diff --git a/internal/agent/agent.go b/internal/agent/agent.go
index 95de4eeec..d2a4f21f1 100644
--- a/internal/agent/agent.go
+++ b/internal/agent/agent.go
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ func (a *Agent) newScheduler() *scheduler.Scheduler {
 		LogDir:        a.logDir,
 		Logger:        a.logger,
 		MaxActiveRuns: a.dag.MaxActiveRuns,
+		Timeout:       a.dag.Timeout,
 		Delay:         a.dag.Delay,
 		Dry:           a.dry,
 		ReqID:         a.requestID,
diff --git a/internal/agent/agent_test.go b/internal/agent/agent_test.go
index cdb39a9c6..37b5b587f 100644
--- a/internal/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/internal/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ func TestAgent_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		// Check if the status is saved correctly
 		require.Equal(t, scheduler.StatusError, agt.Status().Status)
 	})
+	t.Run("FinishWithTimeout", func(t *testing.T) {
+		setup := test.SetupTest(t)
+		defer setup.Cleanup()
+
+		// Run a DAG that timeout
+		timeoutDAG := testLoadDAG(t, "timeout.yaml")
+		agt := newAgent(setup, genRequestID(), timeoutDAG, &agent.Options{})
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		err := agt.Run(ctx)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+
+		// Check if the status is saved correctly
+		require.Equal(t, scheduler.StatusError, agt.Status().Status)
+	})
 	t.Run("ReceiveSignal", func(t *testing.T) {
 		setup := test.SetupTest(t)
 		defer setup.Cleanup()
diff --git a/internal/agent/testdata/timeout.yaml b/internal/agent/testdata/timeout.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13ff24edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/agent/testdata/timeout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+timeout: 2
+steps:
+  - name: "1"
+    command: "sleep 1"
+  - name: "2"
+    command: "sleep 2"
diff --git a/internal/dag/builder.go b/internal/dag/builder.go
index f08403120..75d11cc49 100644
--- a/internal/dag/builder.go
+++ b/internal/dag/builder.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (b *builder) build(def *definition, envs []string) (*DAG, error) {
 		Name:        def.Name,
 		Group:       def.Group,
 		Description: def.Description,
+		Timeout:     time.Second * time.Duration(def.Timeout),
 		Delay:       time.Second * time.Duration(def.DelaySec),
 		RestartWait: time.Second * time.Duration(def.RestartWaitSec),
 		Tags:        parseTags(def.Tags),
diff --git a/internal/dag/dag.go b/internal/dag/dag.go
index 9b497b0b7..997bbbb6d 100644
--- a/internal/dag/dag.go
+++ b/internal/dag/dag.go
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ type DAG struct {
 	// MailOn contains the conditions to send mail.
 	MailOn *MailOn `json:"MailOn"`
 
+	// Timeout is a field to specify the maximum execution time of the DAG task
+	Timeout time.Duration `json:"Timeout"`
 	// Misc configuration for DAG execution.
 	// Delay is the delay before starting the DAG.
 	Delay time.Duration `json:"Delay"`
diff --git a/internal/dag/definition.go b/internal/dag/definition.go
index 04c0a4a56..b43020fc0 100644
--- a/internal/dag/definition.go
+++ b/internal/dag/definition.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type definition struct {
 	MailOn            *mailOnDef
 	ErrorMail         mailConfigDef
 	InfoMail          mailConfigDef
+	Timeout           int
 	DelaySec          int
 	RestartWaitSec    int
 	HistRetentionDays *int
diff --git a/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler.go b/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 9d0588bc7..d12b24c12 100644
--- a/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type Scheduler struct {
 	logDir        string
 	logger        logger.Logger
 	maxActiveRuns int
+	timeout       time.Duration
 	delay         time.Duration
 	dry           bool
 	onExit        *dag.Step
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func New(cfg *Config) *Scheduler {
 		logDir:        cfg.LogDir,
 		logger:        lg,
 		maxActiveRuns: cfg.MaxActiveRuns,
+		timeout:       cfg.Timeout,
 		delay:         cfg.Delay,
 		dry:           cfg.Dry,
 		onExit:        cfg.OnExit,
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	LogDir        string
 	Logger        logger.Logger
 	MaxActiveRuns int
+	Timeout       time.Duration
 	Delay         time.Duration
 	Dry           bool
 	OnExit        *dag.Step
@@ -115,6 +118,12 @@ func (sc *Scheduler) Schedule(ctx context.Context, g *ExecutionGraph, done chan
 
 	var wg = sync.WaitGroup{}
 
+	var cancel context.CancelFunc
+	if sc.timeout > 0 {
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, sc.timeout)
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
 	for !sc.isFinished(g) {
 		if sc.isCanceled() {
 			break
@@ -168,6 +177,14 @@ func (sc *Scheduler) Schedule(ctx context.Context, g *ExecutionGraph, done chan
 						switch {
 						case status == NodeStatusSuccess || status == NodeStatusCancel:
 							// do nothing
+						case sc.isTimeout(g.startedAt):
+							sc.logger.Info(
+								"Step execution deadline exceeded",
+								"step", node.data.Step.Name,
+								"error", execErr,
+							)
+							node.setStatus(NodeStatusCancel)
+							sc.setLastError(execErr)
 						case sc.isCanceled():
 							sc.setLastError(execErr)
 						case node.data.Step.RetryPolicy != nil && node.data.Step.RetryPolicy.Limit > node.getRetryCount():
@@ -480,6 +497,10 @@ func (sc *Scheduler) isSucceed(g *ExecutionGraph) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (sc *Scheduler) isTimeout(startedAt time.Time) bool {
+	return sc.timeout > 0 && time.Since(startedAt) > sc.timeout
+}
+
 var (
 	errUpstreamFailed  = fmt.Errorf("upstream failed")
 	errUpstreamSkipped = fmt.Errorf("upstream skipped")
diff --git a/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 379d8947a..1ffacf9e5 100644
--- a/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/internal/dag/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -189,6 +189,31 @@ func TestSchedulerCancel(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusNone, nodes[2].State().Status)
 }
 
+func TestSchedulerTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	g, _ := NewExecutionGraph(
+		logger.Default,
+		step("1", "sleep 1"),
+		step("2", "sleep 1"),
+		step("3", "sleep 3"),
+		step("4", "sleep 10"),
+		step("5", "sleep 1", "2"),
+		step("6", "sleep 1", "5"),
+	)
+	sc := New(&Config{Timeout: time.Second * 2, LogDir: testHomeDir})
+
+	err := sc.Schedule(context.Background(), g, nil)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, sc.Status(g), StatusError)
+
+	nodes := g.Nodes()
+	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusSuccess, nodes[0].State().Status)
+	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusSuccess, nodes[1].State().Status)
+	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusCancel, nodes[2].State().Status)
+	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusCancel, nodes[3].State().Status)
+	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusCancel, nodes[4].State().Status)
+	require.Equal(t, NodeStatusCancel, nodes[5].State().Status)
+}
+
 func TestSchedulerRetryFail(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := filepath.Join(util.MustGetwd(), "testdata/testfile.sh")
 	g, sc, err := testSchedule(t,