diff --git a/cmd/XDC/main.go b/cmd/XDC/main.go
index 4cf2cb6cfd..2117ddd5ce 100644
--- a/cmd/XDC/main.go
+++ b/cmd/XDC/main.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ var (
 		utils.RPCEnabledFlag,
 		utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
 		utils.RPCPortFlag,
+		utils.RPCHttpWriteTimeoutFlag,
 		utils.RPCApiFlag,
 		utils.WSEnabledFlag,
 		utils.WSListenAddrFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/XDC/usage.go b/cmd/XDC/usage.go
index 5390dd65c9..e6b2fc961f 100644
--- a/cmd/XDC/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/XDC/usage.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 			utils.RPCEnabledFlag,
 			utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
 			utils.RPCPortFlag,
+			utils.RPCHttpWriteTimeoutFlag,
 			utils.RPCApiFlag,
 			utils.WSEnabledFlag,
 			utils.WSListenAddrFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index e3d14b6fcf..aa90af9ae7 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ var (
 		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server listening port",
 		Value: node.DefaultHTTPPort,
 	}
+	RPCHttpWriteTimeoutFlag = cli.DurationFlag{
+		Name:  "rpcwritetimeout",
+		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server write timeout (default = 10s)",
+		Value: node.DefaultHTTPWriteTimeOut,
+	}
 	RPCCORSDomainFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "rpccorsdomain",
 		Usage: "Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)",
@@ -735,6 +740,9 @@ func setHTTP(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCPortFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.HTTPPort = ctx.GlobalInt(RPCPortFlag.Name)
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCHttpWriteTimeoutFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.HTTPWriteTimeout = ctx.GlobalDuration(RPCHttpWriteTimeoutFlag.Name)
+	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.HTTPCors = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name))
 	}
diff --git a/node/config.go b/node/config.go
index ecda8ac9d9..5700b832bf 100644
--- a/node/config.go
+++ b/node/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/accounts"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/accounts/keystore"
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// for ephemeral nodes).
 	HTTPPort int `toml:",omitempty"`
 
+	// HTTPWriteTimeout is the write timeout for the HTTP RPC server.
+	HTTPWriteTimeout time.Duration `toml:",omitempty"`
+
 	// HTTPCors is the Cross-Origin Resource Sharing header to send to requesting
 	// clients. Please be aware that CORS is a browser enforced security, it's fully
 	// useless for custom HTTP clients.
diff --git a/node/defaults.go b/node/defaults.go
index e42b266fba..f9f4f8f268 100644
--- a/node/defaults.go
+++ b/node/defaults.go
@@ -21,22 +21,25 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/p2p"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/p2p/nat"
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultHTTPHost = "localhost" // Default host interface for the HTTP RPC server
-	DefaultHTTPPort = 8545        // Default TCP port for the HTTP RPC server
-	DefaultWSHost   = "localhost" // Default host interface for the websocket RPC server
-	DefaultWSPort   = 8546        // Default TCP port for the websocket RPC server
+	DefaultHTTPHost         = "localhost"      // Default host interface for the HTTP RPC server
+	DefaultHTTPPort         = 8545             // Default TCP port for the HTTP RPC server
+	DefaultHTTPWriteTimeOut = 10 * time.Second // Default write timeout for the HTTP RPC server
+	DefaultWSHost           = "localhost"      // Default host interface for the websocket RPC server
+	DefaultWSPort           = 8546             // Default TCP port for the websocket RPC server
 )
 
 // DefaultConfig contains reasonable default settings.
 var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	DataDir:          DefaultDataDir(),
 	HTTPPort:         DefaultHTTPPort,
+	HTTPWriteTimeout: DefaultHTTPWriteTimeOut,
 	HTTPModules:      []string{"net", "web3"},
 	HTTPVirtualHosts: []string{"localhost"},
 	WSPort:           DefaultWSPort,
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 08d8be3450..c543289137 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/rawdb"
-
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/accounts"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/ethdb"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/event"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/internal/debug"
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ func (n *Node) startHTTP(endpoint string, apis []rpc.API, modules []string, cors
 	if listener, err = net.Listen("tcp", endpoint); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	go rpc.NewHTTPServer(cors, vhosts, handler).Serve(listener)
+	go rpc.NewHTTPServer(cors, vhosts, handler, n.config.HTTPWriteTimeout).Serve(listener)
 	n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint opened", "url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", endpoint), "cors", strings.Join(cors, ","), "vhosts", strings.Join(vhosts, ","))
 	// All listeners booted successfully
 	n.httpEndpoint = endpoint
diff --git a/rpc/http.go b/rpc/http.go
index a68b4dfe85..de988c2211 100644
--- a/rpc/http.go
+++ b/rpc/http.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
 )
 
@@ -230,14 +231,15 @@ func (t *httpServerConn) SetWriteDeadline(time.Time) error { return nil }
 // NewHTTPServer creates a new HTTP RPC server around an API provider.
 //
 // Deprecated: Server implements http.Handler
-func NewHTTPServer(cors []string, vhosts []string, srv *Server) *http.Server {
+func NewHTTPServer(cors []string, vhosts []string, srv *Server, writeTimeout time.Duration) *http.Server {
 	// Wrap the CORS-handler within a host-handler
 	handler := newCorsHandler(srv, cors)
 	handler = newVHostHandler(vhosts, handler)
+	log.Info("NewHTTPServer", "writeTimeout", writeTimeout)
 	return &http.Server{
 		Handler:      handler,
 		ReadTimeout:  5 * time.Second,
-		WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout: writeTimeout,
 		IdleTimeout:  120 * time.Second,
 	}
 }