diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_fetch.py b/playwright/_impl/_fetch.py
index e4174ea27..50bf4ad4a 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_fetch.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_fetch.py
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ async def _inner_fetch(
             self._timeout_settings.timeout,
             {
                 "url": url,
+                "timeout": timeout,
                 "params": object_to_array(params) if isinstance(params, dict) else None,
                 "encodedParams": params if isinstance(params, str) else None,
                 "method": method,
diff --git a/tests/async/test_fetch_global.py b/tests/async/test_fetch_global.py
index e2a7678c5..1f7593194 100644
--- a/tests/async/test_fetch_global.py
+++ b/tests/async/test_fetch_global.py
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ async def test_should_support_global_timeout_option(
         await request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE)
 
 
+async def test_should_support_timeout_option_in_get_method(
+    playwright: Playwright, server: Server
+) -> None:
+    request = await playwright.request.new_context()
+    server.set_route("/empty.html", lambda req: None)
+    with pytest.raises(Error, match="APIRequestContext.get: Timeout 123ms exceeded."):
+        await request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE, timeout=123)
+
+
 async def test_should_propagate_extra_http_headers_with_redirects(
     playwright: Playwright, server: Server
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/async/test_page_request_intercept.py b/tests/async/test_page_request_intercept.py
index dc8f7416a..a9859e87b 100644
--- a/tests/async/test_page_request_intercept.py
+++ b/tests/async/test_page_request_intercept.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _handler(request: TestServerRequest) -> None:
     async def handle(route: Route) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(Error) as error:
             await route.fetch(timeout=1000)
-        assert "Timeout 1000ms exceeded" in error.value.message
+        assert "Route.fetch: Timeout 1000ms exceeded." in error.value.message
 
     await page.route("**/*", lambda route: handle(route))
     with pytest.raises(Error) as error:
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_fetch_global.py b/tests/sync/test_fetch_global.py
index bf3970c21..5cb3abc5b 100644
--- a/tests/sync/test_fetch_global.py
+++ b/tests/sync/test_fetch_global.py
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ def test_should_support_global_timeout_option(
         request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE)
 
 
+def test_should_support_timeout_option_in_get_method(
+    playwright: Playwright, server: Server
+) -> None:
+    request = playwright.request.new_context()
+    server.set_route("/empty.html", lambda req: None)
+    with pytest.raises(Error, match="APIRequestContext.get: Timeout 123ms exceeded."):
+        request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE, timeout=123)
+
+
 def test_should_propagate_extra_http_headers_with_redirects(
     playwright: Playwright, server: Server
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_page_request_intercept.py b/tests/sync/test_page_request_intercept.py
index 86cf21b63..1d3dd0f46 100644
--- a/tests/sync/test_page_request_intercept.py
+++ b/tests/sync/test_page_request_intercept.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _handle(request: TestServerRequest) -> None:
     def handle(route: Route) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(Error) as error:
             route.fetch(timeout=1000)
-        assert "Request timed out after 1000ms" in error.value.message
+        assert "Route.fetch: Timeout 1000ms exceeded." in error.value.message
 
     page.route("**/*", lambda route: handle(route))
     with pytest.raises(Error) as error: