diff --git a/src/protocols/secure_channel/CASESession.cpp b/src/protocols/secure_channel/CASESession.cpp
index db782eac4b4322..5026813a64af6a 100644
--- a/src/protocols/secure_channel/CASESession.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/secure_channel/CASESession.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR CASESession::EstablishSession(const Transport::PeerAddress peerAddres
     mFabricInfo     = fabric;
     mLocalMRPConfig = mrpConfig;
 
-    mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSigma_Response_Timeout);
+    mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSigma_Response_Timeout + mExchangeCtxt->GetAckTimeout());
     SetPeerAddress(peerAddress);
     SetPeerNodeId(peerNodeId);
 
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR CASESession::ValidateReceivedMessage(ExchangeContext * ec, const Payl
     else
     {
         mExchangeCtxt = ec;
-        mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSigma_Response_Timeout);
+        mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSigma_Response_Timeout + mExchangeCtxt->GetAckTimeout());
     }
 
     VerifyOrReturnError(!msg.IsNull(), CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
diff --git a/src/protocols/secure_channel/PASESession.cpp b/src/protocols/secure_channel/PASESession.cpp
index d43f01c5ae0eb8..24cc043cb6e9ff 100644
--- a/src/protocols/secure_channel/PASESession.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/secure_channel/PASESession.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR PASESession::Pair(const Transport::PeerAddress peerAddress, uint32_t
     SuccessOrExit(err);
 
     mExchangeCtxt = exchangeCtxt;
-    mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSpake2p_Response_Timeout);
+    mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSpake2p_Response_Timeout + mExchangeCtxt->GetAckTimeout());
 
     SetPeerAddress(peerAddress);
 
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR PASESession::ValidateReceivedMessage(ExchangeContext * exchange, cons
     else
     {
         mExchangeCtxt = exchange;
-        mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSpake2p_Response_Timeout);
+        mExchangeCtxt->SetResponseTimeout(kSpake2p_Response_Timeout + mExchangeCtxt->GetAckTimeout());
     }
 
     VerifyOrReturnError(!msg.IsNull(), CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);