diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18e1152f96..2cb7ff88ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - `avro` scanner now emits metadata for the Avro schema it used along with the schema fingerprint. (@rockwotj)
 - Field `content_type` added to the `amqp_1` output. (@timo102)
+- `kafka_franz`, `ockam_kafka`, `redpanda`, `redpanda_common`, `redpanda_migrator` now support `fetch_max_wait` configuration field.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/kafka_franz.adoc b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/kafka_franz.adoc
index ab35851710..54ca58a9d4 100644
--- a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/kafka_franz.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/kafka_franz.adoc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ input:
     rack_id: ""
     start_from_oldest: true
     fetch_max_bytes: 50MiB
+    fetch_max_wait: 5s
     fetch_min_bytes: 1B
     fetch_max_partition_bytes: 1MiB
     consumer_group: "" # No default (optional)
@@ -571,6 +572,15 @@ Sets the maximum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. Note
 
 *Default*: `"50MiB"`
 
+=== `fetch_max_wait`
+
+Sets the maximum amount of time a broker will wait for a fetch response to hit the minimum number of required bytes. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.wait.ms setting.
+
+
+*Type*: `string`
+
+*Default*: `"5s"`
+
 === `fetch_min_bytes`
 
 Sets the minimum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.min.bytes setting.
diff --git a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/ockam_kafka.adoc b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/ockam_kafka.adoc
index dc342740ba..2b2b4a1759 100644
--- a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/ockam_kafka.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/ockam_kafka.adoc
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ input:
       rack_id: ""
       start_from_oldest: true
       fetch_max_bytes: 50MiB
+      fetch_max_wait: 5s
       fetch_min_bytes: 1B
       fetch_max_partition_bytes: 1MiB
       consumer_group: "" # No default (optional)
@@ -368,6 +369,15 @@ Sets the maximum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. Note
 
 *Default*: `"50MiB"`
 
+=== `kafka.fetch_max_wait`
+
+Sets the maximum amount of time a broker will wait for a fetch response to hit the minimum number of required bytes. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.wait.ms setting.
+
+
+*Type*: `string`
+
+*Default*: `"5s"`
+
 === `kafka.fetch_min_bytes`
 
 Sets the minimum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.min.bytes setting.
diff --git a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda.adoc b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda.adoc
index 381400ead6..af0dff4358 100644
--- a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda.adoc
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ input:
     rack_id: ""
     start_from_oldest: true
     fetch_max_bytes: 50MiB
+    fetch_max_wait: 5s
     fetch_min_bytes: 1B
     fetch_max_partition_bytes: 1MiB
     consumer_group: "" # No default (optional)
@@ -591,6 +592,15 @@ Sets the maximum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. Note
 
 *Default*: `"50MiB"`
 
+=== `fetch_max_wait`
+
+Sets the maximum amount of time a broker will wait for a fetch response to hit the minimum number of required bytes. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.wait.ms setting.
+
+
+*Type*: `string`
+
+*Default*: `"5s"`
+
 === `fetch_min_bytes`
 
 Sets the minimum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.min.bytes setting.
diff --git a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_common.adoc b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_common.adoc
index ab0b6a912c..ea11508757 100644
--- a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_common.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_common.adoc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ input:
     rack_id: ""
     start_from_oldest: true
     fetch_max_bytes: 50MiB
+    fetch_max_wait: 5s
     fetch_min_bytes: 1B
     fetch_max_partition_bytes: 1MiB
     consumer_group: "" # No default (optional)
@@ -191,6 +192,15 @@ Sets the maximum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. Note
 
 *Default*: `"50MiB"`
 
+=== `fetch_max_wait`
+
+Sets the maximum amount of time a broker will wait for a fetch response to hit the minimum number of required bytes. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.wait.ms setting.
+
+
+*Type*: `string`
+
+*Default*: `"5s"`
+
 === `fetch_min_bytes`
 
 Sets the minimum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.min.bytes setting.
diff --git a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc
index efbb5b8034..94acea9fab 100644
--- a/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ input:
     rack_id: ""
     start_from_oldest: true
     fetch_max_bytes: 50MiB
+    fetch_max_wait: 5s
     fetch_min_bytes: 1B
     fetch_max_partition_bytes: 1MiB
     consumer_group: "" # No default (optional)
@@ -578,6 +579,15 @@ Sets the maximum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. Note
 
 *Default*: `"50MiB"`
 
+=== `fetch_max_wait`
+
+Sets the maximum amount of time a broker will wait for a fetch response to hit the minimum number of required bytes. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.wait.ms setting.
+
+
+*Type*: `string`
+
+*Default*: `"5s"`
+
 === `fetch_min_bytes`
 
 Sets the minimum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.min.bytes setting.
diff --git a/internal/impl/kafka/franz_reader.go b/internal/impl/kafka/franz_reader.go
index 98894805c1..345900e321 100644
--- a/internal/impl/kafka/franz_reader.go
+++ b/internal/impl/kafka/franz_reader.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package kafka
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kgo"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const (
 	kfrFieldFetchMaxBytes          = "fetch_max_bytes"
 	kfrFieldFetchMinBytes          = "fetch_min_bytes"
 	kfrFieldFetchMaxPartitionBytes = "fetch_max_partition_bytes"
+	kfrFieldFetchMaxWait           = "fetch_max_wait"
 )
 
 // FranzConsumerFields returns a slice of fields specifically for customising
@@ -87,6 +89,10 @@ Finally, it's also possible to specify an explicit offset to consume from by add
 			Description("Sets the maximum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. Note that brokers may not obey this limit if it has records larger than this limit. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.bytes setting.").
 			Advanced().
 			Default("50MiB"),
+		service.NewDurationField(kfrFieldFetchMaxWait).
+			Description("Sets the maximum amount of time a broker will wait for a fetch response to hit the minimum number of required bytes. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.max.wait.ms setting.").
+			Advanced().
+			Default("5s"),
 		service.NewStringField(kfrFieldFetchMinBytes).
 			Description("Sets the minimum amount of bytes a broker will try to send during a fetch. This is the equivalent to the Java fetch.min.bytes setting.").
 			Advanced().
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ type FranzConsumerDetails struct {
 	FetchMinBytes          int32
 	FetchMaxBytes          int32
 	FetchMaxPartitionBytes int32
+	FetchMaxWait           time.Duration
 }
 
 // FranzConsumerDetailsFromConfig returns a summary of kafka consumer
@@ -171,6 +178,10 @@ func FranzConsumerDetailsFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig) (*FranzConsumerD
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if d.FetchMaxWait, err = conf.FieldDuration(kfrFieldFetchMaxWait); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &d, nil
 }
 
@@ -185,6 +196,7 @@ func (d *FranzConsumerDetails) FranzOpts() []kgo.Opt {
 		kgo.FetchMaxBytes(d.FetchMaxBytes),
 		kgo.FetchMinBytes(d.FetchMinBytes),
 		kgo.FetchMaxPartitionBytes(d.FetchMaxPartitionBytes),
+		kgo.FetchMaxWait(d.FetchMaxWait),
 	}
 
 	if d.RegexPattern {