diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py
index ca4e615db..28f7c3d3c 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@ class TavilySearchToolConfig(BaseModel):
         default=3,
         description="The maximum number of results to return",
     )
+    timeout: float = Field(
+        default=30.0,
+        description="HTTP request timeout in seconds",
+    )
+    connect_timeout: float = Field(
+        default=10.0,
+        description="HTTP connection timeout in seconds",
+    )
 
     @classmethod
     def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {
-            "api_key": "${env.TAVILY_SEARCH_API_KEY:=}",
+            "api_key": "${env.TAVILY_SEARCH_API_KEY:+}",
             "max_results": 3,
+            "timeout": 30.0,
+            "connect_timeout": 10.0,
         }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
index 1fe91fd7f..e8ca36cf4 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ class TavilySearchToolRuntimeImpl(ToolGroupsProtocolPrivate, ToolRuntime, NeedsR
 
     async def invoke_tool(self, tool_name: str, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> ToolInvocationResult:
         api_key = self._get_api_key()
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+        
+        # Configure timeout for external API calls using config values
+        timeout = httpx.Timeout(timeout=self.config.timeout, connect=self.config.connect_timeout)
+        
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=timeout) as client:
             response = await client.post(
                 "https://api.tavily.com/search",
                 json={"api_key": api_key, "query": kwargs["query"]},