diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index ea209f8613..72345ac9fe 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ DEFBINDMOUNTS := []
 # Image Service Offload
 DEFSERVICEOFFLOAD ?= false
 
+# Create Container Timeout in seconds
+DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT ?= 60
+
 SED = sed
 
 CLI_DIR = cmd
@@ -679,6 +682,7 @@ USER_VARS += DEFSTATICRESOURCEMGMT_STRATOVIRT
 USER_VARS += DEFSTATICRESOURCEMGMT_TEE
 USER_VARS += DEFBINDMOUNTS
 USER_VARS += DEFSERVICEOFFLOAD
+USER_VARS += DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT
 USER_VARS += DEFVFIOMODE
 USER_VARS += BUILDFLAGS
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in
index ef02075897..7297059cad 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in
@@ -240,3 +240,11 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
+
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
index f2eca9b3d8..7f037ad1d1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
@@ -449,6 +449,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-fc.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-fc.toml.in
index 28040aacc1..a7d5650519 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-fc.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-fc.toml.in
@@ -367,3 +367,11 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
+
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in
index e63d3b4813..f20ba3d538 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-nvidia-gpu.toml.in
@@ -680,6 +680,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-se.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-se.toml.in
index 8725d4e3ab..35516f9b07 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-se.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-se.toml.in
@@ -645,6 +645,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-sev.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-sev.toml.in
index 638a79d134..4b47ca1bb4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-sev.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-sev.toml.in
@@ -623,6 +623,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-snp.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-snp.toml.in
index b073eec3ed..08b2046911 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-snp.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-snp.toml.in
@@ -663,6 +663,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in
index 213436f531..e41f6e63c8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in
@@ -659,6 +659,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
index 511a63dfd6..134e7f6fd7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
@@ -692,6 +692,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-remote.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-remote.toml.in
index 4c75af275e..1fdf8e72cd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-remote.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-remote.toml.in
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
 
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@
+
 # WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
 # This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
 [image]
diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-stratovirt.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-stratovirt.toml.in
index c98cf6bd78..05cdb8821d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-stratovirt.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-stratovirt.toml.in
@@ -392,3 +392,11 @@ experimental = @DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
 # (default: false)
 #enable_pprof = true
+
+# Indicates the CreateContainer request timeout needed for the workload(s)
+# It using guest_pull this includes the time to pull the image inside the guest
+# Defaults to @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@ second(s)  
+# Note: The effective timeout is determined by the lesser of two values: runtime-request-timeout from kubelet config 
+# (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet/#:~:text=runtime%2Drequest%2Dtimeout) and create_container_timeout. 
+# In essence, the timeout used for guest pull=runtime-request-timeout<create_container_timeout?runtime-request-timeout:create_container_timeout.
+create_container_timeout = @DEFCREATECONTAINERTIMEOUT@