diff --git a/qubes/app.py b/qubes/app.py
index 36d1f6be..8d0bd15e 100644
--- a/qubes/app.py
+++ b/qubes/app.py
@@ -718,6 +718,13 @@ class Qubes(qubes.PropertyHolder):
         setter=_setter_pool,
         doc='Default storage pool for kernel volumes')
 
+    default_qrexec_timeout = qubes.property('default_qrexec_timeout',
+        load_stage=3,
+        default=60,
+        type=int,
+        doc='''Default time in seconds after which qrexec connection attempt is
+            deemed failed''')
+
     stats_interval = qubes.property('stats_interval',
         default=3,
         type=int,
diff --git a/qubes/tests/vm/__init__.py b/qubes/tests/vm/__init__.py
index d42148ec..54564b75 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/vm/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/vm/__init__.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class TestApp(qubes.tests.TestEmitter):
         self.default_pool_root = 'default'
         self.default_pool_private = 'default'
         self.default_pool_kernel = 'linux-kernel'
+        self.default_qrexec_timeout = 60
         self.default_netvm = None
         self.domains = TestVMsCollection()
         #: jinja2 environment for libvirt XML templates
diff --git a/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py
index 6d2e52ff..308fd782 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -459,6 +459,15 @@ class TC_90_QubesVM(QubesVMTestsMixin, qubes.tests.QubesTestCase):
         self.assertPropertyInvalidValue(vm, 'qrexec_timeout', '-2')
         self.assertPropertyInvalidValue(vm, 'qrexec_timeout', '')
 
+    def test_272_qrexec_timeout_global_changed(self):
+        self.app.default_qrexec_timeout = 123
+        vm = self.get_vm()
+        self.assertPropertyDefaultValue(vm, 'qrexec_timeout', 123)
+        self.assertPropertyValue(vm, 'qrexec_timeout', 3, 3, '3')
+        del vm.qrexec_timeout
+        self.assertPropertyDefaultValue(vm, 'qrexec_timeout', 123)
+        self.assertPropertyValue(vm, 'qrexec_timeout', '3', 3, '3')
+
     def test_280_autostart(self):
         vm = self.get_vm()
         # FIXME any better idea to not involve systemctl call at this stage?
diff --git a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
index 506cfe99..7955297e 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@ class QubesVM(qubes.vm.mix.net.NetVMMixin, qubes.vm.BaseVM):
 #           return self._default_user
 
     qrexec_timeout = qubes.property('qrexec_timeout', type=int,
-        default=_default_with_template('qrexec_timeout', 60),
+        default=_default_with_template('qrexec_timeout',
+            lambda self: self.app.default_qrexec_timeout),
         setter=_setter_positive_int,
         doc='''Time in seconds after which qrexec connection attempt is deemed
             failed. Operating system inside VM should be able to boot in this