diff --git a/daemon/daemon_config.c b/daemon/daemon_config.c
index 1183433..96db7a7 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_config.c
+++ b/daemon/daemon_config.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct GameModeConfig {
 		char whitelist[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 		char blacklist[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 
+		long script_timeout;
 		char startscripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 		char endscripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ static int inih_handler(void *user, const char *section, const char *name, const
 			valid = append_value_to_list(name, value, self->values.startscripts);
 		} else if (strcmp(name, "end") == 0) {
 			valid = append_value_to_list(name, value, self->values.endscripts);
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "script_timeout") == 0) {
+			valid = get_long_value(name, value, &self->values.script_timeout);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -330,6 +333,7 @@ static void load_config_files(GameModeConfig *self)
 	self->values.reaper_frequency = DEFAULT_REAPER_FREQ;
 	self->values.gpu_device = -1; /* 0 is a valid device ID so use -1 to indicate no value */
 	self->values.nv_perf_level = -1;
+	self->values.script_timeout = 10; /* Default to 10 seconds for scripts */
 
 	/*
 	 * Locations to load, in order
@@ -506,6 +510,11 @@ void config_get_gamemode_end_scripts(GameModeConfig *self,
 	memcpy_locked_config(self, scripts, self->values.endscripts, sizeof(self->values.startscripts));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get the script timemout value
+ */
+DEFINE_CONFIG_GET(script_timeout)
+
 /*
  * Get the chosen default governor
  */
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_config.h b/daemon/daemon_config.h
index 2981e8d..d52da9b 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_config.h
+++ b/daemon/daemon_config.h
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ void config_get_gamemode_start_scripts(GameModeConfig *self,
 void config_get_gamemode_end_scripts(GameModeConfig *self,
                                      char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX]);
 
+/*
+ * Get the script timout value
+ */
+long config_get_script_timeout(GameModeConfig *self);
+
 /*
  * Get the chosen default governor
  */
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode-tests.c b/daemon/gamemode-tests.c
index 9761f78..4603585 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode-tests.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode-tests.c
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ static int run_cpu_governor_tests(struct GameModeConfig *config)
 static int run_custom_scripts_tests(struct GameModeConfig *config)
 {
 	int scriptstatus = 0;
+	long timeout = config_get_script_timeout(config);
 
 	/* Grab and test the start scripts */
 	char startscripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ static int run_custom_scripts_tests(struct GameModeConfig *config)
 			LOG_MSG(":::: Running start script [%s]\n", startscripts[i]);
 
 			const char *args[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", startscripts[i], NULL };
-			int ret = run_external_process(args, NULL, 10);
+			int ret = run_external_process(args, NULL, (int)timeout);
 
 			if (ret == 0)
 				LOG_MSG(":::: Passed\n");
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ static int run_custom_scripts_tests(struct GameModeConfig *config)
 			LOG_MSG(":::: Running end script [%s]\n", endscripts[i]);
 
 			const char *args[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", endscripts[i], NULL };
-			int ret = run_external_process(args, NULL, 10);
+			int ret = run_external_process(args, NULL, (int)timeout);
 
 			if (ret == 0)
 				LOG_MSG(":::: Passed\n");
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode.c b/daemon/gamemode.c
index 575a4c0..1bce846 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void *game_mode_context_reaper(void *userdata);
 static void game_mode_context_enter(GameModeContext *self);
 static void game_mode_context_leave(GameModeContext *self);
 static char *game_mode_context_find_exe(pid_t pid);
-static void game_mode_execute_scripts(char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX]);
+static void game_mode_execute_scripts(char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX], int timeout);
 
 void game_mode_context_init(GameModeContext *self)
 {
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ static void game_mode_context_enter(GameModeContext *self)
 	char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 	memset(scripts, 0, sizeof(scripts));
 	config_get_gamemode_start_scripts(self->config, scripts);
-	game_mode_execute_scripts(scripts);
+	long timeout = config_get_script_timeout(self->config);
+	game_mode_execute_scripts(scripts, (int)timeout);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ static void game_mode_context_leave(GameModeContext *self)
 	char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 	memset(scripts, 0, sizeof(scripts));
 	config_get_gamemode_end_scripts(self->config, scripts);
-	game_mode_execute_scripts(scripts);
+	long timeout = config_get_script_timeout(self->config);
+	game_mode_execute_scripts(scripts, (int)timeout);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -686,14 +688,14 @@ fail:
 }
 
 /* Executes a set of scripts */
-static void game_mode_execute_scripts(char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX])
+static void game_mode_execute_scripts(char scripts[CONFIG_LIST_MAX][CONFIG_VALUE_MAX], int timeout)
 {
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 	while (*scripts[i] != '\0' && i < CONFIG_LIST_MAX) {
 		LOG_MSG("Executing script [%s]\n", scripts[i]);
 		int err;
 		const char *args[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", scripts[i], NULL };
-		if ((err = run_external_process(args, NULL, 10)) != 0) {
+		if ((err = run_external_process(args, NULL, timeout)) != 0) {
 			/* Log the failure, but this is not fatal */
 			LOG_ERROR("Script [%s] failed with error %d\n", scripts[i], err);
 		}