diff --git a/client/internal/peer/ice/agent.go b/client/internal/peer/ice/agent.go
index 9b63cebf0..4a0228405 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/ice/agent.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/ice/agent.go
@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@ const (
 
 	iceKeepAliveDefault           = 4 * time.Second
 	iceDisconnectedTimeoutDefault = 6 * time.Second
+	iceFailedTimeoutDefault       = 6 * time.Second
 	// iceRelayAcceptanceMinWaitDefault is the same as in the Pion ICE package
 	iceRelayAcceptanceMinWaitDefault = 2 * time.Second
 )
 
-var (
-	failedTimeout = 6 * time.Second
-)
-
 func NewAgent(iFaceDiscover stdnet.ExternalIFaceDiscover, config Config, candidateTypes []ice.CandidateType, ufrag string, pwd string) (*ice.Agent, error) {
 	iceKeepAlive := iceKeepAlive()
 	iceDisconnectedTimeout := iceDisconnectedTimeout()
+	iceFailedTimeout := iceFailedTimeout()
 	iceRelayAcceptanceMinWait := iceRelayAcceptanceMinWait()
 
 	transportNet, err := newStdNet(iFaceDiscover, config.InterfaceBlackList)
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ func NewAgent(iFaceDiscover stdnet.ExternalIFaceDiscover, config Config, candida
 		UDPMuxSrflx:            config.UDPMuxSrflx,
 		NAT1To1IPs:             config.NATExternalIPs,
 		Net:                    transportNet,
-		FailedTimeout:          &failedTimeout,
+		FailedTimeout:          &iceFailedTimeout,
 		DisconnectedTimeout:    &iceDisconnectedTimeout,
 		KeepaliveInterval:      &iceKeepAlive,
 		RelayAcceptanceMinWait: &iceRelayAcceptanceMinWait,
diff --git a/client/internal/peer/ice/env.go b/client/internal/peer/ice/env.go
index 3b0cb74ad..c11c35441 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/ice/env.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/ice/env.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const (
 	envICEForceRelayConn            = "NB_ICE_FORCE_RELAY_CONN"
 	envICEKeepAliveIntervalSec      = "NB_ICE_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL_SEC"
 	envICEDisconnectedTimeoutSec    = "NB_ICE_DISCONNECTED_TIMEOUT_SEC"
+	envICEFailedTimeoutSec          = "NB_ICE_FAILED_TIMEOUT_SEC"
 	envICERelayAcceptanceMinWaitSec = "NB_ICE_RELAY_ACCEPTANCE_MIN_WAIT_SEC"
 
 	msgWarnInvalidValue = "invalid value %s set for %s, using default %v"
@@ -55,6 +56,22 @@ func iceDisconnectedTimeout() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(disconnectedTimeoutSec) * time.Second
 }
 
+func iceFailedTimeout() time.Duration {
+	failedTimeoutEnv := os.Getenv(envICEFailedTimeoutSec)
+	if failedTimeoutEnv == "" {
+		return iceFailedTimeoutDefault
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("setting ICE failed timeout to %s seconds", failedTimeoutEnv)
+	failedTimeoutSec, err := strconv.Atoi(failedTimeoutEnv)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf(msgWarnInvalidValue, failedTimeoutEnv, envICEFailedTimeoutSec, iceFailedTimeoutDefault)
+		return iceFailedTimeoutDefault
+	}
+
+	return time.Duration(failedTimeoutSec) * time.Second
+}
+
 func iceRelayAcceptanceMinWait() time.Duration {
 	iceRelayAcceptanceMinWaitEnv := os.Getenv(envICERelayAcceptanceMinWaitSec)
 	if iceRelayAcceptanceMinWaitEnv == "" {