diff --git a/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/execution.ts b/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/execution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06741722bbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/execution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import {defaultOptions, IBeaconNodeOptions} from "@chainsafe/lodestar";
+import {ICliCommandOptions} from "../../util";
+
+export type ExecutionEngineArgs = {
+  "execution.urls": string[];
+  "execution.timeout": number;
+};
+
+export function parseArgs(args: ExecutionEngineArgs): IBeaconNodeOptions["executionEngine"] {
+  return {
+    urls: args["execution.urls"],
+    timeout: args["execution.timeout"],
+  };
+}
+
+export const options: ICliCommandOptions<ExecutionEngineArgs> = {
+  "execution.urls": {
+    description: "Urls to execution client engine API",
+    type: "array",
+    defaultDescription: defaultOptions.executionEngine.urls.join(" "),
+    group: "execution",
+  },
+
+  "execution.timeout": {
+    description: "Timeout in miliseconds for execution engine API HTTP client",
+    type: "number",
+    defaultDescription: String(defaultOptions.executionEngine.timeout),
+    group: "execution",
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/index.ts
index 168b82facb2b..d9716d64d0de 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/options/beaconNodeOptions/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {removeUndefinedRecursive} from "../../util";
 import * as api from "./api";
 import * as chain from "./chain";
 import * as eth1 from "./eth1";
+import * as execution from "./execution";
 import * as logger from "./logger";
 import * as metrics from "./metrics";
 import * as network from "./network";
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import * as sync from "./sync";
 export type IBeaconNodeArgs = api.IApiArgs &
   chain.IChainArgs &
   eth1.IEth1Args &
+  execution.ExecutionEngineArgs &
   logger.ILoggerArgs &
   metrics.IMetricsArgs &
   network.INetworkArgs &
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export function parseBeaconNodeArgs(args: IBeaconNodeArgs): RecursivePartial<IBe
     chain: chain.parseArgs(args),
     // db: {},
     eth1: eth1.parseArgs(args),
+    executionEngine: execution.parseArgs(args),
     logger: logger.parseArgs(args),
     metrics: metrics.parseArgs(args),
     network: network.parseArgs(args),
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ export const beaconNodeOptions = {
   ...api.options,
   ...chain.options,
   ...eth1.options,
+  ...execution.options,
   ...logger.options,
   ...metrics.options,
   ...network.options,
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/options/beaconNodeOptions.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/options/beaconNodeOptions.test.ts
index 79e751fb578d..2309d9a84dc6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/options/beaconNodeOptions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/options/beaconNodeOptions.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ describe("options / beaconNodeOptions", () => {
       "eth1.providerUrls": ["http://my.node:8545"],
       "eth1.depositContractDeployBlock": 1625314,
 
+      "execution.urls": ["http://localhost:8550"],
+      "execution.timeout": 12000,
+
       "logger.eth1.level": "debug",
       "logger.unknown.level": "debug",
 
@@ -66,6 +69,10 @@ describe("options / beaconNodeOptions", () => {
         providerUrls: ["http://my.node:8545"],
         depositContractDeployBlock: 1625314,
       },
+      executionEngine: {
+        urls: ["http://localhost:8550"],
+        timeout: 12000,
+      },
       logger: {
         eth1: {
           level: LogLevel.debug,
diff --git a/packages/lodestar/src/executionEngine/http.ts b/packages/lodestar/src/executionEngine/http.ts
index ad616b4f3840..4b1e93a00d58 100644
--- a/packages/lodestar/src/executionEngine/http.ts
+++ b/packages/lodestar/src/executionEngine/http.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type ExecutionEngineHttpOpts = {
 
 export const defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts: ExecutionEngineHttpOpts = {
   urls: ["http://localhost:8550"],
+  timeout: 12000,
 };
 
 export /**