diff --git a/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py b/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py
index e1602acf0..6bd035279 100644
--- a/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py
+++ b/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, TypeVar, cast, List
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, TypeVar, cast, List, Optional
 from crewai.tools import BaseTool
 
 import yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def CrewBase(cls: T) -> T:
             import types
             return types.MethodType(_close_mcp_server, self)
 
-        def get_mcp_tools(self, *tool_names: list[str]) -> List[BaseTool]:
+        def get_mcp_tools(self, *tool_names: list[str], connect_timeout: Optional[int] = 30) -> List[BaseTool]:
             if not self.mcp_server_params:
                 return []
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def CrewBase(cls: T) -> T:
 
             adapter = getattr(self, '_mcp_server_adapter', None)
             if not adapter:
-                self._mcp_server_adapter = MCPServerAdapter(self.mcp_server_params)
+                self._mcp_server_adapter = MCPServerAdapter(self.mcp_server_params, connect_timeout=connect_timeout)
 
             return self._mcp_server_adapter.tools.filter_by_names(tool_names or None)
 
diff --git a/tests/project_test.py b/tests/project_test.py
index 708913d24..d51ff5424 100644
--- a/tests/project_test.py
+++ b/tests/project_test.py
@@ -270,4 +270,34 @@ def test_internal_crew_with_mcp():
         assert crew.reporting_analyst().tools == [simple_tool, another_simple_tool]
         assert crew.researcher().tools == [simple_tool]
 
-    adapter_mock.assert_called_once_with({"host": "localhost", "port": 8000})
\ No newline at end of file
+    adapter_mock.assert_called_once_with({"host": "localhost", "port": 8000}, connect_timeout=30)
+
+def test_internal_crew_with_mcp_connect_timeout():
+    from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
+    from crewai_tools.adapters.mcp_adapter import ToolCollection
+    
+    @CrewBase
+    class TestCrewWithMCP:
+        mcp_server_params = {"host": "localhost", "port": 8000}
+        agents_config = None
+        tasks_config = None
+    
+    mock = Mock(spec=MCPServerAdapter)
+    mock.tools = ToolCollection([simple_tool, another_simple_tool])
+    
+    with patch("crewai_tools.MCPServerAdapter", return_value=mock) as adapter_mock:
+        crew1 = TestCrewWithMCP()
+        crew1.get_mcp_tools()
+        adapter_mock.assert_called_with({"host": "localhost", "port": 8000}, connect_timeout=30)
+        
+        adapter_mock.reset_mock()
+        
+        crew2 = TestCrewWithMCP()
+        crew2.get_mcp_tools(connect_timeout=60)
+        adapter_mock.assert_called_with({"host": "localhost", "port": 8000}, connect_timeout=60)
+        
+        adapter_mock.reset_mock()
+        
+        crew3 = TestCrewWithMCP()
+        crew3.get_mcp_tools("simple_tool", connect_timeout=45)
+        adapter_mock.assert_called_with({"host": "localhost", "port": 8000}, connect_timeout=45)