diff --git a/languages/python/templates/rest.mustache b/languages/python/templates/rest.mustache
index f0e0fec..4b2157c 100644
--- a/languages/python/templates/rest.mustache
+++ b/languages/python/templates/rest.mustache
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class RESTClientObject:
                         url,
                         data=request_body,
                         headers=headers,
+                        timeout=_request_timeout,
                     )
                 elif content_type == 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded':
                     r = self.session.request(
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class RESTClientObject:
                         url,
                         params=post_params,
                         headers=headers,
+                        timeout=_request_timeout,
                     )
                 elif content_type == 'multipart/form-data':
                     # must del headers['Content-Type'], or the correct
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ class RESTClientObject:
                         url,
                         files=post_params,
                         headers=headers,
+                        timeout=_request_timeout,
                     )
                 # Pass a `string` parameter directly in the body to support
                 # other content types than JSON when `body` argument is
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ class RESTClientObject:
                         url,
                         data=body,
                         headers=headers,
+                        timeout=_request_timeout,
                     )
                 elif headers['Content-Type'].startswith('text/') and isinstance(body, bool):
                     request_body = "true" if body else "false"
@@ -141,7 +145,9 @@ class RESTClientObject:
                         method,
                         url,
                         data=request_body,
-                        headers=headers)
+                        headers=headers,
+                        timeout=_request_timeout,
+                    )
                 else:
                     # Cannot generate the request from given parameters
                     msg = """Cannot prepare a request message for provided
@@ -155,6 +161,7 @@ class RESTClientObject:
                     url,
                     params={},
                     headers=headers,
+                    timeout=_request_timeout,
                 )
         except requests.exceptions.SSLError as e:
             msg = "\n".join([type(e).__name__, str(e)])