diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
index 5a465d8f94..17986aa825 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ nm_dhcp_client_get_priority (NMDhcpClient *self)
 	return NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE (self)->priority;
 }
 
+guint32
+nm_dhcp_client_get_timeout (NMDhcpClient *self)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DHCP_CLIENT (self), 0);
+
+	return NM_DHCP_CLIENT_GET_PRIVATE (self)->timeout;
+}
+
 GBytes *
 nm_dhcp_client_get_client_id (NMDhcpClient *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
index 23ea349e88..d790e3e10a 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ const GByteArray *nm_dhcp_client_get_hw_addr (NMDhcpClient *self);
 
 guint32 nm_dhcp_client_get_priority (NMDhcpClient *self);
 
+guint32 nm_dhcp_client_get_timeout (NMDhcpClient *self);
+
 GBytes *nm_dhcp_client_get_client_id (NMDhcpClient *self);
 
 const char *nm_dhcp_client_get_hostname (NMDhcpClient *self);
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
index 64d93744f2..dc66be25dd 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ dhclient_start (NMDhcpClient *client,
 	char *binary_name, *cmd_str, *pid_file = NULL, *system_bus_address_env = NULL;
 	gboolean ipv6, success;
 	char *escaped, *preferred_leasefile_path = NULL;
+	guint32 timeout;
+	char timeout_str[64];
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (priv->pid_file == NULL, FALSE);
 
@@ -444,6 +446,17 @@ dhclient_start (NMDhcpClient *client,
 		g_ptr_array_add (argv, (gpointer) priv->conf_file);
 	}
 
+	/* Specify a timeout longer than configuration's one,
+	 * so that dhclient doesn't send back a FAIL event before
+	 * that time.
+	 */
+	timeout = nm_dhcp_client_get_timeout (client);
+	if (timeout >= 60) {
+		timeout = timeout < G_MAXINT32 ? timeout + 1 : G_MAXINT32;
+		g_ptr_array_add (argv, (gpointer) "-timeout");
+		g_ptr_array_add (argv, (gpointer) nm_sprintf_buf (timeout_str, "%u", (unsigned) timeout));
+	}
+
 	/* Usually the system bus address is well-known; but if it's supposed
 	 * to be something else, we need to push it to dhclient, since dhclient
 	 * sanitizes the environment it gives the action scripts.