diff --git a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
index 7a6498d254..50aec3403a 100644
--- a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@
                                 <term><option>--timeout=</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Specify the query
-                                timeout in seconds.</para></listitem>
+                                timeout in seconds. Defaults to
+                                3min.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/ask-password.c b/src/ask-password.c
index 6330369b4f..5162f62eee 100644
--- a/src/ask-password.c
+++ b/src/ask-password.c
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "ask-password-api.h"
+#include "def.h"
 
 static const char *arg_icon = NULL;
 static const char *arg_message = NULL;
 static bool arg_use_tty = true;
-static usec_t arg_timeout = 60 * USEC_PER_SEC;
+static usec_t arg_timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_USEC;
 static bool arg_accept_cached = false;
 static bool arg_multiple = false;