diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.Core.UnitTests/Features/Operations/Export/ExportJobTaskTests.cs b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.Core.UnitTests/Features/Operations/Export/ExportJobTaskTests.cs
index 87beb0f173..3805a8a759 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.Core.UnitTests/Features/Operations/Export/ExportJobTaskTests.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.Core.UnitTests/Features/Operations/Export/ExportJobTaskTests.cs
@@ -534,6 +534,29 @@ public async Task GivenSearchHadIssues_WhenExecuted_ThenIssuesAreRecorded()
             Assert.True(_exportJobRecord.Issues.Contains(issue));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GivenSearchServiceThrowsRequestTimeoutException_WhenExecuted_ThenExceptionIsCaughtAndHandled()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            string errorMessage = "The execution timeout expired while interacting with CosmosDB.";
+            _searchService.SearchAsync(
+               Arg.Any<string>(),
+               Arg.Any<IReadOnlyList<Tuple<string, string>>>(),
+               _cancellationToken,
+               true)
+               .Returns<SearchResult>(x =>
+               {
+                   throw new RequestTimeoutException(errorMessage);
+               });
+
+            await _exportJobTask.ExecuteAsync(_exportJobRecord, _weakETag, _cancellationToken);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(_lastExportJobOutcome);
+            Assert.Equal(OperationStatus.Failed, _lastExportJobOutcome.JobRecord.Status);
+            Assert.Contains(errorMessage, _lastExportJobOutcome.JobRecord.FailureDetails.FailureDetails);
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, _lastExportJobOutcome.JobRecord.FailureDetails.FailureStatusCode);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task GivenNumberOfSearch_WhenExecuted_ThenItShouldCommitOneLastTime()
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb.UnitTests/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessorTests.cs b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb.UnitTests/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessorTests.cs
index e9d88c151d..a23980b584 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb.UnitTests/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb.UnitTests/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessorTests.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ public async Task GivenAnExceptionWithRequestExceededStatusCode_WhenProcessing_T
             await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RequestRateExceededException>(async () => await _cosmosResponseProcessor.ProcessErrorResponseAsync(CosmosResponseMessage.Create(response), CancellationToken.None));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GivenARequestTimeoutStatusCode_WhenProcessErrorResponseAsyncCalled_ThenRequestTimeoutExceptionShouldBeThrown()
+        {
+            ResponseMessage response = CreateResponseException("The execution timeout expired while interacting with CosmosDB.", HttpStatusCode.RequestTimeout);
+
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RequestTimeoutException>(async () => await _cosmosResponseProcessor.ProcessErrorResponseAsync(CosmosResponseMessage.Create(response), CancellationToken.None));
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task GivenAnExceptionWithSpecificMessage_WhenProcessing_ThenExceptionShouldThrow()
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessor.cs b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessor.cs
index 88f09e43e4..d660952c83 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Features/Storage/CosmosResponseProcessor.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ public async Task ProcessErrorResponseAsync(HttpStatusCode statusCode, Headers h
                     exception = new Microsoft.Health.Fhir.Core.Exceptions.CustomerManagedKeyException(GetCustomerManagedKeyErrorMessage(subStatusValue.Value));
                 }
             }
+            else if (statusCode == HttpStatusCode.RequestTimeout)
+            {
+                exception = new Microsoft.Health.Fhir.Core.Exceptions.RequestTimeoutException(Resources.CosmosDBRequestTimeout, exception);
+            }
 
             if (exception != null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.Designer.cs
index 2d2efdea74..aed3a39996 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ internal static string CmkDefaultError {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to The execution timeout expired while interacting with CosmosDB..
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string CosmosDBRequestTimeout {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("CosmosDBRequestTimeout", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to _include:iterate and _revinclude:iterate are not supported..
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.resx b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.resx
index c3a0475cf5..9132f792c6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Health.Fhir.CosmosDb/Resources.resx
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
   </data>
   <data name="CmkDefaultError" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>There was an error using the customer-managed key.</value>
+  </data>
+   <data name="CosmosDBRequestTimeout" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The execution timeout expired while interacting with CosmosDB.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="IncludeIterateNotSupported" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>_include:iterate and _revinclude:iterate are not supported.</value>
@@ -173,5 +176,5 @@
   </data>
   <data name="NotAbleToExecuteQuery" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Not able to execute a query. Retry the operation.</value>
-  </data>
-</root>
\ No newline at end of file
+  </data> 
+</root>