diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
index e414d991..7d68a949 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
@@ -2374,6 +2374,16 @@ class SSH2
         throw new ConnectionClosedException('Unexpected response to publickey authentication pt 2');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the currently configured timeout
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getTimeout(): int
+    {
+        return $this->timeout;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set Timeout
      *
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Net/SSH2UnitTest.php b/tests/Unit/Net/SSH2UnitTest.php
index 59c206fe..3ab39a65 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Net/SSH2UnitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Net/SSH2UnitTest.php
@@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ class SSH2UnitTest extends PhpseclibTestCase
         $this->assertSame('{' . spl_object_hash($ssh) . '}', $ssh->getResourceId());
     }
 
+    public function testGetTimeout(): void
+    {
+        $ssh = new SSH2('localhost');
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $ssh->getTimeout());
+        $ssh->setTimeout(0);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $ssh->getTimeout());
+        $ssh->setTimeout(20);
+        $this->assertEquals(20, $ssh->getTimeout());
+    }
+
     /**
      */
     protected function createSSHMock(): SSH2