diff --git a/charts/tim-api/templates/httproute.yaml b/charts/tim-api/templates/httproute.yaml
index 05d514a32..556939c9e 100644
--- a/charts/tim-api/templates/httproute.yaml
+++ b/charts/tim-api/templates/httproute.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ spec:
     {{- range .Values.gateway.httpRoute.rules }}
     - matches:
         {{- toYaml .matches | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- if .timeouts }}
+      timeouts:
+        {{- if .timeouts.request }}
+        request: {{ .timeouts.request }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .timeouts.backendRequest }}
+        backendRequest: {{ .timeouts.backendRequest }}
+        {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       backendRefs:
         {{- range .backendRefs }}
         - group: ""
diff --git a/charts/tim-api/values.yaml b/charts/tim-api/values.yaml
index 71dfd3fcd..d0c05c6b4 100644
--- a/charts/tim-api/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tim-api/values.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ gateway:
           - path:
               type: PathPrefix
               value: /
+        # Timeout configuration for streaming endpoints
+        # Set to 0s to disable timeouts (recommended for SSE/streaming)
+        timeouts:
+          request: 0s           # Total request timeout (0s = no timeout)
+          backendRequest: 0s    # Backend request timeout (0s = no timeout)
         backendRefs:
           - port: 3000  # Should match service.ports[0].port (external API)
             weight: 1
diff --git a/tim-api/cmd/root.go b/tim-api/cmd/root.go
index 81feacd92..55903f1c9 100644
--- a/tim-api/cmd/root.go
+++ b/tim-api/cmd/root.go
@@ -62,15 +62,16 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create external HTTP server
+	// External server needs longer timeouts for streaming responses
 	externalAddr := cfg.ExternalServer.Addr + ":" + cfg.ExternalServer.Port
 	externalHTTPServer := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              externalAddr,
 		Handler:           externalSrv,
-		ReadTimeout:       30 * time.Second,
+		ReadTimeout:       5 * time.Minute,  // Longer for streaming responses
 		ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
-		WriteTimeout:      30 * time.Second,
-		IdleTimeout:       120 * time.Second,
-		MaxHeaderBytes:    1 << 20, // 1 MB
+		WriteTimeout:      0,                // No timeout for streaming writes (SSE)
+		IdleTimeout:       5 * time.Minute,  // Longer for persistent connections
+		MaxHeaderBytes:    1 << 20,          // 1 MB
 	}
 
 	// Create internal HTTP server