diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java
index 0c7517a29139f..62bed99697d57 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/handlers/ClientSendRequestHandler.java
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ public Future<HttpClientRequest> createRequest(RestClientRequestContext state) {
         requestOptions.setURI(uri.getPath() + (uri.getQuery() == null ? "" : "?" + uri.getQuery()));
         requestOptions.setFollowRedirects(followRedirects);
         requestOptions.setSsl(isHttps);
+        Object readTimeout = state.getConfiguration().getProperty(QuarkusRestClientProperties.READ_TIMEOUT);
+        if (readTimeout instanceof Long) {
+            requestOptions.setTimeout((Long) readTimeout);
+        }
         return httpClient.request(requestOptions);
     }
 
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/InvocationBuilderImpl.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/InvocationBuilderImpl.java
index f6e8ec865331c..5d34b20c78eeb 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/InvocationBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/InvocationBuilderImpl.java
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import javax.ws.rs.ProcessingException;
 import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.CompletionStageRxInvoker;
@@ -197,8 +195,8 @@ private <T> T unwrap(CompletableFuture<T> c) {
             throw new BlockingNotAllowedException();
         }
         try {
-            return c.get(readTimeoutMs, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-        } catch (InterruptedException | TimeoutException e) {
+            return c.get();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             throw new ProcessingException(e);
         } catch (ExecutionException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof ProcessingException) {