diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5aee481b98..4c14312212 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ packages/app-desktop/utils/customProtocols/registerCustomProtocols.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/getAssetPath.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/initReact.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeCommandService.js
+packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/isSafeToOpen.test.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/isSafeToOpen.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/layout/layoutKeyToLabel.js
diff --git a/.ignore.eslint b/.ignore.eslint
index 0e2bf3b5d9..ee83862e00 100644
--- a/.ignore.eslint
+++ b/.ignore.eslint
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ packages/app-desktop/utils/customProtocols/registerCustomProtocols.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/getAssetPath.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/initReact.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeCommandService.js
+packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/isSafeToOpen.test.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/isSafeToOpen.js
 packages/app-desktop/utils/layout/layoutKeyToLabel.js
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/main-html.ts b/packages/app-desktop/main-html.ts
index 8e88586c96..334bf6e027 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/main-html.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/main-html.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ import PerformanceLogger from '@joplin/lib/PerformanceLogger';
 import * as pdfJs from 'pdfjs-dist';
 import { isAppleSilicon } from 'is-apple-silicon';
 import restart from './services/restart';
+import initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout from './utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout';
 require('@sentry/electron/renderer');
 
+initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout();
+
 // Allows components to use React as a global
 window.React = React;
 
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/main.ts b/packages/app-desktop/main.ts
index 4cb9f9ad05..c7159d4145 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/main.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/main.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ const packageInfo = require('./packageInfo.js');
 import { isCallbackUrl } from '@joplin/lib/callbackUrlUtils';
 import determineBaseAppDirs from '@joplin/lib/determineBaseAppDirs';
 import registerCustomProtocols from './utils/customProtocols/registerCustomProtocols';
+import initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout from './utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout';
+
+initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout();
 
 // Electron takes the application name from package.json `name` and
 // displays this in the tray icon toolip and message box titles, however in
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout.ts b/packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bb98d974b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/utils/initializeNetworkConnectionAttemptTimeout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const net = require('net') as typeof import('net') & {
+	getDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout: ()=> number;
+	setDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout: (value: number)=> void;
+};
+
+export default () => {
+	// Prior to Node 26, the default value is 250 ms, which is too low in some situations. Increase the default to match the Node 26
+	// default of 500 ms, at least until the app is upgraded to Node 26
+	net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout(Math.max(net.getDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout(), 500));
+};