diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index a6fe1e7c7f..72b51b25f7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fluentd_elasticsearch_password: ""
 fluentd_elasticsearch_ssl_version: "TLSv1_2"
 fluentd_elasticsearch_ssl_verify: "true"
 fluentd_elasticsearch_cacert: "{{ openstack_cacert }}"
+fluentd_elasticsearch_request_timeout: "60s"
 
 ####################
 # Docker
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
index 78ce43177c..d336230e7c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
        logstash_format true
        logstash_prefix {{ kibana_log_prefix }}
        reconnect_on_error true
+       request_timeout {{ fluentd_elasticsearch_request_timeout }}
        suppress_type_name true
        <buffer>
          @type file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/01-es.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/01-es.conf.j2
index 3affbf8f1a..3056547801 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/01-es.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/01-es.conf.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
        logstash_format true
        logstash_prefix {{ kibana_log_prefix }}
        reconnect_on_error true
+       request_timeout {{ fluentd_elasticsearch_request_timeout }}
        suppress_type_name true
        <buffer>
          @type file
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fluentd-elasticsearch-request-timeout-f110883dd4412f65.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fluentd-elasticsearch-request-timeout-f110883dd4412f65.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c319141ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fluentd-elasticsearch-request-timeout-f110883dd4412f65.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Under circumstances of extended disruption to the Fluentd-ElasticSearch
+    central logging pipeline, it is possible to generate a sufficient buffer
+    of unsent log data that takes longer than the default Fluentd request
+    timeout (default 5 seconds) to transfer the buffer.  The default request
+    timeout value is raised to ``60s``, and made configurable using new
+    parameter ``fluentd_elasticsearch_request_timeout``. `LP#1983031
+    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+bug/1983031>`__