diff --git a/crates/rattler-bin/src/commands/create.rs b/crates/rattler-bin/src/commands/create.rs
index fda3e2580..28f363bc5 100644
--- a/crates/rattler-bin/src/commands/create.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler-bin/src/commands/create.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ use rattler_repodata_gateway::fetch::{
     CacheResult, DownloadProgress, FetchRepoDataError, FetchRepoDataOptions,
 };
 use rattler_repodata_gateway::sparse::SparseRepoData;
-use rattler_solve::{libsolv_c, resolvo, SolverImpl, SolverTask};
+use rattler_solve::{
+    libsolv_c::{self},
+    resolvo, SolverImpl, SolverTask,
+};
 use reqwest::Client;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ pub struct Opt {
     virtual_package: Option<Vec<String>>,
 
     #[clap(long)]
-    use_experimental_libsolv_rs: bool,
+    use_resolvo: bool,
+
+    #[clap(long)]
+    timeout: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 pub async fn create(opt: Opt) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -221,13 +227,13 @@ pub async fn create(opt: Opt) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         virtual_packages,
         specs,
         pinned_packages: Vec::new(),
+        timeout: opt.timeout.map(Duration::from_millis),
     };
 
     // Next, use a solver to solve this specific problem. This provides us with all the operations
     // we need to apply to our environment to bring it up to date.
-    let use_libsolv_rs = opt.use_experimental_libsolv_rs;
     let required_packages = wrap_in_progress("solving", move || {
-        if use_libsolv_rs {
+        if opt.use_resolvo {
             resolvo::Solver.solve(solver_task)
         } else {
             libsolv_c::Solver.solve(solver_task)
diff --git a/crates/rattler_solve/benches/bench.rs b/crates/rattler_solve/benches/bench.rs
index 2ce89d258..3962dac0f 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_solve/benches/bench.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_solve/benches/bench.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ fn bench_solve_environment(c: &mut Criterion, specs: Vec<&str>) {
                     pinned_packages: vec![],
                     virtual_packages: vec![],
                     specs: specs.clone(),
+                    timeout: None,
                 }))
                 .unwrap()
         });
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ fn bench_solve_environment(c: &mut Criterion, specs: Vec<&str>) {
                     pinned_packages: vec![],
                     virtual_packages: vec![],
                     specs: specs.clone(),
+                    timeout: None,
                 }))
                 .unwrap()
         });
diff --git a/crates/rattler_solve/src/lib.rs b/crates/rattler_solve/src/lib.rs
index 3c4d7f26a..591c6626c 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_solve/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_solve/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ pub struct SolverTask<TAvailablePackagesIterator> {
 
     /// The specs we want to solve
     pub specs: Vec<MatchSpec>,
+
+    /// The timeout after which the solver should stop
+    pub timeout: Option<std::time::Duration>,
 }
 
 /// A representation of a collection of [`RepoDataRecord`] usable by a [`SolverImpl`]
diff --git a/crates/rattler_solve/src/libsolv_c/mod.rs b/crates/rattler_solve/src/libsolv_c/mod.rs
index 902b8cfcc..40ef05d90 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_solve/src/libsolv_c/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_solve/src/libsolv_c/mod.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ impl super::SolverImpl for Solver {
         &mut self,
         task: SolverTask<TAvailablePackagesIterator>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<RepoDataRecord>, SolveError> {
+        if task.timeout.is_some() {
+            return Err(SolveError::UnsupportedOperations(vec![
+                "timeout".to_string()
+            ]));
+        }
+
         // Construct a default libsolv pool
         let pool = Pool::default();
 
diff --git a/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/conda_util.rs b/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/conda_util.rs
index 9244e3310..9e0c425b2 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/conda_util.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/conda_util.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ pub(super) fn compare_candidates<'a>(
 
     // Otherwise, compare the dependencies of the variants. If there are similar
     // dependencies select the variant that selects the highest version of the dependency.
-    let a_dependencies = solver
-        .get_or_cache_dependencies(a)
-        .expect("should not get here, resolution process aborted");
-    let b_dependencies = solver
-        .get_or_cache_dependencies(b)
-        .expect("should not get here, resolution process aborted");
+    let (a_dependencies, b_dependencies) = match (
+        solver.get_or_cache_dependencies(a),
+        solver.get_or_cache_dependencies(b),
+    ) {
+        (Ok(a_deps), Ok(b_deps)) => (a_deps, b_deps),
+        // If either call fails, it's likely due to solver cancellation; thus, we can't compare dependencies
+        _ => return Ordering::Equal,
+    };
 
     // If the MatchSpecs are known use these
     // map these into a HashMap<PackageName, VersionSetId>
diff --git a/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/mod.rs b/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/mod.rs
index 0520389bd..6db1055a1 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_solve/src/resolvo/mod.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ pub(crate) struct CondaDependencyProvider<'a> {
         RefCell<HashMap<VersionSetId, Option<(rattler_conda_types::Version, bool)>>>,
 
     parse_match_spec_cache: RefCell<HashMap<&'a str, VersionSetId>>,
+
+    stop_time: Option<std::time::SystemTime>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> CondaDependencyProvider<'a> {
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ impl<'a> CondaDependencyProvider<'a> {
         locked_records: &'a [RepoDataRecord],
         virtual_packages: &'a [GenericVirtualPackage],
         match_specs: &[MatchSpec],
+        stop_time: Option<std::time::SystemTime>,
     ) -> Self {
         let pool = Pool::default();
         let mut records: HashMap<NameId, Candidates> = HashMap::default();
@@ -333,10 +336,17 @@ impl<'a> CondaDependencyProvider<'a> {
             records,
             matchspec_to_highest_version: RefCell::default(),
             parse_match_spec_cache: RefCell::default(),
+            stop_time,
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// The reason why the solver was cancelled
+pub enum CancelReason {
+    /// The solver was cancelled because the timeout was reached
+    Timeout,
+}
+
 impl<'a> DependencyProvider<SolverMatchSpec<'a>> for CondaDependencyProvider<'a> {
     fn pool(&self) -> &Pool<SolverMatchSpec<'a>, String> {
         &self.pool
@@ -378,6 +388,15 @@ impl<'a> DependencyProvider<SolverMatchSpec<'a>> for CondaDependencyProvider<'a>
 
         Dependencies::Known(dependencies)
     }
+
+    fn should_cancel_with_value(&self) -> Option<Box<dyn std::any::Any>> {
+        if let Some(stop_time) = self.stop_time {
+            if std::time::SystemTime::now() > stop_time {
+                return Some(Box::new(CancelReason::Timeout));
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 /// Displays the different candidates by their version and sorted by their version
@@ -414,6 +433,10 @@ impl super::SolverImpl for Solver {
         &mut self,
         task: SolverTask<TAvailablePackagesIterator>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<RepoDataRecord>, SolveError> {
+        let stop_time = task
+            .timeout
+            .map(|timeout| std::time::SystemTime::now() + timeout);
+
         // Construct a provider that can serve the data.
         let provider = CondaDependencyProvider::from_solver_task(
             task.available_packages.into_iter().map(|r| r.into()),
@@ -421,6 +444,7 @@ impl super::SolverImpl for Solver {
             &task.pinned_packages,
             &task.virtual_packages,
             task.specs.clone().as_ref(),
+            stop_time,
         );
 
         // Construct the requirements that the solver needs to satisfy.
diff --git a/crates/rattler_solve/tests/backends.rs b/crates/rattler_solve/tests/backends.rs
index 294ea655c..5f148eecc 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_solve/tests/backends.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_solve/tests/backends.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ fn solve_real_world<T: SolverImpl + Default>(specs: Vec<&str>) -> Vec<String> {
         locked_packages: Vec::default(),
         pinned_packages: Vec::default(),
         virtual_packages: Vec::default(),
+        timeout: None,
     };
 
     let pkgs1 = match T::default().solve(solver_task) {
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ mod libsolv_c {
                 available_packages: [libsolv_repodata],
                 specs,
                 pinned_packages: Vec::new(),
+                timeout: None,
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -618,6 +620,7 @@ fn solve<T: SolverImpl + Default>(
         available_packages: [&repo_data],
         specs,
         pinned_packages,
+        timeout: None,
     };
 
     let pkgs = T::default().solve(task)?;
@@ -675,6 +678,7 @@ fn compare_solve(specs: Vec<&str>) {
                         locked_packages: Vec::default(),
                         pinned_packages: Vec::default(),
                         virtual_packages: Vec::default(),
+                        timeout: None,
                     })
                     .unwrap(),
             ),
@@ -696,6 +700,7 @@ fn compare_solve(specs: Vec<&str>) {
                         locked_packages: Vec::default(),
                         pinned_packages: Vec::default(),
                         virtual_packages: Vec::default(),
+                        timeout: None,
                     })
                     .unwrap(),
             ),
@@ -766,6 +771,7 @@ fn solve_to_get_channel_of_spec(
             locked_packages: Vec::default(),
             pinned_packages: Vec::default(),
             virtual_packages: Vec::default(),
+            timeout: None,
         })
         .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/py-rattler/rattler/solver/solver.py b/py-rattler/rattler/solver/solver.py
index d443c5b28..0934c2bb0 100644
--- a/py-rattler/rattler/solver/solver.py
+++ b/py-rattler/rattler/solver/solver.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+import datetime
 from typing import List, Optional
 from rattler.match_spec.match_spec import MatchSpec
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ def solve(
     locked_packages: Optional[List[RepoDataRecord]] = None,
     pinned_packages: Optional[List[RepoDataRecord]] = None,
     virtual_packages: Optional[List[GenericVirtualPackage]] = None,
+    timeout: Optional[datetime.timedelta] = None,
 ) -> List[RepoDataRecord]:
     """
     Resolve the dependencies and return the `RepoDataRecord`s
@@ -54,5 +56,6 @@ def solve(
                 v_package._generic_virtual_package
                 for v_package in virtual_packages or []
             ],
+            timeout.microseconds if timeout else None,
         )
     ]
diff --git a/py-rattler/src/solver.rs b/py-rattler/src/solver.rs
index 644a57269..e11fd257d 100644
--- a/py-rattler/src/solver.rs
+++ b/py-rattler/src/solver.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub fn py_solve(
     locked_packages: Vec<PyRecord>,
     pinned_packages: Vec<PyRecord>,
     virtual_packages: Vec<PyGenericVirtualPackage>,
+    timeout: Option<u64>,
 ) -> PyResult<Vec<PyRecord>> {
     py.allow_threads(move || {
         let package_names = specs
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ pub fn py_solve(
                 .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?,
             virtual_packages: virtual_packages.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(),
             specs: specs.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(),
+            timeout: timeout.map(std::time::Duration::from_micros),
         };
 
         Ok(Solver