diff --git a/processor.go b/processor.go
index 7ce8766..0de9301 100644
--- a/processor.go
+++ b/processor.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type processor struct {
 
 	errHandler ErrorHandler
 
+	shutdownTimeout time.Duration
+
 	// channel via which to send sync requests to syncer.
 	syncRequestCh chan<- *syncRequest
 
@@ -61,30 +63,40 @@ type processor struct {
 
 type retryDelayFunc func(n int, err error, task *Task) time.Duration
 
+type newProcessorParams struct {
+	logger          Logger
+	rdb             *rdb.RDB
+	ss              *base.ServerState
+	retryDelayFunc  retryDelayFunc
+	syncCh          chan<- *syncRequest
+	cancelations    *base.Cancelations
+	errHandler      ErrorHandler
+	shutdownTimeout time.Duration
+}
+
 // newProcessor constructs a new processor.
-func newProcessor(l Logger, r *rdb.RDB, ss *base.ServerState, fn retryDelayFunc,
-	syncCh chan<- *syncRequest, c *base.Cancelations, errHandler ErrorHandler) *processor {
-	info := ss.GetInfo()
+func newProcessor(params newProcessorParams) *processor {
+	info := params.ss.GetInfo()
 	qcfg := normalizeQueueCfg(info.Queues)
 	orderedQueues := []string(nil)
 	if info.StrictPriority {
 		orderedQueues = sortByPriority(qcfg)
 	}
 	return &processor{
-		logger:         l,
-		rdb:            r,
-		ss:             ss,
+		logger:         params.logger,
+		rdb:            params.rdb,
+		ss:             params.ss,
 		queueConfig:    qcfg,
 		orderedQueues:  orderedQueues,
-		retryDelayFunc: fn,
-		syncRequestCh:  syncCh,
-		cancelations:   c,
+		retryDelayFunc: params.retryDelayFunc,
+		syncRequestCh:  params.syncCh,
+		cancelations:   params.cancelations,
 		errLogLimiter:  rate.NewLimiter(rate.Every(3*time.Second), 1),
 		sema:           make(chan struct{}, info.Concurrency),
 		done:           make(chan struct{}),
 		abort:          make(chan struct{}),
 		quit:           make(chan struct{}),
-		errHandler:     errHandler,
+		errHandler:     params.errHandler,
 		handler:        HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, t *Task) error { return fmt.Errorf("handler not set") }),
 	}
 }
@@ -106,9 +118,7 @@ func (p *processor) stop() {
 func (p *processor) terminate() {
 	p.stop()
 
-	// IDEA: Allow user to customize this timeout value.
-	const timeout = 8 * time.Second
-	time.AfterFunc(timeout, func() { close(p.quit) })
+	time.AfterFunc(p.shutdownTimeout, func() { close(p.quit) })
 	p.logger.Info("Waiting for all workers to finish...")
 
 	// send cancellation signal to all in-progress task handlers
diff --git a/processor_test.go b/processor_test.go
index 99c39a8..6ba48df 100644
--- a/processor_test.go
+++ b/processor_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,16 @@ func TestProcessorSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		ss := base.NewServerState("localhost", 1234, 10, defaultQueueConfig, false)
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
-		p := newProcessor(testLogger, rdbClient, ss, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
+		p := newProcessor(newProcessorParams{
+			logger:          testLogger,
+			rdb:             rdbClient,
+			ss:              ss,
+			retryDelayFunc:  defaultDelayFunc,
+			syncCh:          nil,
+			cancelations:    cancelations,
+			errHandler:      nil,
+			shutdownTimeout: defaultShutdownTimeout,
+		})
 		p.handler = HandlerFunc(handler)
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -167,7 +176,16 @@ func TestProcessorRetry(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		ss := base.NewServerState("localhost", 1234, 10, defaultQueueConfig, false)
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
-		p := newProcessor(testLogger, rdbClient, ss, delayFunc, nil, cancelations, ErrorHandlerFunc(errHandler))
+		p := newProcessor(newProcessorParams{
+			logger:          testLogger,
+			rdb:             rdbClient,
+			ss:              ss,
+			retryDelayFunc:  delayFunc,
+			syncCh:          nil,
+			cancelations:    cancelations,
+			errHandler:      ErrorHandlerFunc(errHandler),
+			shutdownTimeout: defaultShutdownTimeout,
+		})
 		p.handler = tc.handler
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -233,7 +251,16 @@ func TestProcessorQueues(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
 		ss := base.NewServerState("localhost", 1234, 10, tc.queueCfg, false)
-		p := newProcessor(testLogger, nil, ss, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
+		p := newProcessor(newProcessorParams{
+			logger:          testLogger,
+			rdb:             nil,
+			ss:              ss,
+			retryDelayFunc:  defaultDelayFunc,
+			syncCh:          nil,
+			cancelations:    cancelations,
+			errHandler:      nil,
+			shutdownTimeout: defaultShutdownTimeout,
+		})
 		got := p.queues()
 		if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, sortOpt); diff != "" {
 			t.Errorf("with queue config: %v\n(*processor).queues() = %v, want %v\n(-want,+got):\n%s",
@@ -301,7 +328,16 @@ func TestProcessorWithStrictPriority(t *testing.T) {
 		// Note: Set concurrency to 1 to make sure tasks are processed one at a time.
 		cancelations := base.NewCancelations()
 		ss := base.NewServerState("localhost", 1234, 1 /* concurrency */, queueCfg, true /*strict*/)
-		p := newProcessor(testLogger, rdbClient, ss, defaultDelayFunc, nil, cancelations, nil)
+		p := newProcessor(newProcessorParams{
+			logger:          testLogger,
+			rdb:             rdbClient,
+			ss:              ss,
+			retryDelayFunc:  defaultDelayFunc,
+			syncCh:          nil,
+			cancelations:    cancelations,
+			errHandler:      nil,
+			shutdownTimeout: defaultShutdownTimeout,
+		})
 		p.handler = HandlerFunc(handler)
 
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 2d6d181..8f5a8ed 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	//
 	// If unset, default logger is used.
 	Logger Logger
+
+	// ShutdownTimeout specifies the duration to wait to let workers finish their tasks
+	// before forcing them to abort when stopping the server.
+	//
+	// If unset or zero, default timeout of 8 seconds is used.
+	ShutdownTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 // An ErrorHandler handles errors returned by the task handler.
@@ -155,6 +161,8 @@ var defaultQueueConfig = map[string]int{
 	base.DefaultQueueName: 1,
 }
 
+const defaultShutdownTimeout = 8 * time.Second
+
 // NewServer returns a new Server given a redis connection option
 // and background processing configuration.
 func NewServer(r RedisConnOpt, cfg Config) *Server {
@@ -179,6 +187,10 @@ func NewServer(r RedisConnOpt, cfg Config) *Server {
 	if logger == nil {
 		logger = log.NewLogger(os.Stderr)
 	}
+	shutdownTimeout := cfg.ShutdownTimeout
+	if shutdownTimeout == 0 {
+		shutdownTimeout = defaultShutdownTimeout
+	}
 
 	host, err := os.Hostname()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -193,8 +205,17 @@ func NewServer(r RedisConnOpt, cfg Config) *Server {
 	syncer := newSyncer(logger, syncCh, 5*time.Second)
 	heartbeater := newHeartbeater(logger, rdb, ss, 5*time.Second)
 	scheduler := newScheduler(logger, rdb, 5*time.Second, queues)
-	processor := newProcessor(logger, rdb, ss, delayFunc, syncCh, cancels, cfg.ErrorHandler)
 	subscriber := newSubscriber(logger, rdb, cancels)
+	processor := newProcessor(newProcessorParams{
+		logger:          logger,
+		rdb:             rdb,
+		ss:              ss,
+		retryDelayFunc:  delayFunc,
+		syncCh:          syncCh,
+		cancelations:    cancels,
+		errHandler:      cfg.ErrorHandler,
+		shutdownTimeout: shutdownTimeout,
+	})
 	return &Server{
 		ss:          ss,
 		logger:      logger,
@@ -287,9 +308,8 @@ func (srv *Server) Start(handler Handler) error {
 
 // Stop stops the worker server.
 // It gracefully closes all active workers. The server will wait for
-// active workers to finish processing task for 8 seconds(TODO: Add ShutdownTimeout to Config).
-// If worker didn't finish processing a task during the timeout, the
-// task will be pushed back to Redis.
+// active workers to finish processing tasks for duration specified in Config.ShutdownTimeout.
+// If worker didn't finish processing a task during the timeout, the task will be pushed back to Redis.
 func (srv *Server) Stop() {
 	switch srv.ss.Status() {
 	case base.StatusIdle, base.StatusStopped: