diff --git a/docs/changelog/130733.yaml b/docs/changelog/130733.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9465f820ed1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/130733.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pr: 130733
+summary: Specify master timeout when submitting alias tasks
+area: Indices APIs
+type: bug
+issues:
+ - 120389
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataIndexAliasesService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataIndexAliasesService.java
index 5bb0aa4e73434..dc791fe0763d5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataIndexAliasesService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataIndexAliasesService.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public void indicesAliases(
         final IndicesAliasesClusterStateUpdateRequest request,
         final ActionListener<IndicesAliasesResponse> listener
     ) {
-        taskQueue.submitTask("index-aliases", new ApplyAliasesTask(request, listener), null); // TODO use request.masterNodeTimeout() here?
+        taskQueue.submitTask("index-aliases", new ApplyAliasesTask(request, listener), request.masterNodeTimeout());
     }
 
     /**