diff --git a/src/telegram/webhook.ts b/src/telegram/webhook.ts
index a23f0aa30a..259fa4c7ab 100644
--- a/src/telegram/webhook.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/webhook.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { createTelegramBot } from "./bot.js";
 
 const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_MAX_BODY_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_BODY_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_CALLBACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
 
 export async function startTelegramWebhook(opts: {
   token: string;
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ export async function startTelegramWebhook(opts: {
   });
   const handler = webhookCallback(bot, "http", {
     secretToken: secret,
+    onTimeout: "return",
+    timeoutMilliseconds: TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_CALLBACK_TIMEOUT_MS,
   });
 
   if (diagnosticsEnabled) {