diff --git a/comp/otelcol/collector/impl-pipeline/pipeline.go b/comp/otelcol/collector/impl-pipeline/pipeline.go
index a0f72266efb8a..e3e2d89e2f87f 100644
--- a/comp/otelcol/collector/impl-pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/comp/otelcol/collector/impl-pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -151,10 +151,12 @@ func NewComponent(reqs Requires) (Provides, error) {
 		OnStart: collector.start,
 		OnStop:  collector.stop,
 	})
-
+	timeoutCallback := func(flaretypes.FlareBuilder) time.Duration {
+		return time.Second * time.Duration(reqs.Config.GetInt("otelcollector.flare.timeout"))
+	}
 	return Provides{
 		Comp:           collector,
-		FlareProvider:  flaretypes.NewProvider(collector.fillFlare),
+		FlareProvider:  flaretypes.NewProviderWithTimeout(collector.fillFlare, timeoutCallback),
 		StatusProvider: status.NewInformationProvider(collector),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/setup/config.go b/pkg/config/setup/config.go
index 1fef714a5b6a1..688dfac521ec6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/setup/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/setup/config.go
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ func InitConfig(config pkgconfigmodel.Setup) {
 	config.BindEnvAndSetDefault("otelcollector.extension_timeout", 0)         // in seconds, 0 for default value
 	config.BindEnvAndSetDefault("otelcollector.submit_dummy_metadata", false) // dev flag - to be removed
 	config.BindEnvAndSetDefault("otelcollector.converter.enabled", true)
+	config.BindEnvAndSetDefault("otelcollector.flare.timeout", 60)
 
 	// inventories
 	config.BindEnvAndSetDefault("inventories_enabled", true)