diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.test.mjs b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.test.mjs
index 37b9424345..0a3a1c9355 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.test.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import test, { mock } from "node:test";
 
-import { RelayReconnectController } from "./relayReconnectController.ts";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_RECONNECT_TIMING_POLICY,
+  RelayReconnectController,
+} from "./relayReconnectController.ts";
 
 // ── Dep builder helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -62,6 +65,36 @@ function makeDeps({
   return deps;
 }
 
+// ── Timing policy ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("default timing policy preserves current reconnect timings", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(DEFAULT_RECONNECT_TIMING_POLICY, {
+    fastPathTimeoutMs: 4_000,
+    pollIntervalMs: 3_000,
+    backstopMs: 120_000,
+  });
+});
+
+test("injected timing policy drives fast-path, poll, and backstop timers", async () => {
+  const ctrl = new RelayReconnectController({
+    fastPathTimeoutMs: 11,
+    pollIntervalMs: 22,
+    backstopMs: 33,
+  });
+  const deps = makeDeps({
+    preconnectResult: async () => {
+      throw new Error("relay unreachable");
+    },
+    hookConfiguredResult: async () => false,
+  });
+
+  await ctrl.start(deps);
+
+  assert.equal(deps.setTimeout.mock.calls[0].arguments[1], 11);
+  assert.equal(deps.setInterval.mock.calls[0].arguments[1], 22);
+  assert.equal(deps.setTimeout.mock.calls[1].arguments[1], 33);
+});
+
 // ── Phase 1: fast path ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 test("fast-path success — hook never invoked, onSuccess fires, state resets", async () => {
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.ts b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.ts
index 45bba3666c..fcea2f29dc 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectController.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,22 @@
  * testable without React or Tauri.
  */
 
-/** Short deadline for the optimistic fast-path attempt. */
-const FAST_PATH_TIMEOUT_MS = 4_000;
-/** Interval between poll attempts during phase 3. */
-const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 3_000;
-/** Maximum total time to keep polling before giving up. */
-const BACKSTOP_MS = 120_000;
+/** Timer durations used by the reconnect controller. */
+export type ReconnectTimingPolicy = {
+  /** Short deadline for the optimistic fast-path attempt. */
+  fastPathTimeoutMs: number;
+  /** Interval between poll attempts during phase 3. */
+  pollIntervalMs: number;
+  /** Maximum total time to keep polling before giving up. */
+  backstopMs: number;
+};
+
+/** Current production reconnect timings. */
+export const DEFAULT_RECONNECT_TIMING_POLICY: ReconnectTimingPolicy = {
+  fastPathTimeoutMs: 4_000,
+  pollIntervalMs: 3_000,
+  backstopMs: 120_000,
+};
 
 export type ReconnectState = {
   isPending: boolean;
@@ -74,6 +84,14 @@ function withDeadline<T>(
 }
 
 export class RelayReconnectController {
+  private readonly timingPolicy: ReconnectTimingPolicy;
+
+  constructor(
+    timingPolicy: ReconnectTimingPolicy = DEFAULT_RECONNECT_TIMING_POLICY,
+  ) {
+    this.timingPolicy = timingPolicy;
+  }
+
   private state: ReconnectState = {
     isPending: false,
     isWaitingOnReconnectHook: false,
@@ -136,7 +154,7 @@ export class RelayReconnectController {
     try {
       await withDeadline(
         deps.preconnect(),
-        FAST_PATH_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        this.timingPolicy.fastPathTimeoutMs,
         "fast-path",
         deps.setTimeout,
         deps.clearTimeout,
@@ -226,7 +244,7 @@ export class RelayReconnectController {
         .catch(() => {
           // Poll failed — keep trying.
         });
-    }, POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+    }, this.timingPolicy.pollIntervalMs);
 
     this.backstopId = deps.setTimeout(() => {
       if (resolved || cancelled()) return;
@@ -235,7 +253,7 @@ export class RelayReconnectController {
       // background retry loop keeps running. The notification is soft.
       onBackstop();
       this.finish(() => {}, false);
-    }, BACKSTOP_MS);
+    }, this.timingPolicy.backstopMs);
 
     // Return false now; async success is delivered via state updates.
     return false;