diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 8d753f004..7e28f4586 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Friendly reminder: We have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermi
 
 ### IMPROVEMENTS
 
+- [statesync] \#6566 Allow state sync fetchers and request timeout to be configurable. (@alexanderbez)
 - [types] \#6478 Add `block_id` to `newblock` event (@jeebster)
 - [crypto/ed25519] \#5632 Adopt zip215 `ed25519` verification. (@marbar3778)
 - [privval] \#5603 Add `--key` to `init`, `gen_validator`, `testnet` & `unsafe_reset_priv_validator` for use in generating `secp256k1` keys.
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 843b8ec18..8d2072b7b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -806,13 +806,15 @@ func (cfg *MempoolConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
 
 // StateSyncConfig defines the configuration for the Tendermint state sync service
 type StateSyncConfig struct {
-	Enable        bool          `mapstructure:"enable"`
-	TempDir       string        `mapstructure:"temp-dir"`
-	RPCServers    []string      `mapstructure:"rpc-servers"`
-	TrustPeriod   time.Duration `mapstructure:"trust-period"`
-	TrustHeight   int64         `mapstructure:"trust-height"`
-	TrustHash     string        `mapstructure:"trust-hash"`
-	DiscoveryTime time.Duration `mapstructure:"discovery-time"`
+	Enable              bool          `mapstructure:"enable"`
+	TempDir             string        `mapstructure:"temp-dir"`
+	RPCServers          []string      `mapstructure:"rpc-servers"`
+	TrustPeriod         time.Duration `mapstructure:"trust-period"`
+	TrustHeight         int64         `mapstructure:"trust-height"`
+	TrustHash           string        `mapstructure:"trust-hash"`
+	DiscoveryTime       time.Duration `mapstructure:"discovery-time"`
+	ChunkRequestTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"chunk-request-timeout"`
+	ChunkFetchers       int32         `mapstructure:"chunk-fetchers"`
 }
 
 func (cfg *StateSyncConfig) TrustHashBytes() []byte {
@@ -827,8 +829,10 @@ func (cfg *StateSyncConfig) TrustHashBytes() []byte {
 // DefaultStateSyncConfig returns a default configuration for the state sync service
 func DefaultStateSyncConfig() *StateSyncConfig {
 	return &StateSyncConfig{
-		TrustPeriod:   168 * time.Hour,
-		DiscoveryTime: 15 * time.Second,
+		TrustPeriod:         168 * time.Hour,
+		DiscoveryTime:       15 * time.Second,
+		ChunkRequestTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		ChunkFetchers:       4,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -843,14 +847,17 @@ func (cfg *StateSyncConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
 		if len(cfg.RPCServers) == 0 {
 			return errors.New("rpc-servers is required")
 		}
+
 		if len(cfg.RPCServers) < 2 {
 			return errors.New("at least two rpc-servers entries is required")
 		}
+
 		for _, server := range cfg.RPCServers {
 			if len(server) == 0 {
 				return errors.New("found empty rpc-servers entry")
 			}
 		}
+
 		if cfg.DiscoveryTime != 0 && cfg.DiscoveryTime < 5*time.Second {
 			return errors.New("discovery time must be 0s or greater than five seconds")
 		}
@@ -858,17 +865,29 @@ func (cfg *StateSyncConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
 		if cfg.TrustPeriod <= 0 {
 			return errors.New("trusted-period is required")
 		}
+
 		if cfg.TrustHeight <= 0 {
 			return errors.New("trusted-height is required")
 		}
+
 		if len(cfg.TrustHash) == 0 {
 			return errors.New("trusted-hash is required")
 		}
+
 		_, err := hex.DecodeString(cfg.TrustHash)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid trusted-hash: %w", err)
 		}
+
+		if cfg.ChunkRequestTimeout < time.Second {
+			return errors.New("chunk-request-timeout must be least a one second")
+		}
+
+		if cfg.ChunkFetchers <= 0 {
+			return errors.New("chunk-fetchers is required")
+		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config/toml.go b/config/toml.go
index 9fabda6ac..638f83f67 100644
--- a/config/toml.go
+++ b/config/toml.go
@@ -425,6 +425,13 @@ discovery-time = "{{ .StateSync.DiscoveryTime }}"
 # Will create a new, randomly named directory within, and remove it when done.
 temp-dir = "{{ .StateSync.TempDir }}"
 
+# The timeout duration before re-requesting a chunk, possibly from a different
+# peer (default: 1 minute).
+chunk-request-timeout = "{{ .StateSync.ChunkRequestTimeout }}"
+
+# The number of concurrent chunk fetchers to run (default: 1).
+chunk-fetchers = "{{ .StateSync.ChunkFetchers }}"
+
 #######################################################
 ###       Fast Sync Configuration Connections       ###
 #######################################################
diff --git a/internal/statesync/reactor.go b/internal/statesync/reactor.go
index b5436d1ab..8ce906eef 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/reactor.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	tmsync "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/libs/sync"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ const (
 type Reactor struct {
 	service.BaseService
 
+	cfg        config.StateSyncConfig
 	stateStore sm.Store
 	blockStore *store.BlockStore
 
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ type Reactor struct {
 // and querying, references to p2p Channels and a channel to listen for peer
 // updates on. Note, the reactor will close all p2p Channels when stopping.
 func NewReactor(
+	cfg config.StateSyncConfig,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	conn proxy.AppConnSnapshot,
 	connQuery proxy.AppConnQuery,
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ func NewReactor(
 	tempDir string,
 ) *Reactor {
 	r := &Reactor{
+		cfg:         cfg,
 		conn:        conn,
 		connQuery:   connQuery,
 		snapshotCh:  snapshotCh,
@@ -217,7 +221,16 @@ func (r *Reactor) Sync(stateProvider StateProvider, discoveryTime time.Duration)
 		return sm.State{}, errors.New("a state sync is already in progress")
 	}
 
-	r.syncer = newSyncer(r.Logger, r.conn, r.connQuery, stateProvider, r.snapshotCh.Out, r.chunkCh.Out, r.tempDir)
+	r.syncer = newSyncer(
+		r.cfg,
+		r.Logger,
+		r.conn,
+		r.connQuery,
+		stateProvider,
+		r.snapshotCh.Out,
+		r.chunkCh.Out,
+		r.tempDir,
+	)
 	r.mtx.Unlock()
 
 	hook := func() {
diff --git a/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go b/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go
index fab6e30c7..6e3456322 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/reactor_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/statesync/mocks"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/test/factory"
@@ -121,7 +122,10 @@ func setup(
 	rts.stateStore = &smmocks.Store{}
 	rts.blockStore = store.NewBlockStore(dbm.NewMemDB())
 
+	cfg := config.DefaultStateSyncConfig()
+
 	rts.reactor = NewReactor(
+		*cfg,
 		log.TestingLogger(),
 		conn,
 		connQuery,
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ func setup(
 	rts.reactor.dispatcher = newDispatcher(rts.blockChannel.Out, 1*time.Second)
 
 	rts.syncer = newSyncer(
+		*cfg,
 		log.NewNopLogger(),
 		conn,
 		connQuery,
diff --git a/internal/statesync/syncer.go b/internal/statesync/syncer.go
index d58c27d61..1eeb3ba3a 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/syncer.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/syncer.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	tmsync "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/libs/sync"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/internal/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -18,12 +19,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// chunkFetchers is the number of concurrent chunk fetchers to run.
-	chunkFetchers = 4
 	// chunkTimeout is the timeout while waiting for the next chunk from the chunk queue.
 	chunkTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
-	// requestTimeout is the timeout before rerequesting a chunk, possibly from a different peer.
-	chunkRequestTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+
 	// minimumDiscoveryTime is the lowest allowable time for a
 	// SyncAny discovery time.
 	minimumDiscoveryTime = 5 * time.Second
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@ var (
 // sync all snapshots in the pool (pausing to discover new ones), or Sync() to sync a specific
 // snapshot. Snapshots and chunks are fed via AddSnapshot() and AddChunk() as appropriate.
 type syncer struct {
+	cfg           config.StateSyncConfig
 	logger        log.Logger
 	stateProvider StateProvider
 	conn          proxy.AppConnSnapshot
@@ -67,6 +66,7 @@ type syncer struct {
 
 // newSyncer creates a new syncer.
 func newSyncer(
+	cfg config.StateSyncConfig,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	conn proxy.AppConnSnapshot,
 	connQuery proxy.AppConnQuery,
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func newSyncer(
 	tempDir string,
 ) *syncer {
 	return &syncer{
+		cfg:           cfg,
 		logger:        logger,
 		stateProvider: stateProvider,
 		conn:          conn,
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ func (s *syncer) Sync(snapshot *snapshot, chunks *chunkQueue) (sm.State, *types.
 	// Spawn chunk fetchers. They will terminate when the chunk queue is closed or context canceled.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	for i := int32(0); i < chunkFetchers; i++ {
+	for i := int32(0); i < s.cfg.ChunkFetchers; i++ {
 		go s.fetchChunks(ctx, snapshot, chunks)
 	}
 
@@ -410,16 +411,21 @@ func (s *syncer) fetchChunks(ctx context.Context, snapshot *snapshot, chunks *ch
 		s.logger.Info("Fetching snapshot chunk", "height", snapshot.Height,
 			"format", snapshot.Format, "chunk", index, "total", chunks.Size())
 
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(chunkRequestTimeout)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(s.cfg.ChunkRequestTimeout)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
+
 		s.requestChunk(snapshot, index)
+
 		select {
 		case <-chunks.WaitFor(index):
+
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			s.requestChunk(snapshot, index)
+
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		}
+
 		ticker.Stop()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 45f72fd74..5c3cb0118 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ func makeNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	}
 
 	stateSyncReactor = statesync.NewReactor(
+		*config.StateSync,
 		stateSyncReactorShim.Logger,
 		proxyApp.Snapshot(),
 		proxyApp.Query(),