diff --git a/ChatView/ChatCompressor.cpp b/ChatView/ChatCompressor.cpp
index 2ce9808..e655b33 100644
--- a/ChatView/ChatCompressor.cpp
+++ b/ChatView/ChatCompressor.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void ChatCompressor::startCompression(const QString &chatFilePath, ChatModel *ch
     const QString customEndpoint = Settings::generalSettings().caCustomEndpoint();
     const QString endpoint = !customEndpoint.isEmpty() ? customEndpoint
                                                        : promptTemplate->endpoint();
+    m_provider->client()->setTransferTimeout(
+        static_cast<int>(Settings::generalSettings().requestTimeout() * 1000));
     m_currentRequestId = m_provider->sendRequest(
         QUrl(Settings::generalSettings().caUrl()), payload, endpoint);
     LOG_MESSAGE(QString("Starting compression request: %1").arg(m_currentRequestId));
diff --git a/ChatView/ClientInterface.cpp b/ChatView/ClientInterface.cpp
index 726c935..365233f 100644
--- a/ChatView/ClientInterface.cpp
+++ b/ChatView/ClientInterface.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ void ClientInterface::sendMessage(
     provider->client()->setMaxToolContinuations(
         Settings::toolsSettings().maxToolContinuations());
 
+    provider->client()->setTransferTimeout(
+        static_cast<int>(Settings::generalSettings().requestTimeout() * 1000));
+
     connect(
         provider->client(),
         &::LLMQore::BaseClient::chunkReceived,
diff --git a/LLMClientInterface.cpp b/LLMClientInterface.cpp
index e44fd71..4938f4e 100644
--- a/LLMClientInterface.cpp
+++ b/LLMClientInterface.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ void LLMClientInterface::handleCompletion(const QJsonObject &request)
         &LLMClientInterface::handleRequestFailed,
         Qt::UniqueConnection);
 
+    provider->client()->setTransferTimeout(
+        static_cast<int>(m_generalSettings.requestTimeout() * 1000));
+
     auto requestId
         = provider->sendRequest(QUrl(url), payload, resolveEndpoint(promptTemplate, isPreset1Active));
     m_activeRequests[requestId] = {request, provider};
diff --git a/QuickRefactorHandler.cpp b/QuickRefactorHandler.cpp
index 888b9a3..3eccf10 100644
--- a/QuickRefactorHandler.cpp
+++ b/QuickRefactorHandler.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ void QuickRefactorHandler::prepareAndSendRequest(
     provider->client()->setMaxToolContinuations(
         Settings::toolsSettings().maxToolContinuations());
 
+    provider->client()->setTransferTimeout(
+        static_cast<int>(Settings::generalSettings().requestTimeout() * 1000));
+
     m_isRefactoringInProgress = true;
 
     connect(
diff --git a/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp b/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp
index ab8f361..8f7df30 100644
--- a/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp
+++ b/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
     enableCheckUpdate.setLabelText(TrConstants::ENABLE_CHECK_UPDATE_ON_START);
     enableCheckUpdate.setDefaultValue(true);
 
+    requestTimeout.setSettingsKey(Constants::REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
+    requestTimeout.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Request timeout (seconds):"));
+    requestTimeout.setToolTip(Tr::tr(
+        "Maximum time to wait for the model to send data before a request is aborted. "
+        "Applies to all requests — chat, code completion, quick refactor and chat compression. "
+        "The timer resets every time data is received, so this effectively limits the "
+        "time-to-first-token and any stall between tokens. Increase it for slow or local "
+        "models that need a long time to start responding. Set to 0 to disable the timeout."));
+    requestTimeout.setRange(0, 3600);
+    requestTimeout.setDefaultValue(120);
+
     resetToDefaults.m_buttonText = TrConstants::RESET_TO_DEFAULTS;
     checkUpdate.m_buttonText = TrConstants::CHECK_UPDATE;
     
@@ -333,6 +344,10 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
                 Row{qrPresetConfig, qrConfigureApiKey, Stretch{1}},
                 qrGrid}};
 
+        auto networkGroup = Group{
+            title(Tr::tr("Network")),
+            Column{Row{requestTimeout, Stretch{1}}}};
+
         auto *supportLabel = new QLabel(Tr::tr("Support the development of QodeAssist:"));
 
         auto *supportLinks = new QLabel(
@@ -348,12 +363,14 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
         supportLinks->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
 
         auto rootLayout = Column{
-            Row{supportLabel, supportLinks, Stretch{1}},
+            Row{supportLabel, supportLinks, Stretch{1}, checkUpdate, resetToDefaults},
             Space{8},
-            Row{enableQodeAssist, Stretch{1}, Row{checkUpdate, resetToDefaults}},
+            Row{enableQodeAssist, Stretch{1}},
             Row{enableLogging, Stretch{1}},
             Row{enableCheckUpdate, Stretch{1}},
             Space{8},
+            networkGroup,
+            Space{8},
             ccGroup,
             Space{8},
             caGroup,
@@ -679,6 +696,7 @@ void GeneralSettings::resetPageToDefaults()
     if (reply == QMessageBox::Yes) {
         resetAspect(enableQodeAssist);
         resetAspect(enableLogging);
+        resetAspect(requestTimeout);
         resetAspect(ccProvider);
         resetAspect(ccModel);
         resetAspect(ccTemplate);
diff --git a/settings/GeneralSettings.hpp b/settings/GeneralSettings.hpp
index 09963a5..abc1cd0 100644
--- a/settings/GeneralSettings.hpp
+++ b/settings/GeneralSettings.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
     Utils::BoolAspect enableLogging{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect enableCheckUpdate{this};
 
+    Utils::IntegerAspect requestTimeout{this};
+
     ButtonAspect checkUpdate{this};
     ButtonAspect resetToDefaults{this};
 
diff --git a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
index 1b310e2..57f2c97 100644
--- a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
+++ b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const char CC_SHOW_PROGRESS_WIDGET[] = "QodeAssist.ccShowProgressWidget";
 const char CC_USE_OPEN_FILES_CONTEXT[] = "QodeAssist.ccUseOpenFilesContext";
 const char ENABLE_LOGGING[] = "QodeAssist.enableLogging";
 const char ENABLE_CHECK_UPDATE[] = "QodeAssist.enableCheckUpdate";
+const char REQUEST_TIMEOUT[] = "QodeAssist.requestTimeout";
 
 const char PROVIDER_PATHS[] = "QodeAssist.providerPaths";
 const char СС_START_SUGGESTION_TIMER[] = "QodeAssist.startSuggestionTimer";
diff --git a/sources/external/llmqore b/sources/external/llmqore
index 68ecec3..48e6dfb 160000
--- a/sources/external/llmqore
+++ b/sources/external/llmqore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 68ecec3dc9fe2600eab20c53dad8327e8696dc60
+Subproject commit 48e6dfb30db49162f5ebbdbedaa9049f5cfd077c