diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerConfig.java b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerConfig.java
index e6a0a3ccb..5d6a8f89a 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerConfig.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerConfig.java
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ final class RequestTimeoutTask implements Runnable {
 			@SuppressWarnings("FutureReturnValueIgnored")
 			public void run() {
 				if (!requestAvailable) {
-					ctx.fireExceptionCaught(RequestTimeoutException.INSTANCE);
+					ctx.fireExceptionCaught(RequestTimeoutException.requestTimedOut());
 					//"FutureReturnValueIgnored" this is deliberate
 					ctx.close();
 				}
diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerOperations.java b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerOperations.java
index 72cc473d5..853ee6486 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerOperations.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/HttpServerOperations.java
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ final class RequestTimeoutTask implements Runnable {
 		@SuppressWarnings("FutureReturnValueIgnored")
 		public void run() {
 			if (ctx.channel().isActive() && !(isInboundCancelled() || isInboundDisposed())) {
-				onInboundError(RequestTimeoutException.INSTANCE);
+				onInboundError(RequestTimeoutException.requestTimedOut());
 				//"FutureReturnValueIgnored" this is deliberate
 				ctx.close();
 			}
diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/RequestTimeoutException.java b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/RequestTimeoutException.java
index 46865d4e5..96b767ab5 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/RequestTimeoutException.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/RequestTimeoutException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023 VMware, Inc. or its affiliates, All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2024 VMware, Inc. or its affiliates, All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelException;
 
 final class RequestTimeoutException extends ChannelException {
-
-	static final RequestTimeoutException INSTANCE = new RequestTimeoutException();
+	static final String REQUEST_TIMED_OUT = "Request timed out";
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 422626851161276356L;
 
-	RequestTimeoutException() {
-		super(null, null, true);
+	RequestTimeoutException(String message) {
+		super(message);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public synchronized Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
 		return this;
 	}
+
+	static RequestTimeoutException requestTimedOut() {
+		return new RequestTimeoutException(REQUEST_TIMED_OUT);
+	}
 }