diff --git a/v2/protocol/http/options.go b/v2/protocol/http/options.go
index 7963898bd..f2afebfe1 100644
--- a/v2/protocol/http/options.go
+++ b/v2/protocol/http/options.go
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ func WithShutdownTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithReadTimeout sets the read timeout for the http server.
+// WithReadTimeout sets the read timeout for the http server. If not set, it will default to the
+// DefaultTimeout (600s). There is no maximum limit on the timeout for long-running processes.
 func WithReadTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
 	return func(p *Protocol) error {
 		if p == nil {
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ func WithReadTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithWriteTimeout sets the write timeout for the http server.
+// WithWriteTimeout sets the write timeout for the http server. If not set, it will default to the
+// DefaultTimeout (600s). There is no maximum limit on the timeout for long-running processes.
 func WithWriteTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
 	return func(p *Protocol) error {
 		if p == nil {
diff --git a/v2/protocol/http/protocol.go b/v2/protocol/http/protocol.go
index 70df2eab8..58aa87c93 100644
--- a/v2/protocol/http/protocol.go
+++ b/v2/protocol/http/protocol.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func New(opts ...Option) (*Protocol, error) {
 		p.readTimeout = DefaultTimeout
 	}
 
-	if p.writeTimeout <= 0 {
+	if p.writeTimeout == 0 {
 		p.writeTimeout = DefaultTimeout
 	}
 
diff --git a/v2/protocol/http/protocol_lifecycle.go b/v2/protocol/http/protocol_lifecycle.go
index dacfd30f6..fd61d7900 100644
--- a/v2/protocol/http/protocol_lifecycle.go
+++ b/v2/protocol/http/protocol_lifecycle.go
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ func (p *Protocol) OpenInbound(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	p.server = &http.Server{
-		Addr:    listener.Addr().String(),
-		Handler: attachMiddleware(p.Handler, p.middleware),
+		Addr:         listener.Addr().String(),
+		Handler:      attachMiddleware(p.Handler, p.middleware),
+		ReadTimeout:  p.readTimeout,
+		WriteTimeout: p.writeTimeout,
 	}
 
 	// Shutdown