diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 313f4f04..ffd3c70a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ var command = ffmpeg('/path/to/file.avi', { option: "value", ... });
 
 The following options are available:
 * `source`: input file name or readable stream (ignored if an input file is passed to the constructor)
-* `timeout`: ffmpeg timeout in seconds (defaults to no timeout)
+* `timeout`: ffmpeg process timeout in seconds (defaults to no timeout)
+* `terminateTimeout`: ffmpeg terminate timeout in milliseconds (defaults to 20 milliseconds)
 * `preset` or `presets`: directory to load module presets from (defaults to the `lib/presets` directory in fluent-ffmpeg tree)
 * `niceness` or `priority`: ffmpeg niceness value, between -20 and 20; ignored on Windows platforms (defaults to 0)
 * `logger`: logger object with `debug()`, `info()`, `warn()` and `error()` methods (defaults to no logging)
diff --git a/lib/processor.js b/lib/processor.js
index 36d980ad..5511064c 100644
--- a/lib/processor.js
+++ b/lib/processor.js
@@ -482,13 +482,14 @@ module.exports = function(proto) {
               self.logger.debug('Output stream closed, scheduling kill for ffmpeg process');
 
               // Don't kill process yet, to give a chance to ffmpeg to
-              // terminate successfully first  This is necessary because
+              // terminate successfully first. This is necessary because
               // under load, the process 'exit' event sometimes happens
               // after the output stream 'close' event.
+              const terminateTimeout = (self.options && self.options.terminateTimeout > 0) ? self.options.terminateTimeout : 20
               setTimeout(function() {
-                emitEnd(new Error('Output stream closed'));
+                emitEnd(new Error('Output stream closed, try increasing terminateTimeout option (' + terminateTimeout + ' ms)'));
                 ffmpegProc.kill();
-              }, 20);
+              }, terminateTimeout);
             });
 
             outputStream.target.on('error', function(err) {
diff --git a/test/processor.test.js b/test/processor.test.js
index 6b0f7a3a..299d5389 100644
--- a/test/processor.test.js
+++ b/test/processor.test.js
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ describe('Processor', function() {
           .on('end', function() {
             console.log('end was called, expected a timeout');
             assert.ok(false);
-            done();
           })
           .saveToFile(testFile);
     });
@@ -279,6 +278,51 @@ describe('Processor', function() {
           .saveToFile(testFile);
     });
 
+    it('should kill the process on terminate timeout (terminateTimeout option)', function(done) {
+      this.timeout(60000);
+
+      var testFile = path.join(__dirname, 'assets', 'testTerminateTimeout.avi');
+      this.files.push(testFile);
+
+      const terminateTimeout = 1000 // set terminateTimeout to 1000 ms
+      var command = this.getCommand({
+        source: this.testfilebig,
+        logger: testhelper.logger,
+        terminateTimeout: terminateTimeout
+      });
+
+      var startCalled = false;
+      var outputStreamClosed = false;
+
+      // Mock output stream
+      var outputStream = new stream.PassThrough();
+      outputStream.close = function() {
+        outputStreamClosed = true;
+        this.emit('close');
+      };
+
+      command
+          .usingPreset('divx')
+          .output(outputStream)
+          .on('start', function() {
+            startCalled = true;
+            setTimeout(function() { outputStream.close(); }, 500); // close the output stream after 500ms (emit 'close' event on output stream before 'exit' event, to simulate a under load system)
+          })
+          .on('error', function(err) {
+            command.kill();
+            assert.ok(startCalled);
+            assert.ok(outputStreamClosed);
+            assert.equal(err.message, 'Output stream closed, try increasing terminateTimeout option (' + terminateTimeout + ' ms)');
+            // Wait for kill completation before to call done()
+            setTimeout(function() { done(); }, 500);
+          })
+          .on('end', function() {
+            console.log('end was called, expected an error');
+            assert.ok(false);
+          })
+          .saveToFile(testFile);
+    });
+
     it('should not keep node process running on completion', function(done) {
       var script = `
         var ffmpeg = require('.');
@@ -320,7 +364,6 @@ describe('Processor', function() {
           .on('end', function() {
             console.log('end was called, expected an error');
             assert.ok(false);
-            done();
           })
           .saveToFile(testFile);
     });
@@ -357,7 +400,6 @@ describe('Processor', function() {
           .on('end', function() {
             console.log('end was called, expected a timeout');
             assert.ok(false);
-            done();
           })
           .saveToFile(testFile);