diff --git a/appmgr/src/action/docker.rs b/appmgr/src/action/docker.rs
index 8cb4c283d..205e60b95 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/action/docker.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/action/docker.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use tracing::instrument;
 use crate::context::RpcContext;
 use crate::id::{Id, ImageId};
 use crate::s9pk::manifest::{PackageId, SYSTEM_PACKAGE_ID};
-use crate::util::serde::IoFormat;
+use crate::util::serde::{Duration as SerdeDuration, IoFormat};
 use crate::util::Version;
 use crate::volume::{VolumeId, Volumes};
 use crate::{Error, ResultExt, HOST_IP};
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ pub struct DockerAction {
     pub inject: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub shm_size_mb: Option<usize>, // TODO: use postfix sizing? like 1k vs 1m vs 1g
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub sigterm_timeout: Option<SerdeDuration>,
 }
 impl DockerAction {
     #[instrument(skip(ctx, input))]
@@ -100,7 +102,12 @@ impl DockerAction {
                         .with_kind(crate::ErrorKind::Docker)?;
                 }
 
-                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+                tokio::time::sleep(
+                    self.sigterm_timeout
+                        .map(|a| *a)
+                        .unwrap_or(Duration::from_secs(30)),
+                )
+                .await;
 
                 if let Some(id) = id {
                     signal::kill(Pid::from_raw(id as i32), signal::SIGKILL)
diff --git a/appmgr/src/manager/mod.rs b/appmgr/src/manager/mod.rs
index d204f149c..a8611da63 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/manager/mod.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/manager/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use torut::onion::TorSecretKeyV3;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::action::docker::DockerAction;
-use crate::action::NoOutput;
+use crate::action::{ActionImplementation, NoOutput};
 use crate::context::RpcContext;
 use crate::manager::sync::synchronizer;
 use crate::net::interface::InterfaceId;
@@ -384,7 +384,15 @@ impl Manager {
             .docker
             .stop_container(
                 &self.shared.container_name,
-                Some(StopContainerOptions { t: 30 }),
+                Some(StopContainerOptions {
+                    t: match &self.shared.manifest.main {
+                        ActionImplementation::Docker(a) => a,
+                    }
+                    .sigterm_timeout
+                    .map(|a| *a)
+                    .unwrap_or(Duration::from_secs(30))
+                    .as_secs_f64() as i64,
+                }),
             )
             .await
         {
@@ -505,7 +513,18 @@ async fn stop(shared: &ManagerSharedState) -> Result<(), Error> {
     match shared
         .ctx
         .docker
-        .stop_container(&shared.container_name, Some(StopContainerOptions { t: 30 }))
+        .stop_container(
+            &shared.container_name,
+            Some(StopContainerOptions {
+                t: match &shared.manifest.main {
+                    ActionImplementation::Docker(a) => a,
+                }
+                .sigterm_timeout
+                .map(|a| *a)
+                .unwrap_or(Duration::from_secs(30))
+                .as_secs_f64() as i64,
+            }),
+        )
         .await
     {
         Err(bollard::errors::Error::DockerResponseNotFoundError { .. })