diff --git a/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml b/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml
index 2670ba9..e79a2bb 100644
--- a/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml
+++ b/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,25 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'README.md'
   temperature:
-    description: 'LLM temperature (0 = server default)'
+  timeout:
+    description: 'LLM request timeout in seconds (default 300)'
     required: false
+    default: '300'
+    description: 'LLM temperature (0 = server default)'
+  timeout:
+    description: 'LLM request timeout in seconds (default 300)'
+    required: false
+    default: '300'
+    required: false
+  timeout:
+    description: 'LLM request timeout in seconds (default 300)'
+    required: false
+    default: '300'
     default: '0'
+  timeout:
+    description: 'LLM request timeout in seconds (default 300)'
+    required: false
+    default: '300'
   version:
     description: 'review-bot version to install (e.g. v0.1.0, defaults to latest)'
     required: false
@@ -134,6 +150,7 @@ runs:
         PATTERNS_REPO: ${{ inputs.patterns-repo }}
         PATTERNS_FILES: ${{ inputs.patterns-files }}
         LLM_TEMPERATURE: ${{ inputs.temperature }}
+        LLM_TIMEOUT: ${{ inputs.timeout }}
       run: |
         ARGS=""
         if [ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" = "true" ]; then
diff --git a/cmd/review-bot/main.go b/cmd/review-bot/main.go
index 3e7c447..d7d30e4 100644
--- a/cmd/review-bot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review-bot/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	patternsFiles := flag.String("patterns-files", envOrDefault("PATTERNS_FILES", "README.md"), "Comma-separated file paths to fetch from patterns repo")
 	dryRun := flag.Bool("dry-run", false, "Print review to stdout instead of posting")
 	llmTemp := flag.Float64("llm-temperature", envOrDefaultFloat("LLM_TEMPERATURE", 0), "LLM temperature (0 = server default)")
+	llmTimeout := flag.Int("llm-timeout", envOrDefaultInt("LLM_TIMEOUT", 300), "LLM request timeout in seconds (default 300)")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ func main() {
 	if *llmTemp > 0 {
 		llmClient.WithTemperature(*llmTemp)
 	}
+	if *llmTimeout > 0 {
+		llmClient.WithTimeout(time.Duration(*llmTimeout) * time.Second)
+	}
 
 	// Create a top-level context with a 3-minute timeout for all operations
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Minute)
@@ -285,3 +289,13 @@ func envOrDefaultFloat(key string, defaultVal float64) float64 {
 	}
 	return defaultVal
 }
+
+func envOrDefaultInt(key string, defaultVal int) int {
+	if v := os.Getenv(key); v != "" {
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err == nil {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}
diff --git a/llm/client.go b/llm/client.go
index 6067925..8ad145d 100644
--- a/llm/client.go
+++ b/llm/client.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func NewClient(baseURL, apiKey, model string) *Client {
 }
 
 // WithTemperature sets the temperature for LLM requests (0 = omit, uses server default).
+// WithTimeout sets the HTTP request timeout for LLM calls (default 5 minutes).
+func (c *Client) WithTimeout(d time.Duration) *Client {
+	c.http.Timeout = d
+	return c
+}
+
 func (c *Client) WithTemperature(t float64) *Client {
 	c.temperature = t
 	return c