diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49a8286..18c8ad6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 - A useful addition (slam dunk, @self 🔥)
 - Worker groups can be created with a specified IAM profile. (from @laverya)
+- exposed `aws_eks_cluster` create and destroy timeouts (by @RGPosadas)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05666de..1a40ed0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
+| cluster_create_timeout | Timeout value when creating the EKS cluster. | string | `15m` | no |
+| cluster_delete_timeout | Timeout value when deleting the EKS cluster. | string | `15m` | no |
 | cluster_name | Name of the EKS cluster. Also used as a prefix in names of related resources. | string | - | yes |
 | cluster_security_group_id | If provided, the EKS cluster will be attached to this security group. If not given, a security group will be created with necessary ingres/egress to work with the workers and provide API access to your current IP/32. | string | `` | no |
 | cluster_version | Kubernetes version to use for the EKS cluster. | string | `1.10` | no |
diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index f6d8b41..40ab1ab 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ resource "aws_eks_cluster" "this" {
     subnet_ids         = ["${var.subnets}"]
   }
 
+  timeouts {
+    create = "${var.cluster_create_timeout}"
+    delete = "${var.cluster_delete_timeout}"
+  }
+
   depends_on = [
     "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.cluster_AmazonEKSClusterPolicy",
     "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.cluster_AmazonEKSServicePolicy",
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 1364bc4..5bc339d 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -123,3 +123,13 @@ variable "kubeconfig_name" {
   description = "Override the default name used for items kubeconfig."
   default     = ""
 }
+
+variable "cluster_create_timeout" {
+  description = "Timeout value when creating the EKS cluster."
+  default     = "15m"
+}
+
+variable "cluster_delete_timeout" {
+  description = "Timeout value when deleting the EKS cluster."
+  default     = "15m"
+}