diff --git a/samples/snippets/subscriber.py b/samples/snippets/subscriber.py
index 79cd0ebf1..ef74b32cb 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/subscriber.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/subscriber.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def create_subscription_with_dead_letter_topic(
 
 
 def create_push_subscription(
-    project_id: str, topic_id: str, subscription_id: str, endpoint: str
+    project_id: str, topic_id: str, subscription_id: str, endpoint: str, ack_deadline_seconds: int = 60
 ) -> None:
     """Create a new push subscription on the given topic."""
     # [START pubsub_create_push_subscription]
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ def create_push_subscription(
                 "name": subscription_path,
                 "topic": topic_path,
                 "push_config": push_config,
+                "ack_deadline_seconds": ack_deadline_seconds
             }
         )
 
@@ -1168,6 +1169,8 @@ def callback(message: pubsub_v1.subscriber.message.Message) -> None:
     create_push_parser.add_argument("topic_id")
     create_push_parser.add_argument("subscription_id")
     create_push_parser.add_argument("endpoint")
+    create_push_parser.add_argument("ack_deadline_seconds", type=int) 
+
 
     create_push_no_wrapper_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "create-push-no-wrapper", help=create_push_no_wrapper_subscription.__doc__
@@ -1346,7 +1349,7 @@ def callback(message: pubsub_v1.subscriber.message.Message) -> None:
         )
     elif args.command == "create-push":
         create_push_subscription(
-            args.project_id, args.topic_id, args.subscription_id, args.endpoint
+            args.project_id, args.topic_id, args.subscription_id, args.endpoint, args.ack_deadline_seconds
         )
     elif args.command == "create-push-no-wrapper":
         create_push_no_wrapper_subscription(