diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpasyncclient-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpasyncclient-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest.groovy
index 28d3cc108e..c50a07312d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpasyncclient-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpasyncclient-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest.groovy
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.apache.http.HttpHost
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse
 import org.apache.http.client.config.RequestConfig
 import org.apache.http.concurrent.FutureCallback
+import org.apache.http.impl.nio.client.CloseableHttpAsyncClient
 import org.apache.http.impl.nio.client.HttpAsyncClients
 import org.apache.http.message.BasicHeader
 import spock.lang.AutoCleanup
@@ -26,12 +27,29 @@ abstract class ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpUriRequest>
     .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
     .build()
 
+  @Shared
+  RequestConfig requestWithReadTimeoutConfig = RequestConfig.copy(requestConfig)
+    .setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    .build()
+
   @AutoCleanup
   @Shared
   def client = HttpAsyncClients.custom().setDefaultRequestConfig(requestConfig).build()
 
+  @AutoCleanup
+  @Shared
+  def clientWithReadTimeout = HttpAsyncClients.custom().setDefaultRequestConfig(requestWithReadTimeoutConfig).build()
+
   def setupSpec() {
     client.start()
+    clientWithReadTimeout.start()
+  }
+
+  CloseableHttpAsyncClient getClient(URI uri) {
+    if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+      return clientWithReadTimeout
+    }
+    return client
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -44,6 +62,11 @@ abstract class ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpUriRequest>
     return 302
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
+
   @Override
   HttpUriRequest buildRequest(String method, URI uri, Map<String, String> headers) {
     def request = createRequest(method, uri)
@@ -128,12 +151,12 @@ class ApacheClientUriRequest extends ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest {
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(request, null).get()
+    return getClient(uri).execute(request, null).get()
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, FutureCallback<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(request, callback)
+    getClient(uri).execute(request, callback)
   }
 }
 
@@ -146,12 +169,12 @@ class ApacheClientHostRequest extends ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest {
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, null).get()
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, null).get()
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, FutureCallback<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, callback)
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, callback)
   }
 }
 
@@ -164,11 +187,11 @@ class ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequest extends ApacheHttpAsyncClientTest {
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, null).get()
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, null).get()
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, FutureCallback<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, callback)
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, callback)
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-2.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/CommonsHttpClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-2.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/CommonsHttpClientTest.groovy
index 64d8b2e349..19cf85b291 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-2.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/CommonsHttpClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-2.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/CommonsHttpClientTest.groovy
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.test.AgentTestTrait
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.test.base.HttpClientTest
 import io.opentelemetry.semconv.trace.attributes.SemanticAttributes
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnectionManager
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.DeleteMethod
@@ -21,10 +22,26 @@ import spock.lang.Shared
 
 class CommonsHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpMethod> implements AgentTestTrait {
   @Shared
-  HttpClient client = new HttpClient(new MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager())
+  HttpConnectionManager connectionManager = new MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager()
+  @Shared
+  HttpClient client = buildClient(false)
+  @Shared
+  HttpClient clientWithReadTimeout = buildClient(true)
 
-  def setupSpec() {
+  def buildClient(boolean readTimeout) {
+    HttpClient client = new HttpClient(connectionManager)
     client.setConnectionTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      client.setTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    return client
+  }
+
+  HttpClient getClient(URI uri) {
+    if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+      return clientWithReadTimeout
+    }
+    return client
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -62,7 +79,7 @@ class CommonsHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpMethod> implements AgentT
   @Override
   int sendRequest(HttpMethod request, String method, URI uri, Map<String, String> headers) {
     try {
-      client.executeMethod(request)
+      getClient(uri).executeMethod(request)
       return request.getStatusCode()
     } finally {
       request.releaseConnection()
@@ -86,6 +103,11 @@ class CommonsHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpMethod> implements AgentT
     false
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
+
   @Override
   Set<AttributeKey<?>> httpAttributes(URI uri) {
     Set<AttributeKey<?>> extra = [
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy
index b9fc198335..e2a1c9a62f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy
@@ -29,15 +29,28 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer
 
 abstract class ApacheHttpClientTest<T extends HttpRequest> extends HttpClientTest<T> implements AgentTestTrait {
   @Shared
-  DefaultHttpClient client
+  DefaultHttpClient client = buildClient(false)
 
-  def setupSpec() {
+  @Shared
+  DefaultHttpClient clientWithReadTimeout = buildClient(true)
+
+  DefaultHttpClient buildClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     HttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams()
     HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
     httpParams.setParameter(ClientPNames.CONNECTION_MANAGER_FACTORY_CLASS_NAME, ThreadSafeClientConnManagerFactory.getName())
     client = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams)
   }
 
+  DefaultHttpClient getClient(URI uri) {
+    if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+      return clientWithReadTimeout
+    }
+    return client
+  }
+
   static class ThreadSafeClientConnManagerFactory implements ClientConnectionManagerFactory {
     @Override
     ClientConnectionManager newInstance(HttpParams httpParams, SchemeRegistry schemeRegistry) {
@@ -47,6 +60,7 @@ abstract class ApacheHttpClientTest<T extends HttpRequest> extends HttpClientTes
 
   def cleanupSpec() {
     client.getConnectionManager().shutdown()
+    clientWithReadTimeout.getConnectionManager().shutdown()
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -54,6 +68,11 @@ abstract class ApacheHttpClientTest<T extends HttpRequest> extends HttpClientTes
     return "apachehttpclient"
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
+
   @Override
   T buildRequest(String method, URI uri, Map<String, String> headers) {
     def request = createRequest(method, uri)
@@ -126,12 +145,12 @@ class ApacheClientHostRequest extends ApacheHttpClientTest<BasicHttpRequest> {
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
       callback.accept(it)
     }
   }
@@ -145,12 +164,12 @@ class ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequest extends ApacheHttpClientTest<BasicHttpR
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
       callback.accept(it)
     }
   }
@@ -165,12 +184,12 @@ class ApacheClientHostRequestContext extends ApacheHttpClientTest<BasicHttpReque
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
       callback.accept(it)
     }, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
@@ -184,12 +203,12 @@ class ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContext extends ApacheHttpClientTest<Bas
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
       callback.accept(it)
     }, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
@@ -203,12 +222,12 @@ class ApacheClientUriRequest extends ApacheHttpClientTest<HttpUriRequest> {
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(request)
+    return getClient(uri).execute(request)
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(request) {
+    getClient(uri).execute(request) {
       callback.accept(it)
     }
   }
@@ -222,12 +241,12 @@ class ApacheClientUriRequestContext extends ApacheHttpClientTest<HttpUriRequest>
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(request, new BasicHttpContext())
+    return getClient(uri).execute(request, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(request, {
+    getClient(uri).execute(request, {
       callback.accept(it)
     }, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest.groovy
index 2a0e851f65..17612f88e9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient
 
 class ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest extends AbstractApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
-  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient() {
+  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     def builder = ApacheHttpClientTracing.create(openTelemetry).newHttpClientBuilder()
-    builder.defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+    def requestConfigBuilder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setMaxRedirects(maxRedirects())
       .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
-      .build()
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    builder.defaultRequestConfig = requestConfigBuilder.build()
     return builder.build()
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest.groovy
index d3522603d0..3185623123 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient
 
 class ApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest extends AbstractApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
-  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient() {
+  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     def builder = ApacheHttpClientTracing.create(openTelemetry).newHttpClientBuilder()
-    builder.defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+    def requestConfigBuilder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setMaxRedirects(maxRedirects())
       .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
-      .build()
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    builder.defaultRequestConfig = requestConfigBuilder.build()
     return builder.build()
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestContextTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestContextTest.groovy
index 20a9af73fc..dd40a466b6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestContextTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestContextTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient
 
 class ApacheClientHostRequestContextTest extends AbstractApacheClientHostRequestContextTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
-  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient() {
+  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     def builder = ApacheHttpClientTracing.create(openTelemetry).newHttpClientBuilder()
-    builder.defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+    def requestConfigBuilder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setMaxRedirects(maxRedirects())
       .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
-      .build()
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    builder.defaultRequestConfig = requestConfigBuilder.build()
     return builder.build()
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestTest.groovy
index 076f482ac8..a778114f9c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientHostRequestTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient
 
 class ApacheClientHostRequestTest extends AbstractApacheClientHostRequestTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
-  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient() {
+  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     def builder = ApacheHttpClientTracing.create(openTelemetry).newHttpClientBuilder()
-    builder.defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+    def requestConfigBuilder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setMaxRedirects(maxRedirects())
       .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
-      .build()
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    builder.defaultRequestConfig = requestConfigBuilder.build()
     return builder.build()
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestContextTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestContextTest.groovy
index 4713b34300..fad40b39bb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestContextTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestContextTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient
 
 class ApacheClientUriRequestContextTest extends AbstractApacheClientUriRequestContextTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
-  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient() {
+  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     def builder = ApacheHttpClientTracing.create(openTelemetry).newHttpClientBuilder()
-    builder.defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+    def requestConfigBuilder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setMaxRedirects(maxRedirects())
       .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
-      .build()
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    builder.defaultRequestConfig = requestConfigBuilder.build()
     return builder.build()
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestTest.groovy
index 9cd38014a4..91219b84ea 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheClientUriRequestTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient
 
 class ApacheClientUriRequestTest extends AbstractApacheClientUriRequestTest implements LibraryTestTrait {
   @Override
-  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient() {
+  protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout) {
     def builder = ApacheHttpClientTracing.create(openTelemetry).newHttpClientBuilder()
-    builder.defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+    def requestConfigBuilder = RequestConfig.custom()
       .setMaxRedirects(maxRedirects())
       .setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
-      .build()
+    if (readTimeout) {
+      requestConfigBuilder.setSocketTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    builder.defaultRequestConfig = requestConfigBuilder.build()
     return builder.build()
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy
index 462d5bdfa0..aca1498ce4 100644
--- a/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/apache-httpclient/apache-httpclient-4.3/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/apachehttpclient/v4_3/ApacheHttpClientTest.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer
 
 abstract class ApacheHttpClientTest<T extends HttpRequest> extends HttpClientTest<T> {
 
-  abstract protected CloseableHttpClient createClient()
+  abstract protected CloseableHttpClient createClient(boolean readTimeout)
 
   @Override
   String userAgent() {
@@ -34,8 +34,23 @@ abstract class ApacheHttpClientTest<T extends HttpRequest> extends HttpClientTes
     return 302
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
+
   @Shared
-  CloseableHttpClient client = createClient()
+  CloseableHttpClient client = createClient(false)
+
+  @Shared
+  CloseableHttpClient clientWithReadTimeout = createClient(true)
+
+  CloseableHttpClient getClient(URI uri) {
+    if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+      return clientWithReadTimeout
+    }
+    return client
+  }
 
   @Override
   T buildRequest(String method, URI uri, Map<String, String> headers) {
@@ -109,12 +124,12 @@ abstract class AbstractApacheClientHostRequestTest extends ApacheHttpClientTest<
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
       callback.accept(it)
     }
   }
@@ -128,12 +143,12 @@ abstract class AbstractApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestTest extends ApacheHttp
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request)
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request) {
       callback.accept(it)
     }
   }
@@ -148,12 +163,12 @@ abstract class AbstractApacheClientHostRequestContextTest extends ApacheHttpClie
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
       callback.accept(it)
     }, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
@@ -167,12 +182,12 @@ abstract class AbstractApacheClientHostAbsoluteUriRequestContextTest extends Apa
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
+    return getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(BasicHttpRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
+    getClient(uri).execute(new HttpHost(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getScheme()), request, {
       callback.accept(it)
     }, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
@@ -186,12 +201,12 @@ abstract class AbstractApacheClientUriRequestTest extends ApacheHttpClientTest<H
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(request)
+    return getClient(uri).execute(request)
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(request) {
+    getClient(uri).execute(request) {
       callback.accept(it)
     }
   }
@@ -205,12 +220,12 @@ abstract class AbstractApacheClientUriRequestContextTest extends ApacheHttpClien
 
   @Override
   HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri) {
-    return client.execute(request, new BasicHttpContext())
+    return getClient(uri).execute(request, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
 
   @Override
   void executeRequestWithCallback(HttpUriRequest request, URI uri, Consumer<HttpResponse> callback) {
-    client.execute(request, {
+    getClient(uri).execute(request, {
       callback.accept(it)
     }, new BasicHttpContext())
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/javaagent/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/javaagent/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy
index c9c464a8ca..135bd47820 100644
--- a/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/javaagent/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/javaagent/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy
@@ -30,12 +30,20 @@ abstract class AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpRequest>
     return false
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
+
   @Override
   HttpRequest buildRequest(String method, URI uri, Map<String, String> headers) {
     def genericUrl = new GenericUrl(uri)
 
     def request = requestFactory.buildRequest(method, genericUrl, null)
     request.connectTimeout = CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
+    if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+      request.readTimeout = READ_TIMEOUT_MS
+    }
 
     // GenericData::putAll method converts all known http headers to List<String>
     // and lowercase all other headers
diff --git a/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionResponseCodeOnlyTest.groovy b/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionResponseCodeOnlyTest.groovy
index fe598969e1..3f2ecc60df 100644
--- a/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionResponseCodeOnlyTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionResponseCodeOnlyTest.groovy
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ class HttpUrlConnectionResponseCodeOnlyTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpURLConnec
     try {
       connection.setRequestMethod(method)
       connection.connectTimeout = CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
+      if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+        connection.readTimeout = READ_TIMEOUT_MS
+      }
       headers.each { connection.setRequestProperty(it.key, it.value) }
       connection.setRequestProperty("Connection", "close")
       return connection.getResponseCode()
@@ -46,4 +49,9 @@ class HttpUrlConnectionResponseCodeOnlyTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpURLConnec
   boolean testCallback() {
     return false
   }
+
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionUseCachesFalseTest.groovy b/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionUseCachesFalseTest.groovy
index 6c3d2360b9..71fea8f80b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionUseCachesFalseTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/http-url-connection/javaagent/src/test/groovy/HttpUrlConnectionUseCachesFalseTest.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class HttpUrlConnectionUseCachesFalseTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpURLConnecti
       connection.setRequestProperty("Connection", "close")
       connection.useCaches = false
       connection.connectTimeout = CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
+      if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+        connection.readTimeout = READ_TIMEOUT_MS
+      }
       def parentSpan = Span.current()
       def stream = connection.inputStream
       assert Span.current() == parentSpan
@@ -53,4 +56,9 @@ class HttpUrlConnectionUseCachesFalseTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpURLConnecti
   boolean testCallback() {
     return false
   }
+
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/java-http-client/javaagent/src/test/groovy/JdkHttpClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/java-http-client/javaagent/src/test/groovy/JdkHttpClientTest.groovy
index 42e9185e17..287ce8ec75 100644
--- a/instrumentation/java-http-client/javaagent/src/test/groovy/JdkHttpClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/java-http-client/javaagent/src/test/groovy/JdkHttpClientTest.groovy
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class JdkHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpRequest> implements AgentTest
     headers.entrySet().each {
       requestBuilder.header(it.key, it.value)
     }
+    if (uri.toString().contains("/read-timeout")) {
+      requestBuilder.timeout(Duration.of(READ_TIMEOUT_MS, ChronoUnit.MILLIS))
+    }
     return requestBuilder.build()
   }
 
@@ -58,4 +61,9 @@ class JdkHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest<HttpRequest> implements AgentTest
   boolean testWithClientParent() {
     false
   }
+
+  @Override
+  boolean testReadTimeout() {
+    true
+  }
 }