diff --git a/workers.tf b/workers.tf
index 610c41709e..4e9b152f80 100644
--- a/workers.tf
+++ b/workers.tf
@@ -103,7 +103,14 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "workers" {
     "capacity_rebalance",
     local.workers_group_defaults["capacity_rebalance"]
   )
-
+  timeouts {
+    delete = lookup(
+      lookup(
+        var.worker_groups[count.index],
+        "timeouts",
+        local.workers_group_defaults["timeouts"]
+    ), "delete", null)
+  }
   dynamic "initial_lifecycle_hook" {
     for_each = var.worker_create_initial_lifecycle_hooks ? lookup(var.worker_groups[count.index], "asg_initial_lifecycle_hooks", local.workers_group_defaults["asg_initial_lifecycle_hooks"]) : []
     content {
diff --git a/workers_launch_template.tf b/workers_launch_template.tf
index df2928dc5d..5bbfd59f2b 100644
--- a/workers_launch_template.tf
+++ b/workers_launch_template.tf
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "workers_launch_template" {
     "capacity_rebalance",
     local.workers_group_defaults["capacity_rebalance"]
   )
+  timeouts {
+    delete = lookup(
+      lookup(
+        var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
+        "timeouts",
+        local.workers_group_defaults["timeouts"]
+    ), "delete", null)
+  }
 
   dynamic "mixed_instances_policy" {
     iterator = item