diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8b5448..bcd12a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ You can define and run arbitrary commands on yaml files, for instance:
         trivy = {
         cmd = "trivy",
         args = { "-q", "fs" },
+        timeout = 10000, -- in ms
         },
         deprecations29 = {
         cmd = "kubent",
         args = { "-t", "1.29", "-c=false", "--helm3=false", "-l=error", "-e", "-f" },
+        -- the default timeout is 5000 when not specified
         },
         deprecations30 = {
         cmd = "kubent",
diff --git a/lua/kustomize/init.lua b/lua/kustomize/init.lua
index 59ac735..6fb69dc 100644
--- a/lua/kustomize/init.lua
+++ b/lua/kustomize/init.lua
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ M.set_default_mappings = function()
 
   vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>kv", function()
     local validate = config.options.run.validate
-    run.run_checked(validate.cmd, validate.args)
+    run.run_checked(validate.cmd, validate.args, validate.timeout or 5000)
   end, { desc = "Validate manifests" })
 
   vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>kd", function()
     local deprecate = config.options.run.deprecations
-    run.run_checked(deprecate.cmd, deprecate.args)
+    run.run_checked(deprecate.cmd, deprecate.args, deprecate.timeout or 5000)
   end, { desc = "Check for deprecations" })
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/kustomize/run.lua b/lua/kustomize/run.lua
index 0908ef2..01cca8e 100644
--- a/lua/kustomize/run.lua
+++ b/lua/kustomize/run.lua
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ local M = {}
 ---comment
 ---@param cmd string
 ---@param args table
+---@param timeout number
 ---@return table
 ---@return table
-M.run = function(cmd, args)
+M.run = function(cmd, args, timeout)
   if not utils.check_exec(cmd) then
     return { "cmd was not found on path" }, {}
   end
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@ M.run = function(cmd, args)
 
   table.insert(args, file_to_validate)
 
-  utils.info("Running: " .. cmd .. " " .. vim.inspect(args))
+  utils.info("Running: " .. cmd .. " " .. vim.inspect(args) .. "timeout: " .. timeout)
   local Job = require("plenary.job")
   local job = Job:new({
     command = cmd,
     args = args,
   })
-  job:sync()
+  job:sync(timeout)
   local err, out = job:stderr_result(), job:result()
 
   -- Removes `file_to_validate` so that a second call does not include the first file_to_validate
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ M.run = function(cmd, args)
   return err, out
 end
 
-M.run_checked = function(cmd, args)
-  local err, out = M.run(cmd, args)
+M.run_checked = function(cmd, args, timeout)
+  local err, out = M.run(cmd, args, timeout)
 
   if next(err) ~= nil then
     local err_msg = table.concat(err, "\n")
diff --git a/plugin/kustomize.lua b/plugin/kustomize.lua
index dffe661..e018282 100644
--- a/plugin/kustomize.lua
+++ b/plugin/kustomize.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("KustomizeRun", function(opts)
   local choice = opts.fargs[1]
   local cmd = config.options.run[choice].cmd
   local args = config.options.run[choice].args
-  run.run_checked(cmd, args)
+  local timeout = config.options.run[choice].timeout or 5000
+  run.run_checked(cmd, args, timeout)
 end, {
   desc = "Run commands",
   nargs = 1,