diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1405,6 +1405,12 @@
 	to = NVME_CAP_LO_TO(cap_lo) + 1;
 	ctrlr->ready_timeout_in_ms = to * 500;
 
+	timeout_period = NVME_ADMIN_TIMEOUT_PERIOD;
+	TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("hw.nvme.admin_timeout_period", &timeout_period);
+	timeout_period = min(timeout_period, NVME_MAX_TIMEOUT_PERIOD);
+	timeout_period = max(timeout_period, NVME_MIN_TIMEOUT_PERIOD);
+	ctrlr->admin_timeout_period = timeout_period;
+
 	timeout_period = NVME_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD;
 	TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("hw.nvme.timeout_period", &timeout_period);
 	timeout_period = min(timeout_period, NVME_MAX_TIMEOUT_PERIOD);
diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 #define NVME_MAX_CONSUMERS	(2)
 #define NVME_MAX_ASYNC_EVENTS	(8)
 
+#define NVME_ADMIN_TIMEOUT_PERIOD	(60)    /* in seconds */
 #define NVME_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PERIOD	(30)    /* in seconds */
 #define NVME_MIN_TIMEOUT_PERIOD		(5)
 #define NVME_MAX_TIMEOUT_PERIOD		(120)
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@
 	uint32_t		int_coal_threshold;
 
 	/** timeout period in seconds */
+	uint32_t		admin_timeout_period;
 	uint32_t		timeout_period;
 
 	/** doorbell stride */
diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -1181,6 +1181,8 @@
 	if (req->timeout) {
 		if (req->cb_fn == nvme_completion_poll_cb)
 			timeout = 1;
+		else if (qpair->id == 0)
+			timeout = ctrlr->admin_timeout_period;
 		else
 			timeout = ctrlr->timeout_period;
 		tr->deadline = getsbinuptime() + timeout * SBT_1S;
diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_sysctl.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
 static int
 nvme_sysctl_timeout_period(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
-	struct nvme_controller *ctrlr = arg1;
-	uint32_t newval = ctrlr->timeout_period;
+	uint32_t *ptr = arg1;
+	uint32_t newval = *ptr;
 	int error = sysctl_handle_int(oidp, &newval, 0, req);
 
 	if (error || (req->newptr == NULL))
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	    newval < NVME_MIN_TIMEOUT_PERIOD) {
 		return (EINVAL);
 	} else {
-		ctrlr->timeout_period = newval;
+		*ptr = newval;
 	}
 
 	return (0);
@@ -352,10 +352,15 @@
 	    nvme_sysctl_int_coal_threshold, "IU",
 	    "Interrupt coalescing threshold");
 
+	SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(ctrlr_ctx, ctrlr_list, OID_AUTO,
+	    "admin_timeout_period", CTLTYPE_UINT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
+	    &ctrlr->admin_timeout_period, 0, nvme_sysctl_timeout_period, "IU",
+	    "Timeout period for Admin queue (in seconds)");
+
 	SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(ctrlr_ctx, ctrlr_list, OID_AUTO,
 	    "timeout_period", CTLTYPE_UINT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
-	    ctrlr, 0, nvme_sysctl_timeout_period, "IU",
-	    "Timeout period (in seconds)");
+	    &ctrlr->timeout_period, 0, nvme_sysctl_timeout_period, "IU",
+	    "Timeout period for I/O queues (in seconds)");
 
 	SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(ctrlr_ctx, ctrlr_list, OID_AUTO,
 	    "num_cmds", CTLTYPE_S64 | CTLFLAG_RD | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,