diff --git a/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp b/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp
index c36ab08..0862a40 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
             "SERVICE [ARGS]]\n"
             "         --help: shows this help\n"
             "         -l: only list services, do not dump them\n"
-            "         -t TIMEOUT: TIMEOUT to use in seconds instead of default 10 seconds\n"
+            "         -t TIMEOUT_SEC: TIMEOUT to use in seconds instead of default 10 seconds\n"
+            "         -T TIMEOUT_MS: TIMEOUT to use in milliseconds instead of default 10 seconds\n"
             "         --proto: filter services that support dumping data in proto format. Dumps"
             "               will be in proto format.\n"
             "         --priority LEVEL: filter services based on specified priority\n"
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
     bool showListOnly = false;
     bool skipServices = false;
     bool filterByProto = false;
-    int timeoutArg = 10;
+    int timeoutArgMs = 10000;
     int dumpPriorityFlags = IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_ALL;
     static struct option longOptions[] = {{"priority", required_argument, 0, 0},
                                           {"proto", no_argument, 0, 0},
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
         int c;
         int optionIndex = 0;
 
-        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+t:l", longOptions, &optionIndex);
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+t:T:l", longOptions, &optionIndex);
 
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
@@ -146,10 +147,22 @@
 
         case 't':
             {
-                char *endptr;
-                timeoutArg = strtol(optarg, &endptr, 10);
-                if (*endptr != '\0' || timeoutArg <= 0) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid timeout number: '%s'\n", optarg);
+                char* endptr;
+                timeoutArgMs = strtol(optarg, &endptr, 10);
+                timeoutArgMs = timeoutArgMs * 1000;
+                if (*endptr != '\0' || timeoutArgMs <= 0) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid timeout(seconds) number: '%s'\n", optarg);
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case 'T':
+            {
+                char* endptr;
+                timeoutArgMs = strtol(optarg, &endptr, 10);
+                if (*endptr != '\0' || timeoutArgMs <= 0) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid timeout(milliseconds) number: '%s'\n", optarg);
                     return -1;
                 }
             }
@@ -269,7 +282,7 @@
                 }
             });
 
-            auto timeout = std::chrono::seconds(timeoutArg);
+            auto timeout = std::chrono::milliseconds(timeoutArgMs);
             auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
             auto end = start + timeout;
 
@@ -321,8 +334,8 @@
 
             if (timed_out) {
                 aout << endl
-                     << "*** SERVICE '" << service_name << "' DUMP TIMEOUT (" << timeoutArg
-                     << "s) EXPIRED ***" << endl
+                     << "*** SERVICE '" << service_name << "' DUMP TIMEOUT (" << timeoutArgMs
+                     << "ms) EXPIRED ***" << endl
                      << endl;
             }