diff --git a/.changelog/7118.txt b/.changelog/7118.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eca12a4b499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/7118.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+sql: changed the default create timeout of `google_sql_database_instance` to 40m from 30m
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
index 17b5a7aa104..4e558a000c1 100644
--- a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
 		},
 
 		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
-			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
+			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(40 * time.Minute),
 			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
 			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
 		},
diff --git a/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
index ea2166c70ad..ca91afb68e4 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ performing filtering in a Terraform config.
 `google_sql_database_instance` provides the following
 [Timeouts](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/sdkv2/resources/retries-and-customizable-timeouts) configuration options:
 
-- `create` - Default is 30 minutes.
+- `create` - Default is 40 minutes.
 - `update` - Default is 30 minutes.
 - `delete` - Default is 30 minutes.