diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin.lua
index 02bc0db..0b9bae4 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin.lua
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ builtin.lsp_workspace_symbols = function(opts)
   opts.shorten_path = utils.get_default(opts.shorten_path, true)
 
   local params = {query = opts.query or ''}
-  local results_lsp = vim.lsp.buf_request_sync(0, "workspace/symbol", params, 1000)
+  local results_lsp = vim.lsp.buf_request_sync(0, "workspace/symbol", params, opts.timeout or 1000)
 
   if not results_lsp or vim.tbl_isempty(results_lsp) then
     print("No results from workspace/symbol")