diff --git a/pkg/stub/stub.go b/pkg/stub/stub.go
index b0288bd6..56822224 100644
--- a/pkg/stub/stub.go
+++ b/pkg/stub/stub.go
@@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ func WithLogger(logger nrilog.Logger) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithPluginRegistrationTimeout overrides the plugin's registration timeout
+// (default DefaultRegistrationTimeout, 5s).
+func WithPluginRegistrationTimeout(d time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(s *stub) error {
+		s.registrationTimeout = d
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // stub implements Stub.
 type stub struct {
 	sync.Mutex
diff --git a/pkg/stub/stub_test.go b/pkg/stub/stub_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1a550e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/stub/stub_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package stub_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/stub"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type testPlugin struct{}
+
+func (testPlugin) RunPodSandbox(context.Context, *api.PodSandbox) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestWithPluginRegistrationTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	const want = 7 * time.Second
+
+	s, err := stub.New(testPlugin{},
+		stub.WithPluginName("test"),
+		stub.WithPluginIdx("00"),
+		stub.WithPluginRegistrationTimeout(want),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, want, s.RegistrationTimeout())
+}
+
+func TestDefaultRegistrationTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	s, err := stub.New(testPlugin{},
+		stub.WithPluginName("test"),
+		stub.WithPluginIdx("00"),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, stub.DefaultRegistrationTimeout, s.RegistrationTimeout())
+}