diff --git a/net/ghttp/ghttp_server.go b/net/ghttp/ghttp_server.go
index af9edfd5c..e0c389801 100644
--- a/net/ghttp/ghttp_server.go
+++ b/net/ghttp/ghttp_server.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 
 	// If this is a child process, it then notifies its parent exit.
 	if gproc.IsChild() {
-		gtimer.SetTimeout(2*time.Second, func() {
+		gtimer.SetTimeout(time.Duration(s.config.GracefulTimeout) * time.Second, func() {
 			if err := gproc.Send(gproc.PPid(), []byte("exit"), adminGProcCommGroup); err != nil {
 				//glog.Error("server error in process communication:", err)
 			}
diff --git a/net/ghttp/ghttp_server_config.go b/net/ghttp/ghttp_server_config.go
index 760b17b43..7a59f7726 100644
--- a/net/ghttp/ghttp_server_config.go
+++ b/net/ghttp/ghttp_server_config.go
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 
 	// Graceful enables graceful reload feature for all servers of the process.
 	Graceful bool `json:"graceful"`
+
+	// GracefulTimeout set the maximum survival time (seconds) of the parent process.
+	GracefulTimeout uint8 `json:"gracefulTimeout"`
 }
 
 // Deprecated. Use NewConfig instead.
@@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ func NewConfig() ServerConfig {
 		FormParsingMemory:   1024 * 1024,     // 1MB
 		Rewrites:            make(map[string]string),
 		Graceful:            false,
+		GracefulTimeout:     2,            	  // seconds
 	}
 }