diff --git a/docs/changelog/118451.yaml b/docs/changelog/118451.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fe0d53b14a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/118451.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 118451
+summary: Make `InferModelAction` API timeout consistent with 30s default
+area: Search
+type: enhancement
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/ml/action/InferModelAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/ml/action/InferModelAction.java
index 05d9496e434c3..c57d549605347 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/ml/action/InferModelAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/ml/action/InferModelAction.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public static Builder parseRequest(String id, XContentParser parser) {
             return builder;
         }
 
-        public static final TimeValue DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_FOR_API = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(10);
+        public static final TimeValue DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_FOR_API = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(30);
         public static final TimeValue DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_FOR_INGEST = TimeValue.MAX_VALUE;
 
         private final String id;