diff --git a/embed/examples/cluster/topology.example.yaml b/embed/examples/cluster/topology.example.yaml
index 6bf6a5c772..38c477f819 100644
--- a/embed/examples/cluster/topology.example.yaml
+++ b/embed/examples/cluster/topology.example.yaml
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ monitoring_servers:
     # log_dir: "/tidb-deploy/prometheus-8249/log"
     # prometheus rule dir on TiUP machine
     # rule_dir: /home/tidb/prometheus_rule
+    # scrape_interval: 15s
+    # scrape_timeout: 10s
 # # Server configs are used to specify the configuration of Grafana Servers.  
 grafana_servers:
   # # The ip address of the Grafana Server.
diff --git a/embed/templates/config/prometheus.yml.tpl b/embed/templates/config/prometheus.yml.tpl
index 02226b14eb..3042cb76b0 100644
--- a/embed/templates/config/prometheus.yml.tpl
+++ b/embed/templates/config/prometheus.yml.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 ---
 global:
-  scrape_interval:     15s # By default, scrape targets every 15 seconds.
+{{- if .ScrapeInterval}}
+  scrape_interval: {{.ScrapeInterval}}
+{{- else}}
+  scrape_interval: 15s # By default, scrape targets every 15 seconds.
+{{- end}}
   evaluation_interval: 15s # By default, scrape targets every 15 seconds.
-  # scrape_timeout is set to the global default (10s).
+{{- if .ScrapeTimeout}}
+  scrape_timeout: {{.ScrapeTimeout}}
+{{- end}}
   external_labels:
     cluster: '{{.ClusterName}}'
     monitor: "prometheus"
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go b/pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go
index 2563e6bc76..219ad36443 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ type PrometheusSpec struct {
 	OS                    string                 `yaml:"os,omitempty"`
 	RuleDir               string                 `yaml:"rule_dir,omitempty" validate:"rule_dir:editable"`
 	AdditionalScrapeConf  map[string]interface{} `yaml:"additional_scrape_conf,omitempty" validate:"additional_scrape_conf:ignore"`
+	ScrapeInterval        string                 `yaml:"scrape_interval,omitempty" validate:"scrape_interval:editable"`
+	ScrapeTimeout         string                 `yaml:"scrape_timeout,omitempty" validate:"scrape_timeout:editable"`
 }
 
 // Remote prometheus remote config
@@ -199,6 +201,8 @@ func (i *MonitorInstance) InitConfig(
 	if monitoredOptions != nil {
 		cfig.AddBlackbox(i.GetHost(), uint64(monitoredOptions.BlackboxExporterPort))
 	}
+	cfig.ScrapeInterval = spec.ScrapeInterval
+	cfig.ScrapeTimeout = spec.ScrapeTimeout
 	uniqueHosts := set.NewStringSet()
 
 	if servers, found := topoHasField("PDServers"); found {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/template/config/prometheus.go b/pkg/cluster/template/config/prometheus.go
index 8f0ef4233a..ba09ee69ac 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/template/config/prometheus.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/template/config/prometheus.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 // PrometheusConfig represent the data to generate Prometheus config
 type PrometheusConfig struct {
 	ClusterName               string
+	ScrapeInterval            string
+	ScrapeTimeout             string
 	TLSEnabled                bool
 	NodeExporterAddrs         []string
 	TiDBStatusAddrs           []string