diff --git a/google/resource_compute_instance.go b/google/resource_compute_instance.go
index f8f185c2625..f55fd741695 100644
--- a/google/resource_compute_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_compute_instance.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	computeBeta "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.beta"
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
 	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var InstanceBaseApiVersion = v1
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ func resourceComputeInstance() *schema.Resource {
 		SchemaVersion: 6,
 		MigrateState:  resourceComputeInstanceMigrateState,
 
+		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
+			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(6 * time.Minute),
+			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(6 * time.Minute),
+			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(6 * time.Minute),
+		},
+
 		// A compute instance is more or less a superset of a compute instance
 		// template. Please attempt to maintain consistency with the
 		// resource_compute_instance_template schema when updating this one.
@@ -534,9 +541,10 @@ func resourceComputeInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 
 			"create_timeout": &schema.Schema{
-				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
-				Optional: true,
-				Default:  4,
+				Type:       schema.TypeInt,
+				Optional:   true,
+				Default:    4,
+				Deprecated: "Use timeouts block instead.",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -647,8 +655,9 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	scheduling.ForceSendFields = []string{"AutomaticRestart", "Preemptible"}
 
 	// Read create timeout
-	var createTimeout int
-	if v, ok := d.GetOk("create_timeout"); ok {
+	// Until "create_timeout" is removed, use that timeout if set.
+	createTimeout := int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate).Minutes())
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("create_timeout"); ok && v != 4 {
 		createTimeout = v.(int)
 	}
 
@@ -914,7 +923,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 				return fmt.Errorf("Error updating metadata: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "metadata to update")
+			opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "metadata to update", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 			if opErr != nil {
 				return opErr
 			}
@@ -938,7 +947,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error updating tags: %s", err)
 		}
 
-		opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "tags to update")
+		opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "tags to update", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 		if opErr != nil {
 			return opErr
 		}
@@ -956,7 +965,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error updating labels: %s", err)
 		}
 
-		opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "labels to update")
+		opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "labels to update", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 		if opErr != nil {
 			return opErr
 		}
@@ -986,7 +995,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error updating scheduling policy: %s", err)
 		}
 
-		opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "scheduling policy update")
+		opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "scheduling policy update", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 		if opErr != nil {
 			return opErr
 		}
@@ -1026,7 +1035,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting old access_config: %s", err)
 				}
-				opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "old access_config to delete")
+				opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "old access_config to delete", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 				if opErr != nil {
 					return opErr
 				}
@@ -1045,7 +1054,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("Error adding new access_config: %s", err)
 				}
-				opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "new access_config to add")
+				opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "new access_config to add", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 				if opErr != nil {
 					return opErr
 				}
@@ -1123,7 +1132,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 					return errwrap.Wrapf("Error detaching disk: %s", err)
 				}
 
-				opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "detaching disk")
+				opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "detaching disk", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 				if opErr != nil {
 					return opErr
 				}
@@ -1138,7 +1147,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 				return errwrap.Wrapf("Error attaching disk : {{err}}", err)
 			}
 
-			opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "attaching disk")
+			opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "attaching disk", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate).Minutes()))
 			if opErr != nil {
 				return opErr
 			}
@@ -1221,7 +1230,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	}
 
 	// Wait for the operation to complete
-	opErr := computeOperationWait(config.clientCompute, op, project, "instance to delete")
+	opErr := computeOperationWaitTime(config.clientCompute, op, project, "instance to delete", int(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutDelete).Minutes()))
 	if opErr != nil {
 		return opErr
 	}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/compute_instance_group.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/compute_instance_group.html.markdown
index ee7e07ba032..c9a40439815 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/compute_instance_group.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/compute_instance_group.html.markdown
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ exported:
 
 * `size` - The number of instances in the group.
 
+## Timeouts
+
+This resource provides the following
+[Timeouts](/docs/configuration/resources.html#timeouts) configuration options:
+
+- `create` - Default is `6 minutes`
+- `update` - Default is `6 minutes`
+- `delete` - Default is `6 minutes`
+
 ## Import
 
 Instance group can be imported using the `zone` and `name`, e.g.