diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands/server/server.go b/internal/cmd/commands/server/server.go
index b41684e9c1..2d6cc2cd38 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands/server/server.go
@@ -859,6 +859,10 @@ func (c *Command) Reload(newConf *config.Config) error {
 		reloadErrors = stderrors.Join(reloadErrors, fmt.Errorf("failed to reload controller api rate limits: %w", err))
 	}
 
+	if err := c.reloadControllerTimings(newConf); err != nil {
+		reloadErrors = stderrors.Join(reloadErrors, fmt.Errorf("failed to reload controller timings: %w", err))
+	}
+
 	if newConf != nil && c.worker != nil {
 		workerReloadErr := func() error {
 			if newConf.Controller != nil {
@@ -977,6 +981,14 @@ func (c *Command) reloadControllerRateLimits(newConfig *config.Config) error {
 	return c.controller.ReloadRateLimiter(newConfig)
 }
 
+func (c *Command) reloadControllerTimings(newConfig *config.Config) error {
+	if c.controller == nil || newConfig == nil || newConfig.Controller == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return c.controller.ReloadTimings(newConfig)
+}
+
 // acquireSchemaManager returns a schema manager and generally acquires a shared lock on
 // the database. This is done as a mechanism to disallow running migration commands
 // while the database is in use.
diff --git a/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go b/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go
index 8f4d617d25..361d5e5cc3 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/controller/controller.go
@@ -682,3 +682,39 @@ func (c *Controller) Shutdown() error {
 func (c *Controller) WorkerStatusUpdateTimes() *sync.Map {
 	return c.workerStatusUpdateTimes
 }
+
+// ReloadTimings reloads timing related parameters
+func (c *Controller) ReloadTimings(newConfig *config.Config) error {
+	const op = "controller.(Controller).ReloadTimings"
+
+	switch {
+	case newConfig == nil:
+		return errors.New(c.baseContext, errors.InvalidParameter, op, "nil config")
+	case newConfig.Controller == nil:
+		return errors.New(c.baseContext, errors.InvalidParameter, op, "nil config.Controller")
+	}
+
+	switch newConfig.Controller.WorkerStatusGracePeriodDuration {
+	case 0:
+		c.workerStatusGracePeriod.Store(int64(server.DefaultLiveness))
+	default:
+		c.workerStatusGracePeriod.Store(int64(newConfig.Controller.WorkerStatusGracePeriodDuration))
+	}
+	switch newConfig.Controller.LivenessTimeToStaleDuration {
+	case 0:
+		c.livenessTimeToStale.Store(int64(server.DefaultLiveness))
+	default:
+		c.livenessTimeToStale.Store(int64(newConfig.Controller.LivenessTimeToStaleDuration))
+	}
+
+	switch newConfig.Controller.GetDownstreamWorkersTimeoutDuration {
+	case 0:
+		to := server.DefaultLiveness
+		c.getDownstreamWorkersTimeout.Store(&to)
+	default:
+		to := newConfig.Controller.GetDownstreamWorkersTimeoutDuration
+		c.getDownstreamWorkersTimeout.Store(&to)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
index 002e52c9de..902029dad9 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
@@ -414,6 +414,29 @@ func (w *Worker) Reload(ctx context.Context, newConf *config.Config) {
 			ar.InitialAddresses(w.conf.RawConfig.Worker.InitialUpstreams)
 		}
 	}
+
+	switch newConf.Worker.SuccessfulStatusGracePeriodDuration {
+	case 0:
+		w.successfulStatusGracePeriod.Store(int64(server.DefaultLiveness))
+	default:
+		w.successfulStatusGracePeriod.Store(int64(newConf.Worker.SuccessfulStatusGracePeriodDuration))
+	}
+	switch newConf.Worker.StatusCallTimeoutDuration {
+	case 0:
+		w.statusCallTimeoutDuration.Store(int64(common.DefaultStatusTimeout))
+	default:
+		w.statusCallTimeoutDuration.Store(int64(newConf.Worker.StatusCallTimeoutDuration))
+	}
+	switch newConf.Worker.GetDownstreamWorkersTimeoutDuration {
+	case 0:
+		to := server.DefaultLiveness
+		w.getDownstreamWorkersTimeoutDuration.Store(&to)
+	default:
+		to := newConf.Worker.GetDownstreamWorkersTimeoutDuration
+		w.getDownstreamWorkersTimeoutDuration.Store(&to)
+	}
+	// See comment about this in worker.go
+	session.CloseCallTimeout.Store(w.successfulStatusGracePeriod.Load())
 }
 
 func (w *Worker) Start() error {
diff --git a/internal/session/job_session_cleanup.go b/internal/session/job_session_cleanup.go
index dd68c57215..d98933c464 100644
--- a/internal/session/job_session_cleanup.go
+++ b/internal/session/job_session_cleanup.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type sessionConnectionCleanupJob struct {
 	// The amount of time to give disconnected workers before marking their
 	// connections as closed. This should be larger than the liveness setting
 	// for the worker.
-	gracePeriod *atomic.Int64
+	workerStatusGracePeriod *atomic.Int64
 
 	// The total number of connections closed in the last run.
 	totalClosed int
@@ -47,21 +47,21 @@ type sessionConnectionCleanupJob struct {
 func newSessionConnectionCleanupJob(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	writer db.Writer,
-	gracePeriod *atomic.Int64,
+	workerStatusGracePeriod *atomic.Int64,
 ) (*sessionConnectionCleanupJob, error) {
 	const op = "session.newNewSessionConnectionCleanupJob"
 	switch {
 	case writer == nil:
 		return nil, errors.New(ctx, errors.InvalidParameter, op, "missing db writer")
-	case gracePeriod == nil:
+	case workerStatusGracePeriod == nil:
 		return nil, errors.New(ctx, errors.InvalidParameter, op, "missing grace period")
-	case gracePeriod.Load() == 0:
+	case workerStatusGracePeriod.Load() == 0:
 		return nil, errors.New(ctx, errors.InvalidParameter, op, "grace period is zero")
 	}
 
 	return &sessionConnectionCleanupJob{
-		writer:      writer,
-		gracePeriod: gracePeriod,
+		writer:                  writer,
+		workerStatusGracePeriod: workerStatusGracePeriod,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (j *sessionConnectionCleanupJob) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	j.totalClosed = 0
 
 	// Run the atomic dead worker cleanup job.
-	gracePeriod := time.Duration(j.gracePeriod.Load())
+	gracePeriod := time.Duration(j.workerStatusGracePeriod.Load())
 	results, err := j.closeConnectionsForDeadWorkers(ctx, gracePeriod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(ctx, err, op)
diff --git a/internal/session/jobs.go b/internal/session/jobs.go
index b18f356d50..5b9f9423e7 100644
--- a/internal/session/jobs.go
+++ b/internal/session/jobs.go
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ import (
 const deleteTerminatedThreshold = time.Hour
 
 // RegisterJobs registers session related jobs with the provided scheduler.
-func RegisterJobs(ctx context.Context, scheduler *scheduler.Scheduler, w db.Writer, r db.Reader, k *kms.Kms, gracePeriod *atomic.Int64) error {
+func RegisterJobs(ctx context.Context, scheduler *scheduler.Scheduler, w db.Writer, r db.Reader, k *kms.Kms, workerStatusGracePeriod *atomic.Int64) error {
 	const op = "session.RegisterJobs"
 
-	if gracePeriod == nil {
+	if workerStatusGracePeriod == nil {
 		return errors.New(ctx, errors.InvalidParameter, op, "nil grace period")
 	}
 
-	sessionConnectionCleanupJob, err := newSessionConnectionCleanupJob(ctx, w, gracePeriod)
+	sessionConnectionCleanupJob, err := newSessionConnectionCleanupJob(ctx, w, workerStatusGracePeriod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating session cleanup job: %w", err)
 	}