diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Config.in b/target/linux/x86/image/Config.in
index a9412cdd67..b60baeabb9 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Config.in
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Config.in
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ config X86_GRUB_BOOTOPTS
 	help
 	  If you don't know, just leave it blank.
 
+config X86_GRUB_TIMEOUT
+	string "Seconds to wait before booting the default entry"
+	depends X86_GRUB_IMAGES
+	default "5"
+	help
+	  If you don't know, 5 seconds is a reasonable default.
+
 config X86_VDI_IMAGES
 	bool "Build VirtualBox image files (VDI)"
 	depends X86_GRUB_IMAGES
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index c070a10319..185da1096c 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ endif
 
 ROOTPART:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTNAME))
 
+GRUB_TIMEOUT:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_X86_GRUB_TIMEOUT))
+
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_X86_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 
   BOOTOPTS:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_X86_GRUB_BOOTOPTS))
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_X86_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 		-e 's#@SERIAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_SERIAL_CONFIG))#g' \
 		-e 's#@TERMINAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_TERMINAL_CONFIG))#g' \
 		-e 's#@CMDLINE@#$(strip $(call Image/cmdline/$(1)) $(BOOTOPTS) $(GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE))#g' \
+		-e 's#@TIMEOUT@#$(GRUB_TIMEOUT)#g' \
 		./menu.lst > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/menu.lst
 	PADDING="$(CONFIG_TARGET_IMAGES_PAD)" PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" ./gen_image_x86.sh \
 		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-combined-$(1).img \
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/menu.lst b/target/linux/x86/image/menu.lst
index 5f99f21560..5af1e955b3 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/menu.lst
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/menu.lst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 @TERMINAL_CONFIG@
 
 default 0
-timeout 5
+timeout @TIMEOUT@
 
 title   OpenWrt
 root    (hd0,0)