diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index a32c78ef5..3fc9bfdbf 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -1195,6 +1195,7 @@ DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL: Final[str] = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_FROM", EMAIL_HOST_US
 EMAIL_USE_TLS: Final[bool] = __get_boolean("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_USE_TLS")
 EMAIL_USE_SSL: Final[bool] = __get_boolean("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_USE_SSL")
 EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX: Final[str] = "[Paperless-ngx] "
+EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 30.0
 EMAIL_ENABLED = EMAIL_HOST != "localhost" or EMAIL_HOST_USER != ""
 if DEBUG:  # pragma: no cover
     EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.filebased.EmailBackend"