diff --git a/supabase/client.py b/supabase/client.py
index 007b6d1e..336f0be9 100644
--- a/supabase/client.py
+++ b/supabase/client.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, Union
 
 from postgrest import SyncFilterRequestBuilder, SyncPostgrestClient, SyncRequestBuilder
+from postgrest.constants import DEFAULT_POSTGREST_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
 
 from .lib.auth_client import SupabaseAuthClient
 from .lib.client_options import ClientOptions
 from .lib.storage_client import SupabaseStorageClient
-
+from httpx import Timeout
 
 class Client:
     """Supabase client class."""
@@ -152,10 +153,14 @@ def _init_supabase_auth_client(
 
     @staticmethod
     def _init_postgrest_client(
-        rest_url: str, supabase_key: str, headers: Dict[str, str], schema: str
+        rest_url: str, 
+        supabase_key: str, 
+        headers: Dict[str, str], 
+        schema: str,
+        timeout: Union[int, float, Timeout] = DEFAULT_POSTGREST_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
     ) -> SyncPostgrestClient:
         """Private helper for creating an instance of the Postgrest client."""
-        client = SyncPostgrestClient(rest_url, headers=headers, schema=schema)
+        client = SyncPostgrestClient(rest_url, headers=headers, schema=schema, timeout=timeout)
         client.auth(token=supabase_key)
         return client