diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 686d2f794cf..1c345a3b29c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ release.
 
 - Clarify composite `TextMapPropagator` method required and optional arguments. ([#1541](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1541))
 - Clarify B3 requirements and configuration. ([#1570](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1570))
+- Added `OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_TIMEOUT` environment variable. ([#1612](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1612))
 
 ### Traces
 
diff --git a/spec-compliance-matrix.md b/spec-compliance-matrix.md
index 2ceb754fb7e..9abd6b3d797 100644
--- a/spec-compliance-matrix.md
+++ b/spec-compliance-matrix.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Note: Support for environment variables is optional.
 |OTEL_PROPAGATORS                              | - | +  |   | +    | +  | +    | - | -  | - | -  | -   |
 |OTEL_BSP_*                                    | - | +  |   | +    | +  | +    | - | +  | - | -  | -   |
 |OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_*                          | [-](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/issues/1085) | +  |   | -    | +  | -    | - | +  | - | -  | -   |
-|OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_*                        | - | +  |   | +    | +  | -    | - | +  | - | -  | -   |
+|OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_*                        | - |    |   |      |    | -    | - |    | - | -  | -   |
 |OTEL_EXPORTER_ZIPKIN_*                        | - | +  |   | +    | +  | -    | - | -  | - | -  | -   |
 |OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER                          | - | +  |   | +    | +  | +    |   | -  |   |    |     |
 |OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER                         | - | +  |   | +    | -  | -    |   | -  |   | -  | -   |
diff --git a/specification/protocol/exporter.md b/specification/protocol/exporter.md
index 88aa8bfc4df..c3103928f9a 100644
--- a/specification/protocol/exporter.md
+++ b/specification/protocol/exporter.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The following configuration options MUST be available to configure the OTLP expo
 | Certificate File     | Path to certificate file for TLS credentials of gRPC client. Should only be used for a secure connection. | n/a               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_CERTIFICATE` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE` |
 | Headers              | Key-value pairs to be used as headers associated with gRPC or HTTP requests. See [Specifying headers](./exporter.md#specifying-headers-via-environment-variables) for more details.                   | n/a               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_HEADERS` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS` |
 | Compression          | Compression key for supported compression types. Supported compression: `gzip`| No value              | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_COMPRESSION` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_COMPRESSION` |
-| Timeout              | Max waiting time for the backend to process each spans or metrics batch. | 10s               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_TIMEOUT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT` |
+| Timeout              | Maximum time the OTLP exporter will wait for each batch export. | 10s               | `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_TIMEOUT` `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT` |
 
 Supported values for `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_*COMPRESSION` options:
 
diff --git a/specification/sdk-environment-variables.md b/specification/sdk-environment-variables.md
index 6a7033be3b2..729b704ad2d 100644
--- a/specification/sdk-environment-variables.md
+++ b/specification/sdk-environment-variables.md
@@ -91,13 +91,14 @@ See [OpenTelemetry Protocol Exporter Configuration Options](./protocol/exporter.
 
 **Status**: [Stable](document-status.md)
 
-| Name                            | Description                                       | Default                                                                                          |
-| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_AGENT_HOST | Hostname for the Jaeger agent                     | "localhost"                                                                                      |
-| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_AGENT_PORT | Port for the Jaeger agent                         | 6832                                                                                             |
-| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_ENDPOINT   | HTTP endpoint for Jaeger traces                   | <!-- markdown-link-check-disable --> "http://localhost:14250"<!-- markdown-link-check-enable --> |
-| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_USER       | Username to be used for HTTP basic authentication | -                                                                                                |
-| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_PASSWORD   | Password to be used for HTTP basic authentication | -                                                                                                |
+| Name                            | Description                                                      | Default                                                                                          |
+|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_AGENT_HOST | Hostname for the Jaeger agent                                    | "localhost"                                                                                      |
+| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_AGENT_PORT | Port for the Jaeger agent                                        | 6832                                                                                             |
+| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_ENDPOINT   | HTTP endpoint for Jaeger traces                                  | <!-- markdown-link-check-disable --> "http://localhost:14250"<!-- markdown-link-check-enable --> |
+| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_TIMEOUT    | Maximum time the Jaeger exporter will wait for each batch export | 10s                                                                                              |
+| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_USER       | Username to be used for HTTP basic authentication                | -                                                                                                |
+| OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_PASSWORD   | Password to be used for HTTP basic authentication                | -                                                                                                |
 
 ## Zipkin Exporter