diff --git a/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStream.cs b/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStream.cs
index 5ee15ce32..0761d6f56 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStream.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStream.cs
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ private PublishAck PublishSyncInternal(string subject, byte[] data, MsgHeader hd
                 return null;
             }
             
-            Duration timeout = options == null ? JetStreamOptions.RequestTimeout : options.StreamTimeout;
-            
-            return ProcessPublishResponse(Conn.Request(msg, timeout.Millis), options);
+            return ProcessPublishResponse(Conn.Request(msg, Timeout), options);
         }
 
         private async Task<PublishAck> PublishAsyncInternal(string subject, byte[] data, MsgHeader hdr, PublishOptions options)
@@ -102,9 +100,7 @@ private async Task<PublishAck> PublishAsyncInternal(string subject, byte[] data,
                 return null;
             }
 
-            Duration timeout = options == null ? JetStreamOptions.RequestTimeout : options.StreamTimeout;
-
-            var result = await Conn.RequestAsync(msg, timeout.Millis).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var result = await Conn.RequestAsync(msg, Timeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
             return ProcessPublishResponse(result, options);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamBase.cs b/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamBase.cs
index d41ae2262..43b94dd66 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamBase.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamBase.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected JetStreamBase(IConnection connection, JetStreamOptions options)
             Conn = connection;
             JetStreamOptions = options ?? JetStreamOptions.DefaultJsOptions;
             Prefix = JetStreamOptions.Prefix;
-            Timeout = JetStreamOptions.RequestTimeout.Millis;
+            Timeout = JetStreamOptions.RequestTimeout?.Millis ?? Conn.Opts.Timeout;
         }
 
         internal static ServerInfo ServerInfoOrException(IConnection conn)
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamOptions.cs b/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamOptions.cs
index 1dc834d93..7d8c5ec5b 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamOptions.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client/JetStream/JetStreamOptions.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+using System;
 using NATS.Client.Internals;
 using static NATS.Client.Internals.JetStreamConstants;
 using static NATS.Client.Internals.NatsConstants;
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ namespace NATS.Client.JetStream
 {
     public sealed class JetStreamOptions
     {
+        [Obsolete("This property is obsolete. The connection options request timeout is used as the default", false)]
         public static readonly Duration DefaultTimeout = Duration.OfMillis(Defaults.Timeout);
+        
         public static readonly JetStreamOptions DefaultJsOptions = Builder().Build();
 
         private JetStreamOptions(JetStreamOptionsBuilder b)
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ public static JetStreamOptionsBuilder Builder(JetStreamOptions jso)
         public sealed class JetStreamOptionsBuilder
         {
             internal string _jsPrefix;
-            internal Duration _requestTimeout = DefaultTimeout;
+            internal Duration _requestTimeout;
             internal bool _publishNoAck;
             internal bool _optOut290ConsumerCreate;
 
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ public JetStreamOptionsBuilder WithDomain(string domain)
             /// <returns>The JetStreamOptionsBuilder</returns>
             public JetStreamOptionsBuilder WithRequestTimeout(Duration requestTimeout)
             {
-                _requestTimeout = EnsureNotNullAndNotLessThanMin(requestTimeout, Duration.Zero, DefaultTimeout);
+                _requestTimeout = requestTimeout;
                 return this;
             }
 
@@ -169,9 +172,9 @@ public JetStreamOptionsBuilder WithRequestTimeout(Duration requestTimeout)
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="requestTimeoutMillis">The request timeout in millis.</param>
             /// <returns>The JetStreamOptionsBuilder</returns>
-            public JetStreamOptionsBuilder WithRequestTimeout(long requestTimeoutMillis) 
+            public JetStreamOptionsBuilder WithRequestTimeout(long requestTimeoutMillis)
             {
-                _requestTimeout = EnsureDurationNotLessThanMin(requestTimeoutMillis, Duration.Zero, DefaultTimeout);
+                _requestTimeout = requestTimeoutMillis < 0 ? null : Duration.OfMillis(requestTimeoutMillis);
                 return this;
             }
 
@@ -201,7 +204,6 @@ public JetStreamOptionsBuilder WithOptOut290ConsumerCreate(bool optOut) {
             /// <returns>The JetStreamOptions object.</returns>
             public JetStreamOptions Build()
             {
-                _requestTimeout = _requestTimeout ?? DefaultTimeout;
                 return new JetStreamOptions(this);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestObjectStore.cs b/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestObjectStore.cs
index 26efb7aee..26aab94d1 100644
--- a/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestObjectStore.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/IntegrationTests/TestObjectStore.cs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public void TestObjectStoreOptionsBuilderCoverage() {
 
         private void AssertOso(ObjectStoreOptions oso) {
             JetStreamOptions jso = oso.JSOptions;
-            Assert.Equal(DefaultJsOptions.RequestTimeout, jso.RequestTimeout);
+            Assert.Null(jso.RequestTimeout);
             Assert.Equal(DefaultJsOptions.Prefix, jso.Prefix);
             Assert.Equal(DefaultJsOptions.IsDefaultPrefix, jso.IsDefaultPrefix);
             Assert.Equal(DefaultJsOptions.IsPublishNoAck, jso.IsPublishNoAck);
diff --git a/src/Tests/UnitTests/JetStream/TestJetStreamOptions.cs b/src/Tests/UnitTests/JetStream/TestJetStreamOptions.cs
index 3f015e6fb..a080f3357 100644
--- a/src/Tests/UnitTests/JetStream/TestJetStreamOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/UnitTests/JetStream/TestJetStreamOptions.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 using System;
-using NATS.Client;
 using NATS.Client.Internals;
 using NATS.Client.JetStream;
 using Xunit;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ public void TestBuilder()
         {
             // default
             JetStreamOptions jso = JetStreamOptions.Builder().Build();
-            Assert.Equal(Duration.OfMillis(Defaults.Timeout), jso.RequestTimeout);
+            Assert.Null(jso.RequestTimeout);
             Assert.Equal(DefaultApiPrefix, jso.Prefix);
             Assert.True(jso.IsDefaultPrefix);
             Assert.False(jso.IsPublishNoAck);
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public void TestBuilder()
 
             // default copy
             jso = JetStreamOptions.Builder(jso).Build();
-            Assert.Equal(Duration.OfMillis(Defaults.Timeout), jso.RequestTimeout);
+            Assert.Null(jso.RequestTimeout);
             Assert.Equal(DefaultApiPrefix, jso.Prefix);
             Assert.True(jso.IsDefaultPrefix);
             Assert.False(jso.IsPublishNoAck);