diff --git a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
index c4faea8c..46224873 100644
--- a/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/fenceagentsremediation_controller.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	commonAnnotations "github.com/medik8s/common/pkg/annotations"
 
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// errors
 	errorMissingParams     = "nodeParameters or sharedParameters or both are missing, and they cannot be empty"
 	errorMissingNodeParams = "node parameter is required, and cannot be empty"
 	SuccessFAResponse      = "Success: Rebooted"
@@ -103,6 +105,13 @@ func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 		return emptyResult, nil
 	}
 
+	// Check NHC timeout annotation
+	if isTimedOutByNHC(far) {
+		r.Log.Info("FAR remediation was stopped by Node Healthcheck Operator")
+		// TODO: update status and return its error
+		return emptyResult, nil
+	}
+
 	// Add finalizer when the CR is created
 	if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(far, v1alpha1.FARFinalizer) && far.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
 		controllerutil.AddFinalizer(far, v1alpha1.FARFinalizer)
@@ -176,6 +185,15 @@ func (r *FenceAgentsRemediationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 	return emptyResult, nil
 }
 
+// isTimedOutByNHC checks if NHC set a timeout annotation on the CR
+func isTimedOutByNHC(far *v1alpha1.FenceAgentsRemediation) bool {
+	if far != nil && far.Annotations != nil && far.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
+		_, isTimeoutIssued := far.Annotations[commonAnnotations.NhcTimedOut]
+		return isTimeoutIssued
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // buildFenceAgentParams collects the FAR's parameters for the node based on FAR CR, and if the CR is missing parameters
 // or the CR's name don't match nodeParamter name or it has an action which is different than reboot, then return an error
 func buildFenceAgentParams(far *v1alpha1.FenceAgentsRemediation) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e8f33ed2..33571c84 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4
-	github.com/medik8s/common v1.2.0
+	github.com/medik8s/common v1.7.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.11.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.27.8
 	github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20230621174358-ea40115b9fa6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6a7a8d03..6aa52862 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4 h1:mmDVorXM7PCGKw94cs5zkfA9PSy5pEvNWRP0ET0TIVo=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4/go.mod h1:BSXmuO+STAnVfrANrmjBb36TMTDstsz7MSK+HVaYKv4=
-github.com/medik8s/common v1.2.0 h1:xgQOijD3rEn+PfCd4lJuV3WFdt5QA6SIaqF01rRp2as=
-github.com/medik8s/common v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ZT/3hfMXJLmZEcqmxRWB5LGC8Wl+qKGGQ4zM8hOE7PY=
+github.com/medik8s/common v1.7.0 h1:JwimhWigPTAszGG2jYJmh+uVHq2nFUPRRljw7ZhlQhg=
+github.com/medik8s/common v1.7.0/go.mod h1:ZT/3hfMXJLmZEcqmxRWB5LGC8Wl+qKGGQ4zM8hOE7PY=
 github.com/moby/spdystream v0.2.0 h1:cjW1zVyyoiM0T7b6UoySUFqzXMoqRckQtXwGPiBhOM8=
 github.com/moby/spdystream v0.2.0/go.mod h1:f7i0iNDQJ059oMTcWxx8MA/zKFIuD/lY+0GqbN2Wy8c=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/medik8s/common/pkg/annotations/annotations.go b/vendor/github.com/medik8s/common/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..739e694f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/medik8s/common/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package annotations
+
+const (
+	// NhcTimeOut is the annotation set by NHC to signal the operator that it surpassed its timeout and shall stop its remediation
+	NhcTimedOut = "remediation.medik8s.io/nhc-timed-out"
+)
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 67415dff..6b199f8f 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ github.com/mailru/easyjson/jwriter
 # github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4
 ## explicit; go 1.9
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/pbutil
-# github.com/medik8s/common v1.2.0
+# github.com/medik8s/common v1.7.0
 ## explicit; go 1.20
+github.com/medik8s/common/pkg/annotations
 github.com/medik8s/common/pkg/labels
 # github.com/moby/spdystream v0.2.0
 ## explicit; go 1.13