diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/DefaultJpaDialect.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/DefaultJpaDialect.java
index 928498691a5..94126be6c39 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/DefaultJpaDialect.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/DefaultJpaDialect.java
@@ -59,11 +59,16 @@ public class DefaultJpaDialect implements JpaDialect, Serializable {
 	public @Nullable Object beginTransaction(EntityManager entityManager, TransactionDefinition definition)
 			throws PersistenceException, SQLException, TransactionException {
 
+		if (definition.getTimeout() != TransactionDefinition.TIMEOUT_DEFAULT) {
+			entityManager.getTransaction().setTimeout(definition.getTimeout());
+		}
+
 		if (definition.getIsolationLevel() != TransactionDefinition.ISOLATION_DEFAULT) {
 			throw new InvalidIsolationLevelException(getClass().getSimpleName() +
 					" does not support custom isolation levels due to limitations in standard JPA. " +
 					"Specific arrangements may be implemented in custom JpaDialect variants.");
 		}
+
 		entityManager.getTransaction().begin();
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaDialect.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaDialect.java
index 486797111be..4ae018541db 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaDialect.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaDialect.java
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ public class EclipseLinkJpaDialect extends DefaultJpaDialect {
 	public @Nullable Object beginTransaction(EntityManager entityManager, TransactionDefinition definition)
 			throws PersistenceException, SQLException, TransactionException {
 
+		if (definition.getTimeout() != TransactionDefinition.TIMEOUT_DEFAULT) {
+			entityManager.getTransaction().setTimeout(definition.getTimeout());
+		}
+
 		int currentIsolationLevel = definition.getIsolationLevel();
 		if (currentIsolationLevel != TransactionDefinition.ISOLATION_DEFAULT) {
 			// Pass custom isolation level on to EclipseLink's DatabaseLogin configuration.
diff --git a/spring-orm/src/test/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/JpaTransactionManagerTests.java b/spring-orm/src/test/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/JpaTransactionManagerTests.java
index 857d89f6a00..604d0f8c8bf 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/test/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/JpaTransactionManagerTests.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/test/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/JpaTransactionManagerTests.java
@@ -581,11 +581,20 @@ class JpaTransactionManagerTests {
 		tt.setIsolationLevel(TransactionDefinition.ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE);
 
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(InvalidIsolationLevelException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-			tt.executeWithoutResult(status -> {}));
+				tt.executeWithoutResult(status -> {}));
 
 		verify(manager).close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void testTransactionTimeout() {
+		tt.setTimeout(1000);
+		tt.executeWithoutResult(status -> {});
+
+		verify(tx).setTimeout(1000);
+		verify(manager).close();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void testTransactionFlush() {
 		assertThat(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(factory)).isFalse();