diff --git a/client/v3/concurrency/session.go b/client/v3/concurrency/session.go
index 2275e96c972c..e95ea6388489 100644
--- a/client/v3/concurrency/session.go
+++ b/client/v3/concurrency/session.go
@@ -40,11 +40,21 @@ type Session struct {
 // NewSession gets the leased session for a client.
 func NewSession(client *v3.Client, opts ...SessionOption) (*Session, error) {
 	lg := client.GetLogger()
-	ops := &sessionOptions{ttl: defaultSessionTTL, ctx: client.Ctx()}
+	ops := &sessionOptions{
+		ttl:                    defaultSessionTTL,
+		ctx:                    client.Ctx(),
+		sessionCreationTimeout: 0,
+	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(ops, lg)
 	}
 
+	var cancel context.CancelFunc
+	if ops.sessionCreationTimeout > 0 {
+		clientDeadline := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(ops.sessionCreationTimeout) * time.Millisecond)
+		ops.ctx, cancel = context.WithDeadline(ops.ctx, clientDeadline)
+	}
+
 	id := ops.leaseID
 	if id == v3.NoLease {
 		resp, err := client.Grant(ops.ctx, int64(ops.ttl))
@@ -115,9 +125,10 @@ func (s *Session) Close() error {
 }
 
 type sessionOptions struct {
-	ttl     int
-	leaseID v3.LeaseID
-	ctx     context.Context
+	ttl                    int
+	leaseID                v3.LeaseID
+	ctx                    context.Context
+	sessionCreationTimeout int
 }
 
 // SessionOption configures Session.
@@ -135,6 +146,18 @@ func WithTTL(ttl int) SessionOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithSessionCreationTimeout configures the timeout for creating a new session
+// in milliseconds. If timeout is <= 0, no timeout will be used.
+func WithSessionCreationTimeout(timeout int) SessionOption {
+	return func(so *sessionOptions, lg *zap.Logger) {
+		if timeout > 0 {
+			so.sessionCreationTimeout = timeout
+		} else {
+			lg.Warn("WithSessionCreationTimeout(): timeout should be > 0, preserving current timeout", zap.Int64("current-session-timeout", int64(so.sessionCreationTimeout)))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // WithLease specifies the existing leaseID to be used for the session.
 // This is useful in process restart scenario, for example, to reclaim
 // leadership from an election prior to restart.
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/session_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/session_test.go
index b17991179751..f72f229372d2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/session_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/session_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3/concurrency"
 	integration2 "go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/integration"
+	clientv3test "go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/integration/clientv3"
 )
 
 func TestSessionOptions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -111,3 +113,36 @@ func TestSessionCtx(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, childCtx.Err(), context.Canceled)
 }
+
+// TestSessionCreationTimeout checks that the option WithSessionCreationTimeout
+// sets a timeout for the creation of new sessions
+func TestSessionCreationTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	integration2.BeforeTest(t)
+
+	// create new cluster
+	clus := integration2.NewCluster(t, &integration2.ClusterConfig{
+		Size: 3,
+	})
+
+	eps := []string{clus.Members[0].GRPCURL(), clus.Members[1].GRPCURL(), clus.Members[2].GRPCURL()}
+	lead := clus.WaitLeader(t)
+
+	// create new client
+	cli, err := integration2.NewClient(t, clientv3.Config{Endpoints: []string{eps[lead]}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer cli.Close()
+
+	// wait for eps[lead] to be pinned
+	clientv3test.MustWaitPinReady(t, cli)
+
+	// add all eps to list, so that when the original pined one fails
+	// the client can switch to other available eps
+	cli.SetEndpoints(eps...)
+
+	clus.Terminate(t)
+
+	_, err = concurrency.NewSession(cli, concurrency.WithSessionCreationTimeout(50))
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}