diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go b/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go
index 0885a3d604..3cde95afac 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ type KubeletConfigSpec struct {
 	// image garbage collection is never run. Lowest disk usage to garbage
 	// collect to.
 	ImageGCLowThresholdPercent *int32 `json:"imageGCLowThresholdPercent,omitempty" flag:"image-gc-low-threshold"`
+	// ImagePullProgressDeadline is the timeout for image pulls
+	// If no pulling progress is made before this deadline, the image pulling will be cancelled. (default 1m0s)
+	ImagePullProgressDeadline *metav1.Duration `json:"imagePullProgressDeadline,omitempty" flag:"image-pull-progress-deadline"`
 	// Comma-delimited list of hard eviction expressions.  For example, 'memory.available<300Mi'.
 	EvictionHard *string `json:"evictionHard,omitempty" flag:"eviction-hard"`
 	// Comma-delimited list of soft eviction expressions.  For example, 'memory.available<300Mi'.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go
index 226a2b6ed5..897868d44a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ type KubeletConfigSpec struct {
 	// image garbage collection is never run. Lowest disk usage to garbage
 	// collect to.
 	ImageGCLowThresholdPercent *int32 `json:"imageGCLowThresholdPercent,omitempty" flag:"image-gc-low-threshold"`
+	// ImagePullProgressDeadline is the timeout for image pulls
+	// If no pulling progress is made before this deadline, the image pulling will be cancelled. (default 1m0s)
+	ImagePullProgressDeadline *metav1.Duration `json:"imagePullProgressDeadline,omitempty" flag:"image-pull-progress-deadline"`
 	// Comma-delimited list of hard eviction expressions.  For example, 'memory.available<300Mi'.
 	EvictionHard *string `json:"evictionHard,omitempty" flag:"eviction-hard"`
 	// Comma-delimited list of soft eviction expressions.  For example, 'memory.available<300Mi'.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 5504521f15..0936a84adc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -2137,6 +2137,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1alpha1_KubeletConfigSpec_To_kops_KubeletConfigSpec(in *Kubele
 	out.NetworkPluginMTU = in.NetworkPluginMTU
 	out.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent
 	out.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent
+	out.ImagePullProgressDeadline = in.ImagePullProgressDeadline
 	out.EvictionHard = in.EvictionHard
 	out.EvictionSoft = in.EvictionSoft
 	out.EvictionSoftGracePeriod = in.EvictionSoftGracePeriod
@@ -2200,6 +2201,7 @@ func autoConvert_kops_KubeletConfigSpec_To_v1alpha1_KubeletConfigSpec(in *kops.K
 	out.NetworkPluginMTU = in.NetworkPluginMTU
 	out.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent
 	out.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent
+	out.ImagePullProgressDeadline = in.ImagePullProgressDeadline
 	out.EvictionHard = in.EvictionHard
 	out.EvictionSoft = in.EvictionSoft
 	out.EvictionSoftGracePeriod = in.EvictionSoftGracePeriod
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go
index 4b61278732..36b11ff54c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ type KubeletConfigSpec struct {
 	// image garbage collection is never run. Lowest disk usage to garbage
 	// collect to.
 	ImageGCLowThresholdPercent *int32 `json:"imageGCLowThresholdPercent,omitempty" flag:"image-gc-low-threshold"`
+	// ImagePullProgressDeadline is the timeout for image pulls
+	// If no pulling progress is made before this deadline, the image pulling will be cancelled. (default 1m0s)
+	ImagePullProgressDeadline *metav1.Duration `json:"imagePullProgressDeadline,omitempty" flag:"image-pull-progress-deadline"`
 	// Comma-delimited list of hard eviction expressions.  For example, 'memory.available<300Mi'.
 	EvictionHard *string `json:"evictionHard,omitempty" flag:"eviction-hard"`
 	// Comma-delimited list of soft eviction expressions.  For example, 'memory.available<300Mi'.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 8b4d99d4e1..402182b272 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -2399,6 +2399,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1alpha2_KubeletConfigSpec_To_kops_KubeletConfigSpec(in *Kubele
 	out.NetworkPluginMTU = in.NetworkPluginMTU
 	out.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent
 	out.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent
+	out.ImagePullProgressDeadline = in.ImagePullProgressDeadline
 	out.EvictionHard = in.EvictionHard
 	out.EvictionSoft = in.EvictionSoft
 	out.EvictionSoftGracePeriod = in.EvictionSoftGracePeriod
@@ -2462,6 +2463,7 @@ func autoConvert_kops_KubeletConfigSpec_To_v1alpha2_KubeletConfigSpec(in *kops.K
 	out.NetworkPluginMTU = in.NetworkPluginMTU
 	out.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent
 	out.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent = in.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent
+	out.ImagePullProgressDeadline = in.ImagePullProgressDeadline
 	out.EvictionHard = in.EvictionHard
 	out.EvictionSoft = in.EvictionSoft
 	out.EvictionSoftGracePeriod = in.EvictionSoftGracePeriod