diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 113bac7..2c274ca 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ menu "ESP-MQTT Configurations"
         help
             MQTT task priority. Higher number denotes higher priority.
 
+    config MQTT_POLL_READ_TIMEOUT_MS
+        int "MQTT transport poll read timeut"
+        default 1000
+        depends on MQTT_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG
+        help
+            Timeout when polling underlying transport for read.
+
     config MQTT_EVENT_QUEUE_SIZE
         int "Number of queued events."
         default 1
diff --git a/lib/include/mqtt_config.h b/lib/include/mqtt_config.h
index e4b5ce5..6238ee1 100644
--- a/lib/include/mqtt_config.h
+++ b/lib/include/mqtt_config.h
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #define MQTT_RECON_DEFAULT_MS       (10*1000)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MQTT_POLL_READ_TIMEOUT_MS
+#define MQTT_POLL_READ_TIMEOUT_MS  CONFIG_MQTT_POLL_READ_TIMEOUT_MS 
+#else
 #define MQTT_POLL_READ_TIMEOUT_MS   (1000)
+#endif 
 
 #define MQTT_MSG_ID_INCREMENTAL     CONFIG_MQTT_MSG_ID_INCREMENTAL