diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Transactions.Local/tests/OleTxTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Transactions.Local/tests/OleTxTests.cs
index 2b02792026a421..d071f03b51c896 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Transactions.Local/tests/OleTxTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Transactions.Local/tests/OleTxTests.cs
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ public void Recovery()
                 using (RemoteExecutor.Invoke(
                            EnlistAndCrash,
                            propagationTokenText, guid2.ToString(), secondEnlistmentRecoveryFilePath,
-                           new RemoteInvokeOptions { ExpectedExitCode = 42 }))
+                           // Bound the child process lifetime so that if MSDTC is unresponsive
+                           // and the process hangs, Dispose() will kill it instead of blocking indefinitely.
+                           new RemoteInvokeOptions { ExpectedExitCode = 42, TimeOut = 120_000 }))
                 {
                     // Wait for the external process to enlist in the transaction, it will signal this EventWaitHandle.
                     Assert.True(waitHandle.WaitOne(Timeout));