diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
index 31350127a32..7b72168d15d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) preparePod(pod *api.Pod, podIP string, pullSecrets []api.Secre
 		newUnitOption("Service", "ExecStopPost", markPodFinished),
 		// This enables graceful stop.
 		newUnitOption("Service", "KillMode", "mixed"),
+		newUnitOption("Service", "TimeoutStopSec", fmt.Sprintf("%ds", getPodTerminationGracePeriodInSecond(pod))),
 		// Track pod info for garbage collection
 		newUnitOption(unitKubernetesSection, unitPodUID, string(pod.UID)),
 		newUnitOption(unitKubernetesSection, unitPodName, pod.Name),
@@ -1554,14 +1555,22 @@ func (r *Runtime) GetPods(all bool) ([]*kubecontainer.Pod, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Runtime) waitPreStopHooks(pod *api.Pod, runningPod *kubecontainer.Pod) {
-	gracePeriod := int64(minimumGracePeriodInSeconds)
+func getPodTerminationGracePeriodInSecond(pod *api.Pod) int64 {
+	var gracePeriod int64
 	switch {
 	case pod.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds != nil:
 		gracePeriod = *pod.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds
 	case pod.Spec.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds != nil:
 		gracePeriod = *pod.Spec.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds
 	}
+	if gracePeriod < minimumGracePeriodInSeconds {
+		gracePeriod = minimumGracePeriodInSeconds
+	}
+	return gracePeriod
+}
+
+func (r *Runtime) waitPreStopHooks(pod *api.Pod, runningPod *kubecontainer.Pod) {
+	gracePeriod := getPodTerminationGracePeriodInSecond(pod)
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {