diff --git a/lib/actions/siwe-actions.js b/lib/actions/siwe-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/siwe-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/siwe-actions.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   CallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions,
 } from '../keyserver-conn/call-single-keyserver-endpoint.js';
 import threadWatcher from '../shared/thread-watcher.js';
+import { permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout } from '../shared/timeouts.js';
 import {
   type LogInResult,
   logInActionSources,
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@
   success: 'SIWE_AUTH_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'SIWE_AUTH_FAILED',
 });
-const siweAuthCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = { timeout: 60000 };
+const siweAuthCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
+};
 const siweAuth =
   (
     callSingleKeyserverEndpoint: CallSingleKeyserverEndpoint,
diff --git a/lib/actions/thread-actions.js b/lib/actions/thread-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/thread-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/thread-actions.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { extractKeyserverIDFromID } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-call-utils.js';
 import { useKeyserverCall } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-call.js';
 import type { CallKeyserverEndpoint } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
+import { permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout } from '../shared/timeouts.js';
 import type {
   ChangeThreadSettingsPayload,
   LeaveThreadPayload,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 });
 
 const deleteThreadEndpointOptions = {
-  timeout: 60000,
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
 };
 
 const deleteThread =
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
 });
 
 const changeThreadSettingsEndpointOptions = {
-  timeout: 60000,
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
 };
 
 const changeThreadSettings =
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
 });
 
 const removeMembersFromThreadEndpointOptions = {
-  timeout: 60000,
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
 };
 
 const removeUsersFromThread =
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@
 });
 
 const changeThreadMemberRoleEndpointOptions = {
-  timeout: 60000,
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
 };
 
 const changeThreadMemberRoles =
diff --git a/lib/actions/user-actions.js b/lib/actions/user-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/user-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/user-actions.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 } from '../shared/crypto-utils.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import threadWatcher from '../shared/thread-watcher.js';
+import { permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout } from '../shared/timeouts.js';
 import type {
   LogInInfo,
   LogInResult,
@@ -289,7 +290,9 @@
   success: 'KEYSERVER_REGISTER_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'KEYSERVER_REGISTER_FAILED',
 });
-const registerCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = { timeout: 60000 };
+const registerCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
+};
 const keyserverRegister =
   (
     callSingleKeyserverEndpoint: CallSingleKeyserverEndpoint,
@@ -333,7 +336,9 @@
   success: 'KEYSERVER_AUTH_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'KEYSERVER_AUTH_FAILED',
 });
-const keyserverAuthCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = { timeout: 60000 };
+const keyserverAuthCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
+};
 const keyserverAuth =
   (
     callKeyserverEndpoint: CallKeyserverEndpoint,
@@ -560,7 +565,9 @@
   success: 'LOG_IN_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'LOG_IN_FAILED',
 });
-const logInCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = { timeout: 60000 };
+const logInCallSingleKeyserverEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout,
+};
 const logIn =
   (
     callKeyserverEndpoint: CallKeyserverEndpoint,
diff --git a/lib/hooks/invite-links.js b/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
--- a/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import { isLoggedInToKeyserver } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from '../shared/invite-links.js';
 import { useIsKeyserverURLValid } from '../shared/keyserver-utils.js';
-import { callSingleKeyserverEndpointTimeout } from '../shared/timeouts.js';
+import { permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout } from '../shared/timeouts.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from '../types/entry-types.js';
 import type { SetState } from '../types/hook-types.js';
 import { defaultKeyserverInfo } from '../types/keyserver-types.js';
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
           }
           return null;
         });
-      }, callSingleKeyserverEndpointTimeout);
+      }, permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout);
       timeoutRef.current = timeoutID;
       const resolveAndClearTimeout = (result: ThreadJoinPayload) => {
         clearTimeout(timeoutID);
diff --git a/lib/shared/timeouts.js b/lib/shared/timeouts.js
--- a/lib/shared/timeouts.js
+++ b/lib/shared/timeouts.js
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@
 // Time after which the client consider the Identity Search connection
 // as unhealthy and chooses to close the socket.
 export const identitySearchHeartbeatTimeout = 9000; // in milliseconds
+
+// This timeout is used for all the requests that perform expensive operations
+// related to permissions and auth, e.g. change role, etc.
+export const permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout = 60000;