diff --git a/.changelog/36088.txt b/.changelog/36088.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5649437e16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/36088.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+resource/aws_cloudfront_distribution: Remove the upper limit on `origin.custom_origin_config.origin_read_timeout`
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go b/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go
index ec285badf96..dc5359bf200 100644
--- a/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go
+++ b/internal/service/cloudfront/distribution.go
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func ResourceDistribution() *schema.Resource {
 										Type:         schema.TypeInt,
 										Optional:     true,
 										Default:      30,
-										ValidateFunc: validation.IntBetween(1, 180),
+										ValidateFunc: validation.IntAtLeast(1),
 									},
 									"origin_protocol_policy": {
 										Type:         schema.TypeString,