diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81fe831..40ff12e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fetchly",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.10.0",
   "description": "A lightweight and simple package for making requests using fetch",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/helpers/createTimeoutSignal.ts b/src/helpers/createTimeoutSignal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d01acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/createTimeoutSignal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export function createTimeoutSignal(timeoutMs: number): AbortSignal {
+	if (typeof AbortSignal.timeout === 'function') {
+		// Use native timeout if available (modern browsers)
+		return AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutMs)
+	} else {
+		// Fallback for React Native and older browsers
+		const controller = new AbortController()
+		setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs)
+		return controller.signal
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ddacfb1..e5993db 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ErrorType } from './enums/ErrorType'
 import { Method } from './enums/Method'
 import { ResponseFormat } from './enums/ResponseFormat'
 import { Status } from './enums/Status'
+import { createTimeoutSignal } from './helpers/createTimeoutSignal'
 import { stringifyParams } from './helpers/stringifyParams'
 import { FetchlyResult } from './types/FetchlyResult'
 import { NextFetchRequestConfig } from './types/NextFetchRequestConfig'
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export class Fetchly {
 			redirect: options?.redirect ?? this.redirect,
 			referrer: options?.referrer ?? this.referrer,
 			referrerPolicy: options?.referrerPolicy ?? this.referrerPolicy,
-			signal: AbortSignal.timeout(options?.timeout ?? this.timeout ?? 3000),
+			signal: createTimeoutSignal(options?.timeout ?? this.timeout ?? 3000),
 			proxy: options?.proxy ?? this.proxy,
 			...options?.additionalOptions,
 			...this.additionalOptions,