diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index d957b7e..4a1ecda 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package cmd
 
+const DefaultRequestTimeout uint = 30
+
 type AppConfig struct {
-	OutputVerbose      bool
-	OutputFormatter    string
-	OutputOrderReverse bool
-	PrintConfig        bool
+	OutputVerbose         bool
+	OutputFormatter       string
+	OutputOrderReverse    bool
+	PrintConfig           bool
+	RequestTimeoutSeconds uint
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 1ff55d1..459381d 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func initRootCmd() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&appConfig.OutputFormatter, "output", "o", "table", "Set output format")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&appConfig.OutputOrderReverse, "reverse", false, "Reverses output item order")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&appConfig.PrintConfig, "print-config", false, "Enable printing the application config")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().UintVar(&appConfig.RequestTimeoutSeconds, "timeout", DefaultRequestTimeout, "Set the request timeout in seconds")
 
 	logger := jlog.New(slog.LevelDebug)
 	ctx := jlog.ContextWith(context.Background(), logger)
diff --git a/cmd/verbs.go b/cmd/verbs.go
index 4a24b24..e3a1841 100644
--- a/cmd/verbs.go
+++ b/cmd/verbs.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.bissendorf.co/bissendorf/unifood/m/v2/core/interfaces"
 	"git.bissendorf.co/bissendorf/unifood/m/v2/core/interfaces/params"
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ func getVerbs(ctx context.Context, config *AppConfig) (commands []*cobra.Command
 					}
 					logger := jlog.New(logLevel)
 					ctx := jlog.ContextWith(context.Background(), logger)
+					ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(config.RequestTimeoutSeconds)*time.Second)
+					defer cancel()
 
 					// Print config
 					if config.PrintConfig {