diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala
index df4b085d2251e..008f5fcf6e44f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ private[nio] class ConnectionManager(
   private val ackTimeoutMonitor =
     new HashedWheelTimer(Utils.namedThreadFactory("AckTimeoutMonitor"))
 
-  private val ackTimeout = conf.getInt("spark.core.connection.ack.wait.timeout", 60)
+  private val ackTimeout =
+    conf.getInt("spark.core.connection.ack.wait.timeout", conf.getInt("spark.network.timeout", 100))
 
   private val handleMessageExecutor = new ThreadPoolExecutor(
     conf.getInt("spark.core.connection.handler.threads.min", 20),
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerMasterActor.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerMasterActor.scala
index 685b2e11440fb..72b133a64eb05 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerMasterActor.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerMasterActor.scala
@@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ class BlockManagerMasterActor(val isLocal: Boolean, conf: SparkConf, listenerBus
 
   private val akkaTimeout = AkkaUtils.askTimeout(conf)
 
-  val slaveTimeout = conf.getLong("spark.storage.blockManagerSlaveTimeoutMs",
-    math.max(conf.getInt("spark.executor.heartbeatInterval", 10000) * 3, 45000))
+  val slaveTimeout = {
+    val defaultMs = math.max(conf.getInt("spark.executor.heartbeatInterval", 10000) * 3, 45000)
+    val networkTimeout = conf.getInt("spark.network.timeout", defaultMs / 1000)
+    conf.getLong("spark.storage.blockManagerSlaveTimeoutMs", networkTimeout * 1000)
+  }
 
   val checkTimeoutInterval = conf.getLong("spark.storage.blockManagerTimeoutIntervalMs", 60000)
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AkkaUtils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AkkaUtils.scala
index 8c2457f56bffe..64e3a5416c6b5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AkkaUtils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AkkaUtils.scala
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private[spark] object AkkaUtils extends Logging {
 
     val akkaThreads   = conf.getInt("spark.akka.threads", 4)
     val akkaBatchSize = conf.getInt("spark.akka.batchSize", 15)
-    val akkaTimeout = conf.getInt("spark.akka.timeout", 100)
+    val akkaTimeout = conf.getInt("spark.akka.timeout", conf.getInt("spark.network.timeout", 100))
     val akkaFrameSize = maxFrameSizeBytes(conf)
     val akkaLogLifecycleEvents = conf.getBoolean("spark.akka.logLifecycleEvents", false)
     val lifecycleEvents = if (akkaLogLifecycleEvents) "on" else "off"
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 0b77f5ab645c9..f8822b9441e65 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -776,6 +776,16 @@ Apart from these, the following properties are also available, and may be useful
     Communication timeout between Spark nodes, in seconds.
   </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+  <td><code>spark.network.timeout</code></td>
+  <td>100</td>
+  <td>
+    Default timeout for all network interactions, in seconds. This config will be used in 
+    place of <code>spark.core.connection.ack.wait.timeout</code>, <code>spark.akka.timeout</code>, 
+    <code>spark.storage.blockManagerSlaveTimeoutMs</code> or <code>spark.shuffle.io.connectionTimeout</code>, 
+    if they are not configured.  
+  </td>
+</tr>
 <tr>
   <td><code>spark.akka.heartbeat.pauses</code></td>
   <td>6000</td>
diff --git a/network/common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportConf.java b/network/common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportConf.java
index 1af40acf8b4af..e84bcfe8ccf87 100644
--- a/network/common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportConf.java
+++ b/network/common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportConf.java
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ public boolean preferDirectBufs() {
 
   /** Connect timeout in secs. Default 120 secs. */
   public int connectionTimeoutMs() {
-    return conf.getInt("spark.shuffle.io.connectionTimeout", 120) * 1000;
+    int timeout = 
+      conf.getInt("spark.shuffle.io.connectionTimeout", conf.getInt("spark.network.timeout", 100));
+    return timeout * 1000;
   }
 
   /** Requested maximum length of the queue of incoming connections. Default -1 for no backlog. */