diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices/tests/WindowsServiceTester.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices/tests/WindowsServiceTester.cs
index 880fae3e0465a..708e2abab68c1 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices/tests/WindowsServiceTester.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices/tests/WindowsServiceTester.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ private WindowsServiceTester(SafeServiceHandle serviceHandle, RemoteInvokeHandle
             { }
         }
 
-        public static TimeSpan WaitForStatusTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+        public static TimeSpan WaitForStatusTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(3);
 
         public new void WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus) =>
             WaitForStatus(desiredStatus, WaitForStatusTimeout);