diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
index 30c4a2271e..0fd69eec92 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ It is attached to the document object. Some of these can also be updated using t
 
     * searchUrl - specify the search engine's search url template along with the tag SEARCHWORDS in place where the search words should be substituted at runtime.
 
+    * toolCallResponseTimeoutMS - specifies the time (in msecs) for which the logic should wait for a tool call to respond
+    before a default timed out error response is generated and control given back to end user, for them to decide whether
+    to submit the error response or wait for actual tool call response further.
+
     * auto - the amount of time in seconds to wait before the tool call request is auto triggered and generated response is auto submitted back.
 
       setting this value to 0 (default), disables auto logic, so that end user can review the tool calls requested by ai and if needed even modify them, before triggering/executing them as well as review and modify results generated by the tool call, before submitting them back to the ai.
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
index 9992ec2474..8758fa6366 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ class MultiChatUI {
         this.curChatId = "";
 
         this.TimePeriods = {
-            ToolCallResponseTimeout: 10000,
             ToolCallAutoTimeUnit: 1000
         }
 
@@ -978,7 +977,7 @@ class MultiChatUI {
             this.timers.toolcallResponseTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
                 this.elInUser.value = ChatMessageEx.createToolCallResultAllInOne(toolCallId, toolname, `Tool/Function call ${toolname} taking too much time, aborting...`);
                 this.ui_reset_userinput(false)
-            }, this.TimePeriods.ToolCallResponseTimeout)
+            }, gMe.tools.toolCallResponseTimeoutMS)
         }
     }
 
@@ -1086,6 +1085,11 @@ class Me {
             fetchProxyUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:3128",
             searchUrl: SearchURLS.duckduckgo,
             toolNames: /** @type {Array<string>} */([]),
+            /**
+             * Control how many milliseconds to wait for tool call to respond, before generating a timed out
+             * error response and giving control back to end user.
+             */
+            toolCallResponseTimeoutMS: 20000,
             /**
              * Control how many seconds to wait before auto triggering tool call or its response submission.
              * A value of 0 is treated as auto triggering disable.