diff --git a/.changelog/7958.txt b/.changelog/7958.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75d3bfd9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/7958.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+apigee: increased `google_apigee_organization` timeout defaults to 45m from 20m
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_apigee_organization.go b/google-beta/resource_apigee_organization.go
index 799510dcb6..4fffab3b5e 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_apigee_organization.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_apigee_organization.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ func ResourceApigeeOrganization() *schema.Resource {
 		},
 
 		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
-			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(20 * time.Minute),
-			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(20 * time.Minute),
-			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(20 * time.Minute),
+			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(45 * time.Minute),
+			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(45 * time.Minute),
+			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(45 * time.Minute),
 		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
diff --git a/website/docs/r/apigee_organization.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/apigee_organization.html.markdown
index 23b6bf0f9e..e98b603116 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/apigee_organization.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/apigee_organization.html.markdown
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ In addition to the arguments listed above, the following computed attributes are
 This resource provides the following
 [Timeouts](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/sdkv2/resources/retries-and-customizable-timeouts) configuration options:
 
-- `create` - Default is 20 minutes.
-- `update` - Default is 20 minutes.
-- `delete` - Default is 20 minutes.
+- `create` - Default is 45 minutes.
+- `update` - Default is 45 minutes.
+- `delete` - Default is 45 minutes.
 
 ## Import