diff --git a/bindings/rust/src/lib.rs b/bindings/rust/src/lib.rs
index 923542cdb..5dc8183be 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -393,6 +393,16 @@ impl Connection {
 
         Ok(conn.get_auto_commit())
     }
+
+    /// Sets the max timeout for the busy handler
+    pub fn max_busy_timeout(&self, duration: std::time::Duration) -> Result<()> {
+        let conn = self
+            .inner
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|e| Error::MutexError(e.to_string()))?;
+        conn.max_busy_timeout(duration);
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Debug for Connection {
diff --git a/core/lib.rs b/core/lib.rs
index b26ec5657..7d6a703fc 100644
--- a/core/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib.rs
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ impl Database {
             encryption_cipher_mode: Cell::new(None),
             sync_mode: Cell::new(SyncMode::Full),
             data_sync_retry: Cell::new(false),
+            max_busy_timeout: Cell::new(None),
         });
         self.n_connections
             .fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -976,6 +977,8 @@ pub struct Connection {
     encryption_cipher_mode: Cell<Option<CipherMode>>,
     sync_mode: Cell<SyncMode>,
     data_sync_retry: Cell<bool>,
+    /// User defined max Busy timeout duration
+    max_busy_timeout: Cell<Option<std::time::Duration>>,
 }
 
 impl Drop for Connection {
@@ -2097,12 +2100,18 @@ impl Connection {
         }
         pager.set_encryption_context(cipher_mode, key)
     }
+
+    pub fn max_busy_timeout(&self, duration: std::time::Duration) {
+        self.max_busy_timeout.set(Some(duration));
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct BusyTimeout {
     /// Busy timeout instant
     timeout: Option<Instant>,
+    /// Max duration for busy timeout
+    max_duration: Duration,
     iteration: usize,
 }
 
@@ -2122,14 +2131,19 @@ impl BusyTimeout {
         Duration::from_millis(100),
     ];
 
-    pub fn timeout(&self) -> Option<Instant> {
-        self.timeout
+    pub fn new(duration: std::time::Duration) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            timeout: None,
+            max_duration: duration,
+            iteration: 0,
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Modifies in place the next timeout instant
-    pub fn next_timeout(&mut self, now: Instant) {
+    pub fn initiate_timeout(&mut self, now: Instant) {
         self.iteration = self.iteration.saturating_add(1);
-        self.timeout = Self::DELAYS.get(self.iteration).map(|delay| now + *delay);
+        self.timeout = Self::DELAYS
+            .get(self.iteration)
+            .map(|delay| now + (*delay).min(self.max_duration));
     }
 }
 
@@ -2147,7 +2161,7 @@ pub struct Statement {
     /// Flag to show if the statement was busy
     busy: bool,
     /// Busy timeout instant
-    busy_timeout: BusyTimeout,
+    busy_timeout: Option<BusyTimeout>,
 }
 
 impl Statement {
@@ -2164,6 +2178,11 @@ impl Statement {
             QueryMode::ExplainQueryPlan => (EXPLAIN_QUERY_PLAN_COLUMNS.len(), 0),
         };
         let state = vdbe::ProgramState::new(max_registers, cursor_count);
+        let busy_timeout = program
+            .connection
+            .max_busy_timeout
+            .get()
+            .map(BusyTimeout::new);
         Self {
             program,
             state,
@@ -2172,7 +2191,7 @@ impl Statement {
             accesses_db,
             query_mode,
             busy: false,
-            busy_timeout: BusyTimeout::default(),
+            busy_timeout,
         }
     }
     pub fn get_query_mode(&self) -> QueryMode {
@@ -2192,12 +2211,15 @@ impl Statement {
     }
 
     pub fn step(&mut self) -> Result<StepResult> {
-        if let Some(instant) = self.busy_timeout.timeout() {
-            let now = self.pager.io.now();
+        if let Some(busy_timeout) = self.busy_timeout.as_mut() {
+            if let Some(instant) = busy_timeout.timeout {
+                let now = self.pager.io.now();
 
-            if instant > now {
-                // Yield the query as the timeout has not been reached yet
-                return Ok(StepResult::IO);
+                if instant > now {
+                    // Yield the query as the timeout has not been reached yet
+                    return Ok(StepResult::IO);
+                }
+                // Timeout ended now continue to query execution
             }
         }
 
@@ -2243,10 +2265,13 @@ impl Statement {
         }
 
         if matches!(res, Ok(StepResult::Busy)) {
-            self.busy_timeout.next_timeout(self.pager.io.now());
-            if self.busy_timeout.timeout().is_some() {
-                // Yield if there is a next timeout
-                res = Ok(StepResult::IO);
+            if let Some(busy_timeout) = self.busy_timeout.as_mut() {
+                busy_timeout.initiate_timeout(self.pager.io.now());
+                if busy_timeout.timeout.is_some() {
+                    // Yield instead of busy, as now we will try to wait for the timeout
+                    // before continuing execution
+                    res = Ok(StepResult::IO);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/perf/throughput/turso/src/main.rs b/perf/throughput/turso/src/main.rs
index 66e2efd9c..01c9cee86 100644
--- a/perf/throughput/turso/src/main.rs
+++ b/perf/throughput/turso/src/main.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ async fn worker_thread(
 
     for iteration in 0..iterations {
         let conn = db.connect()?;
+        conn.max_busy_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10))?;
         let total_inserts = Arc::clone(&total_inserts);
         let tx_fut = async move {
             let mut stmt = conn