diff --git a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/mod.rs b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/mod.rs
index 3cf8babefd..49d94e9487 100644
--- a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/mod.rs
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ async fn peek_lock_message(
     queue_or_topic: &str,
     policy_name: &str,
     signing_key: &Secret,
-    lock_expiry: Option<Duration>,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
     subscription: Option<&str>,
 ) -> azure_core::Result<CollectedResponse> {
-    let url = craft_peek_lock_url(namespace, queue_or_topic, lock_expiry, subscription)?;
+    let url = craft_peek_lock_url(namespace, queue_or_topic, timeout, subscription)?;
 
     let req = finalize_request(url.as_ref(), Method::Post, None, policy_name, signing_key)?;
 
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ async fn peek_lock_message2(
     queue_or_topic: &str,
     policy_name: &str,
     signing_key: &Secret,
-    lock_expiry: Option<Duration>,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
     subscription: Option<&str>,
 ) -> azure_core::Result<PeekLockResponse> {
-    let url = craft_peek_lock_url(namespace, queue_or_topic, lock_expiry, subscription)?;
+    let url = craft_peek_lock_url(namespace, queue_or_topic, timeout, subscription)?;
 
     let req = finalize_request(url.as_ref(), Method::Post, None, policy_name, signing_key)?;
 
diff --git a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/queue_client.rs b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/queue_client.rs
index e1347f99d5..b88543d1a2 100644
--- a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/queue_client.rs
+++ b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/queue_client.rs
@@ -79,13 +79,16 @@ impl QueueClient {
 
     /// Non-destructively read a message
     ///
+    /// * `timeout` : Sets the maximum duration for the HTTP connection when receiving a message.
+    /// If no message is received within this time, an empty 204 HTTP response will be returned.
+    ///
     /// Note: This function does not return the delete location
     /// of the message, so, after reading, you will lose
     /// "track" of it until the lock expiry runs out and
     /// the message can be consumed by others. If you want to keep
     /// track of this message (i.e., have the possibility of deletion),
     /// use `peek_lock_message2`.
-    pub async fn peek_lock_message(&self, lock_expiry: Option<Duration>) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    pub async fn peek_lock_message(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<String, Error> {
         body_bytes_to_utf8(
             peek_lock_message(
                 &self.http_client,
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ impl QueueClient {
                 &self.queue,
                 &self.policy_name,
                 &self.signing_key,
-                lock_expiry,
+                timeout,
                 None,
             )
             .await?
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@ impl QueueClient {
 
     /// Non-destructively read a message but track it
     ///
+    /// * `timeout` : Sets the maximum duration for the HTTP connection when receiving a message.
+    /// If no message is received within this time, an empty 204 HTTP response will be returned.
+    ///
     /// Note: This function returns a `PeekLockResponse`
     /// that contains a helper `delete_message` function.
     pub async fn peek_lock_message2(
diff --git a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/topic_client.rs b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/topic_client.rs
index c05b7e05b5..795e6df9a6 100644
--- a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/topic_client.rs
+++ b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/service_bus/topic_client.rs
@@ -115,13 +115,16 @@ impl SubscriptionReceiver {
 
     /// Non-destructively read a message
     ///
+    /// * `timeout` : Sets the maximum duration for the HTTP connection when receiving a message.
+    /// If no message is received within this time, an empty 204 HTTP response will be returned.
+    ///
     /// Note: This function does not return the delete location
     /// of the message, so, after reading, you will lose
     /// "track" of it until the lock expiry runs out and
     /// the message can be consumed by others. If you want to keep
     /// track of this message (i.e., have the possibility of deletion),
     /// use `peek_lock_message2`.
-    pub async fn peek_lock_message(&self, lock_expiry: Option<Duration>) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    pub async fn peek_lock_message(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<String, Error> {
         body_bytes_to_utf8(
             peek_lock_message(
                 &self.topic_client.http_client,
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ impl SubscriptionReceiver {
                 &self.topic_client.topic,
                 &self.topic_client.policy_name,
                 &self.topic_client.signing_key,
-                lock_expiry,
+                timeout,
                 Some(&self.subscription),
             )
             .await?
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ impl SubscriptionReceiver {
 
     /// Non-destructively read a message but track it
     ///
+    /// * `timeout` : Sets the maximum duration for the HTTP connection when receiving a message.
+    /// If no message is received within this time, an empty 204 HTTP response will be returned.
+    ///
     /// Note: This function returns a `PeekLockResponse`
     /// that contains a helper `delete_message` function.
     pub async fn peek_lock_message2(
diff --git a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/utils.rs b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/utils.rs
index f417693a39..f1936a521f 100644
--- a/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/utils.rs
+++ b/sdk/messaging_servicebus/src/utils.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 pub fn craft_peek_lock_url(
     namespace: &str,
     queue_or_topic: &str,
-    lock_expiry: Option<Duration>,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
     subscription: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<Url, Error> {
     let url_path = get_head_url(namespace, queue_or_topic, subscription);
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn craft_peek_lock_url(
     )?;
 
     // add timeout, if given
-    if let Some(t) = lock_expiry {
+    if let Some(t) = timeout {
         url.query_pairs_mut()
             .append_pair("timeout", &t.as_secs().to_string());
     };