diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index 4ffc950b..3039341f 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export async function renderToStream(
       url: url_,
       waitUntil: request.waitUntil,
       evaluates: request.evaluates,
+      timeout: request.timeout,
     })
     await writeToStream(writable, result.body)
   })
diff --git a/src/cli/timeout.spec.ts b/src/cli/timeout.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b5b870b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/timeout.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Writable } from 'node:stream'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const { close, getBrowser, getRenderedContent } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const close = vi.fn(async () => {})
+  const getBrowser = vi.fn(async () => ({ close }))
+  const getRenderedContent = vi.fn(async () => ({
+    status: 200,
+    headers: {},
+    body: Buffer.from('rendered body'),
+    evaluateResults: [],
+  }))
+  return { close, getBrowser, getRenderedContent }
+})
+
+vi.mock('../browser', () => ({
+  getBrowser,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../render', () => ({
+  getRenderedContent,
+}))
+
+import { renderToStream } from './index'
+
+describe('renderToStream timeout propagation', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    close.mockClear()
+    getBrowser.mockClear()
+    getRenderedContent.mockClear()
+  })
+
+  it('passes timeout to the renderer request', async () => {
+    const chunks: string[] = []
+    const writable = new Writable({
+      write(chunk, _encoding, callback) {
+        chunks.push(chunk.toString())
+        callback(null)
+      },
+    })
+
+    await renderToStream(
+      {
+        name: 'chromium',
+        url: 'example.com',
+        waitUntil: 'networkidle',
+        evaluates: ['document.title'],
+        timeout: 1234,
+      },
+      writable,
+    )
+
+    expect(getBrowser).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ name: 'chromium' })
+    expect(getRenderedContent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { close },
+      {
+        url: 'https://example.com',
+        waitUntil: 'networkidle',
+        evaluates: ['document.title'],
+        timeout: 1234,
+      },
+    )
+    expect(chunks).toStrictEqual(['rendered body'])
+    expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})