diff --git a/helm/templates/route.yaml b/helm/templates/route.yaml
index c607788a7..d23792fc6 100644
--- a/helm/templates/route.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/route.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ spec:
     - backendRefs:
         - name: {{ $serviceName }}
           port: {{ $servicePort }}
+      {{- with $route.timeouts }}
+      timeouts:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with $route.filters }}
       filters:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/tests/route_test.yaml b/helm/tests/route_test.yaml
index 56ef0d12e..cc7663287 100644
--- a/helm/tests/route_test.yaml
+++ b/helm/tests/route_test.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ tests:
             parentRefs:
               - name: gateway
                 namespace: default
+            timeouts:
+              requests: 300s
     asserts:
     - hasDocuments:
         count: 2
@@ -183,3 +185,8 @@ tests:
           - path:
               type: PathPrefix
               value: /
+    - documentIndex: 1
+      equal:
+        path: spec.rules[0].timeouts
+        value:
+          requests: 300s
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index c5f816b57..43c5ddaf0 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ routerSpec:
         #       - name: X-Custom-Header
         #         value: custom-value
 
+      # -- Timeouts applied to the route rule (https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/api-types/httproute/#timeouts-optional)
+      timeouts: {}
+
       # -- Additional custom rules that can be added to the route
       additionalRules: []