diff --git a/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_applicationmanagement.py b/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_applicationmanagement.py
index 5b0d691d..58d6baa3 100644
--- a/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_applicationmanagement.py
+++ b/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_applicationmanagement.py
@@ -308,16 +308,17 @@ def activate_application(self, app_id):
         """
         self._current_application().activate_app(app_id)
 
-    def terminate_application(self, app_id):
+    def terminate_application(self, app_id, timeout=500):
         """
         Terminate the given app on the device
 
         Args:
          - app_id - BundleId for iOS. Package name for Android.
+         - timeout - Timeout for the terminate operation in milliseconds (default 500)
 
         New in AppiumLibrary v2
         """
-        return self._current_application().terminate_app(app_id)
+        return self._current_application().terminate_app(app_id, timeout=timeout)
 
     def stop_application(self, app_id, timeout=5000, include_stderr=True):
         """