diff --git a/man/timesyncd.conf.xml b/man/timesyncd.conf.xml
index 1cbea9eaa5..da2b320a43 100644
--- a/man/timesyncd.conf.xml
+++ b/man/timesyncd.conf.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
         <varname>PollIntervalMaxSec=</varname> defaults to 2048 seconds.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>ConnectionRetrySec=</varname></term>
+        <listitem><para>Specifies the delaying attempts to contact servers after network is online. Takes a time value (in seconds).
+        Defaults to 30 seconds and must not be smaller than 1 seconds.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c b/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c
index 2c3114613b..8f34441e15 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c
@@ -124,5 +124,10 @@ int manager_parse_config_file(Manager *m) {
                 m->poll_interval_max_usec = MAX(NTP_POLL_INTERVAL_MAX_USEC, m->poll_interval_min_usec * 32);
         }
 
+        if (m->connection_retry_usec < 1 * USEC_PER_SEC) {
+                log_warning("Invalid ConnectionRetrySec=. Using default value.");
+                m->connection_retry_usec = DEFAULT_CONNECTION_RETRY_USEC;
+        }
+
         return r;
 }
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-gperf.gperf b/src/timesync/timesyncd-gperf.gperf
index b5020276af..76e4f63277 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-gperf.gperf
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-gperf.gperf
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ struct ConfigPerfItem;
 %struct-type
 %includes
 %%
-Time.NTP,                 config_parse_servers, SERVER_SYSTEM,   0
-Time.Servers,             config_parse_servers, SERVER_SYSTEM,   0
-Time.FallbackNTP,         config_parse_servers, SERVER_FALLBACK, 0
-Time.RootDistanceMaxSec,  config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, max_root_distance_usec)
-Time.PollIntervalMinSec,  config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, poll_interval_min_usec)
-Time.PollIntervalMaxSec,  config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, poll_interval_max_usec)
+Time.NTP,                            config_parse_servers, SERVER_SYSTEM,   0
+Time.Servers,                        config_parse_servers, SERVER_SYSTEM,   0
+Time.FallbackNTP,                    config_parse_servers, SERVER_FALLBACK, 0
+Time.RootDistanceMaxSec,             config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, max_root_distance_usec)
+Time.PollIntervalMinSec,             config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, poll_interval_min_usec)
+Time.PollIntervalMaxSec,             config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, poll_interval_max_usec)
+Time.ConnectionRetrySec,             config_parse_sec,     0,               offsetof(Manager, connection_retry_usec)
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c
index 93ba4ef87d..07fee57391 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 /* Maximum number of missed replies before selecting another source. */
 #define NTP_MAX_MISSED_REPLIES          2
 
-#define RETRY_USEC (30*USEC_PER_SEC)
 #define RATELIMIT_INTERVAL_USEC (10*USEC_PER_SEC)
 #define RATELIMIT_BURST 10
 
@@ -787,7 +786,8 @@ int manager_connect(Manager *m) {
         if (!ratelimit_below(&m->ratelimit)) {
                 log_debug("Delaying attempts to contact servers.");
 
-                r = sd_event_add_time_relative(m->event, &m->event_retry, clock_boottime_or_monotonic(), RETRY_USEC, 0, manager_retry_connect, m);
+                r = sd_event_add_time_relative(m->event, &m->event_retry, clock_boottime_or_monotonic(), m->connection_retry_usec,
+                                               0, manager_retry_connect, m);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to create retry timer: %m");
 
@@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ int manager_new(Manager **ret) {
         m->poll_interval_min_usec = NTP_POLL_INTERVAL_MIN_USEC;
         m->poll_interval_max_usec = NTP_POLL_INTERVAL_MAX_USEC;
 
+        m->connection_retry_usec = DEFAULT_CONNECTION_RETRY_USEC;
+
         m->server_socket = m->clock_watch_fd = -1;
 
         m->ratelimit = (RateLimit) { RATELIMIT_INTERVAL_USEC, RATELIMIT_BURST };
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h
index 940a88ed7b..37cf406190 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-manager.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ typedef struct Manager Manager;
 #define NTP_RETRY_INTERVAL_MIN_USEC     (15 * USEC_PER_SEC)
 #define NTP_RETRY_INTERVAL_MAX_USEC     (6 * 60 * USEC_PER_SEC) /* 6 minutes */
 
+#define DEFAULT_CONNECTION_RETRY_USEC (30*USEC_PER_SEC)
+
 struct Manager {
         sd_bus *bus;
         sd_event *event;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ struct Manager {
         struct timespec trans_time_mon;
         struct timespec trans_time;
         usec_t retry_interval;
+        usec_t connection_retry_usec;
         bool pending;
 
         /* poll timer */