diff --git a/backends/arm/requirements-arm-tosa.txt b/backends/arm/requirements-arm-tosa.txt
index 7588fd44efa..23ca81de54a 100644
--- a/backends/arm/requirements-arm-tosa.txt
+++ b/backends/arm/requirements-arm-tosa.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ tosa-adapter-model-explorer == 0.1.0
 ai-edge-model-explorer >= 0.1.16
 # NOTE: Will be removed when tosa-tools is installed via pypi
 pybind11 == 2.10.4
+pytest-timeout
diff --git a/backends/arm/test/pytest.ini b/backends/arm/test/pytest.ini
index 1f02778dbd1..967e6b96169 100644
--- a/backends/arm/test/pytest.ini
+++ b/backends/arm/test/pytest.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
+timeout = 300
 addopts = --strict-markers
 markers =
     slow: Tests that take long time