diff --git a/docs/changelog/112230.yaml b/docs/changelog/112230.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef12dc3f78267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/112230.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 112230
+summary: Fix connection timeout for `OpenIdConnectAuthenticator` get Userinfo
+area: Security
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/oidc/OpenIdConnectAuthenticator.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/oidc/OpenIdConnectAuthenticator.java
index 0f34850b861b7..c2e0caf7234cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/oidc/OpenIdConnectAuthenticator.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/oidc/OpenIdConnectAuthenticator.java
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ private CloseableHttpAsyncClient createHttpClient() {
                 connectionManager.setMaxTotal(realmConfig.getSetting(HTTP_MAX_CONNECTIONS));
                 final RequestConfig requestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
                     .setConnectTimeout(Math.toIntExact(realmConfig.getSetting(HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT).getMillis()))
-                    .setConnectionRequestTimeout(Math.toIntExact(realmConfig.getSetting(HTTP_CONNECTION_READ_TIMEOUT).getSeconds()))
+                    .setConnectionRequestTimeout(Math.toIntExact(realmConfig.getSetting(HTTP_CONNECTION_READ_TIMEOUT).getMillis()))
                     .setSocketTimeout(Math.toIntExact(realmConfig.getSetting(HTTP_SOCKET_TIMEOUT).getMillis()))
                     .build();