diff --git a/python/tests/backends/test_braket.py b/python/tests/backends/test_braket.py
index ec005b52a3d..351ec9bc7b5 100644
--- a/python/tests/backends/test_braket.py
+++ b/python/tests/backends/test_braket.py
@@ -433,6 +433,13 @@ def test_other_simulators(device_arn):
     cudaq.reset_target()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("polling_interval_ms", [10, 100])
+def test_polling_interval(polling_interval_ms):
+    cudaq.set_target("braket", polling_interval_ms=polling_interval_ms)
+    test_qvector_kernel()
+    cudaq.reset_target()
+
+
 # leave for gdb debugging
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     loc = os.path.abspath(__file__)
diff --git a/runtime/common/BraketExecutor.h b/runtime/common/BraketExecutor.h
index abd451307d4..eff75a2d901 100644
--- a/runtime/common/BraketExecutor.h
+++ b/runtime/common/BraketExecutor.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class BraketExecutor : public Executor {
   char const *jobToken;
   char const *reservationArn;
 
-  std::chrono::microseconds pollingInterval = std::chrono::milliseconds{100};
+  std::chrono::microseconds pollingInterval = std::chrono::milliseconds{2000};
 
   /// @brief Utility function to check the type of ServerHelper and use it to
   /// create job
diff --git a/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/BraketExecutor.cpp b/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/BraketExecutor.cpp
index 66b376d2837..47d72efd541 100644
--- a/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/BraketExecutor.cpp
+++ b/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/BraketExecutor.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ void BraketExecutor::setServerHelper(ServerHelper *helper) {
       Aws::Utils::ARN(helper->getConfig().at("deviceArn")).GetRegion();
   std::string defaultBucket = helper->getConfig().at("defaultBucket");
 
+  if (helper->getConfig().contains("polling_interval_ms")) {
+    long pollingIntervalMs{
+        std::stol(helper->getConfig().at("polling_interval_ms"))};
+    if (pollingIntervalMs <= 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          "polling_interval_ms must be a positive integer.");
+    }
+    pollingInterval = std::chrono::milliseconds{pollingIntervalMs};
+  }
+
   Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration clientConfig;
   clientConfig.verifySSL = false;
   Aws::S3Crt::ClientConfiguration s3ClientConfig;
diff --git a/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/braket.yml b/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/braket.yml
index 7e2b573f65c..60620451288 100644
--- a/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/braket.yml
+++ b/runtime/cudaq/platform/default/rest/helpers/braket/braket.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ target-arguments:
     type: string
     platform-arg: default_bucket
     help-string: "Specify a default S3 bucket for Amazon Braket results."
+  - key: polling_interval_ms
+    required: false
+    type: integer
+    platform-arg: polling_interval_ms
+    help-string: "Specify the polling interval (in milliseconds) for checking task completion status on Amazon Braket."
   - key: noise-model
     required: false
     type: string