diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 89b1b30bd645b..4cf9a142f62d7 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ var (
 		utils.IPCPathFlag,
 		utils.InsecureUnlockAllowedFlag,
 		utils.RPCGlobalGasCapFlag,
+		utils.RPCGlobalEVMTimeoutFlag,
 		utils.RPCGlobalTxFeeCapFlag,
 		utils.AllowUnprotectedTxs,
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index a83a680cd24f4..8914f005bfd5a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.GraphQLCORSDomainFlag,
 			utils.GraphQLVirtualHostsFlag,
 			utils.RPCGlobalGasCapFlag,
+			utils.RPCGlobalEVMTimeoutFlag,
 			utils.RPCGlobalTxFeeCapFlag,
 			utils.AllowUnprotectedTxs,
 			utils.JSpathFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index c5955ac46c811..c51978a8a3435 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -506,6 +506,11 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Sets a cap on gas that can be used in eth_call/estimateGas (0=infinite)",
 		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.RPCGasCap,
 	}
+	RPCGlobalEVMTimeoutFlag = cli.DurationFlag{
+		Name:  "rpc.evmtimeout",
+		Usage: "Sets a timeout used for eth_call (0=infinite)",
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.RPCEVMTimeout,
+	}
 	RPCGlobalTxFeeCapFlag = cli.Float64Flag{
 		Name:  "rpc.txfeecap",
 		Usage: "Sets a cap on transaction fee (in ether) that can be sent via the RPC APIs (0 = no cap)",
@@ -1594,6 +1599,9 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	} else {
 		log.Info("Global gas cap disabled")
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCGlobalEVMTimeoutFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.RPCEVMTimeout = ctx.GlobalDuration(RPCGlobalEVMTimeoutFlag.Name)
+	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCGlobalTxFeeCapFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.RPCTxFeeCap = ctx.GlobalFloat64(RPCGlobalTxFeeCapFlag.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 75e0c8789f226..41ed0760b2b87 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
@@ -324,6 +325,10 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64 {
 	return b.eth.config.RPCGasCap
 }
 
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration {
+	return b.eth.config.RPCEVMTimeout
+}
+
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64 {
 	return b.eth.config.RPCTxFeeCap
 }
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 920b84b9561a6..db9637a5009d1 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ var Defaults = Config{
 		GasPrice: big.NewInt(params.GWei),
 		Recommit: 3 * time.Second,
 	},
-	TxPool:      core.DefaultTxPoolConfig,
-	RPCGasCap:   50000000,
-	GPO:         FullNodeGPO,
-	RPCTxFeeCap: 1, // 1 ether
+	TxPool:        core.DefaultTxPoolConfig,
+	RPCGasCap:     50000000,
+	RPCEVMTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+	GPO:           FullNodeGPO,
+	RPCTxFeeCap:   1, // 1 ether
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -188,6 +189,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// RPCGasCap is the global gas cap for eth-call variants.
 	RPCGasCap uint64
 
+	// RPCEVMTimeout is the global timeout for eth-call.
+	RPCEVMTimeout time.Duration
+
 	// RPCTxFeeCap is the global transaction fee(price * gaslimit) cap for
 	// send-transction variants. The unit is ether.
 	RPCTxFeeCap float64
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index 56deb05b66817..3617c78a69016 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 		EnablePreimageRecording bool
 		DocRoot                 string `toml:"-"`
 		RPCGasCap               uint64
+		RPCEVMTimeout           time.Duration
 		RPCTxFeeCap             float64
 		Checkpoint              *params.TrustedCheckpoint      `toml:",omitempty"`
 		CheckpointOracle        *params.CheckpointOracleConfig `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 	enc.EnablePreimageRecording = c.EnablePreimageRecording
 	enc.DocRoot = c.DocRoot
 	enc.RPCGasCap = c.RPCGasCap
+	enc.RPCEVMTimeout = c.RPCEVMTimeout
 	enc.RPCTxFeeCap = c.RPCTxFeeCap
 	enc.Checkpoint = c.Checkpoint
 	enc.CheckpointOracle = c.CheckpointOracle
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		EnablePreimageRecording *bool
 		DocRoot                 *string `toml:"-"`
 		RPCGasCap               *uint64
+		RPCEVMTimeout           *time.Duration
 		RPCTxFeeCap             *float64
 		Checkpoint              *params.TrustedCheckpoint      `toml:",omitempty"`
 		CheckpointOracle        *params.CheckpointOracleConfig `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -268,6 +271,9 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	if dec.RPCGasCap != nil {
 		c.RPCGasCap = *dec.RPCGasCap
 	}
+	if dec.RPCEVMTimeout != nil {
+		c.RPCEVMTimeout = *dec.RPCEVMTimeout
+	}
 	if dec.RPCTxFeeCap != nil {
 		c.RPCTxFeeCap = *dec.RPCTxFeeCap
 	}
diff --git a/graphql/graphql.go b/graphql/graphql.go
index 0da9faa95bc54..af6b7dc31752e 100644
--- a/graphql/graphql.go
+++ b/graphql/graphql.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"strconv"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -954,7 +953,7 @@ func (b *Block) Call(ctx context.Context, args struct {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	result, err := ethapi.DoCall(ctx, b.backend, args.Data, *b.numberOrHash, nil, 5*time.Second, b.backend.RPCGasCap())
+	result, err := ethapi.DoCall(ctx, b.backend, args.Data, *b.numberOrHash, nil, b.backend.RPCEVMTimeout(), b.backend.RPCGasCap())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1024,7 +1023,7 @@ func (p *Pending) Call(ctx context.Context, args struct {
 	Data ethapi.TransactionArgs
 }) (*CallResult, error) {
 	pendingBlockNr := rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithNumber(rpc.PendingBlockNumber)
-	result, err := ethapi.DoCall(ctx, p.backend, args.Data, pendingBlockNr, nil, 5*time.Second, p.backend.RPCGasCap())
+	result, err := ethapi.DoCall(ctx, p.backend, args.Data, pendingBlockNr, nil, p.backend.RPCEVMTimeout(), p.backend.RPCGasCap())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 6642272bd7d2f..b5b9cb0131e52 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ func (e *revertError) ErrorData() interface{} {
 // Note, this function doesn't make and changes in the state/blockchain and is
 // useful to execute and retrieve values.
 func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) Call(ctx context.Context, args TransactionArgs, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, overrides *StateOverride) (hexutil.Bytes, error) {
-	result, err := DoCall(ctx, s.b, args, blockNrOrHash, overrides, 5*time.Second, s.b.RPCGasCap())
+	result, err := DoCall(ctx, s.b, args, blockNrOrHash, overrides, s.b.RPCEVMTimeout(), s.b.RPCGasCap())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/backend.go b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
index 46644c523cb7e..66531b66b3a39 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package ethapi
 import (
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
@@ -47,9 +48,10 @@ type Backend interface {
 	ChainDb() ethdb.Database
 	AccountManager() *accounts.Manager
 	ExtRPCEnabled() bool
-	RPCGasCap() uint64        // global gas cap for eth_call over rpc: DoS protection
-	RPCTxFeeCap() float64     // global tx fee cap for all transaction related APIs
-	UnprotectedAllowed() bool // allows only for EIP155 transactions.
+	RPCGasCap() uint64            // global gas cap for eth_call over rpc: DoS protection
+	RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration // global timeout for eth_call over rpc: DoS protection
+	RPCTxFeeCap() float64         // global tx fee cap for all transaction related APIs
+	UnprotectedAllowed() bool     // allows only for EIP155 transactions.
 
 	// Blockchain API
 	SetHead(number uint64)
diff --git a/les/api_backend.go b/les/api_backend.go
index eeca5255e4b64..56074d0cab0be 100644
--- a/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/les/api_backend.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
@@ -297,6 +298,10 @@ func (b *LesApiBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64 {
 	return b.eth.config.RPCGasCap
 }
 
+func (b *LesApiBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration {
+	return b.eth.config.RPCEVMTimeout
+}
+
 func (b *LesApiBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64 {
 	return b.eth.config.RPCTxFeeCap
 }