diff --git a/pkg/controller/external_nofork.go b/pkg/controller/external_nofork.go
index bb559d40..736d2a82 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/external_nofork.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/external_nofork.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ type noForkExternal struct {
 	opTracker      *AsyncTracker
 }
 
-func getExtendedParameters(ctx context.Context, tr resource.Terraformed, externalName string, config *config.Resource, ts terraform.Setup, initParamsMerged bool, kube client.Client) (map[string]any, error) {
+func getExtendedParameters(ctx context.Context, tr resource.Terraformed, externalName string, config *config.Resource, ts terraform.Setup, initParamsMerged bool, kube client.Client) (map[string]any, error) { //nolint:gocyclo
 	params, err := tr.GetMergedParameters(initParamsMerged)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot get merged parameters")
@@ -143,6 +143,43 @@ func getExtendedParameters(ctx context.Context, tr resource.Terraformed, externa
 	if _, ok := config.TerraformResource.CoreConfigSchema().Attributes["tags_all"]; ok {
 		params["tags_all"] = params["tags"]
 	}
+	// resource timeouts configuration
+	if _, ok := config.TerraformResource.CoreConfigSchema().Attributes["timeouts"]; !ok {
+		timeouts := make(map[string]string)
+		// first use the timeout overrides specified in
+		// the Terraform resource schema
+		if config.TerraformResource.Timeouts != nil {
+			if config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Create != nil && *config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Create != 0 {
+				timeouts["create"] = config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Create.String()
+			}
+			if config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Update != nil && *config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Update != 0 {
+				timeouts["update"] = config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Update.String()
+			}
+			if config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Delete != nil && *config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Delete != 0 {
+				timeouts["delete"] = config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Delete.String()
+			}
+			if config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Read != nil && *config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Read != 0 {
+				timeouts["read"] = config.TerraformResource.Timeouts.Read.String()
+			}
+		}
+		// then, override any Terraform defaults using any upjet
+		// resource configuration overrides
+		if config.OperationTimeouts.Create != 0 {
+			timeouts["create"] = config.OperationTimeouts.Create.String()
+		}
+		if config.OperationTimeouts.Update != 0 {
+			timeouts["update"] = config.OperationTimeouts.Update.String()
+		}
+		if config.OperationTimeouts.Delete != 0 {
+			timeouts["delete"] = config.OperationTimeouts.Delete.String()
+		}
+		if config.OperationTimeouts.Read != 0 {
+			timeouts["read"] = config.OperationTimeouts.Read.String()
+		}
+		if len(timeouts) > 0 {
+			params["timeouts"] = timeouts
+		}
+	}
 	return params, nil
 }