diff --git a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mts b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mts
index b01b4772a182..7a5bed7a7813 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mts
+++ b/scripts/lib/docker-e2e-scenarios.mts
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ function createPackageUpdateMaintenanceLanes() {
     npmLane("update-first-hop-compat", updateFirstHopCompatCommand, {
       resources: ["service"],
       stateScenario: "upgrade-survivor",
-      timeoutMs: 25 * 60 * 1000,
+      // Four serial packaged-updater hops (2026.9.1 through 2026.9.4) take
+      // ~6 minutes each on hosted runners; 25 minutes cut the fourth hop off.
+      timeoutMs: 45 * 60 * 1000,
       weight: 3,
     }),
     npmLane("update-run-package-self-upgrade", updateRunPackageSelfUpgradeCommand, {
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
index e71691a0306f..778ce77ed1ce 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ await import('./scripts/check-docker-e2e-boundaries.mts');`,
         name: "update-first-hop-compat",
         resources: ["docker", "npm", "service"],
         stateScenario: "upgrade-survivor",
-        timeoutMs: 1_500_000,
+        timeoutMs: 2_700_000,
         weight: 3,
       },
       {