diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 1dd688b7..33c233b8 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,21 @@ class Conf {
       }
       return undefined;
     },
+    /** Database query timeout configurations. */
+    timeouts: {
+      /** Default query timeout when another setting isn't more specific. */
+      get default(): number {
+        return Number(Deno.env.get('DB_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT') || 3_000);
+      },
+      /** Timeout used for queries made through the Nostr relay. */
+      get relay(): number {
+        return Number(Deno.env.get('DB_TIMEOUT_RELAY') || 1_000);
+      },
+      /** Timeout used for timelines such as home, notifications, hashtag, etc. */
+      get timelines(): number {
+        return Number(Deno.env.get('DB_TIMEOUT_TIMELINES') || 10_000);
+      },
+    },
   };
   /** Character limit to enforce for posts made through Mastodon API. */
   static get postCharLimit(): number {
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
index ad4802ca..460aa6dd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ const accountStatusesController: AppController = async (c) => {
     filter['#t'] = [tagged];
   }
 
-  const opts = { signal, limit, timeout: 10_000 };
+  const opts = { signal, limit, timeout: Conf.db.timeouts.timelines };
 
   const events = await store.query([filter], opts)
     .then((events) => hydrateEvents({ events, store, signal }))
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts b/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts
index fab7c816..6f6036f2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async function renderNotifications(
   const store = c.get('store');
   const pubkey = await c.get('signer')?.getPublicKey()!;
   const { signal } = c.req.raw;
-  const opts = { signal, limit: params.limit, timeout: 15_000 };
+  const opts = { signal, limit: params.limit, timeout: Conf.db.timeouts.timelines };
 
   const events = await store
     .query(filters, opts)
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts b/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
index 62f1cd2f..848ae63f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const suggestedTimelineController: AppController = async (c) => {
 async function renderStatuses(c: AppContext, filters: NostrFilter[]) {
   const { signal } = c.req.raw;
   const store = c.get('store');
-  const opts = { signal, timeout: 10_000 };
+  const opts = { signal, timeout: Conf.db.timeouts.timelines };
 
   const events = await store
     .query(filters, opts)
diff --git a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
index f124360e..02d2995e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 
 import { AppController } from '@/app.ts';
+import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 import { relayInfoController } from '@/controllers/nostr/relay-info.ts';
 import { relayConnectionsGauge, relayEventCounter, relayMessageCounter } from '@/metrics.ts';
 import * as pipeline from '@/pipeline.ts';
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ function connectStream(socket: WebSocket, ip: string | undefined) {
     const pubsub = await Storages.pubsub();
 
     try {
-      for (const event of await store.query(filters, { limit: FILTER_LIMIT, timeout: 1000 })) {
+      for (const event of await store.query(filters, { limit: FILTER_LIMIT, timeout: Conf.db.timeouts.relay })) {
         send(['EVENT', subId, event]);
       }
     } catch (e) {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ function connectStream(socket: WebSocket, ip: string | undefined) {
   /** Handle COUNT. Return the number of events matching the filters. */
   async function handleCount([_, subId, ...filters]: NostrClientCOUNT): Promise<void> {
     const store = await Storages.db();
-    const { count } = await store.count(filters, { timeout: 100 });
+    const { count } = await store.count(filters, { timeout: Conf.db.timeouts.relay });
     send(['COUNT', subId, { count, approximate: false }]);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/storages/EventsDB.ts b/src/storages/EventsDB.ts
index d66a65b7..abf076c7 100644
--- a/src/storages/EventsDB.ts
+++ b/src/storages/EventsDB.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class EventsDB implements NStore {
     await this.deleteEventsAdmin(event);
 
     try {
-      await this.store.event(event, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? 1000 });
+      await this.store.event(event, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? Conf.db.timeouts.default });
     } catch (e) {
       if (e.message === 'Cannot add a deleted event') {
         throw new RelayError('blocked', 'event deleted by user');
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class EventsDB implements NStore {
 
     this.console.debug('REQ', JSON.stringify(filters));
 
-    return this.store.query(filters, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? 1000 });
+    return this.store.query(filters, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? Conf.db.timeouts.default });
   }
 
   /** Delete events based on filters from the database. */
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class EventsDB implements NStore {
     if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve();
     this.console.debug('DELETE', JSON.stringify(filters));
 
-    return this.store.remove(filters, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? 3000 });
+    return this.store.remove(filters, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? Conf.db.timeouts.default });
   }
 
   /** Get number of events that would be returned by filters. */
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class EventsDB implements NStore {
 
     this.console.debug('COUNT', JSON.stringify(filters));
 
-    return this.store.count(filters, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? 500 });
+    return this.store.count(filters, { ...opts, timeout: opts.timeout ?? Conf.db.timeouts.default });
   }
 
   /** Return only the tags that should be indexed. */