diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Interop.Ldap.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Interop.Ldap.cs
index 512242230093ff..986e72654992cc 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Interop.Ldap.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Interop.Ldap.cs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ internal enum LdapOption
         LDAP_OPT_SECURITY_CONTEXT = 0x99,
         LDAP_OPT_ROOTDSE_CACHE = 0x9a, // Not Supported in Linux
         LDAP_OPT_DEBUG_LEVEL = 0x5001,
+        LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT = 0x5005, // Not Supported in Windows
         LDAP_OPT_URI = 0x5006, // Not Supported in Windows
         LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CACERTDIR = 0x6003, // Not Supported in Windows
         LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_NEWCTX = 0x600F, // Not Supported in Windows
diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ldap.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ldap.cs
index 7a49a0d85448c9..dcb97ac0d64f65 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ldap.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ldap.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ public static partial int ldap_search(
         [LibraryImport(Libraries.OpenLdap, EntryPoint = "ldap_set_option")]
         public static partial int ldap_set_option_referral(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, LdapOption option, ref LdapReferralCallback outValue);
 
+        [LibraryImport(Libraries.OpenLdap, EntryPoint = "ldap_set_option")]
+        public static partial int ldap_set_option_timeval(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, LdapOption option, ref LDAP_TIMEVAL inValue);
+
         // Note that ldap_start_tls_s has a different signature across Windows LDAP and OpenLDAP
         [LibraryImport(Libraries.OpenLdap, EntryPoint = "ldap_start_tls_s")]
         public static partial int ldap_start_tls(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, IntPtr serverControls, IntPtr clientControls);
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/Interop/LdapPal.Linux.cs b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/Interop/LdapPal.Linux.cs
index a74bff68535120..5826cab2bb6402 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/Interop/LdapPal.Linux.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/Interop/LdapPal.Linux.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ internal static int SearchDirectory(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, string dn, int
 
         internal static int SetReferralOption(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, LdapOption option, ref LdapReferralCallback outValue) => Interop.Ldap.ldap_set_option_referral(ldapHandle, option, ref outValue);
 
+        internal static int SetTimevalOption(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, LdapOption option, ref LDAP_TIMEVAL inValue) => Interop.Ldap.ldap_set_option_timeval(ldapHandle, option, ref inValue);
+
         // This option is not supported in Linux, so it would most likely throw.
         internal static int SetServerCertOption(ConnectionHandle ldapHandle, LdapOption option, VERIFYSERVERCERT outValue) => Interop.Ldap.ldap_set_option_servercert(ldapHandle, option, outValue);
 
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/ldap/LdapConnection.Linux.cs b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/ldap/LdapConnection.Linux.cs
index ba5d2aebb1af67..48c814225b3764 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/ldap/LdapConnection.Linux.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/src/System/DirectoryServices/Protocols/ldap/LdapConnection.Linux.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,21 @@ private int InternalConnectToServer()
                 uris = $"{scheme}:{directoryIdentifier.PortNumber}";
             }
 
-            return LdapPal.SetStringOption(_ldapHandle, LdapOption.LDAP_OPT_URI, uris);
+            int result = LdapPal.SetStringOption(_ldapHandle, LdapOption.LDAP_OPT_URI, uris);
+            if (result == 0)
+            {
+                // Set the network timeout option to honor the Timeout property
+                var timeout = new LDAP_TIMEVAL()
+                {
+                    tv_sec = (int)(_connectionTimeOut.Ticks / TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond),
+                    tv_usec = (int)((_connectionTimeOut.Ticks % TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond) / TimeSpan.TicksPerMicrosecond) // Convert 100ns ticks to microseconds
+                };
+
+                int timeoutResult = LdapPal.SetTimevalOption(_ldapHandle, LdapOption.LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT, ref timeout);
+                ErrorChecking.CheckAndSetLdapError(timeoutResult);
+            }
+
+            return result;
         }
 
         private int InternalBind(NetworkCredential tempCredential, SEC_WINNT_AUTH_IDENTITY_EX cred, BindMethod method)
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/tests/LdapConnectionTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/tests/LdapConnectionTests.cs
index bab7e8291f183f..6da23c32a0c537 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/tests/LdapConnectionTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols/tests/LdapConnectionTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Threading;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -307,6 +308,56 @@ public void Dispose_MultipleTimes_Nop()
             connection.Dispose();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void NetworkTimeout_Initialization_DoesNotThrow()
+        {
+            var connection = new LdapConnection("server")
+            {
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
+            };
+
+            Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), connection.Timeout);
+            connection.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void NetworkTimeout_ZeroTimeout_DoesNotThrow()
+        {
+            var connection = new LdapConnection("server")
+            {
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.Zero
+            };
+
+            Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.Zero, connection.Timeout);
+            connection.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void NetworkTimeout_UnreachableServer_ThrowsTimeoutException()
+        {
+            // Use TEST-NET-1 address (192.0.2.x) which is reserved for documentation and testing
+            // and guaranteed to be unreachable, causing the connection to timeout
+            const string unreachableServer = "192.0.2.1";
+            var connection = new LdapConnection(unreachableServer)
+            {
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) // Short timeout to make test faster
+            };
+
+            try
+            {
+                // Attempt to bind should timeout due to unreachable server
+                var ex = Assert.ThrowsAny<Exception>(() => connection.Bind());
+                
+                // The exact exception type may vary by platform but should indicate a timeout/connection failure
+                Assert.True(ex is LdapException or TimeoutException or SocketException,
+                    $"Expected LdapException, TimeoutException, or SocketException but got {ex.GetType().Name}");
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                connection.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
+
         public class CustomAsyncResult : IAsyncResult
         {
             public object AsyncState => throw new NotImplementedException();