diff --git a/cmd/neofs-rest-gw/config.go b/cmd/neofs-rest-gw/config.go
index aba4b6e..dbed486 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-rest-gw/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-rest-gw/config.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const (
 	defaultHealthcheckTimeout = 15 * time.Second
 	defaultRebalanceTimer     = 60 * time.Second
 
-	defaultShutdownTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+	defaultShutdownTimeout        = 15 * time.Second
+	defaultWaiterOperationTimeout = 1 * time.Minute
 
 	defaultPoolErrorThreshold   uint32 = 100
 	defaultPoolDefaultTimestamp bool   = false
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ func newNeofsAPI(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, v *viper.Viper) (*hand
 	}
 
 	apiPrm.DefaultTimestamp = v.GetBool(cfgPoolDefaultTimestamp)
+	apiPrm.WaiterOperationTimeout = defaultWaiterOperationTimeout
 
 	return handlers.NewAPI(&apiPrm)
 }
diff --git a/handlers/api.go b/handlers/api.go
index 64c5771..12c534d 100644
--- a/handlers/api.go
+++ b/handlers/api.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type PrmAPI struct {
 	PrometheusService      *metrics.Service
 	PprofService           *metrics.Service
 	ServiceShutdownTimeout time.Duration
+	WaiterOperationTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 type BearerToken struct {
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func NewAPI(prm *PrmAPI) (*RestAPI, error) {
 		pprofService:           prm.PprofService,
 		gateMetric:             prm.GateMetric,
 		serviceShutdownTimeout: prm.ServiceShutdownTimeout,
+		waiterOperationTimeout: prm.WaiterOperationTimeout,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ type RestAPI struct {
 	prometheusService      *metrics.Service
 	pprofService           *metrics.Service
 	serviceShutdownTimeout time.Duration
+	waiterOperationTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 func (a *RestAPI) StartCallback() {
diff --git a/handlers/containers.go b/handlers/containers.go
index 53c552d..106d8fb 100644
--- a/handlers/containers.go
+++ b/handlers/containers.go
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ func (a *RestAPI) PutContainer(ctx echo.Context, params apiserver.PutContainerPa
 		return ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, resp)
 	}
 
-	cnrID, err := createContainer(ctx.Request().Context(), a.pool, stoken, body, params, a.signer)
+	wCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx.Request().Context(), a.waiterOperationTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	cnrID, err := createContainer(wCtx, a.pool, stoken, body, params, a.signer)
 	if err != nil {
 		resp := a.logAndGetErrorResponse("create container", err)
 		return ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, resp)
@@ -136,7 +139,10 @@ func (a *RestAPI) PutContainerEACL(ctx echo.Context, containerID apiserver.Conta
 		return ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, resp)
 	}
 
-	if err = setContainerEACL(ctx.Request().Context(), a.pool, cnrID, stoken, body, a.signer); err != nil {
+	wCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx.Request().Context(), a.waiterOperationTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err = setContainerEACL(wCtx, a.pool, cnrID, stoken, body, a.signer); err != nil {
 		resp := a.logAndGetErrorResponse("failed set container eacl", err)
 		return ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, resp)
 	}
@@ -255,7 +261,10 @@ func (a *RestAPI) DeleteContainer(ctx echo.Context, containerID apiserver.Contai
 	prm.WithinSession(stoken)
 
 	wait := waiter.NewContainerDeleteWaiter(a.pool, waiter.DefaultPollInterval)
-	if err = wait.ContainerDelete(ctx.Request().Context(), cnrID, a.signer, prm); err != nil {
+	wCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx.Request().Context(), a.waiterOperationTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err = wait.ContainerDelete(wCtx, cnrID, a.signer, prm); err != nil {
 		resp := a.logAndGetErrorResponse("delete container", err, zap.String("container", containerID))
 		return ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, resp)
 	}