diff --git a/src/pat/select2/select2.js b/src/pat/select2/select2.js
index 4895d5dfe..28eabbae5 100644
--- a/src/pat/select2/select2.js
+++ b/src/pat/select2/select2.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default Base.extend({
     parser: "mockup",
     defaults: {
         separator: ",",
+        ajaxTimeout: 300,
     },
 
     initializeValues() {
@@ -196,9 +197,12 @@ export default Base.extend({
             }
 
             let queryTerm = "";
+
+            const ajaxTimeout = parseInt(this.options.ajaxTimeout || 300, 10);
+            delete this.options.ajaxTimeout;
             this.options.ajax = $.extend(
                 {
-                    quietMillis: 300,
+                    quietMillis: ajaxTimeout,
                     data: (term, page) => {
                         queryTerm = term;
                         return {
diff --git a/src/pat/select2/select2.test.js b/src/pat/select2/select2.test.js
index 0700a3d73..a85afc8fb 100644
--- a/src/pat/select2/select2.test.js
+++ b/src/pat/select2/select2.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import registry from "@patternslib/patternslib/src/core/registry";
 import utils from "@patternslib/patternslib/src/core/utils";
 import "select2";
 
-const SELECT2_TIMEOUT = 500;
+const SELECT2_TIMEOUT = 1;
 
 describe("Select2", function () {
     let ajax_defaults_transport = null;
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ describe("Select2", function () {
                  class="pat-select2"
                  data-pat-select2="placeholder:Search for a Value;
                                    vocabularyUrl: /select2-ajax.json;
-                                   width:20em" />
+                                   width:20em;
+                                   ajaxTimeout: 1;
+                                   " />
         `;
         registry.scan(document.body);
         await utils.timeout(1);
@@ -129,7 +131,9 @@ describe("Select2", function () {
                  class="pat-select2"
                  data-pat-select2="placeholder:Search for a Value;
                                    vocabularyUrl: /select2-ajax.json;
-                                   width:20em" />
+                                   width:20em;
+                                   ajaxTimeout: 1;
+                                   " />
         `;
         registry.scan(document.body);
         await utils.timeout(1);
@@ -151,7 +155,9 @@ describe("Select2", function () {
           <input type="hidden" class="pat-select2"
                  data-pat-select2="placeholder:Search for a Value;
                                    vocabularyUrl: /select2-ajax.json;
-                                   width:20em" />
+                                   width:20em;
+                                   ajaxTimeout: 1;
+                                   " />
         `;
         registry.scan(document.body);
         await utils.timeout(1);
@@ -174,7 +180,9 @@ describe("Select2", function () {
                  class="pat-select2"
                  data-pat-select2="placeholder:Search for a Value;
                                    vocabularyUrl: /select2-ajax.json;
-                                   width:20em" />
+                                   width:20em;
+                                   ajaxTimeout: 1;
+                                   " />
         `;
         registry.scan(document.body);
         await utils.timeout(1);
@@ -255,7 +263,9 @@ describe("Select2", function () {
                  class="pat-select2"
                  data-pat-select2="tags: Red,Yellow,Blue;
                                    allowNewItems: false;
-                                   width:20em" />
+                                   width:20em;
+                                   ajaxTimeout: 1;
+                                   " />
         `;
         registry.scan(document.body);
         await utils.timeout(1);
@@ -278,7 +288,9 @@ describe("Select2", function () {
           <input type="hidden" class="pat-select2"
                  data-pat-select2="vocabularyUrl: /select2-ajax.json;
                                    allowNewItems: false;
-                                   width:20em" />
+                                   width:20em;
+                                   ajaxTimeout: 1;
+                                   " />
         `;
         registry.scan(document.body);
         await utils.timeout(1);