diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index d496ae3089..c3d00d293b 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *ContainerCLIOpts) {
 	createFlags.UintVar(
 		&cf.StopTimeout,
 		stopTimeoutFlagName, containerConfig.Engine.StopTimeout,
-		"Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container. Default is 10",
+		"Timeout (in seconds) that containers stopped by user command have to exit. If exceeded, the container will be forcibly stopped via SIGKILL.",
 	)
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(stopTimeoutFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
 
@@ -697,6 +697,14 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *ContainerCLIOpts) {
 	)
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(systemdFlagName, AutocompleteSystemdFlag)
 
+	timeoutFlagName := "timeout"
+	createFlags.UintVar(
+		&cf.Timeout,
+		timeoutFlagName, 0,
+		"Maximum length of time a container is allowed to run. The container will be killed automatically after the time expires.",
+	)
+	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(timeoutFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
+
 	tmpfsFlagName := "tmpfs"
 	createFlags.StringArrayVar(
 		&cf.TmpFS,
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
index 983b9e5ca7..ca36d751ef 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ type ContainerCLIOpts struct {
 	SubGIDName        string
 	Sysctl            []string
 	Systemd           string
+	Timeout           uint
 	TmpFS             []string
 	TTY               bool
 	Timezone          string
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
index 310a07a00d..f889a01690 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ func FillOutSpecGen(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string
 	}
 	s.Remove = c.Rm
 	s.StopTimeout = &c.StopTimeout
+	s.Timeout = c.Timeout
 	s.Timezone = c.Timezone
 	s.Umask = c.Umask
 	s.Secrets = c.Secrets
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/stop.go b/cmd/podman/containers/stop.go
index bed45f374b..62ce9b0364 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/stop.go
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ func stopFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("cidfile")
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("ignore")
 	}
-	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.AliasFlags)
+
+	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.TimeoutAliasFlags)
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go b/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go
index 72b2e63350..8a8f5016a7 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/generate/systemd.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func init() {
 	flags.StringVar(&format, formatFlagName, "", "Print the created units in specified format (json)")
 	_ = systemdCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(formatFlagName, common.AutocompleteFormat(nil))
 
-	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.AliasFlags)
+	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.TimeoutAliasFlags)
 }
 
 func systemd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/utils/alias.go b/cmd/podman/utils/alias.go
index 8d089920b1..306e610d9f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/utils/alias.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/utils/alias.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ func AliasFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName {
 		name = "health-timeout"
 	case "net":
 		name = "network"
-	case "timeout":
-		name = "time"
 	case "namespace":
 		name = "ns"
 	case "storage":
@@ -34,3 +32,12 @@ func AliasFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName {
 	}
 	return pflag.NormalizedName(name)
 }
+
+// TimeoutAliasFlags is a function to handle backwards compatibility with old timeout flags
+func TimeoutAliasFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName {
+	switch name {
+	case "timeout":
+		name = "time"
+	}
+	return pflag.NormalizedName(name)
+}
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
index 1ea9d1ea67..a3e40cae76 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
@@ -951,6 +951,12 @@ The `container_manage_cgroup` boolean must be enabled for this to be allowed on
 
 `setsebool -P container_manage_cgroup true`
 
+#### **\-\-timeout**=*seconds*
+
+Maximimum time a container is allowed to run before conmon sends it the kill
+signal.  By default containers will run until they exit or are stopped by
+`podman stop`.
+
 #### **\-\-tmpfs**=*fs*
 
 Create a tmpfs mount
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
index 3a2651f98a..6e8d9c2ad8 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
@@ -1024,6 +1024,12 @@ The **container_manage_cgroup** boolean must be enabled for this to be allowed o
 setsebool -P container_manage_cgroup true
 ```
 
+#### **\-\-timeout**=*seconds*
+
+Maximimum time a container is allowed to run before conmon sends it the kill
+signal.  By default containers will run until they exit or are stopped by
+`podman stop`.
+
 #### **\-\-tmpfs**=*fs*
 
 Create a tmpfs mount.
diff --git a/libpod/container_config.go b/libpod/container_config.go
index e6c3be1bdd..379e172850 100644
--- a/libpod/container_config.go
+++ b/libpod/container_config.go
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ type ContainerMiscConfig struct {
 	StopSignal uint `json:"stopSignal,omitempty"`
 	// StopTimeout is the signal that will be used to stop the container
 	StopTimeout uint `json:"stopTimeout,omitempty"`
+	// Timeout is maximimum time a container will run before getting the kill signal
+	Timeout uint `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
 	// Time container was created
 	CreatedTime time.Time `json:"createdTime"`
 	// CgroupManager is the cgroup manager used to create this container.
diff --git a/libpod/container_inspect.go b/libpod/container_inspect.go
index 61cc43314b..5b2103c92e 100644
--- a/libpod/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/container_inspect.go
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ func (c *Container) generateInspectContainerConfig(spec *spec.Spec) *define.Insp
 		ctrConfig.WorkingDir = spec.Process.Cwd
 	}
 
+	ctrConfig.StopTimeout = c.config.StopTimeout
+	ctrConfig.Timeout = c.config.Timeout
 	ctrConfig.OpenStdin = c.config.Stdin
 	ctrConfig.Image = c.config.RootfsImageName
 	ctrConfig.SystemdMode = c.config.Systemd
diff --git a/libpod/define/container_inspect.go b/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
index 1a38f5b0a6..c236f35b01 100644
--- a/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ type InspectContainerConfig struct {
 	Umask string `json:"Umask,omitempty"`
 	// Secrets are the secrets mounted in the container
 	Secrets []*InspectSecret `json:"Secrets,omitempty"`
+	// Timeout is time before container is killed by conmon
+	Timeout uint `json:"Timeout"`
+	// StopTimeout is time before container is stoped when calling stop
+	StopTimeout uint `json:"StopTimeout"`
 }
 
 // InspectRestartPolicy holds information about the container's restart policy.
diff --git a/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go b/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go
index c1acec9779..1b1d4ad592 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go
@@ -1024,6 +1024,10 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) createOCIContainer(ctr *Container, restoreOptions *Co
 		args = append(args, "-i")
 	}
 
+	if ctr.config.Timeout > 0 {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--timeout=%d", ctr.config.Timeout))
+	}
+
 	if !r.enableKeyring {
 		args = append(args, "--no-new-keyring")
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/options.go b/libpod/options.go
index 5cd0f7b883..c5c23ee169 100644
--- a/libpod/options.go
+++ b/libpod/options.go
@@ -758,6 +758,19 @@ func WithStopTimeout(timeout uint) CtrCreateOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTimeout sets the maximum time a container is allowed to run"
+func WithTimeout(timeout uint) CtrCreateOption {
+	return func(ctr *Container) error {
+		if ctr.valid {
+			return define.ErrCtrFinalized
+		}
+
+		ctr.config.Timeout = timeout
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithIDMappings sets the idmappings for the container
 func WithIDMappings(idmappings storage.IDMappingOptions) CtrCreateOption {
 	return func(ctr *Container) error {
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
index 13d4b4926f..700f582db8 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ func createContainerOptions(ctx context.Context, rt *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.
 	if s.StopTimeout != nil {
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithStopTimeout(*s.StopTimeout))
 	}
+	if s.Timeout != 0 {
+		options = append(options, libpod.WithTimeout(s.Timeout))
+	}
 	if s.LogConfiguration != nil {
 		if len(s.LogConfiguration.Path) > 0 {
 			options = append(options, libpod.WithLogPath(s.LogConfiguration.Path))
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
index e3d4b1436c..fdcb7a0e02 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ type ContainerBasicConfig struct {
 	// instead.
 	// Optional.
 	StopTimeout *uint `json:"stop_timeout,omitempty"`
+	// Timeout is a maximum time in seconds the container will run before
+	// main process is sent SIGKILL.
+	// If 0 is used, signal will not be sent. Container can run indefinitely
+	// Optional.
+	Timeout uint `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
 	// LogConfiguration describes the logging for a container including
 	// driver, path, and options.
 	// Optional
diff --git a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
index 3a1da5d8ce..75d778f10b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
 
-		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--timeout", "42", "--name", "--new", "foo"})
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--time", "42", "--name", "--new", "foo"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
 
diff --git a/test/system/030-run.bats b/test/system/030-run.bats
index b2999a9e7f..c007a15579 100644
--- a/test/system/030-run.bats
+++ b/test/system/030-run.bats
@@ -668,4 +668,27 @@ json-file | f
     is "$output" ".*HOME=/.*"
 }
 
+@test "podman run --timeout - basic test" {
+    cid=timeouttest
+    t0=$SECONDS
+    run_podman 255 run --name $cid --timeout 10 $IMAGE sleep 60
+    t1=$SECONDS
+    # Confirm that container is stopped. Podman-remote unfortunately
+    # cannot tell the difference between "stopped" and "exited", and
+    # spits them out interchangeably, so we need to recognize either.
+    run_podman inspect --format '{{.State.Status}} {{.State.ExitCode}}' $cid
+    is "$output" "\\(stopped\|exited\\) \-1" \
+       "Status and exit code of stopped container"
+
+    # This operation should take
+    # exactly 10 seconds. Give it some leeway.
+    delta_t=$(( $t1 - $t0 ))
+    [ $delta_t -gt 8 ]  ||\
+        die "podman stop: ran too quickly! ($delta_t seconds; expected >= 10)"
+    [ $delta_t -le 14 ] ||\
+        die "podman stop: took too long ($delta_t seconds; expected ~10)"
+
+    run_podman rm $cid
+}
+
 # vim: filetype=sh