diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f885cca7..450de65b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Node
 - `flush-cache` control service command to flush write-cache (#1806)
 - `wallet-address` flag in `neofs-adm morph refill-gas` command (#1820)
 - Validate policy before container creation (#1704)
+- `--timeout` flag in `neofs-cli` subcommands (#1837)
 
 ### Changed
 - Allow to evacuate shard data with `EvacuateShard` control RPC (#1800)
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go
index 576b570b..4ef2044e 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/commonflags"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/network"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ func GetSDKClient(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, addr network.Address) (*client.Client,
 	prmInit.SetDefaultPrivateKey(*key)
 	prmInit.ResolveNeoFSFailures()
 	prmDial.SetServerURI(addr.URIAddr())
+	if timeout := viper.GetDuration(commonflags.Timeout); timeout > 0 {
+		// In CLI we can only set a timeout for the whole operation.
+		// By also setting stream timeout we ensure that no operation hands
+		// for too long.
+		prmDial.SetTimeout(timeout)
+		prmDial.SetStreamTimeout(timeout)
+	}
 
 	c.Init(prmInit)
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/commonflags/flags.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/commonflags/flags.go
index 7c3c50f8..53c4812b 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/commonflags/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/commonflags/flags.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package commonflags
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -28,6 +30,11 @@ const (
 	RPCDefault   = ""
 	RPCUsage     = "remote node address (as 'multiaddr' or '<host>:<port>')"
 
+	Timeout          = "timeout"
+	TimeoutShorthand = "t"
+	TimeoutDefault   = 15 * time.Second
+	TimeoutUsage     = "timeout for an operation"
+
 	Verbose          = "verbose"
 	VerboseShorthand = "v"
 	VerboseUsage     = "verbose output"
@@ -41,11 +48,13 @@ const (
 // - WalletPath
 // - Account
 // - RPC
+// - Timeout
 func Init(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	InitWithoutRPC(cmd)
 
 	ff := cmd.Flags()
 	ff.StringP(RPC, RPCShorthand, RPCDefault, RPCUsage)
+	ff.DurationP(Timeout, TimeoutShorthand, TimeoutDefault, TimeoutUsage)
 }
 
 // InitWithoutRPC is similar to Init but doesn't create the RPC flag.
@@ -65,4 +74,5 @@ func Bind(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	_ = viper.BindPFlag(WalletPath, ff.Lookup(WalletPath))
 	_ = viper.BindPFlag(Account, ff.Lookup(Account))
 	_ = viper.BindPFlag(RPC, ff.Lookup(RPC))
+	_ = viper.BindPFlag(Timeout, ff.Lookup(Timeout))
 }