diff --git a/.chloggen/snmpreceiver-add-timeout.yaml b/.chloggen/snmpreceiver-add-timeout.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..c18256dc1f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/snmpreceiver-add-timeout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: snmpreceiver
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Timeout for SNMP requests can now be configured.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [25885]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [user]
diff --git a/receiver/snmpreceiver/README.md b/receiver/snmpreceiver/README.md
index e1719a7d0707..61e72a030001 100644
--- a/receiver/snmpreceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/snmpreceiver/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ This receiver supports SNMP versions:
 These configuration options are for connecting to a SNMP host.
 
 - `collection_interval`: (default = `10s`): This receiver collects metrics on an interval. This value must be a string readable by Golang's [time.ParseDuration](https://pkg.go.dev/time#ParseDuration). Valid time units are `ns`, `us` (or `µs`), `ms`, `s`, `m`, `h`.
+- `timeout`: (default: `5s`): Timeout for each SNMP request. This value must be a string readable by Golang's [time.ParseDuration](https://pkg.go.dev/time#ParseDuration). Valid time units are `ns`, `us` (or `µs`), `ms`, `s`, `m`, `h`.
 - `endpoint` (default: `udp://localhost:161`): SNMP endpoint to connect to in the form of `[udp|tcp][://]{host}[:{port}]`
   - If no scheme is supplied, a default of `udp` is assumed
   - If no port is supplied, a default of `161` is assumed
diff --git a/receiver/snmpreceiver/client.go b/receiver/snmpreceiver/client.go
index e1c8ce7321c6..1b579999564d 100644
--- a/receiver/snmpreceiver/client.go
+++ b/receiver/snmpreceiver/client.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gosnmp/gosnmp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/scrapererror"
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ var _ client = (*snmpClient)(nil)
 func newClient(cfg *Config, logger *zap.Logger) (client, error) {
 	// Create goSNMP client
 	goSNMP := newGoSNMPWrapper()
-	goSNMP.SetTimeout(5 * time.Second)
+	goSNMP.SetTimeout(cfg.Timeout)
 
 	// Set goSNMP version based on config
 	switch cfg.Version {
diff --git a/receiver/snmpreceiver/config.go b/receiver/snmpreceiver/config.go
index b01ab33874af..c740fab639d5 100644
--- a/receiver/snmpreceiver/config.go
+++ b/receiver/snmpreceiver/config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 // Config Defaults
 const (
 	defaultCollectionInterval = 10 * time.Second // In seconds
+	defaultTimeout            = 5 * time.Second  // In seconds
 	defaultEndpoint           = "udp://localhost:161"
 	defaultVersion            = "v2c"
 	defaultCommunity          = "public"
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// If no port is given, 161 is assumed.
 	Endpoint string `mapstructure:"endpoint"`
 
+	// Timeout for each SNMP request.
+	// Default: 5 seconds
+	Timeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"timeout"`
+
 	// Version is the version of SNMP to use for this connection.
 	// Valid options: v1, v2c, v3.
 	// Default: v2c
diff --git a/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory.go
index 07b2198feb13..dff570ec12a1 100644
--- a/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 			CollectionInterval: defaultCollectionInterval,
 		},
 		Endpoint:      defaultEndpoint,
+		Timeout:       defaultTimeout,
 		Version:       defaultVersion,
 		Community:     defaultCommunity,
 		SecurityLevel: defaultSecurityLevel,
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func createMetricsReceiver(
 	return scraperhelper.NewScraperControllerReceiver(&snmpConfig.ScraperControllerSettings, params, consumer, scraperhelper.AddScraper(scraper))
 }
 
-// addMissingConfigDefaults adds any missing comfig parameters that have defaults
+// addMissingConfigDefaults adds any missing config parameters that have defaults
 func addMissingConfigDefaults(cfg *Config) error {
 	// Add the schema prefix to the endpoint if it doesn't contain one
 	if !strings.Contains(cfg.Endpoint, "://") {
diff --git a/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory_test.go
index 87734e9f30db..c5e65f104498 100644
--- a/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/snmpreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestNewFactory(t *testing.T) {
 						CollectionInterval: defaultCollectionInterval,
 					},
 					Endpoint:      defaultEndpoint,
+					Timeout:       defaultTimeout,
 					Version:       defaultVersion,
 					Community:     defaultCommunity,
 					SecurityLevel: "no_auth_no_priv",