diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a49f0e89297..d15bbaf2091 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@ def factory(
         status=constants.STATUS_BOUND,
         volume_mode=None,
         size_unit="Gi",
+        wait_for_resource_status_timeout=60,
     ):
         """
         Args:
@@ -1114,6 +1115,8 @@ def factory(
             volume_mode (str): Volume mode for PVC.
                 eg: volume_mode='Block' to create rbd `block` type volume
             size_unit (str): PVC size unit, eg: "Mi"
+            wait_for_resource_status_timeout (int): Wait in seconds until the
+                desired PVC status is reached.
 
         Returns:
             object: helpers.create_pvc instance.
@@ -1152,7 +1155,9 @@ def factory(
             assert pvc_obj, "Failed to create PVC"
 
         if status:
-            helpers.wait_for_resource_state(pvc_obj, status)
+            helpers.wait_for_resource_state(
+                pvc_obj, status, timeout=wait_for_resource_status_timeout
+            )
         pvc_obj.storageclass = storageclass
         pvc_obj.project = project
         pvc_obj.access_mode = access_mode
diff --git a/tests/functional/pv/pv_encryption/test_encrypted_pvc_no_expansion_option.py b/tests/functional/pv/pv_encryption/test_encrypted_pvc_no_expansion_option.py
index 20b4ba07055..d3ce1a95ac4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pv/pv_encryption/test_encrypted_pvc_no_expansion_option.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pv/pv_encryption/test_encrypted_pvc_no_expansion_option.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def test_encrypted_pvc_no_expansion_option(
             storageclass=sc_obj,
             size=pvc_size,
             status=constants.STATUS_BOUND,
+            wait_for_resource_status_timeout=120,
         )
 
         pod_obj = pod_factory(pvc=pvc_obj)