diff --git a/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_async/socks_proxy.py b/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_async/socks_proxy.py
index 0c44ab33..44149062 100644
--- a/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_async/socks_proxy.py
+++ b/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_async/socks_proxy.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ async def _init_socks5_connection(
     host: bytes,
     port: int,
     auth: tuple[bytes, bytes] | None = None,
+    timeout: float | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     conn = socksio.socks5.SOCKS5Connection()
 
@@ -56,10 +57,10 @@ async def _init_socks5_connection(
     )
     conn.send(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5AuthMethodsRequest([auth_method]))
     outgoing_bytes = conn.data_to_send()
-    await stream.write(outgoing_bytes)
+    await stream.write(outgoing_bytes, timeout=timeout)
 
     # Auth method response
-    incoming_bytes = await stream.read(max_bytes=4096)
+    incoming_bytes = await stream.read(max_bytes=4096, timeout=timeout)
     response = conn.receive_data(incoming_bytes)
     assert isinstance(response, socksio.socks5.SOCKS5AuthReply)
     if response.method != auth_method:
@@ -73,10 +74,10 @@ async def _init_socks5_connection(
         username, password = auth
         conn.send(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5UsernamePasswordRequest(username, password))
         outgoing_bytes = conn.data_to_send()
-        await stream.write(outgoing_bytes)
+        await stream.write(outgoing_bytes, timeout=timeout)
 
         # Username/password response
-        incoming_bytes = await stream.read(max_bytes=4096)
+        incoming_bytes = await stream.read(max_bytes=4096, timeout=timeout)
         response = conn.receive_data(incoming_bytes)
         assert isinstance(response, socksio.socks5.SOCKS5UsernamePasswordReply)
         if not response.success:
@@ -85,10 +86,10 @@ async def _init_socks5_connection(
     # Connect request
     conn.send(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5CommandRequest.from_address(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5Command.CONNECT, (host, port)))
     outgoing_bytes = conn.data_to_send()
-    await stream.write(outgoing_bytes)
+    await stream.write(outgoing_bytes, timeout=timeout)
 
     # Connect response
-    incoming_bytes = await stream.read(max_bytes=4096)
+    incoming_bytes = await stream.read(max_bytes=4096, timeout=timeout)
     response = conn.receive_data(incoming_bytes)
     assert isinstance(response, socksio.socks5.SOCKS5Reply)
     if response.reply_code != socksio.socks5.SOCKS5ReplyCode.SUCCEEDED:
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ async def handle_async_request(self, request: Request) -> Response:
                         "host": self._remote_origin.host.decode("ascii"),
                         "port": self._remote_origin.port,
                         "auth": self._proxy_auth,
+                        "timeout": timeout,
                     }
                     async with Trace("setup_socks5_connection", logger, request, kwargs) as trace:
                         await _init_socks5_connection(**kwargs)
diff --git a/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_sync/socks_proxy.py b/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_sync/socks_proxy.py
index c7744411..54329201 100644
--- a/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_sync/socks_proxy.py
+++ b/src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_sync/socks_proxy.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def _init_socks5_connection(
     host: bytes,
     port: int,
     auth: tuple[bytes, bytes] | None = None,
+    timeout: float | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     conn = socksio.socks5.SOCKS5Connection()
 
@@ -56,10 +57,10 @@ def _init_socks5_connection(
     )
     conn.send(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5AuthMethodsRequest([auth_method]))
     outgoing_bytes = conn.data_to_send()
-    stream.write(outgoing_bytes)
+    stream.write(outgoing_bytes, timeout=timeout)
 
     # Auth method response
-    incoming_bytes = stream.read(max_bytes=4096)
+    incoming_bytes = stream.read(max_bytes=4096, timeout=timeout)
     response = conn.receive_data(incoming_bytes)
     assert isinstance(response, socksio.socks5.SOCKS5AuthReply)
     if response.method != auth_method:
@@ -73,10 +74,10 @@ def _init_socks5_connection(
         username, password = auth
         conn.send(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5UsernamePasswordRequest(username, password))
         outgoing_bytes = conn.data_to_send()
-        stream.write(outgoing_bytes)
+        stream.write(outgoing_bytes, timeout=timeout)
 
         # Username/password response
-        incoming_bytes = stream.read(max_bytes=4096)
+        incoming_bytes = stream.read(max_bytes=4096, timeout=timeout)
         response = conn.receive_data(incoming_bytes)
         assert isinstance(response, socksio.socks5.SOCKS5UsernamePasswordReply)
         if not response.success:
@@ -85,10 +86,10 @@ def _init_socks5_connection(
     # Connect request
     conn.send(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5CommandRequest.from_address(socksio.socks5.SOCKS5Command.CONNECT, (host, port)))
     outgoing_bytes = conn.data_to_send()
-    stream.write(outgoing_bytes)
+    stream.write(outgoing_bytes, timeout=timeout)
 
     # Connect response
-    incoming_bytes = stream.read(max_bytes=4096)
+    incoming_bytes = stream.read(max_bytes=4096, timeout=timeout)
     response = conn.receive_data(incoming_bytes)
     assert isinstance(response, socksio.socks5.SOCKS5Reply)
     if response.reply_code != socksio.socks5.SOCKS5ReplyCode.SUCCEEDED:
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ def handle_request(self, request: Request) -> Response:
                         "host": self._remote_origin.host.decode("ascii"),
                         "port": self._remote_origin.port,
                         "auth": self._proxy_auth,
+                        "timeout": timeout,
                     }
                     with Trace("setup_socks5_connection", logger, request, kwargs) as trace:
                         _init_socks5_connection(**kwargs)