diff --git a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/README.md b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/README.md
index 827f31812..2743545e7 100644
--- a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/README.md
+++ b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ The following configuration options are supported:
   GraphQL query. Defaults to 100.
 - `type_prefix` **(optional)**: A prefix to be added to all generated GraphQL
   types. Defaults to `Drupal`.
+- `request_timeout` **(optional)**: The timeout for the GraphQL requests in
+  milliseconds. Defaults to 60_000.
 
 The optional credential parameters can be used to enable different workflows. On
 production, they can be omitted to make sure Drupal handles these requests
diff --git a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/gatsby-node.ts b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/gatsby-node.ts
index 2f12e1588..da897d677 100644
--- a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/gatsby-node.ts
+++ b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/gatsby-node.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export const pluginOptionsSchema: GatsbyNode['pluginOptionsSchema'] = ({
     schema_configuration: Joi.string().optional(),
     directives: Joi.object().pattern(Joi.string(), Joi.function()).optional(),
     sources: Joi.object().pattern(Joi.string(), Joi.function()).optional(),
+    request_timeout: Joi.number().optional().min(1),
   });
 
 const getForwardedHeaders = (url: URL) => ({
diff --git a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/helpers/create-query-executor.ts b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/helpers/create-query-executor.ts
index 92bffdecf..8ae54ea9b 100644
--- a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/helpers/create-query-executor.ts
+++ b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/helpers/create-query-executor.ts
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@ export const createQueryExecutor = (
     throw "No Drupal Url defined. Can't instantiate query executor.";
   }
   const url = `${new URL(options.drupal_url).origin}${options.graphql_path}`;
-  const executor = createNetworkQueryExecutor(url, {
-    headers: {
-      ...options?.headers,
-      ...(options?.auth_user && options?.auth_pass
-        ? {
-            Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(
-              `${options.auth_user}:${options.auth_pass}`,
-            ).toString('base64')}`,
-          }
-        : {}),
-      ...(options?.auth_key ? { 'api-key': options.auth_key } : {}),
+  const executor = createNetworkQueryExecutor(
+    url,
+    {
+      headers: {
+        ...options?.headers,
+        ...(options?.auth_user && options?.auth_pass
+          ? {
+              Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(
+                `${options.auth_user}:${options.auth_pass}`,
+              ).toString('base64')}`,
+            }
+          : {}),
+        ...(options?.auth_key ? { 'api-key': options.auth_key } : {}),
+      },
     },
-  });
+    options.request_timeout,
+  );
   return wrapQueryExecutorWithQueue(executor, {
     concurrency: options.query_concurrency || 10,
   });
@@ -44,12 +48,12 @@ export const createQueryExecutor = (
 export function createNetworkQueryExecutor(
   uri: string,
   fetchOptions: RequestInit = {},
+  timeout = 60_000,
 ): IQueryExecutor {
   return async function execute(args) {
     const { query, variables, operationName } = args;
 
     let response;
-    const timeout = 60_000;
     const signal = timeoutSignal(timeout);
     signal.onabort = () =>
       console.error(
diff --git a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/utils.ts b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/utils.ts
index 1abe7e6bc..7c9572730 100644
--- a/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/npm/@amazeelabs/gatsby-source-silverback/src/utils.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export type Options = {
   directives?: Record<string, Function>;
   // A list of functions that will be available as data source.
   sources?: Record<string, Function>;
+  // Request timeout for GraphQL queries in milliseconds. Defaults to 60_000.
+  request_timeout?: number;
 };
 
 export const validOptions = (options: {