diff --git a/docs/api/driver.md b/docs/api/driver.md
index 38aafc04ec34..f1e37ac96f03 100644
--- a/docs/api/driver.md
+++ b/docs/api/driver.md
@@ -613,9 +613,9 @@ interface ZWaveOptions {
 
 		/**
 		 * How long to wait for a controller response. Usually this timeout should never elapse,
-		 * so this is merely a safeguard against the driver stalling
+		 * so this is merely a safeguard against the driver stalling.
 		 */
-		response: number; // [500...5000], default: 1600 ms
+		response: number; // [500...20000], default: 10000 ms
 
 		/** How long to wait for a callback from the host for a SendData[Multicast]Request */
 		sendDataCallback: number; // >=10000, default: 65000 ms
diff --git a/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/Driver.ts b/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/Driver.ts
index 565cda4f5403..56fb7141a712 100644
--- a/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/Driver.ts
+++ b/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/Driver.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ const defaultOptions: ZWaveOptions = {
 	timeouts: {
 		ack: 1000,
 		byte: 150,
-		response: 1600,
+		response: 10000,
 		report: 1000, // ReportTime timeout SHOULD be set to CommandTime + 1 second
 		nonce: 5000,
 		sendDataCallback: 65000, // as defined in INS13954
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ function checkOptions(options: ZWaveOptions): void {
 			ZWaveErrorCodes.Driver_InvalidOptions,
 		);
 	}
-	if (options.timeouts.response < 500 || options.timeouts.response > 5000) {
+	if (options.timeouts.response < 500 || options.timeouts.response > 20000) {
 		throw new ZWaveError(
-			`The Response timeout must be between 500 and 5000 milliseconds!`,
+			`The Response timeout must be between 500 and 20000 milliseconds!`,
 			ZWaveErrorCodes.Driver_InvalidOptions,
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/ZWaveOptions.ts b/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/ZWaveOptions.ts
index 15325198b1ca..7b8cab5a10fd 100644
--- a/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/ZWaveOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/zwave-js/src/lib/driver/ZWaveOptions.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export interface ZWaveOptions {
 
 		/**
 		 * How long to wait for a controller response. Usually this timeout should never elapse,
-		 * so this is merely a safeguard against the driver stalling
+		 * so this is merely a safeguard against the driver stalling.
 		 */
-		response: number; // [500...5000], default: 1600 ms
+		response: number; // [500...20000], default: 10000 ms
 
 		/** How long to wait for a callback from the host for a SendData[Multicast]Request */
 		sendDataCallback: number; // >=10000, default: 65000 ms