diff --git a/mne/viz/evoked.py b/mne/viz/evoked.py
index c12c1f0945e..fe6ecc6b0c7 100644
--- a/mne/viz/evoked.py
+++ b/mne/viz/evoked.py
@@ -1821,11 +1821,18 @@ def plot_evoked_joint(
     ----------
     evoked : instance of Evoked
         The evoked instance.
-    times : float | array of float | "auto" | "peaks"
+    times : float | array of float | "auto" | "peaks" | dict
         The time point(s) to plot. If ``"auto"``, 5 evenly spaced topographies
         between the first and last time instant will be shown. If ``"peaks"``,
         finds time points automatically by checking for 3 local maxima in
         Global Field Power. Defaults to ``"peaks"``.
+        If a dict, the key must be ``"peaks"`` and the value
+        can be :
+        * an int (number of peaks to find over the whole epoch)
+        * a list of tuples (time windows to find one peak in each)
+
+        Defaults to ``"peaks"``. If you want to use evenly spaced time points in
+        an interval, use :func:`numpy.linspace`.
     title : str | None
         The title. If ``None``, suppress printing channel type title. If an
         empty string, a default title is created. Defaults to ''. If custom
@@ -1890,6 +1897,20 @@ def plot_evoked_joint(
 
         if times in (None, "peaks"):
             n_topomaps = 3 + 1
+        elif isinstance(times, dict) and "peaks" in times:
+            if len(times) != 1:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "If 'times' is a dict, it must have only one key 'peaks'."
+                )
+            val = times["peaks"]
+            if isinstance(val, int):
+                n_topomaps = val + 1
+            elif isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
+                n_topomaps = len(val) + 1
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Values for 'peaks' must be int or list/tuple of tuples."
+                )
         else:
             assert not isinstance(times, str)
             n_topomaps = len(times) + 1
diff --git a/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py b/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py
index 964acae2b31..0484d791a19 100644
--- a/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py
+++ b/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py
@@ -665,3 +665,34 @@ def get_axes_midpoints(axes):
     )
     midpoints_after = get_axes_midpoints(topo_axes)
     assert (np.linalg.norm(midpoints_before - midpoints_after) < 0.1).all()
+
+
+def test_plot_joint_times_dict():
+    """Test using a dictionary for the 'times' parameter in plot_joint."""
+    ch_names = ["F3", "Fz", "F4"]
+    sfreq = 1000.0
+    info = mne.create_info(ch_names=ch_names, sfreq=sfreq, ch_types="eeg")
+
+    data = np.zeros((3, 500))
+
+    data[:, 100] = 5e-6
+    data[:, 300] = 5e-6
+
+    evoked = mne.EvokedArray(data, info, tmin=0)
+
+    evoked.set_montage(mne.channels.make_standard_montage("standard_1020"))
+
+    # Test 1: Integer count (Logic check: does it find N peaks?)
+    fig = evoked.plot_joint(times={"peaks": 3}, show=False)
+    assert len(fig.axes) >= 2
+
+    # Test 2: Specific Windows (Logic check: does it parse windows?)
+    fig2 = evoked.plot_joint(times={"peaks": [(0.0, 0.2), (0.2, 0.4)]}, show=False)
+    assert len(fig2.axes) >= 2
+
+    # Test 3: Validation checks (Ensuring robust error handling)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be 'peaks'"):
+        evoked.plot_joint(times={"bad_key": 5})
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Values for 'peaks' must be"):
+        evoked.plot_joint(times={"peaks": "invalid_string"})
diff --git a/mne/viz/utils.py b/mne/viz/utils.py
index 9c71714040a..04e344486b3 100644
--- a/mne/viz/utils.py
+++ b/mne/viz/utils.py
@@ -895,6 +895,29 @@ def _find_peaks(evoked, npeaks):
 
 def _process_times(inst, use_times, n_peaks=None, few=False):
     """Return a list of times for topomaps."""
+    if isinstance(use_times, dict):
+        if "peaks" not in use_times:
+            raise ValueError("If 'times' is a dict, the key must be 'peaks'.")
+
+        peak_params = use_times["peaks"]
+
+        if isinstance(peak_params, int):
+            use_times = _find_peaks(inst, peak_params)
+        elif isinstance(peak_params, (list, tuple)):
+            peaks = []
+            for window in peak_params:
+                if len(window) != 2:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Each window must be (tmin, tmax), got {window}")
+                tmin, tmax = window
+                _, t_peak = inst.get_peak(tmin=tmin, tmax=tmax, mode="abs")
+                peaks.append(t_peak)
+            use_times = np.array(peaks)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Values for 'peaks' must be an integer or a list/tuple of "
+                " (tmin, tmax) windows."
+            )
+
     if isinstance(use_times, str):
         if use_times == "interactive":
             use_times, n_peaks = "peaks", 1