diff --git a/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh b/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh
index b2d7345211..a0dcb17cde 100755
--- a/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh
+++ b/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh
@@ -22,17 +22,20 @@ proto_qmi_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_boolean dhcpv6
 	proto_config_add_boolean autoconnect
 	proto_config_add_int plmn
+	proto_config_add_int timeout
 	proto_config_add_defaults
 }
 
 proto_qmi_setup() {
 	local interface="$1"
 	local dataformat connstat
-	local device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+	local device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn timeout $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
 	local ip4table ip6table
 	local cid_4 pdh_4 cid_6 pdh_6
 	local ip_6 ip_prefix_length gateway_6 dns1_6 dns2_6
-	json_get_vars device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn ip4table ip6table $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+	json_get_vars device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn ip4table ip6table timeout $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+
+	[ "$timeout" = "" ] && timeout="10"
 
 	[ "$metric" = "" ] && metric="0"