diff --git a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaNotificationManager.java b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaNotificationManager.java
index 149badad18..0845d662cd 100644
--- a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaNotificationManager.java
+++ b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaNotificationManager.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
   private static final String TAG = "MediaNtfMng";
   private static final int MSG_USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT = 1;
-  private static final long USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT_MS = 600_000;
 
   private final MediaSessionService mediaSessionService;
   private final MediaNotification.Provider mediaNotificationProvider;
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
   private boolean startedInForeground;
   private boolean isUserEngaged;
   private boolean isUserEngagedTimeoutEnabled;
+  private long userEngagedTimeoutMs;
 
   public MediaNotificationManager(
       MediaSessionService mediaSessionService,
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
     controllerMap = new HashMap<>();
     startedInForeground = false;
     isUserEngagedTimeoutEnabled = true;
+    userEngagedTimeoutMs = MediaSessionService.DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS;
   }
 
   public void addSession(MediaSession session) {
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
     return startedInForeground;
   }
 
+  public void setUserEngagedTimeoutMs(long userEngagedTimeoutMs) {
+    this.userEngagedTimeoutMs = userEngagedTimeoutMs;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean handleMessage(Message msg) {
     if (msg.what == MSG_USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT) {
@@ -206,8 +211,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
   /* package */ boolean shouldRunInForeground(boolean startInForegroundWhenPaused) {
     boolean isUserEngaged = isAnySessionUserEngaged(startInForegroundWhenPaused);
-    if (this.isUserEngaged && !isUserEngaged && isUserEngagedTimeoutEnabled) {
-      mainHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT, USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    boolean useTimeout = isUserEngagedTimeoutEnabled && userEngagedTimeoutMs > 0;
+    if (this.isUserEngaged && !isUserEngaged && useTimeout) {
+      mainHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT, userEngagedTimeoutMs);
     } else if (isUserEngaged) {
       mainHandler.removeMessages(MSG_USER_ENGAGED_TIMEOUT);
     }
diff --git a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionService.java b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionService.java
index 91d7323c89..83ebd4ad05 100644
--- a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionService.java
+++ b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionService.java
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ public abstract class MediaSessionService extends Service {
   /** The action for {@link Intent} filter that must be declared by the service. */
   public static final String SERVICE_INTERFACE = "androidx.media3.session.MediaSessionService";
 
+  /**
+   * The default timeout for a session to stay in a foreground service state after it paused,
+   * stopped, failed or ended.
+   */
+  @UnstableApi public static final long DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS = 600_000;
+
   private static final String TAG = "MSessionService";
 
   private final Object lock;
@@ -471,6 +477,27 @@ public abstract class MediaSessionService extends Service {
         /* maxCommandsForMediaItems= */ 0);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the timeout for a session to stay in a foreground service state after it paused, stopped,
+   * failed or ended.
+   *
+   * <p>Has no effect on already running timeouts.
+   *
+   * <p>The default and maximum value is {@link #DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS}. If a larger
+   * value is provided, it will be clamped down to {@link #DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS}.
+   *
+   * @param foregroundServiceTimeoutMs The timeout in milliseconds.
+   */
+  @UnstableApi
+  public final void setForegroundServiceTimeoutMs(long foregroundServiceTimeoutMs) {
+    getMediaNotificationManager()
+        .setUserEngagedTimeoutMs(
+            Util.constrainValue(
+                foregroundServiceTimeoutMs,
+                /* min= */ 0,
+                /* max= */ DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns whether there is a session with ongoing user-engaged playback that is run in a
    * foreground service.
@@ -478,9 +505,10 @@ public abstract class MediaSessionService extends Service {
    * <p>It is only possible to terminate the service with {@link #stopSelf()} if this method returns
    * {@code false}.
    *
-   * <p>Note that sessions are kept in foreground and this method returns {@code true} for a period
-   * of 10 minutes after they paused, stopped or failed. Use {@link #pauseAllPlayersAndStopSelf()}
-   * to pause all ongoing playbacks immediately and terminate the service.
+   * <p>Note that sessions are kept in foreground and this method returns {@code true} for the
+   * {@linkplain #setForegroundServiceTimeoutMs foreground service timeout} after they paused,
+   * stopped, failed or ended. Use {@link #pauseAllPlayersAndStopSelf()} to pause all ongoing
+   * playbacks immediately and terminate the service.
    */
   @UnstableApi
   public boolean isPlaybackOngoing() {