diff --git a/client/constants.js b/client/constants.js
index 0e8745395..b003fb72a 100644
--- a/client/constants.js
+++ b/client/constants.js
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ module.exports = {
   VERSION: '%KARMA_VERSION%',
   KARMA_URL_ROOT: '%KARMA_URL_ROOT%',
   KARMA_PROXY_PATH: '%KARMA_PROXY_PATH%',
+  BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT: '%BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT%',
   CONTEXT_URL: 'context.html'
 }
diff --git a/client/main.js b/client/main.js
index e59095d7b..6110db32e 100644
--- a/client/main.js
+++ b/client/main.js
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ var constants = require('./constants')
 
 var KARMA_URL_ROOT = constants.KARMA_URL_ROOT
 var KARMA_PROXY_PATH = constants.KARMA_PROXY_PATH
+var BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT = constants.BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT
 
 // Connect to the server using socket.io http://socket.io
 var socket = io(location.host, {
   reconnectionDelay: 500,
   reconnectionDelayMax: Infinity,
-  timeout: 20000,
+  timeout: BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT,
   path: KARMA_PROXY_PATH + KARMA_URL_ROOT.substr(1) + 'socket.io',
   'sync disconnect on unload': true
 })
diff --git a/docs/config/01-configuration-file.md b/docs/config/01-configuration-file.md
index 8bc689cc2..e16b70080 100644
--- a/docs/config/01-configuration-file.md
+++ b/docs/config/01-configuration-file.md
@@ -793,6 +793,29 @@ If set then the following fields will be defined and can be overriden:
 All of Karma's urls get prefixed with the `urlRoot`. This is helpful when using proxies, as
 sometimes you might want to proxy a url that is already taken by Karma.
 
+## browserSocketTimeout
+**Type:** Number
+
+**Default:** `20000`
+
+**Description:** Timeout for the client socket connection (in ms).
+
+This configuration represents the amount of time that the client will wait for the socket
+to connect.
+
+When running a browser in different environments, it can take different amounts of time for the
+client socket to connect. If Karma cannot connect within the default timeout, you may see an
+error similar to the following:
+```
+ChromeHeadless have not captured in 60000ms, killing.
+Trying to start ChromeHeadless again (1/2).
+ChromeHeadless have not captured in 60000ms, killing.
+Trying to start ChromeHeadless again (2/2).
+ChromeHeadless have not captured in 60000ms, killing.
+ChromeHeadless failed 2 times(timeout). Giving up.
+```
+If you see this error, you can try increasing the socket connection timeout.
+
 
 [plugins]: plugins.html
 [config/files]: files.html
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 1d0369cbc..91ef8c76c 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ function normalizeConfig (config, configFilePath) {
     throw new TypeError('Invalid configuration: processKillTimeout option must be a number.')
   }
 
+  if (config.browserSocketTimeout && !helper.isNumber(config.browserSocketTimeout)) {
+    throw new TypeError('Invalid configuration: browserSocketTimeout option must be a number.')
+  }
+
   const defaultClient = config.defaultClient || {}
   Object.keys(defaultClient).forEach(function (key) {
     const option = config.client[key]
@@ -350,6 +354,7 @@ class Config {
     this.retryLimit = 2
     this.detached = false
     this.crossOriginAttribute = true
+    this.browserSocketTimeout = 20000
   }
 
   set (newConfig) {
diff --git a/lib/middleware/karma.js b/lib/middleware/karma.js
index 211b53424..6ef06ef63 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/karma.js
+++ b/lib/middleware/karma.js
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ function createKarmaMiddleware (
   injector,
   basePath,
   urlRoot,
-  upstreamProxy
+  upstreamProxy,
+  browserSocketTimeout
 ) {
   var proxyPath = upstreamProxy ? upstreamProxy.path : '/'
   return function (request, response, next) {
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ function createKarmaMiddleware (
         return data.replace('%KARMA_URL_ROOT%', urlRoot)
           .replace('%KARMA_VERSION%', VERSION)
           .replace('%KARMA_PROXY_PATH%', proxyPath)
+          .replace('%BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT%', browserSocketTimeout)
       })
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +262,8 @@ createKarmaMiddleware.$inject = [
   'injector',
   'config.basePath',
   'config.urlRoot',
-  'config.upstreamProxy'
+  'config.upstreamProxy',
+  'config.browserSocketTimeout'
 ]
 
 // PUBLIC API