diff --git a/redash/query_runner/vertica.py b/redash/query_runner/vertica.py
index 068579f490..0bfe2b6611 100644
--- a/redash/query_runner/vertica.py
+++ b/redash/query_runner/vertica.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def configuration_schema(cls):
                 "port": {
                     "type": "number"
                 },
+                "read_timeout": {
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "title": "Read Timeout"
+                },                                
             },
             'required': ['database'],
             'secret': ['password']
@@ -109,7 +113,8 @@ def run_query(self, query, user):
                 'port': self.configuration.get('port', 5433),
                 'user': self.configuration.get('user', ''),
                 'password': self.configuration.get('password', ''),
-                'database': self.configuration.get('database', '')
+                'database': self.configuration.get('database', ''),
+                'read_timeout': self.configuration.get('read_timeout', 600)
             }
             connection = vertica_python.connect(**conn_info)
             cursor = connection.cursor()