diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php b/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php
index 8079ab9c145a..53f3a16c6ba2 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ protected function handleRequestWhileBlocking(Request $request, $session, Closur
 
         $lockFor = $request->route() && $request->route()->locksFor()
                         ? $request->route()->locksFor()
-                        : 10;
+                        : $this->manager->defaultRouteBlockLockSeconds();
 
         $lock = $this->cache($this->manager->blockDriver())
                     ->lock('session:'.$session->getId(), $lockFor)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected function handleRequestWhileBlocking(Request $request, $session, Closur
             $lock->block(
                 ! is_null($request->route()->waitsFor())
                         ? $request->route()->waitsFor()
-                        : 10
+                        : $this->manager->defaultRouteBlockWaitSeconds()
             );
 
             return $this->handleStatefulRequest($request, $session, $next);
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Session/SessionManager.php b/src/Illuminate/Session/SessionManager.php
index 01112f01ecbf..6094627e6ef5 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Session/SessionManager.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Session/SessionManager.php
@@ -236,6 +236,26 @@ public function blockDriver()
         return $this->config->get('session.block_store');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the maximum number of seconds the session lock should be held for.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function defaultRouteBlockLockSeconds()
+    {
+        return $this->config->get('session.block_lock_seconds', 10);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the maximum number of seconds to wait while attempting to acquire a route block session lock.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function defaultRouteBlockWaitSeconds()
+    {
+        return $this->config->get('session.block_wait_seconds', 10);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the session configuration.
      *