diff --git a/lib/core/utils/send-command-to-frame.js b/lib/core/utils/send-command-to-frame.js
index 78dff468b4..fb17e30d69 100644
--- a/lib/core/utils/send-command-to-frame.js
+++ b/lib/core/utils/send-command-to-frame.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function sendCommandToFrame(node, parameters, resolve, reject) {
         reject(err('No response from frame', node));
       }
     }, 0);
-  }, 500);
+  }, parameters.options?.pingWaitTime ?? 500);
 
   // send 'axe.ping' to the frame
   respondable(win, 'axe.ping', null, undefined, () => {
diff --git a/test/core/utils/collect-results-from-frames.js b/test/core/utils/collect-results-from-frames.js
index a71d86aacc..70aade1881 100644
--- a/test/core/utils/collect-results-from-frames.js
+++ b/test/core/utils/collect-results-from-frames.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe('axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames', function() {
   var Context = axe._thisWillBeDeletedDoNotUse.base.Context;
   var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
   var noop = function() {};
+  var origSetTimeout = window.setTimeout;
 
   function contextSetup(scope) {
     var context = new Context(scope);
@@ -14,20 +15,95 @@ describe('axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames', function() {
   }
 
   afterEach(function() {
+    window.setTimeout = origSetTimeout;
     fixture.innerHTML = '';
     axe._tree = undefined;
     axe._selectorData = undefined;
   });
 
-  it('should timeout after 60s', function(done) {
-    var orig = window.setTimeout;
+  it('should timeout the ping request after 500ms', function(done) {
+    this.timeout = 1000;
+
+    var timeoutSet = false;
+    window.setTimeout = function(fn, to) {
+      if (to === 500) {
+        timeoutSet = true;
+        fn();
+      } else {
+        // ping timeout
+        return origSetTimeout(fn, to);
+      }
+      return 'cats';
+    };
+
+    var frame = document.createElement('iframe');
+    frame.addEventListener('load', function() {
+      var context = contextSetup(document);
+
+      axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames(
+        context,
+        {},
+        'stuff',
+        'morestuff',
+        function() {
+          assert.isTrue(timeoutSet);
+          done();
+        },
+        noop
+      );
+    });
+
+    frame.id = 'level0';
+    frame.src = '../mock/frames/results-timeout.html';
+    fixture.appendChild(frame);
+  });
+
+  it('should override the ping timeout with `options.pingWaitTime`, if provided', function(done) {
+    this.timeout = 1000;
+
+    var timeoutSet = false;
+    window.setTimeout = function(fn, to) {
+      if (to === 90000) {
+        timeoutSet = true;
+        fn();
+      } else {
+        // ping timeout
+        return origSetTimeout(fn, to);
+      }
+      return 'cats';
+    };
+
+    var frame = document.createElement('iframe');
+    frame.addEventListener('load', function() {
+      var context = contextSetup(document);
+      var params = { pingWaitTime: 90000 };
+
+      axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames(
+        context,
+        params,
+        'stuff',
+        'morestuff',
+        function() {
+          assert.isTrue(timeoutSet);
+          done();
+        },
+        noop
+      );
+    });
+
+    frame.id = 'level0';
+    frame.src = '../mock/frames/results-timeout.html';
+    fixture.appendChild(frame);
+  });
+
+  it('should timeout the start request after 60s', function(done) {
     window.setTimeout = function(fn, to) {
       if (to === 60000) {
         assert.ok('timeout set');
         fn();
       } else {
         // ping timeout
-        return orig(fn, to);
+        return origSetTimeout(fn, to);
       }
       return 'cats';
     };
@@ -44,7 +120,6 @@ describe('axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames', function() {
         function(err) {
           assert.instanceOf(err, Error);
           assert.equal(err.message.split(/: /)[0], 'Axe in frame timed out');
-          window.setTimeout = orig;
           done();
         }
       );
@@ -55,15 +130,14 @@ describe('axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames', function() {
     fixture.appendChild(frame);
   });
 
-  it('should override the timeout with `options.frameWaitTime`, if provided', function(done) {
-    var orig = window.setTimeout;
+  it('should override the start timeout with `options.frameWaitTime`, if provided', function(done) {
     window.setTimeout = function(fn, to) {
       if (to === 90000) {
         assert.ok('timeout set');
         fn();
       } else {
         // ping timeout
-        return orig(fn, to);
+        return origSetTimeout(fn, to);
       }
       return 'cats';
     };
@@ -82,7 +156,6 @@ describe('axe.utils.collectResultsFromFrames', function() {
         function(err) {
           assert.instanceOf(err, Error);
           assert.equal(err.message.split(/: /)[0], 'Axe in frame timed out');
-          window.setTimeout = orig;
           done();
         }
       );