERNVDIMMTYPE, DRIVERSCSITYPE,
 };
 use crate::sandbox::Sandbox;
-use crate::GLOBAL_DEVICE_WATCHER;
+use crate::{GLOBAL_DEVICE_WATCHER, AGENT_CONFIG};
 use protocols::agent::Device;
 use protocols::oci::Spec;
 
@@ -174,7 +173,10 @@ pub fn get_device_name(sandbox: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, dev_addr: &str) -> Result<S
     if dev_name == "" {
         info!(sl!(), "Waiting on channel for device notification\n");
 
-        match rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(TIMEOUT_HOTPLUG)) {
+        let agent_config = AGENT_CONFIG.clone();
+        let config = agent_config.read().unwrap();
+
+        match rx.recv_timeout(config.hotplug_timeout) {
             Ok(name) => dev_name = name,
             Err(_) => {
                 let watcher = GLOBAL_DEVICE_WATCHER.clone();
@@ -182,8 +184,8 @@ pub fn get_device_name(sandbox: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, dev_addr: &str) -> Result<S
                 w.remove_entry(dev_addr);
 
                 return Err(ErrorKind::ErrorCode(format!(
-                    "Timeout reached after {} waiting for device {}",
-                    TIMEOUT_HOTPLUG, dev_addr
+                    "Timeout reached after {:?} waiting for device {}",
+                    config.hotplug_timeout, dev_addr
                 ))
                 .into());
             }
diff --git a/src/agent/src/main.rs b/src/agent/src/main.rs
index 712106433e..6850f357c9 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/main.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::{self as unixfs};
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Sender};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::{io, thread};
 use unistd::Pid;
 
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ const CONSOLE_PATH: &'static str = "/dev/console";
 lazy_static! {
     static ref GLOBAL_DEVICE_WATCHER: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Sender<String>>>> =
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+    static ref AGENT_CONFIG: Arc<RwLock<agentConfig>> = Arc::new(RwLock::new(config::agentConfig::new()));
 }
 
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     lazy_static::initialize(&SHELLS);
 
-    let mut config = config::agentConfig::new();
-
+    lazy_static::initialize(&AGENT_CONFIG);
+    let agentConfig = AGENT_CONFIG.clone();
+    let mut config = agentConfig.write().unwrap();
     config.parse_cmdline(KERNEL_CMDLINE_FILE)?;
 
     let writer = io::stdout();
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ use nix::sys::stat::Mode;
 use std::os::unix::io::{FromRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use crate::config::agentConfig;
 
 fn setup_debug_console(shells: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
     for shell in shells.iter() {
diff --git a/src/agent/src/mount.rs b/src/agent/src/mount.rs
index 288d0b2d39..7c22c87fc6 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/mount.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/mount.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ const ROOTBUSPATH: &'static str = "/devices/pci0000:00";
 const CGROUPPATH: &'static str = "/sys/fs/cgroup";
 const PROCCGROUPS: &'static str = "/proc/cgroups";
 
-pub const TIMEOUT_HOTPLUG: u64 = 3;
-
 #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref FLAGS: HashMap<&'static str, (bool, MsFlags)> = {