diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/concurrent/FutureUtils.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/concurrent/FutureUtils.java
index 05be10dc52f5f..cf49904b26c56 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/concurrent/FutureUtils.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/concurrent/FutureUtils.java
@@ -421,7 +421,21 @@ public RetryException(Throwable cause) {
 	 * @return The timeout enriched future
 	 */
 	public static <T> CompletableFuture<T> orTimeout(CompletableFuture<T> future, long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
-		return orTimeout(future, timeout, timeUnit, Executors.directExecutor());
+		return orTimeout(future, timeout, timeUnit, Executors.directExecutor(), null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Times the given future out after the timeout.
+	 *
+	 * @param future to time out
+	 * @param timeout after which the given future is timed out
+	 * @param timeUnit time unit of the timeout
+	 * @param timeoutMsg timeout message for exception
+	 * @param <T> type of the given future
+	 * @return The timeout enriched future
+	 */
+	public static <T> CompletableFuture<T> orTimeout(CompletableFuture<T> future, long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit, @Nullable String timeoutMsg) {
+		return orTimeout(future, timeout, timeUnit, Executors.directExecutor(), timeoutMsg);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -439,10 +453,30 @@ public static <T> CompletableFuture<T> orTimeout(
 		long timeout,
 		TimeUnit timeUnit,
 		Executor timeoutFailExecutor) {
+		return orTimeout(future, timeout, timeUnit, timeoutFailExecutor, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Times the given future out after the timeout.
+	 *
+	 * @param future to time out
+	 * @param timeout after which the given future is timed out
+	 * @param timeUnit time unit of the timeout
+	 * @param timeoutFailExecutor executor that will complete the future exceptionally after the timeout is reached
+	 * @param timeoutMsg timeout message for exception
+	 * @param <T> type of the given future
+	 * @return The timeout enriched future
+	 */
+	public static <T> CompletableFuture<T> orTimeout(
+		CompletableFuture<T> future,
+		long timeout,
+		TimeUnit timeUnit,
+		Executor timeoutFailExecutor,
+		@Nullable String timeoutMsg) {
 
 		if (!future.isDone()) {
 			final ScheduledFuture<?> timeoutFuture = Delayer.delay(
-				() -> timeoutFailExecutor.execute(new Timeout(future)), timeout, timeUnit);
+				() -> timeoutFailExecutor.execute(new Timeout(future, timeoutMsg)), timeout, timeUnit);
 
 			future.whenComplete((T value, Throwable throwable) -> {
 				if (!timeoutFuture.isDone()) {
@@ -1026,14 +1060,16 @@ public static <T> T getWithoutException(CompletableFuture<T> future) {
 	private static final class Timeout implements Runnable {
 
 		private final CompletableFuture<?> future;
+		private final String timeoutMsg;
 
-		private Timeout(CompletableFuture<?> future) {
+		private Timeout(CompletableFuture<?> future, @Nullable String timeoutMsg) {
 			this.future = checkNotNull(future);
+			this.timeoutMsg = timeoutMsg;
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void run() {
-			future.completeExceptionally(new TimeoutException());
+			future.completeExceptionally(new TimeoutException(timeoutMsg));
 		}
 	}