diff --git a/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py b/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
index a9f2807a81..89aee224f8 100644
--- a/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
+++ b/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
@@ -624,11 +624,35 @@ def get_receipt(
         )
         hex_hash = HexBytes(txn_hash)
 
+        txn = {}
+        if transaction := kwargs.get("transaction"):
+            # perf: If called `send_transaction()`, we should already have the data!
+            txn = (
+                transaction
+                if isinstance(transaction, dict)
+                else transaction.model_dump(by_alias=True, mode="json")
+            )
+
+        private = kwargs.get("private")
+
         try:
             receipt_data = dict(
                 self.web3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt(hex_hash, timeout=timeout)
             )
         except TimeExhausted as err:
+            # Since private transactions can take longer,
+            #  return a partial receipt instead of throwing a TimeExhausted error.
+            if private:
+                # Return with a partial receipt
+                data = {
+                    "block_number": -1,
+                    "required_confirmations": required_confirmations,
+                    "txn_hash": txn_hash,
+                    "status": TransactionStatusEnum.NO_ERROR,
+                    **txn,
+                }
+                receipt = self._create_receipt(**data)
+                return receipt
             msg_str = str(err)
             if f"HexBytes('{txn_hash}')" in msg_str:
                 msg_str = msg_str.replace(f"HexBytes('{txn_hash}')", f"'{txn_hash}'")
@@ -641,18 +665,11 @@ def get_receipt(
         network_config: dict = ecosystem_config.get(self.network.name, {})
         max_retries = network_config.get("max_get_transaction_retries", DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES_TX)
 
-        if transaction := kwargs.get("transaction"):
-            # perf: If called `send_transaction()`, we should already have the data!
-            txn = (
-                transaction
-                if isinstance(transaction, dict)
-                else transaction.model_dump(by_alias=True, mode="json")
-            )
+        if transaction:
             if "effectiveGasPrice" in receipt_data:
                 receipt_data["gasPrice"] = receipt_data["effectiveGasPrice"]
 
         else:
-            txn = {}
             for attempt in range(max_retries):
                 try:
                     txn = dict(self.web3.eth.get_transaction(HexStr(txn_hash)))
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_provider.py b/tests/functional/test_provider.py
index e30ae84bbd..ed8f8ebe03 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_provider.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from eth_utils import ValidationError, to_hex
 from hexbytes import HexBytes
 from requests import HTTPError
-from web3.exceptions import ContractPanicError
+from web3.exceptions import ContractPanicError, TimeExhausted
 
 from ape import convert
 from ape.exceptions import (
@@ -128,6 +128,52 @@ def test_get_receipt_exists_with_timeout(eth_tester_provider, vyper_contract_ins
     assert receipt_from_provider.receiver == vyper_contract_instance.address
 
 
+def test_get_receipt_ignores_timeout_when_private(
+    eth_tester_provider, mock_web3, vyper_contract_instance, owner
+):
+    receipt_from_invoke = vyper_contract_instance.setNumber(889, sender=owner)
+    real_web3 = eth_tester_provider._web3
+
+    mock_web3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt.side_effect = TimeExhausted
+    eth_tester_provider._web3 = mock_web3
+    try:
+        receipt_from_provider = eth_tester_provider.get_receipt(
+            receipt_from_invoke.txn_hash, timeout=5, private=True
+        )
+
+    finally:
+        eth_tester_provider._web3 = real_web3
+
+    assert receipt_from_provider.txn_hash == receipt_from_invoke.txn_hash
+    assert not receipt_from_provider.confirmed
+
+
+def test_get_receipt_passes_receipt_when_private(
+    eth_tester_provider, mock_web3, vyper_contract_instance, owner
+):
+    receipt_from_invoke = vyper_contract_instance.setNumber(890, sender=owner)
+    real_web3 = eth_tester_provider._web3
+
+    mock_web3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt.side_effect = TimeExhausted
+    eth_tester_provider._web3 = mock_web3
+    try:
+        receipt_from_provider = eth_tester_provider.get_receipt(
+            receipt_from_invoke.txn_hash,
+            timeout=5,
+            private=True,
+            transaction=receipt_from_invoke.transaction,
+        )
+
+    finally:
+        eth_tester_provider._web3 = real_web3
+
+    assert receipt_from_provider.txn_hash == receipt_from_invoke.txn_hash
+    assert not receipt_from_provider.confirmed
+
+    # Receiver comes from the transaction.
+    assert receipt_from_provider.receiver == vyper_contract_instance.address
+
+
 def test_get_contracts_logs_all_logs(chain, contract_instance, owner, eth_tester_provider):
     start_block = chain.blocks.height
     stop_block = start_block + 100