diff --git a/backend/open_webui/config.py b/backend/open_webui/config.py
index 41e88df5d2..d714d3164a 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/config.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/config.py
@@ -3007,6 +3007,13 @@ WEB_SEARCH_TRUST_ENV = PersistentConfig(
     os.getenv("WEB_SEARCH_TRUST_ENV", "False").lower() == "true",
 )
 
+SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT = PersistentConfig(
+    "SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT",
+    "rag.web.loader.safe_webloader_timeout",
+    float(
+        os.environ.get("SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT", "10")
+    ),  # timeout in seconds (see requests.get)
+)
 
 OLLAMA_CLOUD_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY = PersistentConfig(
     "OLLAMA_CLOUD_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY",
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/main.py b/backend/open_webui/main.py
index 21a1aee043..5e849ce17d 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/main.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ from open_webui.config import (
     FIRECRAWL_API_KEY,
     WEB_LOADER_ENGINE,
     WEB_LOADER_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS,
+    SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT,
     WHISPER_MODEL,
     WHISPER_VAD_FILTER,
     WHISPER_LANGUAGE,
@@ -967,6 +968,7 @@ app.state.config.EXTERNAL_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY = EXTERNAL_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY
 app.state.config.EXTERNAL_WEB_LOADER_URL = EXTERNAL_WEB_LOADER_URL
 app.state.config.EXTERNAL_WEB_LOADER_API_KEY = EXTERNAL_WEB_LOADER_API_KEY
 
+app.state.config.SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT = SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT
 
 app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL = PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL
 app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT = PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py
index bdbde0b3a9..db95fd3501 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from open_webui.config import (
     EXTERNAL_WEB_LOADER_URL,
     EXTERNAL_WEB_LOADER_API_KEY,
     WEB_FETCH_FILTER_LIST,
+    SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT,
 )
 from open_webui.env import SRC_LOG_LEVELS
 from open_webui.utils.misc import is_string_allowed
@@ -674,6 +675,9 @@ def get_web_loader(
 
     if WEB_LOADER_ENGINE.value == "" or WEB_LOADER_ENGINE.value == "safe_web":
         WebLoaderClass = SafeWebBaseLoader
+        timeout = SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT.value
+        requests_kwargs = {"timeout": timeout}
+        web_loader_args["requests_kwargs"] = requests_kwargs
     if WEB_LOADER_ENGINE.value == "playwright":
         WebLoaderClass = SafePlaywrightURLLoader
         web_loader_args["playwright_timeout"] = PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT.value
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
index b7ed993895..8e1aab4a00 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ async def get_rag_config(request: Request, user=Depends(get_admin_user)):
             "SOUGOU_API_SK": request.app.state.config.SOUGOU_API_SK,
             "WEB_LOADER_ENGINE": request.app.state.config.WEB_LOADER_ENGINE,
             "ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION": request.app.state.config.ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION,
+            "SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT": request.app.state.config.SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT,
             "PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL": request.app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL,
             "PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT": request.app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT,
             "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": request.app.state.config.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY,
@@ -595,6 +596,7 @@ class WebConfig(BaseModel):
     SOUGOU_API_SK: Optional[str] = None
     WEB_LOADER_ENGINE: Optional[str] = None
     ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION: Optional[bool] = None
+    SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT: Optional[float] = None
     PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL: Optional[str] = None
     PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT: Optional[int] = None
     FIRECRAWL_API_KEY: Optional[str] = None
@@ -1074,6 +1076,9 @@ async def update_rag_config(
         request.app.state.config.ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION = (
             form_data.web.ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION
         )
+        request.app.state.config.SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT = (
+            form_data.web.SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT
+        )
         request.app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL = form_data.web.PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL
         request.app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT = form_data.web.PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT
         request.app.state.config.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY = form_data.web.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY
@@ -1207,6 +1212,7 @@ async def update_rag_config(
             "SOUGOU_API_SK": request.app.state.config.SOUGOU_API_SK,
             "WEB_LOADER_ENGINE": request.app.state.config.WEB_LOADER_ENGINE,
             "ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION": request.app.state.config.ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION,
+            "SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT": request.app.state.config.SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT,
             "PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL": request.app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_WS_URL,
             "PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT": request.app.state.config.PLAYWRIGHT_TIMEOUT,
             "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": request.app.state.config.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY,
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte
index 17191ac216..40eae51c06 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte
@@ -775,6 +775,22 @@
 								<Switch bind:state={webConfig.ENABLE_WEB_LOADER_SSL_VERIFICATION} />
 							</div>
 						</div>
+						<div class="mt-2">
+							<div class=" self-center text-xs font-medium mb-1">
+								{$i18n.t('Safe WebLoader Timeout (s)')}
+							</div>
+
+							<div class="flex w-full">
+								<div class="flex-1">
+									<input
+										class="w-full rounded-lg py-2 px-4 text-sm bg-gray-50 dark:text-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-850 outline-hidden"
+										placeholder={$i18n.t('Enter Safe Webloader Timeout')}
+										bind:value={webConfig.SAFE_WEBLOADER_TIMEOUT}
+										autocomplete="off"
+									/>
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						</div>						
 					{:else if webConfig.WEB_LOADER_ENGINE === 'playwright'}
 						<div class="mb-2.5 flex w-full flex-col">
 							<div>