diff --git a/cmd/eventlistenersink/main.go b/cmd/eventlistenersink/main.go
index 0b42c3e041..8d88bd9a29 100644
--- a/cmd/eventlistenersink/main.go
+++ b/cmd/eventlistenersink/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -101,5 +102,15 @@ func main() {
 		w.WriteHeader(200)
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "ok")
 	})
-	logger.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", sinkArgs.Port), nil))
+
+	srv := &http.Server{
+		Addr:         fmt.Sprintf(":%s", sinkArgs.Port),
+		ReadTimeout:  sinkArgs.ELReadTimeOut * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout: sinkArgs.ELWriteTimeOut * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout:  sinkArgs.ELIdleTimeOut * time.Second,
+		Handler: http.TimeoutHandler(http.DefaultServeMux,
+			sinkArgs.ELTimeOutHandler*time.Second, "EventListener Timeout!\n"),
+	}
+
+	logger.Fatal(srv.ListenAndServe())
 }
diff --git a/config/controller.yaml b/config/controller.yaml
index d496df19eb..59c9ffb003 100644
--- a/config/controller.yaml
+++ b/config/controller.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ spec:
           "-stderrthreshold", "INFO",
           "-el-image", "ko://github.com/tektoncd/triggers/cmd/eventlistenersink",
           "-el-port", "8080",
+          "-el-readtimeout", "5",
+          "-el-writetimeout", "40",
+          "-el-idleimeout", "120",
+          "-el-timeouthandler", "30",
           "-period-seconds", "10",
           "-failure-threshold", "1"
         ]
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/eventlistener/eventlistener.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/eventlistener/eventlistener.go
index c18e1b4f9e..cc68c8efa2 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/eventlistener/eventlistener.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/eventlistener/eventlistener.go
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ var (
 	// ElPort defines the port for the EventListener to listen on
 	ElPort = flag.Int("el-port", 8080,
 		"The container port for the EventListener to listen on.")
+	// ELReadTimeOut defines the read timeout for EventListener Server
+	ELReadTimeOut = flag.Int64("el-readtimeout", 5,
+		"The read timeout for EventListener Server.")
+	// ELWriteTimeOut defines the write timeout for EventListener Server
+	ELWriteTimeOut = flag.Int64("el-writetimeout", 40,
+		"The write timeout for EventListener Server.")
+	// ELIdleTimeOut defines the read timeout for EventListener Server
+	ELIdleTimeOut = flag.Int64("el-idletimeout", 30,
+		"The idle timeout for EventListener Server.")
+	// ELTimeOutHandler defines the timeout for Timeout Handler of EventListener Server
+	ELTimeOutHandler = flag.Int64("el-timeouthandler", 5,
+		"The timeout for Timeout Handler of EventListener Server.")
 	// PeriodSeconds defines Period Seconds for the EventListener Liveness and Readiness Probes
 	PeriodSeconds = flag.Int("period-seconds", 10,
 		"The Period Seconds for the EventListener Liveness and Readiness Probes.")
@@ -290,6 +302,10 @@ func (r *Reconciler) reconcileDeployment(logger *zap.SugaredLogger, el *v1alpha1
 			"-el-name", el.Name,
 			"-el-namespace", el.Namespace,
 			"-port", strconv.Itoa(*ElPort),
+			"-el-readtimeout", strconv.FormatInt(*ELReadTimeOut, 10),
+			"-el-writetimeout", strconv.FormatInt(*ELWriteTimeOut, 10),
+			"-el-idletimeout", strconv.FormatInt(*ELIdleTimeOut, 10),
+			"-el-timeouthandler", strconv.FormatInt(*ELTimeOutHandler, 10),
 		},
 		VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{
 			Name:      "config-logging",
diff --git a/pkg/sink/initialization.go b/pkg/sink/initialization.go
index 8454018772..33bd6d9b59 100644
--- a/pkg/sink/initialization.go
+++ b/pkg/sink/initialization.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package sink
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"time"
 
 	triggersclientset "github.com/tektoncd/triggers/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ var (
 		"The namespace of the EventListener resource for this sink.")
 	portFlag = flag.String("port", "",
 		"The port for the EventListener sink to listen on.")
+	elReadTimeOut = flag.Int64("el-readtimeout", 5,
+		"The read timeout for EventListener Server.")
+	elWriteTimeOut = flag.Int64("el-writetimeout", 40,
+		"The write timeout for EventListener Server.")
+	elIdleTimeOut = flag.Int64("el-idletimeout", 30,
+		"The idle timeout for EventListener Server.")
+	elTimeOutHandler = flag.Int64("el-timeouthandler", 5,
+		"The timeout for Timeout Handler of EventListener Server.")
 )
 
 // Args define the arguments for Sink.
@@ -51,6 +60,14 @@ type Args struct {
 	ElNamespace string
 	// Port is the port the Sink should listen on.
 	Port string
+	// ELReadTimeOut defines the read timeout for EventListener Server
+	ELReadTimeOut time.Duration
+	// ELWriteTimeOut defines the write timeout for EventListener Server
+	ELWriteTimeOut time.Duration
+	// ELIdleTimeOut defines the read timeout for EventListener Server
+	ELIdleTimeOut time.Duration
+	// ELTimeOutHandler defines the timeout for Timeout Handler of EventListener Server
+	ELTimeOutHandler time.Duration
 }
 
 // Clients define the set of client dependencies Sink requires.
@@ -73,9 +90,13 @@ func GetArgs() (Args, error) {
 		return Args{}, xerrors.Errorf("-%s arg not found", port)
 	}
 	return Args{
-		ElName:      *nameFlag,
-		ElNamespace: *namespaceFlag,
-		Port:        *portFlag,
+		ElName:           *nameFlag,
+		ElNamespace:      *namespaceFlag,
+		Port:             *portFlag,
+		ELReadTimeOut:    time.Duration(*elReadTimeOut),
+		ELWriteTimeOut:   time.Duration(*elWriteTimeOut),
+		ELIdleTimeOut:    time.Duration(*elIdleTimeOut),
+		ELTimeOutHandler: time.Duration(*elTimeOutHandler),
 	}, nil
 }