diff --git a/lib/livekit/connector_service_client.rb b/lib/livekit/connector_service_client.rb
index fcdca66..f89a718 100644
--- a/lib/livekit/connector_service_client.rb
+++ b/lib/livekit/connector_service_client.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 require "livekit/auth_mixin"
 require 'livekit/utils'
 require 'livekit/failover'
+require 'livekit/dial_timeout'
 
 module LiveKit
   # Client for LiveKit's Connector service, bridging WhatsApp and Twilio calls
@@ -33,13 +34,22 @@ def dial_whatsapp_call(request)
 
     # Accepts an inbound WhatsApp call.
     # @param request [Proto::AcceptWhatsAppCallRequest]
+    # @param timeout [Numeric, nil] optional request timeout in seconds. When the
+    #   request waits for an answer, it defaults to a longer value (dialing takes
+    #   time) and is raised, if needed, to stay above the request's ringing_timeout.
     # @return [Proto::AcceptWhatsAppCallResponse]
-    def accept_whatsapp_call(request)
-      self.rpc(
-        :AcceptWhatsAppCall,
-        request,
-        headers: auth_header(video_grant: VideoGrant.new(roomCreate: true)),
-      )
+    def accept_whatsapp_call(request, timeout: nil)
+      headers = auth_header(video_grant: VideoGrant.new(roomCreate: true))
+      # Accept can block until the call is answered, so default the request timeout
+      # to the standard ring window; otherwise honor any user timeout. The caller
+      # overrides via +timeout+ and should set it above the ringing_timeout passed
+      # to dial_whatsapp_call (the two calls are separate).
+      if request.wait_until_answered
+        headers[Failover::TIMEOUT_HEADER] = (timeout || DialTimeout::DEFAULT_RINGING_TIMEOUT).to_s
+      elsif timeout
+        headers[Failover::TIMEOUT_HEADER] = timeout.to_s
+      end
+      self.rpc(:AcceptWhatsAppCall, request, headers: headers)
     end
 
     # Connects an established WhatsApp call (used for business-initiated calls).
diff --git a/lib/livekit/dial_timeout.rb b/lib/livekit/dial_timeout.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67101e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/livekit/dial_timeout.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module LiveKit
+  # Request-timeout handling shared by calls that dial a phone and wait for an
+  # answer (SIP CreateSIPParticipant/TransferSIPParticipant, WhatsApp
+  # AcceptWhatsAppCall). These take longer than a normal request, and the request
+  # must outlast ringing or it would abort before the call can be answered.
+  module DialTimeout
+    # Ring window (seconds) assumed when a request doesn't set a ringing timeout;
+    # matches the server default. A dialing request must outlast it.
+    DEFAULT_RINGING_TIMEOUT = 30
+    # Keep the request timeout at least this many seconds above the ringing
+    # timeout, so the request doesn't abort before the call can be answered.
+    RINGING_TIMEOUT_MARGIN = 2
+
+    # Request timeout (seconds): the ring window plus a margin, so the request
+    # doesn't abort before the call can be answered. The ring window is
+    # +ringing_timeout+ (seconds) when set, else DEFAULT_RINGING_TIMEOUT. A longer
+    # user-supplied +timeout+ is honored; a shorter one is raised to the floor.
+    def self.resolve(timeout, ringing_timeout)
+      ring = ringing_timeout || DEFAULT_RINGING_TIMEOUT
+      floor = ring + RINGING_TIMEOUT_MARGIN
+      [timeout || floor, floor].max
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/livekit/sip_service_client.rb b/lib/livekit/sip_service_client.rb
index d76850c..a9920c9 100644
--- a/lib/livekit/sip_service_client.rb
+++ b/lib/livekit/sip_service_client.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 require "livekit/auth_mixin"
 require 'livekit/utils'
 require 'livekit/failover'
+require 'livekit/dial_timeout'
 
 module LiveKit
   class SIPServiceClient < Twirp::Client
@@ -9,10 +10,6 @@ class SIPServiceClient < Twirp::Client
     include AuthMixin
     attr_accessor :api_key, :api_secret
 
-    # Calls that dial a phone (CreateSIPParticipant with wait_until_answered,
-    # TransferSIPParticipant) take longer than a normal request.
-    SIP_DIAL_TIMEOUT = 30
-
     def initialize(base_url, api_key: nil, api_secret: nil, failover: true)
       super(LiveKit::Failover.connection(base_url, failover))
       @api_key = api_key
@@ -205,8 +202,14 @@ def create_sip_participant(
       # Optional, enable Krisp for this call
       krisp_enabled: false,
       # Optional, wait for the call to be answered before returning
-      wait_until_answered: false
+      wait_until_answered: false,
+      # Optional, request timeout in seconds. Defaults to a longer value when
+      # wait_until_answered is set (dialing takes time).
+      timeout: nil
     )
+      # When waiting for an answer, pin the ring window explicitly so our request
+      # timeout doesn't depend on the server's default (which could change).
+      ringing_timeout = DialTimeout::DEFAULT_RINGING_TIMEOUT if wait_until_answered && ringing_timeout.nil?
       request = Proto::CreateSIPParticipantRequest.new(
         sip_trunk_id: sip_trunk_id,
         sip_call_to: sip_call_to,
@@ -224,8 +227,10 @@ def create_sip_participant(
         wait_until_answered: wait_until_answered
       )
       headers = auth_header(sip_grant: SIPGrant.new(call: true))
-      # Dialing a phone and waiting for an answer takes longer than a normal request.
-      headers[Failover::TIMEOUT_HEADER] = SIP_DIAL_TIMEOUT.to_s if wait_until_answered
+      # When waiting for an answer, dialing takes longer than a normal request
+      # and the request must outlast ringing; otherwise honor any user timeout.
+      effective_timeout = wait_until_answered ? DialTimeout.resolve(timeout, ringing_timeout) : timeout
+      headers[Failover::TIMEOUT_HEADER] = effective_timeout.to_s if effective_timeout
       self.rpc(:CreateSIPParticipant, request, headers: headers)
     end
 
@@ -233,18 +238,26 @@ def transfer_sip_participant(
       room_name,
       participant_identity,
       transfer_to,
-      play_dialtone: nil
+      play_dialtone: nil,
+      # Optional, max time for the transfer destination to answer, in seconds.
+      ringing_timeout: nil,
+      # Optional, request timeout in seconds. Defaults to a longer value since
+      # transferring dials a phone.
+      timeout: nil
     )
 
+      # Transferring a call dials a phone and must outlast ringing. Pin the ring
+      # window explicitly so our request timeout doesn't depend on the server default.
+      ringing_timeout ||= DialTimeout::DEFAULT_RINGING_TIMEOUT
       request = Proto::TransferSIPParticipantRequest.new(
         room_name: room_name,
         participant_identity: participant_identity,
         transfer_to: transfer_to,
         play_dialtone: play_dialtone,
+        ringing_timeout: ringing_timeout,
       )
       headers = auth_header(video_grant: VideoGrant.new(roomAdmin: true, room: room_name), sip_grant: SIPGrant.new(call: true))
-      # Transferring a call dials a phone, which takes longer than a normal request.
-      headers[Failover::TIMEOUT_HEADER] = SIP_DIAL_TIMEOUT.to_s
+      headers[Failover::TIMEOUT_HEADER] = DialTimeout.resolve(timeout, ringing_timeout).to_s
       self.rpc(:TransferSIPParticipant, request, headers: headers)
     end