diff --git a/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h b/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h
index 043e28d99f..24f35f6afa 100644
--- a/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h
+++ b/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h
@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ QDF_STATUS scheduler_post_message_debug(QDF_MODULE_ID src_id,
  */
 void scheduler_resume(void);
 
+/**
+ * scheduler_set_timeout() - set scheduler timeout for msg processing
+ *
+ * Configure the timeout for triggering the scheduler watchdog timer
+ * in milliseconds
+ *
+ * Return: none
+ */
+void scheduler_set_watchdog_timeout(uint32_t timeout);
+
 /**
  * scheduler_register_hdd_suspend_callback() - suspend callback to hdd
  * @callback: hdd callback to be called when controllred thread is suspended
diff --git a/scheduler/inc/scheduler_core.h b/scheduler/inc/scheduler_core.h
index 0fe8d48675..0f02efdf15 100644
--- a/scheduler/inc/scheduler_core.h
+++ b/scheduler/inc/scheduler_core.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct scheduler_mq_ctx {
  * @hdd_callback: os if suspend callback
  * @legacy_wma_handler: legacy wma message handler
  * @legacy_sys_handler: legacy sys message handler
+ * @timeout: timeout value for scheduler watchdog timer
  * @watchdog_timer: timer for triggering a scheduler watchdog bite
  * @watchdog_callback: the callback of the current msg being processed
  */
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ struct scheduler_ctx {
 	hdd_suspend_callback hdd_callback;
 	scheduler_msg_process_fn_t legacy_wma_handler;
 	scheduler_msg_process_fn_t legacy_sys_handler;
+	uint32_t timeout;
 	qdf_timer_t watchdog_timer;
 	void *watchdog_callback;
 };
diff --git a/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c b/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
index a01f8ffacd..7404e16c83 100644
--- a/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
+++ b/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ QDF_STATUS scheduler_init(void)
 	qdf_spinlock_create(&sched_ctx->sch_thread_lock);
 	qdf_init_waitqueue_head(&sched_ctx->sch_wait_queue);
 	sched_ctx->sch_event_flag = 0;
+	sched_ctx->timeout = SCHEDULER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 	qdf_timer_init(NULL,
 		       &sched_ctx->watchdog_timer,
 		       &scheduler_watchdog_timeout,
@@ -520,6 +521,17 @@ QDF_STATUS scheduler_scan_mq_handler(struct scheduler_msg *msg)
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void scheduler_set_watchdog_timeout(uint32_t timeout)
+{
+	struct scheduler_ctx *sched_ctx = scheduler_get_context();
+
+	QDF_BUG(sched_ctx);
+	if (!sched_ctx)
+		return;
+
+	sched_ctx->timeout = timeout;
+}
+
 QDF_STATUS scheduler_register_wma_legacy_handler(scheduler_msg_process_fn_t
 						wma_callback)
 {
diff --git a/scheduler/src/scheduler_core.c b/scheduler/src/scheduler_core.c
index 10d90548ab..4d551be354 100644
--- a/scheduler/src/scheduler_core.c
+++ b/scheduler/src/scheduler_core.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static void scheduler_thread_process_queues(struct scheduler_ctx *sch_ctx,
 
 			sched_history_start(msg);
 			qdf_timer_start(&sch_ctx->watchdog_timer,
-					SCHEDULER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT);
+					sch_ctx->timeout);
 			status = sch_ctx->queue_ctx.
 					scheduler_msg_process_fn[i](msg);
 			qdf_timer_stop(&sch_ctx->watchdog_timer);