diff --git a/charts/self-host/templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml b/charts/self-host/templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
index 6e25d8237..d8c74bbbf 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+++ b/charts/self-host/templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- if or ( not .Values.database.enabled ) ( and .Values.database.enabled .Release.IsUpgrade ) }}
-        args: [ "-f", "DbScripts_transition", "-r"]
+        args: [ "-f", "DbScripts_transition", "-r"{{ if .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds }}, "-t", {{ .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds | quote }}{{ end }}]
+        {{- else if .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds }}
+        args: [ "-t", {{ .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds | quote }}]
         {{- end }}
       restartPolicy: Never
       volumes:
diff --git a/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml b/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
index 85078c615..b132ce62f 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+++ b/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ spec:
         {{- with .Values.jobs.extraVolumeMounts }}
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds }}
+        args: [ "-t", {{ .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds | quote }}]
+        {{- end }}
       restartPolicy: Never
       volumes:
         - name: migrator-extract-dir
diff --git a/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-hook-configmap.yaml b/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-hook-configmap.yaml
index 7d30e2140..a349c14e2 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-hook-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/self-host/templates/pre-install-hook-configmap.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ data:
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.general.knownNetworks }}
   globalSettings__knownNetworks: {{ .Values.general.knownNetworks | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds }}
+  globalSettings__sqlServer__migrationExecutionTimeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds | quote }}
 {{- end }}
   adminSettings__admins: {{ .Values.general.admins | quote }}
   LOCAL_UID: "1000"
diff --git a/charts/self-host/tests/configmap_test.yaml b/charts/self-host/tests/configmap_test.yaml
index e3fe204a7..3ac264017 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/tests/configmap_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/self-host/tests/configmap_test.yaml
@@ -62,3 +62,14 @@ tests:
       - isNull:
           path: data.globalSettings__IdentityServer__AbsoluteRefreshTokenLifetimeSeconds
         documentIndex: 0
+
+  - it: should include the migration timeout when migrationTimeoutSeconds is set
+    template: templates/pre-install-hook-configmap.yaml
+    set:
+      general.domain: "example.com"
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "900"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: data.globalSettings__sqlServer__migrationExecutionTimeoutSeconds
+          value: "900"
+        documentIndex: 0
diff --git a/charts/self-host/tests/post_install_db_migrator_test.yaml b/charts/self-host/tests/post_install_db_migrator_test.yaml
index fd48fdcb3..fbce13afa 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/tests/post_install_db_migrator_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/self-host/tests/post_install_db_migrator_test.yaml
@@ -105,3 +105,31 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
+
+  - it: should append the timeout to the transition args when migrationTimeoutSeconds is set
+    template: templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      database.enabled: false
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "900"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value: ["-f", "DbScripts_transition", "-r", "-t", "900"]
+
+  - it: should pass only the timeout when transition args are not rendered
+    template: templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      database.enabled: true
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "900"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value: ["-t", "900"]
+
+  - it: should not set args when database is enabled and no timeout is set
+    template: templates/post-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      database.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
diff --git a/charts/self-host/tests/pre_install_db_migrator_test.yaml b/charts/self-host/tests/pre_install_db_migrator_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4052c85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/self-host/tests/pre_install_db_migrator_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+suite: test pre-install db migrator job
+templates:
+  - templates/helpers.tpl
+  - templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should pass the timeout when migrationTimeoutSeconds is set
+    template: templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "900"
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Job
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations["helm.sh/hook"]
+          value: pre-upgrade
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value: ["-t", "900"]
+
+  - it: should pass the timeout when database is disabled
+    template: templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      database.enabled: false
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "900"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations["helm.sh/hook"]
+          value: pre-install,pre-upgrade
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value: ["-t", "900"]
+
+  - it: should pass the timeout when migrationTimeoutSeconds is "0" for unlimited
+    template: templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "0"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value: ["-t", "0"]
+
+  - it: should not set args when no timeout is set
+    template: templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+
+  - it: should not render job when databaseProvider is postgres
+    template: templates/pre-install-db-migrator-job.yaml
+    set:
+      general.databaseProvider: postgres
+      jobs.db.migrationTimeoutSeconds: "900"
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
diff --git a/charts/self-host/values.schema.json b/charts/self-host/values.schema.json
index 40d6b468d..9a9802fe3 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/self-host/values.schema.json
@@ -3381,6 +3381,12 @@
         },
         "db": {
           "properties": {
+            "migrationTimeoutSeconds": {
+              "default": "",
+              "description": "Timeout seconds for MSSQL migrations.\nDefault: 5 minutes\nA value of \"0\" can be used for unlimited timeout, useful for large databases",
+              "title": "migrationTimeoutSeconds",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
             "postInstallMigrator": {
               "properties": {
                 "annotations": {
diff --git a/charts/self-host/values.yaml b/charts/self-host/values.yaml
index 818bbbf1f..46c357d15 100644
--- a/charts/self-host/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/self-host/values.yaml
@@ -893,6 +893,10 @@ jobs:
   extraVolumes: []
 
   db:
+    # Timeout seconds for MSSQL migrations.
+    # Default: 5 minutes
+    # A value of "0" can be used for unlimited timeout, useful for large databases
+    migrationTimeoutSeconds: ""
     preInstallMigrator:
       # Additional job labels
       labels: {}