diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d3a95fa69..e14e36d44 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     <string name="allowOtherServers_description">Allow the user to change the above server URL.</string>
     <string name="username_title">Default Username</string>
     <string name="username_description">Set the username or email address to use to authenticate against the Mattermost Server.</string>
+    <string name="timeout_title">Default Request Timeout</string>
+    <string name="timeout_description">How long in milliseconds the mobile app should wait for the server to respond.</string>
     <string name="vendor_title">EMM Vendor or Company Name</string>
     <string name="vendor_description">Name of the EMM vendor or company deploying the app. Used in help text when prompting for passcodes so users are aware why the app is being protected.</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml
index fda826002..27a0e9e2e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
             android:description="@string/username_description"
             android:restrictionType="string"
             android:defaultValue="" />
+    <restriction
+            android:key="timeout"
+            android:title="@string/timeout_title"
+            android:description="@string/timeout_description"
+            android:restrictionType="string"
+            android:defaultValue="10000" />
     <restriction
             android:key="vendor"
             android:title="@string/vendor_title"
diff --git a/app/init/fetch.js b/app/init/fetch.js
index 845aabb0b..8a673bdb2 100644
--- a/app/init/fetch.js
+++ b/app/init/fetch.js
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@ import mattermostManaged from 'app/mattermost_managed';
 
 export const HEADER_X_CLUSTER_ID = 'X-Cluster-Id';
 export const HEADER_TOKEN = 'Token';
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10000;
 
 let managedConfig;
 
 mattermostManaged.addEventListener('managedConfigDidChange', (config) => {
+    if (config.timeout !== managedConfig?.timeout) {
+        initFetchConfig();
+        return;
+    }
+
     managedConfig = config;
 });
 
@@ -150,11 +156,16 @@ Client4.doFetchWithResponse = async (url, options) => {
 const initFetchConfig = async () => {
     const fetchConfig = {
         auto: true,
-        timeout: 5000, // Set the base timeout for every request to 5s
+        timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, // Set the base timeout for every request to 5s
     };
 
     try {
         managedConfig = await mattermostManaged.getConfig();
+
+        if (managedConfig?.timeout) {
+            const timeout = parseInt(managedConfig.timeout, 10);
+            fetchConfig.timeout = timeout || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+        }
     } catch {
         // no managed config
     }