diff --git a/lib/driver.js b/lib/driver.js
index 53697f59..4a49cb93 100644
--- a/lib/driver.js
+++ b/lib/driver.js
@@ -42,8 +42,14 @@ class AndroidDriver extends BaseDriver {
     this.sessionChromedrivers = {};
     this.jwpProxyActive = false;
     this.jwpProxyAvoid = _.clone(NO_PROXY);
-    this.settings = new DeviceSettings({ignoreUnimportantViews: false},
-                                       this.onSettingsUpdate.bind(this));
+    this.settings = new DeviceSettings({
+      ignoreUnimportantViews: false,
+      waitForIdleTimeout: 10000,
+      waitForSelectorTimeout: 10000,
+      keyInjectionDelay: 0,
+      actionAcknowledgmentTimeout: 3000,
+      scrollAcknowledgmentTimeout: 200
+      }, this.onSettingsUpdate.bind(this));
     this.chromedriver = null;
     this.apkStrings = {};
     this.acceptSslCerts = !!opts.acceptSslCerts;
@@ -154,6 +160,8 @@ class AndroidDriver extends BaseDriver {
   async onSettingsUpdate (key, value) {
     if (key === "ignoreUnimportantViews") {
       await this.setCompressedLayoutHierarchy(value);
+    } else {
+      await this.setConfiguratorConfig({key, value});
     }
   }
 
@@ -287,6 +295,12 @@ class AndroidDriver extends BaseDriver {
     await this.bootstrap.sendAction("compressedLayoutHierarchy", {compressLayout: compress});
   }
 
+  // Set UiAutomator Configurator related configurations
+  // config should be like {key:"waitForIdleTimeout", value: 5000}
+  async setConfiguratorConfig (config) {
+    await this.bootstrap.sendAction("configurator", {config: config.key, value: config.value});
+  }
+
   async deleteSession () {
     log.debug("Shutting down Android driver");
     await super.deleteSession();