diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/perform.rs b/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/perform.rs
index bf2c99a55..bef2a0614 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/perform.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/perform.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ pub async fn perform_federated_search(
         features.check_network("Performing a remote federated search")?;
     }
     let before_search = std::time::Instant::now();
-    let deadline = before_search + std::time::Duration::from_secs(9);
+
+    let timeout = std::env::var("MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_REMOTE_SEARCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS")
+        .ok()
+        .map(|p| p.parse().unwrap())
+        .unwrap_or(25);
+
+    let deadline = before_search + std::time::Duration::from_secs(timeout);
 
     let required_hit_count = federation.limit + federation.offset;
     let retrieve_vectors = queries.iter().any(|q| q.retrieve_vectors);
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/proxy.rs b/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/proxy.rs
index ac8cd2491..67594f645 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/proxy.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/src/search/federated/proxy.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,12 @@ pub async fn proxy_search(
 
     let search_api_key = node.search_api_key.as_deref();
 
-    let max_deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(5);
+    let timeout = std::env::var("MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_REMOTE_SEARCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS")
+        .ok()
+        .map(|p| p.parse().unwrap())
+        .unwrap_or(25);
+
+    let max_deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(timeout);
 
     let deadline = if let Some(deadline) = params.deadline {
         std::time::Instant::min(deadline, max_deadline)
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/multi/proxy.rs b/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/multi/proxy.rs
index 8eae5f7f8..a763ae705 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/multi/proxy.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/tests/search/multi/proxy.rs
@@ -2866,7 +2866,8 @@ async fn error_remote_timeout() {
     snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
     {
       "self": "ms0",
-      "remotes": {}
+      "remotes": {},
+      "sharding": false
     }
     "###);
     let (response, code) = ms1.set_network(json!({"self": "ms1"})).await;
@@ -2874,7 +2875,8 @@ async fn error_remote_timeout() {
     snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
     {
       "self": "ms1",
-      "remotes": {}
+      "remotes": {},
+      "sharding": false
     }
     "###);
 
@@ -2895,7 +2897,7 @@ async fn error_remote_timeout() {
     let rms0 = LocalMeili::new(ms0.clone()).await;
     let rms1 = LocalMeili::with_params(
         ms1.clone(),
-        LocalMeiliParams { delay: Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(6)), ..Default::default() },
+        LocalMeiliParams { delay: Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(31)), ..Default::default() },
     )
     .await;