diff --git a/plugins/inputs/smart/README.md b/plugins/inputs/smart/README.md
index b677bf7bdb88e..47320aeac2ebf 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/smart/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/smart/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ smartctl -s on <device>
   ## done and all found will be included except for the
   ## excluded in excludes.
   # devices = [ "/dev/ada0 -d atacam" ]
+
+  ## Timeout for the smartctl command to complete.
+  # timeout = "30s"
 ```
 
 ### Permissions
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go b/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go
index 3e6620c8c9d2e..b17f979d3fdb5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/smart/smart.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ type Smart struct {
 	Excludes   []string
 	Devices    []string
 	UseSudo    bool
+	Timeout    internal.Duration
 }
 
 var sampleConfig = `
@@ -151,8 +152,17 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   ## done and all found will be included except for the
   ## excluded in excludes.
   # devices = [ "/dev/ada0 -d atacam" ]
+
+  ## Timeout for the smartctl command to complete.
+  # timeout = "30s"
 `
 
+func NewSmart() *Smart {
+	return &Smart{
+		Timeout: internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30},
+	}
+}
+
 func (m *Smart) SampleConfig() string {
 	return sampleConfig
 }
@@ -180,17 +190,17 @@ func (m *Smart) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 }
 
 // Wrap with sudo
-var runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+var runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
 	if sudo {
 		cmd = exec.Command("sudo", append([]string{"-n", command}, args...)...)
 	}
-	return internal.CombinedOutputTimeout(cmd, time.Second*5)
+	return internal.CombinedOutputTimeout(cmd, timeout.Duration)
 }
 
 // Scan for S.M.A.R.T. devices
 func (m *Smart) scan() ([]string, error) {
-	out, err := runCmd(m.UseSudo, m.Path, "--scan")
+	out, err := runCmd(m.Timeout, m.UseSudo, m.Path, "--scan")
 	if err != nil {
 		return []string{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to run command '%s --scan': %s - %s", m.Path, err, string(out))
 	}
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ func (m *Smart) getAttributes(acc telegraf.Accumulator, devices []string) {
 	wg.Add(len(devices))
 
 	for _, device := range devices {
-		go gatherDisk(acc, m.UseSudo, m.Attributes, m.Path, m.Nocheck, device, &wg)
+		go gatherDisk(acc, m.Timeout, m.UseSudo, m.Attributes, m.Path, m.Nocheck, device, &wg)
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -243,12 +253,12 @@ func exitStatus(err error) (int, error) {
 	return 0, err
 }
 
-func gatherDisk(acc telegraf.Accumulator, usesudo, collectAttributes bool, smartctl, nocheck, device string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func gatherDisk(acc telegraf.Accumulator, timeout internal.Duration, usesudo, collectAttributes bool, smartctl, nocheck, device string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	// smartctl 5.41 & 5.42 have are broken regarding handling of --nocheck/-n
 	args := []string{"--info", "--health", "--attributes", "--tolerance=verypermissive", "-n", nocheck, "--format=brief"}
 	args = append(args, strings.Split(device, " ")...)
-	out, e := runCmd(usesudo, smartctl, args...)
+	out, e := runCmd(timeout, usesudo, smartctl, args...)
 	outStr := string(out)
 
 	// Ignore all exit statuses except if it is a command line parse error
@@ -436,14 +446,13 @@ func parseTemperature(fields, deviceFields map[string]interface{}, str string) e
 }
 
 func init() {
-	m := Smart{}
-	path, _ := exec.LookPath("smartctl")
-	if len(path) > 0 {
-		m.Path = path
-	}
-	m.Nocheck = "standby"
-
 	inputs.Add("smart", func() telegraf.Input {
-		return &m
+		m := NewSmart()
+		path, _ := exec.LookPath("smartctl")
+		if len(path) > 0 {
+			m.Path = path
+		}
+		m.Nocheck = "standby"
+		return m
 	})
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/smart/smart_test.go b/plugins/inputs/smart/smart_test.go
index 0b030366d7f31..d66a31fea0797 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/smart/smart_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/smart/smart_test.go
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestGatherAttributes(t *testing.T) {
-	s := &Smart{
-		Path:       "smartctl",
-		Attributes: true,
-	}
+	s := NewSmart()
+	s.Path = "smartctl"
+	s.Attributes = true
+
+	assert.Equal(t, time.Second*30, s.Timeout.Duration)
+
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
 
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		if len(args) > 0 {
 			if args[0] == "--scan" {
 				return []byte(mockScanData), nil
@@ -326,10 +329,12 @@ func TestGatherAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGatherNoAttributes(t *testing.T) {
-	s := &Smart{
-		Path:       "smartctl",
-		Attributes: false,
-	}
+	s := NewSmart()
+	s.Path = "smartctl"
+	s.Attributes = false
+
+	assert.Equal(t, time.Second*30, s.Timeout.Duration)
+
 	// overwriting exec commands with mock commands
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
 
@@ -374,7 +379,7 @@ func TestExcludedDev(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGatherSATAInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(hgstSATAInfoData), nil
 	}
 
@@ -384,13 +389,13 @@ func TestGatherSATAInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 	assert.Equal(t, 101, acc.NFields(), "Wrong number of fields gathered")
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(20), acc.NMetrics(), "Wrong number of metrics gathered")
 }
 
 func TestGatherSATAInfo65(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(hgstSATAInfoData65), nil
 	}
 
@@ -400,13 +405,13 @@ func TestGatherSATAInfo65(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 	assert.Equal(t, 91, acc.NFields(), "Wrong number of fields gathered")
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(18), acc.NMetrics(), "Wrong number of metrics gathered")
 }
 
 func TestGatherHgstSAS(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(hgstSASInfoData), nil
 	}
 
@@ -416,13 +421,13 @@ func TestGatherHgstSAS(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 	assert.Equal(t, 6, acc.NFields(), "Wrong number of fields gathered")
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(4), acc.NMetrics(), "Wrong number of metrics gathered")
 }
 
 func TestGatherHtSAS(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(htSASInfoData), nil
 	}
 
@@ -432,13 +437,13 @@ func TestGatherHtSAS(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, acc.NFields(), "Wrong number of fields gathered")
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(3), acc.NMetrics(), "Wrong number of metrics gathered")
 }
 
 func TestGatherSSD(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(ssdInfoData), nil
 	}
 
@@ -448,13 +453,13 @@ func TestGatherSSD(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 	assert.Equal(t, 105, acc.NFields(), "Wrong number of fields gathered")
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(26), acc.NMetrics(), "Wrong number of metrics gathered")
 }
 
 func TestGatherSSDRaid(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(ssdRaidInfoData), nil
 	}
 
@@ -464,13 +469,13 @@ func TestGatherSSDRaid(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 	assert.Equal(t, 74, acc.NFields(), "Wrong number of fields gathered")
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(15), acc.NMetrics(), "Wrong number of metrics gathered")
 }
 
 func TestGatherNvme(t *testing.T) {
-	runCmd = func(sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	runCmd = func(timeout internal.Duration, sudo bool, command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte(nvmeInfoData), nil
 	}
 
@@ -480,7 +485,7 @@ func TestGatherNvme(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	gatherDisk(acc, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
+	gatherDisk(acc, internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 30}, true, true, "", "", "", wg)
 
 	expected := []telegraf.Metric{
 		testutil.MustMetric("smart_device",