diff --git a/config/media-library.php b/config/media-library.php
index c100c807f..33d558a2b 100644
--- a/config/media-library.php
+++ b/config/media-library.php
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@
     'ffmpeg_path' => env('FFMPEG_PATH', '/usr/bin/ffmpeg'),
     'ffprobe_path' => env('FFPROBE_PATH', '/usr/bin/ffprobe'),
 
+    /*
+     * The timeout (in seconds) that will be used when generating video
+     * thumbnails via FFMPEG.
+     */
+    'ffmpeg_timeout' => env('FFMPEG_TIMEOUT', 900),
+
+    /*
+     * The number of threads that FFMPEG should use. 0 means that FFMPEG
+     * may decide itself.
+     */
+    'ffmpeg_threads' => env('FFMPEG_THREADS', 0),
+
     /*
      * Here you can override the class names of the jobs used by this package. Make sure
      * your custom jobs extend the ones provided by the package.
diff --git a/src/Conversions/ImageGenerators/Video.php b/src/Conversions/ImageGenerators/Video.php
index 47d7c76c2..c0feb7802 100644
--- a/src/Conversions/ImageGenerators/Video.php
+++ b/src/Conversions/ImageGenerators/Video.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public function convert(string $file, ?Conversion $conversion = null): ?string
         $ffmpeg = FFMpeg::create([
             'ffmpeg.binaries' => config('media-library.ffmpeg_path'),
             'ffprobe.binaries' => config('media-library.ffprobe_path'),
+            'timeout' => config('media-library.ffmpeg_timeout', 900),
+            'ffmpeg.threads' => config('media-library.ffmpeg_threads', 0),
         ]);
 
         $video = $ffmpeg->open($file);