diff --git a/apidocs/openapi.yaml b/apidocs/openapi.yaml
index d4f6e9f0b601..93802e49ca6d 100644
--- a/apidocs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/apidocs/openapi.yaml
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ components:
                 type: string
               clientOnly:
                 type: boolean
+        webrtcHandshakeTimeout:
+          type: string
+        webrtcTrackGatherTimeout:
+          type: string
 
         # SRT server
         srt:
diff --git a/internal/conf/conf.go b/internal/conf/conf.go
index de97c2020b8f..e70da0dcb93e 100644
--- a/internal/conf/conf.go
+++ b/internal/conf/conf.go
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ type Conf struct {
 	WebRTCIPsFromInterfacesList []string         `json:"webrtcIPsFromInterfacesList"`
 	WebRTCAdditionalHosts       []string         `json:"webrtcAdditionalHosts"`
 	WebRTCICEServers2           WebRTCICEServers `json:"webrtcICEServers2"`
+	WebRTCHandshakeTimeout      StringDuration   `json:"webrtcHandshakeTimeout"`
+	WebRTCTrackGatherTimeout    StringDuration   `json:"webrtcTrackGatherTimeout"`
 	WebRTCICEUDPMuxAddress      *string          `json:"webrtcICEUDPMuxAddress,omitempty"`  // deprecated
 	WebRTCICETCPMuxAddress      *string          `json:"webrtcICETCPMuxAddress,omitempty"`  // deprecated
 	WebRTCICEHostNAT1To1IPs     *[]string        `json:"webrtcICEHostNAT1To1IPs,omitempty"` // deprecated
@@ -392,6 +394,8 @@ func (conf *Conf) setDefaults() {
 	conf.WebRTCIPsFromInterfacesList = []string{}
 	conf.WebRTCAdditionalHosts = []string{}
 	conf.WebRTCICEServers2 = []WebRTCICEServer{}
+	conf.WebRTCHandshakeTimeout = 10 * StringDuration(time.Second)
+	conf.WebRTCTrackGatherTimeout = 2 * StringDuration(time.Second)
 
 	// SRT server
 	conf.SRT = true
diff --git a/internal/core/core.go b/internal/core/core.go
index 9f5f61353b61..1af8ec55cd93 100644
--- a/internal/core/core.go
+++ b/internal/core/core.go
@@ -580,6 +580,8 @@ func (p *Core) createResources(initial bool) error {
 			IPsFromInterfacesList: p.conf.WebRTCIPsFromInterfacesList,
 			AdditionalHosts:       p.conf.WebRTCAdditionalHosts,
 			ICEServers:            p.conf.WebRTCICEServers2,
+			HandshakeTimeout:      p.conf.WebRTCHandshakeTimeout,
+			TrackGatherTimeout:    p.conf.WebRTCTrackGatherTimeout,
 			ExternalCmdPool:       p.externalCmdPool,
 			PathManager:           p.pathManager,
 			Parent:                p,
diff --git a/internal/protocols/webrtc/peer_connection.go b/internal/protocols/webrtc/peer_connection.go
index ca8b31656017..bb984fd77a27 100644
--- a/internal/protocols/webrtc/peer_connection.go
+++ b/internal/protocols/webrtc/peer_connection.go
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pion/interceptor"
 	"github.com/pion/webrtc/v3"
 
+	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/conf"
 	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/logger"
 )
 
 const (
-	webrtcHandshakeTimeout   = 10 * time.Second
-	webrtcTrackGatherTimeout = 2 * time.Second
-	webrtcStreamID           = "mediamtx"
+	webrtcStreamID = "mediamtx"
 )
 
 func stringInSlice(a string, list []string) bool {
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@ type PeerConnection struct {
 	ICEServers            []webrtc.ICEServer
 	ICEUDPMux             ice.UDPMux
 	ICETCPMux             ice.TCPMux
+	HandshakeTimeout      conf.StringDuration
+	TrackGatherTimeout    conf.StringDuration
 	LocalRandomUDP        bool
 	IPsFromInterfaces     bool
 	IPsFromInterfacesList []string
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ func (co *PeerConnection) WaitGatheringDone(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (co *PeerConnection) WaitUntilConnected(
 	ctx context.Context,
 ) error {
-	t := time.NewTimer(webrtcHandshakeTimeout)
+	t := time.NewTimer(time.Duration(co.HandshakeTimeout))
 	defer t.Stop()
 
 outer:
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ func (co *PeerConnection) GatherIncomingTracks(
 ) ([]*IncomingTrack, error) {
 	var tracks []*IncomingTrack
 
-	t := time.NewTimer(webrtcTrackGatherTimeout)
+	t := time.NewTimer(time.Duration(co.TrackGatherTimeout))
 	defer t.Stop()
 
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/protocols/webrtc/whip_client.go b/internal/protocols/webrtc/whip_client.go
index 40511200c776..e20c4d6dbdeb 100644
--- a/internal/protocols/webrtc/whip_client.go
+++ b/internal/protocols/webrtc/whip_client.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/protocols/httpp"
 )
 
+const (
+	webrtcHandshakeTimeout   = 10 * time.Second
+	webrtcTrackGatherTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+)
+
 // WHIPClient is a WHIP client.
 type WHIPClient struct {
 	HTTPClient *http.Client
diff --git a/internal/servers/webrtc/server.go b/internal/servers/webrtc/server.go
index ba855eb64c2c..a53920322a51 100644
--- a/internal/servers/webrtc/server.go
+++ b/internal/servers/webrtc/server.go
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	IPsFromInterfacesList []string
 	AdditionalHosts       []string
 	ICEServers            []conf.WebRTCICEServer
+	HandshakeTimeout      conf.StringDuration
+	TrackGatherTimeout    conf.StringDuration
 	ExternalCmdPool       *externalcmd.Pool
 	PathManager           serverPathManager
 	Parent                serverParent
diff --git a/internal/servers/webrtc/session.go b/internal/servers/webrtc/session.go
index cb98580da150..cd3fa2c79479 100644
--- a/internal/servers/webrtc/session.go
+++ b/internal/servers/webrtc/session.go
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ func (s *session) runPublish() (int, error) {
 		AdditionalHosts:       s.additionalHosts,
 		ICEUDPMux:             s.iceUDPMux,
 		ICETCPMux:             s.iceTCPMux,
+		HandshakeTimeout:      s.parent.HandshakeTimeout,
+		TrackGatherTimeout:    s.parent.TrackGatherTimeout,
 		Publish:               false,
 		Log:                   s,
 	}
@@ -571,6 +573,8 @@ func (s *session) runRead() (int, error) {
 		AdditionalHosts:       s.additionalHosts,
 		ICEUDPMux:             s.iceUDPMux,
 		ICETCPMux:             s.iceTCPMux,
+		HandshakeTimeout:      s.parent.HandshakeTimeout,
+		TrackGatherTimeout:    s.parent.TrackGatherTimeout,
 		Publish:               true,
 		OutgoingTracks:        outgoingTracks,
 		Log:                   s,