diff --git a/docs/reference/module-types/helm.md b/docs/reference/module-types/helm.md
index 8e95b4ecc4..95ccdca753 100644
--- a/docs/reference/module-types/helm.md
+++ b/docs/reference/module-types/helm.md
@@ -696,6 +696,14 @@ tests:
           key: some-key
 ```
 
+### `timeout`
+
+Time in seconds to wait for Helm to complete any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks).
+
+| Type     | Required | Default |
+| -------- | -------- | ------- |
+| `number` | No       | `300`   |
+
 ### `version`
 
 The chart version to deploy.
@@ -785,6 +793,7 @@ tests:
       hotReloadArgs:
     args:
     env: {}
+timeout: 300
 version:
 values: {}
 valueFiles: []
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts
index dfa21ee85c..aaca0af4ba 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import { ContainerModule, ContainerEnvVars, containerEnvVarsSchema, commandExamp
 import { baseBuildSpecSchema } from "../../../config/module"
 import { ConfigureModuleParams, ConfigureModuleResult } from "../../../types/plugin/module/configure"
 
+export const defaultHelmTimeout = 300
+
 // A Helm Module always maps to a single Service
 export type HelmModuleSpec = HelmServiceSpec
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export interface HelmServiceSpec extends ServiceSpec {
   skipDeploy: boolean
   tasks: HelmTaskSpec[]
   tests: HelmTestSpec[]
+  timeout: number
   version?: string
   values: DeepPrimitiveMap
   valueFiles: string[]
@@ -205,6 +208,12 @@ export const helmModuleSpecSchema = joi.object().keys({
     .description("The task definitions for this module."),
   tests: joiArray(execTestSchema)
     .description("The test suite definitions for this module."),
+  timeout: joi.number()
+    .integer()
+    .default(defaultHelmTimeout)
+    .description(
+      "Time in seconds to wait for Helm to complete any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks).",
+    ),
   version: joi.string()
     .description("The chart version to deploy."),
   values: joi.object()
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/deployment.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/deployment.ts
index b2550fa713..8a56d2777b 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/deployment.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/deployment.ts
@@ -45,22 +45,26 @@ export async function deployService(
 
   const k8sCtx = <KubernetesPluginContext>ctx
   const provider = k8sCtx.provider
+
   const chartPath = await getChartPath(module)
   const namespace = await getAppNamespace(k8sCtx, log, provider)
   const releaseName = getReleaseName(module)
-
   const releaseStatus = await getReleaseStatus(k8sCtx, releaseName, log)
 
+  const commonArgs = [
+    "--namespace", namespace,
+    "--timeout", module.spec.timeout.toString(10),
+    ...await getValueFileArgs(module),
+  ]
+
   if (releaseStatus.state === "missing") {
     log.silly(`Installing Helm release ${releaseName}`)
     const installArgs = [
       "install", chartPath,
       "--name", releaseName,
-      "--namespace", namespace,
-      ...await getValueFileArgs(module),
       // Make sure chart gets purged if it fails to install
       "--atomic",
-      "--timeout", "600",
+      ...commonArgs,
     ]
     if (force) {
       installArgs.push("--replace")
@@ -71,8 +75,7 @@ export async function deployService(
     const upgradeArgs = [
       "upgrade", releaseName, chartPath,
       "--install",
-      "--namespace", namespace,
-      ...await getValueFileArgs(module),
+      ...commonArgs,
     ]
     if (force) {
       upgradeArgs.push("--force")
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/openfaas/openfaas.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/openfaas/openfaas.ts
index 768dffac38..daf5f40a68 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/openfaas/openfaas.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/openfaas/openfaas.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ async function configureProvider(
       skipDeploy: false,
       tasks: [],
       tests: [],
+      timeout: 900,
       version: "4.4.0",
       releaseName,
       values: {
diff --git a/garden-service/test/unit/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts b/garden-service/test/unit/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts
index 1e7bfd4936..5db223e5ab 100644
--- a/garden-service/test/unit/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts
+++ b/garden-service/test/unit/src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { deline } from "../../../../../../src/util/string"
 import { ModuleConfig } from "../../../../../../src/config/module"
 import { apply } from "json-merge-patch"
 import { getHelmTestGarden } from "./common"
+import { defaultHelmTimeout } from "../../../../../../src/plugins/kubernetes/helm/config"
 
 describe("validateHelmModule", () => {
   let garden: TestGarden
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ describe("validateHelmModule", () => {
             skipDeploy: false,
             tasks: [],
             tests: [],
+            timeout: defaultHelmTimeout,
             values: {
               image: {
                 tag: versionString,
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ describe("validateHelmModule", () => {
         skipDeploy: false,
         tasks: [],
         tests: [],
+        timeout: defaultHelmTimeout,
         values: {
           image: {
             tag: versionString,