diff --git a/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c b/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c
index 511790ccb0..20f4d462c0 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ static int	max_reconnect_attempts = 60;
 static int	stripe_size;
 
 static int pageserver_response_log_timeout = 10000;
-static int pageserver_response_disconnect_timeout = 120000; /* 2 minutes */
+/* 2.5 minutes. A bit higher than highest default TCP retransmission timeout */
+static int pageserver_response_disconnect_timeout = 150000;
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -1450,7 +1451,7 @@ pg_init_libpagestore(void)
 							"If the pageserver doesn't respond to a request within this timeout, "
 							"disconnect and reconnect.",
 							&pageserver_response_disconnect_timeout,
-							120000, 100, INT_MAX,
+							150000, 100, INT_MAX,
 							PGC_SUSET,
 							GUC_UNIT_MS,
 							NULL, NULL, NULL);