diff --git a/config/config_defaults.go b/config/config_defaults.go
index 633b163b2..77e596ac2 100644
--- a/config/config_defaults.go
+++ b/config/config_defaults.go
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 				// "natsCertificateAuthority": "",				// the path to a custom certificate authority file( used by tls)
 				// "natsClientCertificate": "",					// the path to a client certificate( used by tls)
 				// "natsClientKey": "",							// the path to a client key( used by tls)
+				// "natsJetStreamMaxWait": "5s",				// the maximum amount of time to wait for a response
 
 				// "natsJetStreamProcessed": false,				// controls if the nats poster uses the JetStream
 				// "natsSubjectProcessed": "cgrates_cdrs",		// the subject were the events are posted
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 				// "natsCertificateAuthorityProcessed": "",		// the path to a custom certificate authority file( used by tls)
 				// "natsClientCertificateProcessed": "",		// the path to a client certificate( used by tls)
 				// "natsClientKeyProcessed": "",				// the path to a client key( used by tls)
+				// "natsJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed": "5s	",		// the maximum amount of time to wait for a response
 			},
 			"tenant": "",										// tenant used by import
 			"timezone": "",										// timezone for timestamps where not specified <""|UTC|Local|$IANA_TZ_DB>
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 				// "natsCertificateAuthority": "",				// the path to a custom certificate authority file( used by tls)
 				// "natsClientCertificate": "",					// the path to a client certificate( used by tls)
 				// "natsClientKey": "",							// the path to a client key( used by tls)
+				// "natsJetStreamMaxWait": "5s",				// the maximum amount of time to wait for a response
 			},													// extra options for exporter
 			"timezone": "",										// timezone for timestamps where not specified <""|UTC|Local|$IANA_TZ_DB>
 			"filters": [],										// limit parsing based on the filters
diff --git a/engine/pstr_nats.go b/engine/pstr_nats.go
index 05e8db4d8..15f08c544 100644
--- a/engine/pstr_nats.go
+++ b/engine/pstr_nats.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type NatsPoster struct {
 	attempts   int
 	jetStream  bool
 	opts       []nats.Option
+	jsOpts     []nats.JSOpt
 	sync.Mutex // protect writer
 
 	poster   *nats.Conn
@@ -110,6 +111,15 @@ func (pstr *NatsPoster) parseOpt(opts map[string]interface{}, nodeID string, con
 		pstr.subject = utils.IfaceAsString(vals)
 	}
 	pstr.opts, err = GetNatsOpts(opts, nodeID, connTimeout)
+	if pstr.jetStream {
+		if maxWaitVal, has := opts[utils.NatsJetStreamMaxWait]; has {
+			var maxWait time.Duration
+			if maxWait, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(maxWaitVal); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			pstr.jsOpts = []nats.JSOpt{nats.MaxWait(maxWait)}
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +131,7 @@ func (pstr *NatsPoster) newPostWriter() (err error) {
 			return
 		}
 		if pstr.jetStream {
-			pstr.posterJS, err = pstr.poster.JetStream()
+			pstr.posterJS, err = pstr.poster.JetStream(pstr.jsOpts...)
 		}
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/ers/nats.go b/ers/nats.go
index 90c06e774..e710d00c8 100644
--- a/ers/nats.go
+++ b/ers/nats.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package ers
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/agents"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ type NatsER struct {
 	jetStream    bool
 	consumerName string
 	opts         []nats.Option
+	jsOpts       []nats.JSOpt
 
 	poster *engine.NatsPoster
 }
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ func (rdr *NatsER) Serve() (err error) {
 			return
 		}
 	} else {
-		js, err = nc.JetStream()
+		js, err = nc.JetStream(rdr.jsOpts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -202,6 +204,15 @@ func (rdr *NatsER) processOpts() (err error) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+	if rdr.jetStream {
+		if maxWaitVal, has := rdr.Config().Opts[utils.NatsJetStreamMaxWait]; has {
+			var maxWait time.Duration
+			if maxWait, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(maxWaitVal); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			rdr.jsOpts = []nats.JSOpt{nats.MaxWait(maxWait)}
+		}
+	}
 	rdr.opts, err = engine.GetNatsOpts(rdr.Config().Opts,
 		rdr.cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID,
 		rdr.cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().ConnectTimeout)
diff --git a/utils/consts.go b/utils/consts.go
index 02d106470..50bab1c59 100644
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -2618,6 +2618,7 @@ const (
 	NatsClientKey            = "natsClientKey"
 	NatsCertificateAuthority = "natsCertificateAuthority"
 	NatsJetStream            = "natsJetStream"
+	NatsJetStreamMaxWait     = "natsJetStreamMaxWait"
 )
 
 // Analyzers constants