diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index be4642177a73c0..9d7d4b2834f6df 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ Stops the server from accepting new connections. See [`net.Server.close()`][].
 added: v11.3.0
 -->
 
-* {number} **Default:** `40000`
+* {number} **Default:** `60000`
 
 Limit the amount of time the parser will wait to receive the complete HTTP
 headers.
diff --git a/doc/api/https.md b/doc/api/https.md
index 1392ecddd55a12..c685b3fe636c5a 100644
--- a/doc/api/https.md
+++ b/doc/api/https.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ See [`server.close()`][`http.close()`] from the HTTP module for details.
 added: v11.3.0
 -->
 
-* {number} **Default:** `40000`
+* {number} **Default:** `60000`
 
 See [`http.Server#headersTimeout`][].
 
diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index d43c1bfb63d67b..900060d61137dc 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function Server(options, requestListener) {
   this.timeout = kDefaultHttpServerTimeout;
   this.keepAliveTimeout = 5000;
   this.maxHeadersCount = null;
-  this.headersTimeout = 40 * 1000; // 40 seconds
+  this.headersTimeout = 60 * 1000; // 60 seconds
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Server.prototype, net.Server.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Server, net.Server);
diff --git a/lib/https.js b/lib/https.js
index cc118669e8f517..2253024f92e213 100644
--- a/lib/https.js
+++ b/lib/https.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function Server(opts, requestListener) {
   this.timeout = kDefaultHttpServerTimeout;
   this.keepAliveTimeout = 5000;
   this.maxHeadersCount = null;
-  this.headersTimeout = 40 * 1000; // 40 seconds
+  this.headersTimeout = 60 * 1000; // 60 seconds
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Server.prototype, tls.Server.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Server, tls.Server);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-slow-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-http-slow-headers.js
index 6da11465dac17b..25ee5b63e8c0e2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-slow-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-slow-headers.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const headers =
 const server = createServer(common.mustNotCall());
 let sendCharEvery = 1000;
 
-// 40 seconds is the default
-assert.strictEqual(server.headersTimeout, 40 * 1000);
+// 60 seconds is the default
+assert.strictEqual(server.headersTimeout, 60 * 1000);
 
 // Pass a REAL env variable to shortening up the default
 // value which is 40s otherwise this is useful for manual
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-slow-headers.js b/test/parallel/test-https-slow-headers.js
index 531d9ad318fa03..95f0caa9878c5e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-slow-headers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-slow-headers.js
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ const server = createServer({
 
 let sendCharEvery = 1000;
 
-// 40 seconds is the default
-assert.strictEqual(server.headersTimeout, 40 * 1000);
+// 60 seconds is the default
+assert.strictEqual(server.headersTimeout, 60 * 1000);
 
 // Pass a REAL env variable to shortening up the default
 // value which is 40s otherwise