diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 276dd82f7..d12a92bdf 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ static void sip_config_read(LinphoneCore *lc)
 	sal_use_dates(lc->sal,lp_config_get_int(lc->config,"sip","put_date",0));
 	sal_enable_sip_update_method(lc->sal,lp_config_get_int(lc->config,"sip","sip_update",1));
 	lc->sip_conf.vfu_with_info=lp_config_get_int(lc->config,"sip","vfu_with_info",1);
+	linphone_core_set_sip_transport_timeout(lc, lp_config_get_int(lc->config, "sip", "transport_timeout", 63000));
 }
 
 static void rtp_config_read(LinphoneCore *lc)
@@ -1115,6 +1116,16 @@ void linphone_core_set_upload_bandwidth(LinphoneCore *lc, int bw){
 	if (linphone_core_ready(lc)) lp_config_set_int(lc->config,"net","upload_bw",bw);
 }
 
+void linphone_core_set_sip_transport_timeout(LinphoneCore *lc, int timeout_ms) {
+	sal_set_transport_timeout(lc->sal, timeout_ms);
+	if (linphone_core_ready(lc))
+		lp_config_set_int(lc->config, "sip", "transport_timeout", timeout_ms);
+}
+
+int linphone_core_get_sip_transport_timeout(LinphoneCore *lc) {
+	return sal_get_transport_timeout(lc->sal);
+}
+
 void linphone_core_enable_dns_srv(LinphoneCore *lc, bool_t enable) {
 	sal_enable_dns_srv(lc->sal, enable);
 	if (linphone_core_ready(lc))
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index fda0ccc7c..6e0d88807 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -1811,6 +1811,22 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC	void linphone_core_set_upload_ptime(LinphoneCore *lc, int ptime)
 
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	int linphone_core_get_upload_ptime(LinphoneCore *lc);
 
+/**
+ * Set the SIP transport timeout.
+ * @param[in] lc #LinphoneCore object.
+ * @param[in] timeout_ms The SIP transport timeout in milliseconds.
+ * @ingroup media_parameters
+ */
+void linphone_core_set_sip_transport_timeout(LinphoneCore *lc, int timeout_ms);
+
+/**
+ * Get the SIP transport timeout.
+ * @param[in] lc #LinphoneCore object.
+ * @return The SIP transport timeout in milliseconds.
+ * @ingroup media_parameters
+ */
+int linphone_core_get_sip_transport_timeout(LinphoneCore *lc);
+
 /**
  * Enable or disable DNS SRV resolution.
  * @param[in] lc #LinphoneCore object.