diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java
index ee7f8613a64ea..6cc86a6418a2f 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 import org.openqa.selenium.internal.Require;
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ public interface HttpClient extends Closeable, HttpHandler {
 
   WebSocket openSocket(HttpRequest request, WebSocket.Listener listener);
 
+  default CompletableFuture<HttpResponse> executeAsync(HttpRequest req) {
+    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> execute(req));
+  }
+
   default void close() {}
 
   interface Factory {
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
index 51e4ede37d563..0fee3531ce6c0 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -369,9 +370,64 @@ private URI getWebSocketUri(HttpRequest request) throws URISyntaxException {
     return uri;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public CompletableFuture<HttpResponse> executeAsync(HttpRequest request) {
+    // the facade for this http request
+    CompletableFuture<HttpResponse> cf = new CompletableFuture<>();
+
+    // the actual http request
+    Future<?> future =
+        executorService.submit(
+            () -> {
+              try {
+                HttpResponse response = handler.execute(request);
+
+                cf.complete(response);
+              } catch (Throwable t) {
+                cf.completeExceptionally(t);
+              }
+            });
+
+    // try to interrupt the http request in case of a timeout, to avoid
+    // https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8258397
+    cf.exceptionally(
+        (throwable) -> {
+          if (throwable instanceof java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException) {
+            // interrupts the thread
+            future.cancel(true);
+          }
+
+          // nobody will read this result
+          return null;
+        });
+
+    // will complete exceptionally with a java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
+    return cf.orTimeout(readTimeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public HttpResponse execute(HttpRequest req) throws UncheckedIOException {
-    return handler.execute(req);
+    try {
+      // executeAsync does define a timeout, no need to use a timeout here
+      return executeAsync(req).get();
+    } catch (CancellationException e) {
+      throw new WebDriverException(e.getMessage(), e);
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+      throw new WebDriverException(e.getMessage(), e);
+    } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+      Throwable cause = e.getCause();
+
+      if (cause instanceof java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException) {
+        throw new TimeoutException(cause);
+      } else if (cause instanceof RuntimeException) {
+        throw (RuntimeException) cause;
+      } else if (cause instanceof Error) {
+        throw (Error) cause;
+      }
+
+      throw new WebDriverException((cause != null) ? cause : e);
+    }
   }
 
   private HttpResponse execute0(HttpRequest req) throws UncheckedIOException {
@@ -390,34 +446,13 @@ private HttpResponse execute0(HttpRequest req) throws UncheckedIOException {
       // - avoid a downgrade of POST requests, see the javadoc of j.n.h.HttpClient.Redirect
       // - not run into https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8304701
       for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-        java.net.http.HttpRequest request = messages.createRequest(req, method, rawUri);
-        java.net.http.HttpResponse<byte[]> response;
-
-        // use sendAsync to not run into https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8258397
-        CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<byte[]>> future =
-            client.sendAsync(request, byteHandler);
-
-        try {
-          response = future.get(readTimeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-        } catch (CancellationException e) {
-          throw new WebDriverException(e.getMessage(), e);
-        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
-          Throwable cause = e.getCause();
-
-          if (cause instanceof HttpTimeoutException) {
-            throw new TimeoutException(cause);
-          } else if (cause instanceof IOException) {
-            throw (IOException) cause;
-          } else if (cause instanceof RuntimeException) {
-            throw (RuntimeException) cause;
-          }
-
-          throw new WebDriverException((cause != null) ? cause : e);
-        } catch (java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException e) {
-          future.cancel(true);
-          throw new TimeoutException(e);
+        if (Thread.interrupted()) {
+          throw new InterruptedException("http request has been interrupted");
         }
 
+        java.net.http.HttpRequest request = messages.createRequest(req, method, rawUri);
+        java.net.http.HttpResponse<byte[]> response = client.send(request, byteHandler);
+
         switch (response.statusCode()) {
           case 303:
             method = HttpMethod.GET;
@@ -454,6 +489,8 @@ private HttpResponse execute0(HttpRequest req) throws UncheckedIOException {
       }
 
       throw new ProtocolException("Too many redirects: 101");
+    } catch (HttpTimeoutException e) {
+      throw new TimeoutException(e);
     } catch (IOException e) {
       throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/internal/HttpClientTestBase.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/internal/HttpClientTestBase.java
index a50b4c11f75e3..3379772a8db1e 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/internal/HttpClientTestBase.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/internal/HttpClientTestBase.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
@@ -233,6 +234,35 @@ public void shouldAllowConfigurationFromSystemProperties() {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldStopRequestAfterTimeout() throws InterruptedException {
+    AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger();
+
+    delegate =
+        req -> {
+          counter.incrementAndGet();
+          try {
+            Thread.sleep(1600);
+          } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+          }
+          HttpResponse response = new HttpResponse();
+          response.setStatus(302);
+          response.addHeader("Location", "/");
+          return response;
+        };
+    ClientConfig clientConfig = ClientConfig.defaultConfig().readTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(800));
+
+    try (HttpClient client =
+        createFactory().createClient(clientConfig.baseUri(URI.create(server.whereIs("/"))))) {
+      HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest(GET, "/delayed");
+      assertThatExceptionOfType(TimeoutException.class).isThrownBy(() -> client.execute(request));
+      Thread.sleep(4200);
+
+      assertThat(counter.get()).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+  }
+
   private HttpResponse getResponseWithHeaders(final Multimap<String, String> headers) {
     return executeWithinServer(
         new HttpRequest(GET, "/foo"),

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