diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 9b2ea48..e164bf4 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ type Probe struct {
 	QoS byte `yaml:"qos,omitempty"`
 	// KeepAlive is the keep alive period in seconds. Defaults to 30 seconds.
 	KeepAlive int64 `yaml:"keep_alive,omitempty"`
+	// PingTimeout is the timeout in seconds for the MQTT ping request. Defaults to 10 seconds.
+	PingTimeout int64 `yaml:"ping_timeout,omitempty"`
+	// ConnectTimeout is the timeout in seconds for the MQTT connect request. Defaults to 30 seconds.
+	ConnectTimeout int64 `yaml:"connect_timeout,omitempty"`
 	// TLSClientConfig is the TLS configuration to use when probing.
 	TLSClientConfig *TLSClientConfig `yaml:"tls_config,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -183,6 +187,13 @@ func (sc *SafeConfig) ReloadConfig(confFile string) (err error) {
 		if probe.KeepAlive == 0 {
 			probe.KeepAlive = 30
 		}
+		if probe.PingTimeout == 0 {
+			probe.PingTimeout = 10
+		}
+		if probe.ConnectTimeout == 0 {
+			probe.ConnectTimeout = 30
+		}
+
 		c.Probes[index] = probe
 	}
 
diff --git a/prober/mqtt.go b/prober/mqtt.go
index d7e6285..ec75e19 100644
--- a/prober/mqtt.go
+++ b/prober/mqtt.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func newMQTTProbe(probe config.Probe, logger log.Logger) *MQTTProbe {
 	opt.SetUsername(probe.Username)
 	opt.SetPassword(probe.Password)
 	opt.SetKeepAlive(time.Duration(probe.KeepAlive) * time.Second)
+	opt.SetPingTimeout(time.Duration(probe.PingTimeout) * time.Second)
+	opt.SetConnectTimeout(time.Duration(probe.ConnectTimeout) * time.Second)
 	if probe.TLSClientConfig != nil {
 		opt.SetTLSConfig(probe.TLSClientConfig.ToTLSConfig())
 	}