diff --git a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/IntegrationTestBase.java b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/IntegrationTestBase.java
index 4ba9ce113..31802278f 100644
--- a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/IntegrationTestBase.java
+++ b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/IntegrationTestBase.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ package org.apache.hc.client5.testing.async;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.config.RequestConfig;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.async.CloseableHttpAsyncClient;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.async.HttpAsyncClientBuilder;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.function.Decorator;
@@ -62,7 +63,13 @@ public abstract class IntegrationTestBase extends LocalAsyncServerTestBase {
 
         @Override
         protected void before() throws Throwable {
-            clientBuilder = HttpAsyncClientBuilder.create().setConnectionManager(connManager);
+            clientBuilder = HttpAsyncClientBuilder.create()
+                    .setDefaultRequestConfig(RequestConfig.custom()
+                            .setSocketTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                            .setConnectTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                            .setConnectionRequestTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                            .build())
+                    .setConnectionManager(connManager);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/LocalAsyncServerTestBase.java b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/LocalAsyncServerTestBase.java
index 71795ad0c..5ae533c16 100644
--- a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/LocalAsyncServerTestBase.java
+++ b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/LocalAsyncServerTestBase.java
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ import org.apache.hc.core5.http.nio.AsyncServerExchangeHandler;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.reactor.IOReactorConfig;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.testing.nio.Http2TestServer;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.util.TimeValue;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.util.Timeout;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.rules.ExternalResource;
 
 public abstract class LocalAsyncServerTestBase {
 
+    public static final Timeout TIMEOUT = Timeout.ofSeconds(30);
+    public static final Timeout LONG_TIMEOUT = Timeout.ofSeconds(60);
+
     protected final URIScheme scheme;
 
     public LocalAsyncServerTestBase(final URIScheme scheme) {
@@ -61,7 +65,9 @@ public abstract class LocalAsyncServerTestBase {
         @Override
         protected void before() throws Throwable {
             server = new Http2TestServer(
-                    IOReactorConfig.DEFAULT,
+                    IOReactorConfig.custom()
+                        .setSoTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                        .build(),
                     scheme == URIScheme.HTTPS ? SSLTestContexts.createServerSSLContext() : null);
             server.register("/echo/*", new Supplier<AsyncServerExchangeHandler>() {
 
diff --git a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestAsyncStatefulConnManagement.java b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestAsyncStatefulConnManagement.java
index 39e675064..4e27593b5 100644
--- a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestAsyncStatefulConnManagement.java
+++ b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestAsyncStatefulConnManagement.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class TestAsyncStatefulConnManagement extends IntegrationTestBase {
             worker.start();
         }
         for (final HttpWorker worker : workers) {
-            worker.join(10000);
+            worker.join(LONG_TIMEOUT.toMillis());
         }
         for (final HttpWorker worker : workers) {
             final Exception ex = worker.getException();
diff --git a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestHttpAsyncMinimal.java b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestHttpAsyncMinimal.java
index 5ae7fe7c3..97e3acb97 100644
--- a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestHttpAsyncMinimal.java
+++ b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/async/TestHttpAsyncMinimal.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import org.apache.hc.core5.reactor.IOReactorConfig;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.reactor.ListenerEndpoint;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.testing.nio.Http2TestServer;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.util.TimeValue;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.util.Timeout;
 import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 public class TestHttpAsyncMinimal {
 
+    public static final Timeout TIMEOUT = Timeout.ofSeconds(30);
+
     @Parameterized.Parameters(name = "{0} {1}")
     public static Collection<Object[]> protocols() {
         return Arrays.asList(new Object[][]{
@@ -102,7 +105,9 @@ public class TestHttpAsyncMinimal {
         @Override
         protected void before() throws Throwable {
             server = new Http2TestServer(
-                    IOReactorConfig.DEFAULT,
+                    IOReactorConfig.custom()
+                        .setSoTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                        .build(),
                     scheme == URIScheme.HTTPS ? SSLTestContexts.createServerSSLContext() : null);
             server.register("/echo/*", new Supplier<AsyncServerExchangeHandler>() {
 
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ public class TestHttpAsyncMinimal {
                     .setTlsStrategy(new H2TlsStrategy(SSLTestContexts.createClientSSLContext()))
                     .build();
             final IOReactorConfig ioReactorConfig = IOReactorConfig.custom()
-                    .setSoTimeout(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                    .setSoTimeout(TIMEOUT)
                     .build();
             if (version.greaterEquals(HttpVersion.HTTP_2)) {
                 httpclient = HttpAsyncClients.createMinimal(
diff --git a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/LocalServerTestBase.java b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/LocalServerTestBase.java
index 85f8ab2bf..ae71dba69 100644
--- a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/LocalServerTestBase.java
+++ b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/LocalServerTestBase.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 package org.apache.hc.client5.testing.sync;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.config.RequestConfig;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.io.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.sync.CloseableHttpClient;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.sync.HttpClientBuilder;
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.apache.hc.core5.http.io.HttpServerRequestHandler;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.protocol.HttpProcessor;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.io.ShutdownType;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.testing.classic.ClassicTestServer;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.util.Timeout;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.rules.ExternalResource;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ import org.junit.rules.ExternalResource;
  */
 public abstract class LocalServerTestBase {
 
+    public static final Timeout TIMEOUT = Timeout.ofSeconds(30);
+    public static final Timeout LONG_TIMEOUT = Timeout.ofSeconds(60);
+
     public LocalServerTestBase(final URIScheme scheme) {
         this.scheme = scheme;
     }
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ public abstract class LocalServerTestBase {
             server = new ClassicTestServer(
                     scheme == URIScheme.HTTPS ? SSLTestContexts.createServerSSLContext() : null,
                     SocketConfig.custom()
-                            .setSoTimeout(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                            .setSoTimeout(TIMEOUT)
                             .build());
             server.registerHandler("/echo/*", new EchoHandler());
             server.registerHandler("/random/*", new RandomHandler());
@@ -102,9 +106,14 @@ public abstract class LocalServerTestBase {
         protected void before() throws Throwable {
             connManager = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager();
             connManager.setDefaultSocketConfig(SocketConfig.custom()
-                    .setSoTimeout(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                    .setSoTimeout(TIMEOUT)
                     .build());
             clientBuilder = HttpClientBuilder.create()
+                    .setDefaultRequestConfig(RequestConfig.custom()
+                        .setSocketTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                        .setConnectTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                        .setConnectionRequestTimeout(TIMEOUT)
+                        .build())
                     .setConnectionManager(connManager);
         }
 
diff --git a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/TestStatefulConnManagement.java b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/TestStatefulConnManagement.java
index 73a36cc56..a31b039f1 100644
--- a/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/TestStatefulConnManagement.java
+++ b/httpclient5-testing/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/testing/sync/TestStatefulConnManagement.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class TestStatefulConnManagement extends LocalServerTestBase {
             worker.start();
         }
         for (final HttpWorker worker : workers) {
-            worker.join(10000);
+            worker.join(LONG_TIMEOUT.toMillis());
         }
         for (final HttpWorker worker : workers) {
             final Exception ex = worker.getException();