diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1e3e72400..0d7e4c573 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - #1761: Add a new dark theme based on the [Dracula](https://draculatheme.com/) theme
 - #2751: Media not rendered when Converse runs in a browser extension
 - #2789: Implement new hook parseMessageForCommands for plugins to add custom
+- Increased stanza timeout from 10 to 20 seconds
 
 ### New hooks and events
 
diff --git a/src/headless/shared/_converse.js b/src/headless/shared/_converse.js
index 5a7a287f5..4659c213c 100644
--- a/src/headless/shared/_converse.js
+++ b/src/headless/shared/_converse.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const _converse = {
      * @constant
      * @type { integer }
      */
-    STANZA_TIMEOUT: 10000,
+    STANZA_TIMEOUT: 20000,
 
     SUCCESS: 'success',
     FAILURE: 'failure',