diff --git a/eden/fs/py/eden/thrift/windows_thrift.py b/eden/fs/py/eden/thrift/windows_thrift.py
index 3a0dafa035..f79aceea56 100644
--- a/eden/fs/py/eden/thrift/windows_thrift.py
+++ b/eden/fs/py/eden/thrift/windows_thrift.py
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class WinTSocket(TSocket):
 
         handle = WindowsSocketHandle()
         self.setHandle(handle)
+        handle.settimeout(self._timeout)
         try:
             handle.connect(self._unix_socket)
         except OSError as e: