diff --git a/src/app/imex/sync/super-sync-restore.service.spec.ts b/src/app/imex/sync/super-sync-restore.service.spec.ts
index f2b07aeec4..8eeb22a2d2 100644
--- a/src/app/imex/sync/super-sync-restore.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/imex/sync/super-sync-restore.service.spec.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ describe('SuperSyncRestoreService', () => {
 
     mockSnackService = jasmine.createSpyObj('SnackService', ['open']);
 
+    // Spy on console methods for retry logging tests
+    spyOn(console, 'warn');
+    spyOn(console, 'error');
+
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       providers: [
         SuperSyncRestoreService,
@@ -179,6 +183,117 @@ describe('SuperSyncRestoreService', () => {
       });
     }, 10000); // Increase timeout to 10s to allow for retries (2s + 4s + overhead)
 
+    it('should use exponential backoff for retry delays', async () => {
+      jasmine.clock().install();
+
+      const error = new Error('Network timeout');
+      mockProvider.getStateAtSeq.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(error));
+
+      const restorePromise = service.restoreToPoint(100);
+
+      // First attempt should happen immediately
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        jasmine.stringContaining('Restore failed due to network error, retrying (1/2)'),
+        error,
+      );
+
+      // Second attempt should happen after 2 seconds
+      jasmine.clock().tick(1999);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // Still only 1
+
+      jasmine.clock().tick(1); // Now 2000ms total
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        jasmine.stringContaining('Restore failed due to network error, retrying (2/2)'),
+        error,
+      );
+
+      // Third attempt should happen after 4 more seconds (6s total)
+      jasmine.clock().tick(3999);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2); // Still only 2
+
+      jasmine.clock().tick(1); // Now 4000ms more (6000ms total)
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+      // After 3rd failure, should give up
+      expect(mockSnackService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: 'ERROR',
+        msg: T.F.SYNC.S.RESTORE_ERROR,
+      });
+
+      jasmine.clock().uninstall();
+
+      await expectAsync(restorePromise).toBeRejectedWith(error);
+    }, 15000);
+
+    it('should not retry on non-network errors', async () => {
+      const error = new Error('Validation failed'); // Not a network error
+      mockProvider.getStateAtSeq.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(error));
+
+      await expectAsync(service.restoreToPoint(100)).toBeRejectedWith(error);
+
+      // Should only attempt once (no retries for non-network errors)
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mockSnackService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: 'ERROR',
+        msg: T.F.SYNC.S.RESTORE_ERROR,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should retry on "failed to fetch" errors', async () => {
+      const error = new Error('Failed to fetch');
+      mockProvider.getStateAtSeq.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(error));
+
+      await expectAsync(service.restoreToPoint(100)).toBeRejectedWith(error);
+
+      // Should have retried (failed to fetch is a network error)
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    }, 10000);
+
+    it('should retry on 504 errors', async () => {
+      const error = new Error('504 Gateway Timeout');
+      mockProvider.getStateAtSeq.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(error));
+
+      await expectAsync(service.restoreToPoint(100)).toBeRejectedWith(error);
+
+      // Should have retried (504 is a network/timeout error)
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    }, 10000);
+
+    it('should succeed on second attempt after one failure', async () => {
+      let attemptCount = 0;
+      mockProvider.getStateAtSeq.and.callFake(() => {
+        attemptCount++;
+        if (attemptCount === 1) {
+          return Promise.reject(new Error('timeout'));
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          state: mockState,
+          serverSeq: 100,
+          generatedAt: Date.now(),
+        });
+      });
+
+      await service.restoreToPoint(100);
+
+      // Should have attempted twice (failed once, succeeded on retry)
+      expect(mockProvider.getStateAtSeq).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mockBackupService.importCompleteBackup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mockSnackService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: 'SUCCESS',
+        msg: T.F.SYNC.S.RESTORE_SUCCESS,
+      });
+    }, 10000);
+
     it('should show error when import fails', async () => {
       const error = new Error('Import failed');
       mockBackupService.importCompleteBackup.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(error));
diff --git a/src/app/imex/sync/sync-wrapper.service.spec.ts b/src/app/imex/sync/sync-wrapper.service.spec.ts
index 4ee0931d8f..5817c6cacb 100644
--- a/src/app/imex/sync/sync-wrapper.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/imex/sync/sync-wrapper.service.spec.ts
@@ -1044,4 +1044,54 @@ describe('SyncWrapperService', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('_isTimeoutError', () => {
+    it('should detect timeout keyword in error message', () => {
+      const timeoutError = new Error('Request timeout after 75s');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](timeoutError)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should detect 504 status code', () => {
+      const error504 = new Error('504 Gateway Timeout');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](error504)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should detect gateway timeout phrase', () => {
+      const gatewayError = new Error('Error: gateway timeout from proxy');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](gatewayError)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should be case insensitive', () => {
+      const uppercaseError = new Error('REQUEST TIMEOUT');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](uppercaseError)).toBe(true);
+
+      const mixedCaseError = new Error('Gateway TIMEOUT occurred');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](mixedCaseError)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not false-positive on network errors', () => {
+      const networkError = new Error('Network error');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](networkError)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should not false-positive on auth errors', () => {
+      const authError = new Error('401 Unauthorized');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](authError)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should not false-positive on generic errors', () => {
+      const genericError = new Error('Something went wrong');
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](genericError)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle non-Error objects', () => {
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError']('timeout string')).toBe(true);
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError']('regular error')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle objects with toString()', () => {
+      const errorObj = { toString: () => 'Error: timeout occurred' };
+      expect(service['_isTimeoutError'](errorObj)).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/op-log/sync-providers/super-sync/super-sync.spec.ts b/src/app/op-log/sync-providers/super-sync/super-sync.spec.ts
index c0eaf1cf35..233c4dd5a6 100644
--- a/src/app/op-log/sync-providers/super-sync/super-sync.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/op-log/sync-providers/super-sync/super-sync.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   AuthFailSPError,
 } from '../../core/errors/sync-errors';
 import { SyncOperation } from '../provider.interface';
+import { SyncLog } from '../../../core/log';
 
 // Helper to convert Blob to Uint8Array
 const blobToUint8Array = async (blob: Blob): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
@@ -1336,4 +1337,131 @@ describe('SuperSyncProvider', () => {
       expect(decompressedPayload.isPayloadEncrypted).toBe(true);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Request timeout handling', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockPrivateCfgStore.load.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(testConfig));
+    });
+
+    it('should clear timeout on successful response', async () => {
+      const clearTimeoutSpy = spyOn(window, 'clearTimeout');
+
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(
+        Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: () => Promise.resolve({ ops: [], latestSeq: 100 }),
+        } as Response),
+      );
+
+      await provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1');
+
+      // Verify timeout was cleared (prevents memory leaks)
+      expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should clear timeout on error response', async () => {
+      const clearTimeoutSpy = spyOn(window, 'clearTimeout');
+
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(
+        Promise.resolve({
+          ok: false,
+          status: 500,
+          statusText: 'Internal Server Error',
+          text: () => Promise.resolve('Server error'),
+        } as Response),
+      );
+
+      await expectAsync(provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1')).toBeRejected();
+
+      // Verify timeout was cleared even on error
+      expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should pass AbortSignal to fetch', async () => {
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(
+        Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: () => Promise.resolve({ ops: [], latestSeq: 0 }),
+        } as Response),
+      );
+
+      await provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1');
+
+      const fetchCall = fetchSpy.calls.mostRecent();
+      const options = fetchCall.args[1];
+      expect(options.signal).toBeDefined();
+      expect(options.signal instanceof AbortSignal).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle AbortError and convert to timeout error', async () => {
+      const abortError = new DOMException('The operation was aborted', 'AbortError');
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(abortError));
+
+      try {
+        await provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1');
+        fail('Should have thrown timeout error');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect((error as Error).message).toContain('timeout after 75s');
+        expect((error as Error).message).toContain('/api/sync/ops');
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Performance logging', () => {
+    let syncLogWarnSpy: jasmine.Spy;
+    let syncLogErrorSpy: jasmine.Spy;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockPrivateCfgStore.load.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(testConfig));
+      syncLogWarnSpy = spyOn(SyncLog, 'warn');
+      syncLogErrorSpy = spyOn(SyncLog, 'error');
+    });
+
+    it('should not log warning for fast requests', async () => {
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(
+        Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: () => Promise.resolve({ ops: [], latestSeq: 100 }),
+        } as Response),
+      );
+
+      await provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1');
+
+      // Should not have logged warning for fast request
+      expect(syncLogWarnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should log error on fetch failure', async () => {
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(new Error('Network error')));
+
+      await expectAsync(provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1')).toBeRejected();
+
+      // Should have logged error
+      expect(syncLogErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'SuperSyncProvider',
+        'SuperSync request failed',
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          path: '/api/sync/ops?sinceSeq=0&excludeClient=client-1',
+          error: 'Network error',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should log timeout errors with path information', async () => {
+      const abortError = new DOMException('The operation was aborted', 'AbortError');
+      fetchSpy.and.returnValue(Promise.reject(abortError));
+
+      await expectAsync(provider.downloadOps(0, 'client-1')).toBeRejected();
+
+      // Should have logged timeout error with path
+      expect(syncLogErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'SuperSyncProvider',
+        'SuperSync request timeout',
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          path: '/api/sync/ops?sinceSeq=0&excludeClient=client-1',
+          timeoutMs: 75000,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });