diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py b/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py
index cd33b3b8..5f9def39 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def connect(
     host_override: Optional[str] = None,
     read_consistency_interval: Optional[timedelta] = None,
     request_thread_pool: Optional[Union[int, ThreadPoolExecutor]] = None,
+    **kwargs,
 ) -> DBConnection:
     """Connect to a LanceDB database.
 
@@ -99,7 +100,12 @@ def connect(
         if isinstance(request_thread_pool, int):
             request_thread_pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(request_thread_pool)
         return RemoteDBConnection(
-            uri, api_key, region, host_override, request_thread_pool=request_thread_pool
+            uri,
+            api_key,
+            region,
+            host_override,
+            request_thread_pool=request_thread_pool,
+            **kwargs,
         )
     return LanceDBConnection(uri, read_consistency_interval=read_consistency_interval)
 
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/remote/client.py b/python/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
index 11e18ab3..4975e39d 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ class RestfulLanceDBClient:
 
     closed: bool = attrs.field(default=False, init=False)
 
+    connection_timeout: float = attrs.field(default=120.0, kw_only=True)
+    read_timeout: float = attrs.field(default=300.0, kw_only=True)
+
     @functools.cached_property
     def session(self) -> requests.Session:
         sess = requests.Session()
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ class RestfulLanceDBClient:
             urljoin(self.url, uri),
             params=params,
             headers=self.headers,
-            timeout=(120.0, 300.0),
+            timeout=(self.connection_timeout, self.read_timeout),
         ) as resp:
             self._check_status(resp)
             return resp.json()
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ class RestfulLanceDBClient:
             urljoin(self.url, uri),
             headers=headers,
             params=params,
-            timeout=(120.0, 300.0),
+            timeout=(self.connection_timeout, self.read_timeout),
             **req_kwargs,
         ) as resp:
             self._check_status(resp)
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/remote/db.py b/python/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
index 3d15a6df..f2ded712 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class RemoteDBConnection(DBConnection):
         region: str,
         host_override: Optional[str] = None,
         request_thread_pool: Optional[ThreadPoolExecutor] = None,
+        connection_timeout: float = 120.0,
+        read_timeout: float = 300.0,
     ):
         """Connect to a remote LanceDB database."""
         parsed = urlparse(db_url)
@@ -49,7 +51,12 @@ class RemoteDBConnection(DBConnection):
         self.db_name = parsed.netloc
         self.api_key = api_key
         self._client = RestfulLanceDBClient(
-            self.db_name, region, api_key, host_override
+            self.db_name,
+            region,
+            api_key,
+            host_override,
+            connection_timeout=connection_timeout,
+            read_timeout=read_timeout,
         )
         self._request_thread_pool = request_thread_pool