diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfig.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfig.java
index 0239c527d8..cc207258ff 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfig.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfig.java
@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@
 package org.neo4j.driver;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+import static org.neo4j.driver.internal.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 
 import java.io.Serial;
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import org.neo4j.driver.internal.util.Extract;
 
 /**
  * Query configuration used by {@link Driver#executableQuery(String)} and its variants.
@@ -55,6 +60,16 @@ public final class QueryConfig implements Serializable {
      * The flag indicating if default bookmark manager should be used.
      */
     private final boolean useDefaultBookmarkManager;
+    /**
+     * The transaction timeout.
+     * @since 5.16
+     */
+    private final Duration timeout;
+    /**
+     * The transaction metadata.
+     * @since 5.16
+     */
+    private final Map<String, Serializable> metadata;
 
     /**
      * Returns default config value.
@@ -71,6 +86,8 @@ private QueryConfig(Builder builder) {
         this.impersonatedUser = builder.impersonatedUser;
         this.bookmarkManager = builder.bookmarkManager;
         this.useDefaultBookmarkManager = builder.useDefaultBookmarkManager;
+        this.timeout = builder.timeout;
+        this.metadata = builder.metadata;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -121,6 +138,26 @@ public Optional<BookmarkManager> bookmarkManager(BookmarkManager defaultBookmark
         return useDefaultBookmarkManager ? Optional.of(defaultBookmarkManager) : Optional.ofNullable(bookmarkManager);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the configured transaction timeout.
+     *
+     * @return an {@link Optional} containing the configured timeout or {@link Optional#empty()} otherwise
+     * @since 5.16
+     */
+    public Optional<Duration> timeout() {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the configured transaction metadata.
+     *
+     * @return metadata or empty map when it is not configured
+     * @since 5.16
+     */
+    public Map<String, Serializable> metadata() {
+        return metadata;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
@@ -130,12 +167,15 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
                 && routing == that.routing
                 && Objects.equals(database, that.database)
                 && Objects.equals(impersonatedUser, that.impersonatedUser)
-                && Objects.equals(bookmarkManager, that.bookmarkManager);
+                && Objects.equals(bookmarkManager, that.bookmarkManager)
+                && Objects.equals(timeout, that.timeout)
+                && Objects.equals(metadata, that.metadata);
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(routing, database, impersonatedUser, bookmarkManager, useDefaultBookmarkManager);
+        return Objects.hash(
+                routing, database, impersonatedUser, bookmarkManager, useDefaultBookmarkManager, timeout, metadata);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -145,7 +185,9 @@ public String toString() {
                 + database + '\'' + ", impersonatedUser='"
                 + impersonatedUser + '\'' + ", bookmarkManager="
                 + bookmarkManager + ", useDefaultBookmarkManager="
-                + useDefaultBookmarkManager + '}';
+                + useDefaultBookmarkManager + '\'' + ", timeout='"
+                + timeout + '\'' + ", metadata="
+                + metadata + '}';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -157,6 +199,8 @@ public static final class Builder {
         private String impersonatedUser;
         private BookmarkManager bookmarkManager;
         private boolean useDefaultBookmarkManager = true;
+        private Duration timeout;
+        private Map<String, Serializable> metadata = Collections.emptyMap();
 
         private Builder() {}
 
@@ -216,6 +260,44 @@ public Builder withBookmarkManager(BookmarkManager bookmarkManager) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Set the transaction timeout. Transactions that execute longer than the configured timeout will be terminated by the database.
+         * <p>
+         * This functionality allows user code to limit query/transaction execution time.
+         * The specified timeout overrides the default timeout configured in the database using the {@code db.transaction.timeout} setting ({@code dbms.transaction.timeout} before Neo4j 5.0).
+         * Values higher than {@code db.transaction.timeout} will be ignored and will fall back to the default for server versions between 4.2 and 5.2 (inclusive).
+         * <p>
+         * The provided value should not represent a negative duration.
+         * {@link Duration#ZERO} will make the transaction execute indefinitely.
+         *
+         * @param timeout the timeout.
+         * @return this builder.
+         * @since 5.16
+         */
+        public Builder withTimeout(Duration timeout) {
+            if (timeout != null) {
+                checkArgument(!timeout.isNegative(), "Transaction timeout should not be negative");
+            }
+
+            this.timeout = timeout;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Set the transaction metadata.
+         *
+         * @param metadata the metadata, must not be {@code null}.
+         * @return this builder.
+         * @since 5.16
+         */
+        public Builder withMetadata(Map<String, Serializable> metadata) {
+            requireNonNull(metadata, "Metadata should not be null");
+            metadata.values()
+                    .forEach(Extract::assertParameter); // Just assert valid parameters but don't create a value map yet
+            this.metadata = Map.copyOf(metadata); // Create a defensive copy
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Create a config instance from this builder.
          *
diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/TransactionConfig.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/TransactionConfig.java
index 201a262af5..8df0feceb4 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/TransactionConfig.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/TransactionConfig.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public Builder withDefaultTimeout() {
          * @param metadata the metadata.
          * @return this builder.
          */
-        public Builder withMetadata(Map<String, Object> metadata) {
+        public Builder withMetadata(Map<String, ?> metadata) {
             requireNonNull(metadata, "Transaction metadata should not be null");
             metadata.values()
                     .forEach(Extract::assertParameter); // Just assert valid parameters but don't create a value map yet
diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/InternalExecutableQuery.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/InternalExecutableQuery.java
index e0a52796bc..bd14de8355 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/InternalExecutableQuery.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/InternalExecutableQuery.java
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ public <A, R, T> T execute(Collector<Record, A, R> recordCollector, ResultFinish
                 return resultFinisher.finish(result.keys(), finishedValue, summary);
             };
             var accessMode = config.routing().equals(RoutingControl.WRITE) ? AccessMode.WRITE : AccessMode.READ;
+            var transactionConfigBuilder = TransactionConfig.builder();
+            config.timeout().ifPresent(transactionConfigBuilder::withTimeout);
+            transactionConfigBuilder.withMetadata(config.metadata());
             return session.execute(
-                    accessMode, txCallback, TransactionConfig.empty(), TelemetryApi.EXECUTABLE_QUERY, false);
+                    accessMode, txCallback, transactionConfigBuilder.build(), TelemetryApi.EXECUTABLE_QUERY, false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfigTest.java b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfigTest.java
index 7691fae806..5b4f04461a 100644
--- a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfigTest.java
+++ b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/QueryConfigTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
@@ -56,7 +61,6 @@ void shouldUpdateRouting(RoutingControl routing) {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @SuppressWarnings("WriteOnlyObject")
     void shouldNotAllowNullRouting() {
         assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> QueryConfig.builder().withRouting(null));
     }
@@ -102,9 +106,41 @@ void shouldAllowNullBookmarkManager() {
         assertTrue(config.bookmarkManager(mock(BookmarkManager.class)).isEmpty());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldHaveEmptyMetadataByDefault() {
+        assertEquals(Collections.emptyMap(), QueryConfig.defaultConfig().metadata());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldUpdateMetadata() {
+        var metadata = Map.<String, Serializable>of("k1", "v1", "k2", 0);
+        var config = QueryConfig.builder().withMetadata(metadata).build();
+
+        assertEquals(metadata, config.metadata());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldHaveNullTimeoutByDefault() {
+        assertTrue(QueryConfig.defaultConfig().timeout().isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("timeoutDurations")
+    void shouldUpdateTimeout(Duration timeout) {
+        var config = QueryConfig.builder().withTimeout(timeout).build();
+        assertEquals(timeout, config.timeout().orElse(null));
+    }
+
+    static Stream<Duration> timeoutDurations() {
+        return Stream.of(null, Duration.ZERO, Duration.ofMillis(5));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldSerialize() throws Exception {
-        var originalConfig = QueryConfig.defaultConfig();
+        var originalConfig = QueryConfig.builder()
+                .withTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
+                .withMetadata(Map.of("k1", "v1", "k2", 1))
+                .build();
         var deserializedConfig = TestUtil.serializeAndReadBack(originalConfig, QueryConfig.class);
         var defaultManager = mock(BookmarkManager.class);
 
@@ -113,6 +149,8 @@ void shouldSerialize() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(originalConfig.impersonatedUser(), deserializedConfig.impersonatedUser());
         assertEquals(
                 originalConfig.bookmarkManager(defaultManager), deserializedConfig.bookmarkManager(defaultManager));
+        assertEquals(originalConfig.timeout(), deserializedConfig.timeout());
+        assertEquals(originalConfig.metadata(), deserializedConfig.metadata());
     }
 
     record ResultWithSummary<T>(T value, ResultSummary summary) {}
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/ExecuteQuery.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/ExecuteQuery.java
index b9477197a5..05031aa522 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/ExecuteQuery.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/ExecuteQuery.java
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
 package neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.requests;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
@@ -65,6 +68,13 @@ public TestkitResponse process(TestkitState testkitState) {
                     bookmarkManagerId.equals("-1") ? null : testkitState.getBookmarkManager(bookmarkManagerId);
             configBuilder.withBookmarkManager(bookmarkManager);
         }
+
+        Optional.ofNullable(data.getConfig().getTimeout())
+                .map(Duration::ofMillis)
+                .ifPresent(configBuilder::withTimeout);
+
+        Optional.ofNullable(data.getConfig().getTxMeta()).ifPresent(configBuilder::withMetadata);
+
         var params = data.getParams() != null ? data.getParams() : Collections.<String, Object>emptyMap();
         var eagerResult = driver.executableQuery(data.getCypher())
                 .withParameters(params)
@@ -123,5 +133,9 @@ public static class QueryConfigData {
         private String routing;
         private String impersonatedUser;
         private String bookmarkManagerId;
+        private Long timeout;
+
+        @JsonDeserialize(using = TestkitCypherParamDeserializer.class)
+        private Map<String, Serializable> txMeta;
     }
 }