diff --git a/builder/scaleway/config.go b/builder/scaleway/config.go
index 3f5277c24..a00897635 100644
--- a/builder/scaleway/config.go
+++ b/builder/scaleway/config.go
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	// available.
 	// Deprecated, use Zone instead
 	Region string `mapstructure:"region" required:"false"`
+
+	Timeout string `mapstructure:"timeout" required:"false"`
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/builder/scaleway/step_shutdown.go b/builder/scaleway/step_shutdown.go
index 12365a482..0b96926a5 100644
--- a/builder/scaleway/step_shutdown.go
+++ b/builder/scaleway/step_shutdown.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package scaleway
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
@@ -30,9 +31,22 @@ func (s *stepShutdown) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multis
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	instanceResp, err := instanceAPI.WaitForServer(&instance.WaitForServerRequest{
+	waitRequest := &instance.WaitForServerRequest{
 		ServerID: serverID,
-	})
+	}
+	timeout := state.Get("timeout").(string)
+	duration, err := time.ParseDuration(timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error: %s could not parse string %s as a duration", err, timeout)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+	if timeout != "" {
+		waitRequest.Timeout = scw.TimeDurationPtr(duration)
+	}
+
+	instanceResp, err := instanceAPI.WaitForServer(waitRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error shutting down server: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)