diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 16a3a0cc9672..ede8694781d6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ static int storvsc_ringbuffer_size = (20 * PAGE_SIZE);
 module_param(storvsc_ringbuffer_size, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(storvsc_ringbuffer_size, "Ring buffer size (bytes)");
 
+/*
+ * Timeout in seconds for all devices managed by this driver.
+ */
+static int storvsc_timeout = 180;
+
 #define STORVSC_MAX_IO_REQUESTS				128
 
 /*
@@ -1204,6 +1209,8 @@ static int storvsc_device_configure(struct scsi_device *sdevice)
 
 	blk_queue_bounce_limit(sdevice->request_queue, BLK_BOUNCE_ANY);
 
+	blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdevice->request_queue, (storvsc_timeout * HZ));
+
 	sdevice->no_write_same = 1;
 
 	return 0;