diff --git a/connector/docs/changelog/undistributed/changelog_GerriorL_add_timeout_to_netconf_20220718.rst b/connector/docs/changelog/undistributed/changelog_GerriorL_add_timeout_to_netconf_20220718.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c76f268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/docs/changelog/undistributed/changelog_GerriorL_add_timeout_to_netconf_20220718.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                Fix
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* yang.connector
+    * Modified netconf.py:
+        * Add custom timeout parameter to Netconf.connect
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diff --git a/connector/src/yang/connector/netconf.py b/connector/src/yang/connector/netconf.py
index 705d62e1..4b2389a8 100644
--- a/connector/src/yang/connector/netconf.py
+++ b/connector/src/yang/connector/netconf.py
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ def connect(self):
                             port: 830
                             username: admin
                             password: admin
+                            timeout: 120
 
         Code Example::
 
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ def connect(self):
             'hostkey_verify': False,
             'look_for_keys': False,
             'ssh_config': None,
+            'timeout': 60
             }
         defaults.update(self.connection_info)
 
@@ -364,6 +366,12 @@ def connect(self):
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
+        # check timeout
+        try:
+            defaults['timeout'] = int(self.connection_info['timeout'])
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
+            pass
+
         # support sshtunnel
         if 'sshtunnel' in defaults:
             from unicon.sshutils import sshtunnel