diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/add_leapp_resume_variables.yml b/changelogs/fragments/add_leapp_resume_variables.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..291ab6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/add_leapp_resume_variables.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - Added variables to the leapp_resume task to control task retries and delays.
+...
diff --git a/roles/upgrade/README.md b/roles/upgrade/README.md
index 027bead..23c01e6 100644
--- a/roles/upgrade/README.md
+++ b/roles/upgrade/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Additionally a list of any non-Red Hat RPM packages that were installed on the s
 | reboot_timeout          | 7200                  | Integer for maximum seconds to wait for reboot to complete.     |
 | upgrade_timeout         | 14400                 | Integer for maximum seconds to wait for reboot to complete during upgrade reboot.     |
 | post_reboot_delay       | 120                   | Integer to pass to the reboot post_reboot_delay option. |
+| leapp_resume_retries    | 360                   | Integer for maximum retries to wait for leapp_resume service no longer exists. |
+| leapp_resume_delay      | 10                    | Integer for seconds between each attempt to check leapp_resume service no longer exists. |
 | update_grub_to_grub_2   | false                 | Boolean to control whether grub gets upgraded to grub 2 in post RHEL 6 to 7 upgrade. |
 | os_path                 | $PATH                 | Variable used to override the default $PATH environmental variable on the target node
 | async_timeout_maximum   | 7200                  | Variable used to set the asynchronous task timeout value (in seconds)
diff --git a/roles/upgrade/defaults/main.yml b/roles/upgrade/defaults/main.yml
index 4dc63ce..4e185b4 100644
--- a/roles/upgrade/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/upgrade/defaults/main.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ reboot_timeout: 7200
 upgrade_timeout: 14400
 post_reboot_delay: 120
 
+leapp_resume_retries: 360
+leapp_resume_delay: 10
+
 os_path: $PATH
 
 async_timeout_maximum: 7200
diff --git a/roles/upgrade/tasks/leapp-upgrade.yml b/roles/upgrade/tasks/leapp-upgrade.yml
index cdc6aa8..7210dbf 100644
--- a/roles/upgrade/tasks/leapp-upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/upgrade/tasks/leapp-upgrade.yml
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
   register: leapp_resume_result
   ignore_errors: true
   until: leapp_resume_result.failed
-  retries: 360
-  delay: 10
+  retries: "{{ leapp_resume_retries }}"
+  delay: "{{ leapp_resume_delay }}"
 
 - name: leapp-upgrade | Block to handle grub_boot_device option
   when: grub_boot_device is defined