diff --git a/integrations/cohere/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/cohere/chat/chat_generator.py b/integrations/cohere/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/cohere/chat/chat_generator.py
index 26d07fd312..5ea706ac0b 100644
--- a/integrations/cohere/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/cohere/chat/chat_generator.py
+++ b/integrations/cohere/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/cohere/chat/chat_generator.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 )
 from haystack.utils import Secret, deserialize_secrets_inplace
 from haystack.utils.callable_serialization import deserialize_callable, serialize_callable
+from httpx import AsyncClient as AsyncHTTPXClient
+from httpx import AsyncHTTPTransport, HTTPTransport
+from httpx import Client as HTTPXClient
 
 from cohere import AsyncClientV2, ChatResponse, ClientV2, StreamedChatResponseV2
 
@@ -502,6 +505,9 @@ def __init__(
         api_base_url: str | None = None,
         generation_kwargs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         tools: ToolsType | None = None,
+        *,
+        timeout: float | None = None,
+        max_retries: int | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         """
@@ -526,6 +532,13 @@ def __init__(
               mean less random generations.
         :param tools: A list of Tool and/or Toolset objects, or a single Toolset that the model can use.
             Each tool should have a unique name.
+        :param timeout:
+            Timeout for Cohere client calls. If not set, it defaults to the default set by the Cohere client.
+        :param max_retries:
+            Maximum number of retries to attempt for failed requests. If not set, it defaults to the default set by
+            the Cohere client.
+        :param kwargs:
+            Additional generation parameters. These are merged into `generation_kwargs` for backward compatibility.
 
         """
         _check_duplicate_tool_names(flatten_tools_or_toolsets(tools))
@@ -534,23 +547,32 @@ def __init__(
             api_base_url = "https://api.cohere.com"
         if generation_kwargs is None:
             generation_kwargs = {}
+        if kwargs:
+            generation_kwargs = {**generation_kwargs, **kwargs}
         self.api_key = api_key
         self.model = model
         self.streaming_callback = streaming_callback
         self.api_base_url = api_base_url
         self.generation_kwargs = generation_kwargs
         self.tools = tools
-        self.model_parameters = kwargs
-        self.client = ClientV2(
-            api_key=self.api_key.resolve_value(),
-            base_url=self.api_base_url,
-            client_name="haystack",
-        )
-        self.async_client = AsyncClientV2(
-            api_key=self.api_key.resolve_value(),
-            base_url=self.api_base_url,
-            client_name="haystack",
-        )
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self.max_retries = max_retries
+
+        client_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "api_key": self.api_key.resolve_value(),
+            "base_url": self.api_base_url,
+            "client_name": "haystack",
+        }
+        if timeout is not None:
+            client_kwargs["timeout"] = timeout
+        if max_retries is not None:
+            sync_httpx_client = HTTPXClient(transport=HTTPTransport(retries=max_retries))
+            async_httpx_client = AsyncHTTPXClient(transport=AsyncHTTPTransport(retries=max_retries))
+            self.client = ClientV2(**client_kwargs, httpx_client=sync_httpx_client)
+            self.async_client = AsyncClientV2(**client_kwargs, httpx_client=async_httpx_client)
+        else:
+            self.client = ClientV2(**client_kwargs)
+            self.async_client = AsyncClientV2(**client_kwargs)
 
     def _get_telemetry_data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
@@ -574,6 +596,8 @@ def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
             api_key=self.api_key.to_dict(),
             generation_kwargs=self.generation_kwargs,
             tools=serialize_tools_or_toolset(self.tools),
+            timeout=self.timeout,
+            max_retries=self.max_retries,
         )
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/integrations/cohere/tests/test_chat_generator.py b/integrations/cohere/tests/test_chat_generator.py
index e9ad5d8725..9ecf0a7740 100644
--- a/integrations/cohere/tests/test_chat_generator.py
+++ b/integrations/cohere/tests/test_chat_generator.py
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ def test_init_default(self, monkeypatch):
         assert component.streaming_callback is None
         assert component.api_base_url == "https://api.cohere.com"
         assert not component.generation_kwargs
+        assert component.timeout is None
+        assert component.max_retries is None
 
     def test_init_fail_wo_api_key(self, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.delenv("COHERE_API_KEY", raising=False)
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ def test_init_with_parameters(self):
                 "max_tokens": 10,
                 "some_test_param": "test-params",
             },
+            timeout=30.0,
+            max_retries=5,
         )
         assert component.api_key == Secret.from_token("test-api-key")
         assert component.model == "command-nightly"
@@ -183,6 +187,8 @@ def test_init_with_parameters(self):
             "max_tokens": 10,
             "some_test_param": "test-params",
         }
+        assert component.timeout == 30.0
+        assert component.max_retries == 5
 
     def test_to_dict_default(self, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setenv("COHERE_API_KEY", "test-api-key")
@@ -201,6 +207,8 @@ def test_to_dict_default(self, monkeypatch):
                 "api_base_url": "https://api.cohere.com",
                 "generation_kwargs": {},
                 "tools": None,
+                "timeout": None,
+                "max_retries": None,
             },
         }
 
@@ -234,6 +242,8 @@ def test_to_dict_with_parameters(self, monkeypatch):
                     "some_test_param": "test-params",
                 },
                 "tools": None,
+                "timeout": None,
+                "max_retries": None,
             },
         }
 
@@ -255,6 +265,8 @@ def test_from_dict(self, monkeypatch):
                     "max_tokens": 10,
                     "some_test_param": "test-params",
                 },
+                "timeout": None,
+                "max_retries": None,
             },
         }
         component = CohereChatGenerator.from_dict(data)
@@ -265,6 +277,8 @@ def test_from_dict(self, monkeypatch):
             "max_tokens": 10,
             "some_test_param": "test-params",
         }
+        assert component.timeout is None
+        assert component.max_retries is None
 
     def test_from_dict_fail_wo_env_var(self, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.delenv("COHERE_API_KEY", raising=False)
@@ -284,6 +298,8 @@ def test_from_dict_fail_wo_env_var(self, monkeypatch):
                     "max_tokens": 10,
                     "some_test_param": "test-params",
                 },
+                "timeout": None,
+                "max_retries": None,
             },
         }
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
@@ -327,6 +343,8 @@ def test_serde_in_pipeline(self, monkeypatch):
                         "streaming_callback": "haystack.components.generators.utils.print_streaming_chunk",
                         "api_base_url": "https://api.cohere.com",
                         "generation_kwargs": {"temperature": 0.7},
+                        "timeout": None,
+                        "max_retries": None,
                         "tools": [
                             {
                                 "type": "haystack.tools.tool.Tool",
diff --git a/integrations/cohere/tests/test_generator.py b/integrations/cohere/tests/test_generator.py
index 919908cffc..73048557cc 100644
--- a/integrations/cohere/tests/test_generator.py
+++ b/integrations/cohere/tests/test_generator.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_init_default(self, monkeypatch):
         assert component.model == "command-a-03-2025"
         assert component.streaming_callback is None
         assert component.api_base_url == COHERE_API_URL
-        assert component.model_parameters == {}
+        assert component.generation_kwargs == {}
 
     def test_init_with_parameters(self):
         callback = lambda x: x  # noqa: E731
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_init_with_parameters(self):
         assert component.model == "command-light"
         assert component.streaming_callback == callback
         assert component.api_base_url == "test-base-url"
-        assert component.model_parameters == {"max_tokens": 10, "some_test_param": "test-params"}
+        assert component.generation_kwargs == {"max_tokens": 10, "some_test_param": "test-params"}
 
     def test_to_dict_default(self, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setenv("COHERE_API_KEY", "test-api-key")
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def test_to_dict_default(self, monkeypatch):
                 "api_base_url": COHERE_API_URL,
                 "generation_kwargs": {},
                 "tools": None,
+                "timeout": None,
+                "max_retries": None,
             },
         }
 
@@ -75,8 +77,10 @@ def test_to_dict_with_parameters(self, monkeypatch):
                 "api_base_url": "test-base-url",
                 "api_key": {"env_vars": ["ENV_VAR"], "strict": False, "type": "env_var"},
                 "streaming_callback": "haystack.components.generators.utils.print_streaming_chunk",
-                "generation_kwargs": {},
+                "generation_kwargs": {"max_tokens": 10, "some_test_param": "test-params"},
                 "tools": None,
+                "timeout": None,
+                "max_retries": None,
             },
         }
 
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ def test_from_dict(self, monkeypatch):
         assert component.model == "command-a-03-2025"
         assert component.streaming_callback == print_streaming_chunk
         assert component.api_base_url == "test-base-url"
-        assert component.model_parameters == {"max_tokens": 10, "some_test_param": "test-params"}
+        assert component.generation_kwargs == {"max_tokens": 10, "some_test_param": "test-params"}
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(
         not os.environ.get("COHERE_API_KEY", None) and not os.environ.get("CO_API_KEY", None),