diff --git a/python/pluginResources/intellij.python.community.impl.xml b/python/pluginResources/intellij.python.community.impl.xml
index ae1dc588a8c0..55085399979a 100644
--- a/python/pluginResources/intellij.python.community.impl.xml
+++ b/python/pluginResources/intellij.python.community.impl.xml
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@
 
     <!-- Debugger Show value tooltip -->
     <registryKey defaultValue="true" description="Show value tooltip" key="python.debugger.show.value.tooltip"/>
+
+    <registryKey defaultValue="3" description="Timeout to guess the best suitable SDK when adding new interpreter (seconds)" key="python.guess.sdk.timeout.seconds"/>
   </extensions>
 
   <extensionPoints>
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/PythonAddCustomInterpreter.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/PythonAddCustomInterpreter.kt
index abcb70b38ca3..88ac1f04eddb 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/PythonAddCustomInterpreter.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/PythonAddCustomInterpreter.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.ui.ValidationInfo
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.validation.DialogValidationRequestor
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.validation.WHEN_PROPERTY_CHANGED
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.validation.and
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.RegistryManager
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.progress.ModalTaskOwner
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.progress.TaskCancellation
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.progress.withModalProgress
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.configuration.CreateSdkInfo
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.configuration.CreateSdkInfoWithTool
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus.Internal
+import kotlin.time.Duration
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 
 class ValidationInfoError(val validationInfo: ValidationInfo) : MessageError(validationInfo.message)
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ internal class PythonAddCustomInterpreter<P : PathHolder>(
     }
     else scope.launch(Dispatchers.Default) {
       val createSdkInfoWithTool = withModalProgress(ModalTaskOwner.guess(), message("sdk.create.check.environments"), TaskCancellation.cancellable()) {
-        withTimeoutOrNull(3.seconds) { bestGuessCreateSdkInfo.await() }
+        withTimeoutOrNull(getGuessSdkTimeout()) { bestGuessCreateSdkInfo.await() }
       } ?: return@launch
       selectBestTool(createSdkInfoWithTool)
     }
@@ -188,6 +190,10 @@ internal class PythonAddCustomInterpreter<P : PathHolder>(
     return currentSdkManager.createStatisticsInfo(PythonInterpreterCreationTargets.LOCAL_MACHINE)
   }
 
+  private fun getGuessSdkTimeout(): Duration = RegistryManager.getInstance().intValue("python.guess.sdk.timeout.seconds").let { i ->
+    (if (i > 0) i else 3).seconds
+  }
+
   private fun selectBestTool(createSdkInfoWithTool: CreateSdkInfoWithTool) {
     val (manager, configurators) = when (createSdkInfoWithTool.createSdkInfo) {
       is CreateSdkInfo.WillCreateEnv -> {