diff --git a/cmd/notation/blob/sign.go b/cmd/notation/blob/sign.go
index d814d87c6..4e8e365b6 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/blob/sign.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/blob/sign.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func prepareBlobSigningOpts(ctx context.Context, opts *blobSignOpts) (notation.S
 		if err != nil {
 			return notation.SignBlobOptions{}, err
 		}
-		tsaRevocationValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.Timestamping)
+		tsaRevocationValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.Timestamping, clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			return notation.SignBlobOptions{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create timestamping revocation validator: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/notation/blob/verify.go b/cmd/notation/blob/verify.go
index 2b2164815..0c4759c38 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/blob/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/blob/verify.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/display"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/flag"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/verify"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/envelope"
+	clirev "github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/revocation"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ type blobVerifyOpts struct {
 	userMetadata        []string
 	policyStatementName string
 	blobMediaType       string
+	ocspTimeout         time.Duration
 }
 
 func verifyCommand(opts *blobVerifyOpts) *cobra.Command {
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ Example - Verify the signature on a blob artifact using a policy statement name:
 	command.Flags().StringArrayVar(&opts.pluginConfig, "plugin-config", nil, "{key}={value} pairs that are passed as it is to a plugin, if the verification is associated with a verification plugin, refer plugin documentation to set appropriate values")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&opts.blobMediaType, "media-type", "", "media type of the blob to verify")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&opts.policyStatementName, "policy-name", "", "policy name to verify against. If not provided, the global policy is used if exists")
+	command.Flags().DurationVar(&opts.ocspTimeout, "ocsp-timeout", clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout, "timeout for OCSP requests during certificate revocation checking")
 	flag.SetPflagUserMetadata(command.Flags(), &opts.userMetadata, flag.PflagUserMetadataVerifyUsage)
 	command.MarkFlagRequired("signature")
 	return command
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ func runVerify(command *cobra.Command, cmdOpts *blobVerifyOpts) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	blobVerifier, err := verify.GetBlobVerifier(ctx)
+	blobVerifier, err := verify.GetBlobVerifier(ctx, cmdOpts.ocspTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/notation/blob/verify_test.go b/cmd/notation/blob/verify_test.go
index b3074ccfd..e65e94803 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/blob/verify_test.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/blob/verify_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package blob
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	clirev "github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/revocation"
 )
 
 func TestVerifyCommand_BasicArgs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ func TestVerifyCommand_BasicArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := &blobVerifyOpts{
 		blobPath:      "blob_path",
 		signaturePath: "sig_path",
+		ocspTimeout:   clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout,
 	}
 	if err := command.ParseFlags([]string{
 		expected.blobPath,
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ func TestVerifyCommand_MoreArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		blobPath:      "blob_path",
 		signaturePath: "sig_path",
 		pluginConfig:  []string{"key1=val1", "key2=val2"},
+		ocspTimeout:   clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout,
 	}
 	if err := command.ParseFlags([]string{
 		expected.blobPath,
diff --git a/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify.go b/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify.go
index eac6b4279..221be7137 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-core-go/revocation/purpose"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go"
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ type Verifier interface {
 }
 
 // GetVerifier creates a Verifier.
-func GetVerifier(ctx context.Context) (Verifier, error) {
-	verifierOptions, err := newVerifierOptions(ctx)
+func GetVerifier(ctx context.Context, ocspTimeout time.Duration) (Verifier, error) {
+	verifierOptions, err := newVerifierOptions(ctx, ocspTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ func GetVerifier(ctx context.Context) (Verifier, error) {
 }
 
 // GetBlobVerifier creates a BlobVerifier.
-func GetBlobVerifier(ctx context.Context) (Verifier, error) {
-	verifierOptions, err := newVerifierOptions(ctx)
+func GetBlobVerifier(ctx context.Context, ocspTimeout time.Duration) (Verifier, error) {
+	verifierOptions, err := newVerifierOptions(ctx, ocspTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ func GetBlobVerifier(ctx context.Context) (Verifier, error) {
 }
 
 // newVerifierOptions creates a verifier.VerifierOptions.
-func newVerifierOptions(ctx context.Context) (verifier.VerifierOptions, error) {
-	revocationCodeSigningValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.CodeSigning)
+func newVerifierOptions(ctx context.Context, ocspTimeout time.Duration) (verifier.VerifierOptions, error) {
+	revocationCodeSigningValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.CodeSigning, ocspTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return verifier.VerifierOptions{}, err
 	}
-	revocationTimestampingValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.Timestamping)
+	revocationTimestampingValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.Timestamping, ocspTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return verifier.VerifierOptions{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify_test.go b/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify_test.go
index e7c6a866b..adcc92127 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify_test.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/internal/verify/verify_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go/dir"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go/verifier/trustpolicy"
+	clirev "github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/revocation"
 )
 
 func TestGetVerifier(t *testing.T) {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func TestGetVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		t.Cleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(tempRoot) })
 
-		_, err := GetVerifier(context.Background())
+		_, err := GetVerifier(context.Background(), clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func TestGetVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("non-existing oci trust policy", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dir.UserConfigDir = "/"
 		expectedErrMsg := "trust policy is not present. To create a trust policy, see: https://notaryproject.dev/docs/quickstart/#create-a-trust-policy"
-		_, err := GetVerifier(context.Background())
+		_, err := GetVerifier(context.Background(), clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErrMsg {
 			t.Fatalf("expected %s, but got %s", expectedErrMsg, err)
 		}
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func TestGetVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Cleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(tempRoot) })
 
 		expectedErrMsg := "oci trust policy document has empty version, version must be specified"
-		_, err := GetVerifier(context.Background())
+		_, err := GetVerifier(context.Background(), clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErrMsg {
 			t.Fatalf("expected %s, but got %s", expectedErrMsg, err)
 		}
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func TestGetBlobVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		t.Cleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(tempRoot) })
 
-		_, err := GetBlobVerifier(context.Background())
+		_, err := GetBlobVerifier(context.Background(), clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func TestGetBlobVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("non-existing blob trust policy", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dir.UserConfigDir = "/"
 		expectedErrMsg := "trust policy is not present. To create a trust policy, see: https://notaryproject.dev/docs/quickstart/#create-a-trust-policy"
-		_, err := GetBlobVerifier(context.Background())
+		_, err := GetBlobVerifier(context.Background(), clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErrMsg {
 			t.Fatalf("expected %s, but got %s", expectedErrMsg, err)
 		}
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ func TestGetBlobVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Cleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(tempRoot) })
 
 		expectedErrMsg := "blob trust policy document has empty version, version must be specified"
-		_, err := GetBlobVerifier(context.Background())
+		_, err := GetBlobVerifier(context.Background(), clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErrMsg {
 			t.Fatalf("expected %s, but got %s", expectedErrMsg, err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/notation/sign.go b/cmd/notation/sign.go
index 92ddd566b..1e345f350 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/sign.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/sign.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func prepareSigningOpts(ctx context.Context, opts *signOpts) (notation.SignOptio
 		if err != nil {
 			return notation.SignOptions{}, err
 		}
-		tsaRevocationValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.Timestamping)
+		tsaRevocationValidator, err := clirev.NewRevocationValidator(ctx, purpose.Timestamping, clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			return notation.SignOptions{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create timestamping revocation validator: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/notation/verify.go b/cmd/notation/verify.go
index a131754a0..b251f4a63 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/verify.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/display"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/experimental"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/flag"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/verify"
+	clirev "github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/revocation"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ type verifyOpts struct {
 	trustPolicyScope     string
 	inputType            inputType
 	maxSignatureAttempts int
+	ocspTimeout          time.Duration
 }
 
 func verifyCommand(opts *verifyOpts) *cobra.Command {
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ Example - [Experimental] Verify a signature on an OCI artifact identified by a t
 	command.Flags().StringArrayVar(&opts.pluginConfig, "plugin-config", nil, "{key}={value} pairs that are passed as it is to a plugin, if the verification is associated with a verification plugin, refer plugin documentation to set appropriate values")
 	flag.SetPflagUserMetadata(command.Flags(), &opts.userMetadata, flag.PflagUserMetadataVerifyUsage)
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&opts.maxSignatureAttempts, "max-signatures", 100, "maximum number of signatures to evaluate or examine")
+	command.Flags().DurationVar(&opts.ocspTimeout, "ocsp-timeout", clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout, "timeout for OCSP requests during certificate revocation checking")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.ociLayout, "oci-layout", false, "[Experimental] verify the artifact stored as OCI image layout")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&opts.trustPolicyScope, "scope", "", "[Experimental] set trust policy scope for artifact verification, required and can only be used when flag \"--oci-layout\" is set")
 	command.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("oci-layout", "scope")
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ func runVerify(command *cobra.Command, opts *verifyOpts) error {
 
 	// initialize
 	displayHandler := display.NewVerifyHandler(opts.printer)
-	sigVerifier, err := verify.GetVerifier(ctx)
+	sigVerifier, err := verify.GetVerifier(ctx, opts.ocspTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/notation/verify_test.go b/cmd/notation/verify_test.go
index 6744f03e1..5bdcc7c27 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/verify_test.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/verify_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/cmd/notation/internal/flag"
+	clirev "github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/revocation"
 )
 
 func TestVerifyCommand_BasicArgs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func TestVerifyCommand_BasicArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		pluginConfig:         []string{"key1=val1"},
 		maxSignatureAttempts: 100,
+		ocspTimeout:          clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout,
 	}
 	if err := command.ParseFlags([]string{
 		expected.reference,
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ func TestVerifyCommand_MoreArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		pluginConfig:         []string{"key1=val1", "key2=val2"},
 		maxSignatureAttempts: 100,
+		ocspTimeout:          clirev.DefaultOCSPTimeout,
 	}
 	if err := command.ParseFlags([]string{
 		expected.reference,
diff --git a/internal/revocation/revocation.go b/internal/revocation/revocation.go
index 32a8c4b55..c7523fc46 100644
--- a/internal/revocation/revocation.go
+++ b/internal/revocation/revocation.go
@@ -29,9 +29,13 @@ import (
 	clicrl "github.com/notaryproject/notation/v2/internal/revocation/crl"
 )
 
+// DefaultOCSPTimeout is the default timeout for OCSP requests issued during
+// certificate revocation checking.
+const DefaultOCSPTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+
 // NewRevocationValidator returns a revocation.Validator given the certificate
-// purpose
-func NewRevocationValidator(ctx context.Context, purpose purpose.Purpose) (revocation.Validator, error) {
+// purpose and the timeout for OCSP requests.
+func NewRevocationValidator(ctx context.Context, purpose purpose.Purpose, ocspTimeout time.Duration) (revocation.Validator, error) {
 	// err is always nil
 	crlFetcher, _ := corecrl.NewHTTPFetcher(httputil.NewClient(ctx, &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}))
 	crlFetcher.DiscardCacheError = true                     // discard crl cache error
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ func NewRevocationValidator(ctx context.Context, purpose purpose.Purpose) (revoc
 		}
 	}
 	return revocation.NewWithOptions(revocation.Options{
-		OCSPHTTPClient:   httputil.NewClient(ctx, &http.Client{Timeout: 2 * time.Second}),
+		OCSPHTTPClient:   httputil.NewClient(ctx, &http.Client{Timeout: ocspTimeout}),
 		CRLFetcher:       crlFetcher,
 		CertChainPurpose: purpose,
 	})
diff --git a/internal/revocation/revocation_test.go b/internal/revocation/revocation_test.go
index a1454f3ff..57e7aec17 100644
--- a/internal/revocation/revocation_test.go
+++ b/internal/revocation/revocation_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestNewRevocationValidator(t *testing.T) {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 			t.Skip("skipping test on Windows")
 		}
-		if _, err := NewRevocationValidator(context.Background(), purpose.Timestamping); err != nil {
+		if _, err := NewRevocationValidator(context.Background(), purpose.Timestamping, DefaultOCSPTimeout); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	})
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestNewRevocationValidator(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to change permission: %v", err)
 			}
 		}()
-		if _, err := NewRevocationValidator(context.Background(), purpose.Timestamping); err != nil {
+		if _, err := NewRevocationValidator(context.Background(), purpose.Timestamping, DefaultOCSPTimeout); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/specs/cmd/blob.md b/specs/cmd/blob.md
index 782bcecee..af0905451 100644
--- a/specs/cmd/blob.md
+++ b/specs/cmd/blob.md
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ Flags:
   -d, --debug                       debug mode
   -h, --help                        help for verify
       --media-type string           media type of the blob to verify
+      --ocsp-timeout duration       timeout for OCSP requests during certificate revocation checking (default 2s)
       --plugin-config stringArray   {key}={value} pairs that are passed as it is to a plugin, if the verification is associated with a verification plugin, refer plugin documentation to set appropriate values
       --policy-name string          policy name to verify against. If not provided, the global policy is used if exists
   -s  --signature string            filepath of the signature to be verified
diff --git a/specs/cmd/verify.md b/specs/cmd/verify.md
index dba173537..7a4296829 100644
--- a/specs/cmd/verify.md
+++ b/specs/cmd/verify.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Flags:
        --insecure-registry           use HTTP protocol while connecting to registries. Should be used only for testing
        --max-signatures int          maximum number of signatures to evaluate or examine (default 100)
        --oci-layout                  [Experimental] verify the artifact stored as OCI image layout
+       --ocsp-timeout duration       timeout for OCSP requests during certificate revocation checking (default 2s)
   -p,  --password string             password for registry operations (default to $NOTATION_PASSWORD if not specified)
        --plugin-config stringArray   {key}={value} pairs that are passed as it is to a plugin, if the verification is associated with a verification plugin, refer plugin documentation to set appropriate values
        --scope string                [Experimental] set trust policy scope for artifact verification, required and can only be used when flag "--oci-layout" is set