diff --git a/chain_capabilities/common/helpers.go b/chain_capabilities/common/helpers.go
index a4a6bd22a..2bc88d00f 100644
--- a/chain_capabilities/common/helpers.go
+++ b/chain_capabilities/common/helpers.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	caperrors "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities/errors"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/settings/limits"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types/core"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/utils/retry"
 
 	commonmon "github.com/smartcontractkit/capabilities/libs/monitoring"
@@ -172,3 +173,51 @@ func WithRetry[T any](ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, fn func(context.C
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+// MaxRequestTimeout returns the maximum RequestTimeout configured across
+// capabilityID's CapabilityMethodConfig entries for donID. Method configs for
+// WriteReport and LogTrigger methods are excluded — their timeout semantics
+// differ from regular executable methods. If the config can't be fetched or no
+// eligible RemoteExecutableConfig.RequestTimeout values are found, it returns
+// fallback.
+func MaxRequestTimeout(ctx context.Context, registry core.CapabilitiesRegistry, capabilityID string, donID uint32, fallback time.Duration, lggr logger.Logger) time.Duration {
+	if registry == nil {
+		return fallback
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := WithPollingRetry(ctx, lggr, func(ctx context.Context) (capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration, error) {
+		return registry.ConfigForCapability(ctx, capabilityID, donID)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		lggr.Errorw("failed getting config for capability", "capabilityID", capabilityID, "error", err)
+		return fallback
+	}
+
+	var maxTimeout time.Duration
+	var count int
+	for method, methodCfg := range cfg.CapabilityMethodConfig {
+		if isNonReadMethod(method) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if methodCfg.RemoteExecutableConfig == nil || methodCfg.RemoteExecutableConfig.RequestTimeout == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if methodCfg.RemoteExecutableConfig.RequestTimeout > maxTimeout {
+			maxTimeout = methodCfg.RemoteExecutableConfig.RequestTimeout
+		}
+		count++
+	}
+	if count == 0 {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	return maxTimeout
+}
+
+func isNonReadMethod(method string) bool {
+	switch method {
+	case "WriteReport", "LogTrigger":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/chain_capabilities/common/helpers_test.go b/chain_capabilities/common/helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad40ebf7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chain_capabilities/common/helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package capcommon
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types/core/mocks"
+)
+
+func TestAverageRequestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const capID = "evm:ChainSelector:42@1.0.0"
+	const donID = uint32(10)
+	const fallback = 5 * time.Second
+	lggr := logger.Test(t)
+
+	// withTimeout returns a RemoteExecutableConfig with the given RequestTimeout.
+	withTimeout := func(d time.Duration) *capabilities.RemoteExecutableConfig {
+		return &capabilities.RemoteExecutableConfig{RequestTimeout: d}
+	}
+
+	// configWith builds a CapabilityConfiguration with one method config per
+	// RemoteExecutableConfig, keyed by the given method names. Nil entries yield
+	// method configs without a RemoteExecutableConfig.
+	configWith := func(recs ...*capabilities.RemoteExecutableConfig) capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration {
+		methodCfgs := make(map[string]capabilities.CapabilityMethodConfig, len(recs))
+		for i, rec := range recs {
+			methodCfgs[fmt.Sprintf("method-%d", i)] = capabilities.CapabilityMethodConfig{RemoteExecutableConfig: rec}
+		}
+		return capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration{CapabilityMethodConfig: methodCfgs}
+	}
+
+	// configWithMethods is like configWith but takes explicit method names.
+	configWithMethods := func(methodCfgs map[string]capabilities.CapabilityMethodConfig) capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration {
+		return capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration{CapabilityMethodConfig: methodCfgs}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("returns fallback when registry is nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), nil, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, fallback, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns max RequestTimeout across method configs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWith(
+			withTimeout(1*time.Second),
+			withTimeout(2*time.Second),
+			withTimeout(3*time.Second),
+		), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, 3*time.Second, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips method configs without RemoteExecutableConfig or zero RequestTimeout", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWith(
+			nil,
+			withTimeout(0),
+			withTimeout(4*time.Second),
+			withTimeout(8*time.Second),
+		), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, 8*time.Second, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns fallback when no method config has a RequestTimeout", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWith(
+			nil,
+			withTimeout(0),
+		), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, fallback, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns fallback when config is empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWith(), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, fallback, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("excludes WriteReport and LogTrigger methods from the max", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWithMethods(map[string]capabilities.CapabilityMethodConfig{
+			"CallContract": {RemoteExecutableConfig: withTimeout(2 * time.Second)},
+			"FilterLogs":   {RemoteExecutableConfig: withTimeout(4 * time.Second)},
+			"WriteReport":  {RemoteExecutableConfig: withTimeout(100 * time.Second)},
+			"LogTrigger":   {RemoteExecutableConfig: withTimeout(200 * time.Second)},
+		}), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, 4*time.Second, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns fallback when only WriteReport and LogTrigger have RequestTimeout", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWithMethods(map[string]capabilities.CapabilityMethodConfig{
+			"WriteReport": {RemoteExecutableConfig: withTimeout(100 * time.Second)},
+			"LogTrigger":  {RemoteExecutableConfig: withTimeout(200 * time.Second)},
+		}), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, fallback, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns fallback when config fetch fails", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		// Cancelled ctx makes WithPollingRetry give up after the first failure
+		// instead of retrying for up to 60s.
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		cancel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).
+			Return(capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration{}, errors.New("boom"))
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(ctx, reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, fallback, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("retries after a transient error and returns max", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		reg := mocks.NewCapabilitiesRegistry(t)
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).
+			Return(capabilities.CapabilityConfiguration{}, errors.New("metadataRegistry information not available")).Once()
+		reg.EXPECT().ConfigForCapability(mock.Anything, capID, donID).Return(configWith(
+			withTimeout(1*time.Second),
+			withTimeout(3*time.Second),
+		), nil)
+
+		got := MaxRequestTimeout(context.Background(), reg, capID, donID, fallback, lggr)
+		require.Equal(t, 3*time.Second, got)
+	})
+}