diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/paragraph/react-footer.spec.ts b/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/paragraph/react-footer.spec.ts
index fd102b36d4d..b82065f9bc9 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/paragraph/react-footer.spec.ts
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/paragraph/react-footer.spec.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,48 @@ test.describe('React Paragraph Footer', () => {
     await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="react-paragraph-footer"]')).toHaveCount(0);
   });
 
+  test('when the remote never answers, paragraphs fall back to the Angular footer', async ({ page }) => {
+    const { noteId } = testNotebook;
+
+    await test.step('Given a remote that accepts the request and never answers', async () => {
+      // The handler settles nothing on purpose: the request is left open.
+      await page.route('**/remoteEntry.js', () => {});
+    });
+
+    await test.step('When the notebook opens with the React footer enabled', async () => {
+      await page.goto(`/#/notebook/${noteId}?reactFooter=true`);
+      await waitForZeppelinReady(page);
+    });
+
+    await test.step('Then the Angular footer takes over once the load budget expires', async () => {
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="angular-paragraph-footer"]').first()).toBeAttached({ timeout: 30000 });
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="react-paragraph-footer"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('a remote that answers within the budget still renders the React footer', async ({ page }) => {
+    const { noteId } = testNotebook;
+
+    await test.step('Given a remote that answers slowly but well inside the budget', async () => {
+      await page.route('**/remoteEntry.js', async route => {
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000));
+        await route.continue();
+      });
+    });
+
+    await test.step('When the notebook opens with the React footer enabled', async () => {
+      await page.goto(`/#/notebook/${noteId}?reactFooter=true`);
+      await waitForZeppelinReady(page);
+    });
+
+    await test.step('Then the React footer renders and no fallback happens', async () => {
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="react-paragraph-footer-content"]').first()).toBeAttached({
+        timeout: 20000
+      });
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="angular-paragraph-footer"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+    });
+  });
+
   test('navigating away during remoteEntry load does not throw', async ({ page }) => {
     const { noteId } = testNotebook;
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/projects/zeppelin-react/README.md b/zeppelin-web-angular/projects/zeppelin-react/README.md
index f452ee1455a..a32e90643f3 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web-angular/projects/zeppelin-react/README.md
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/projects/zeppelin-react/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ React micro-frontend that runs alongside the Angular host via [Webpack Module Fe
 The Angular host's `src/app/share/react-mount/` exports two pieces:
 
 - `ReactRemoteLoaderService` — loads `remoteEntry.js` once per page,
-  caches per-module promises, evicts on error.
+  caches per-module promises, evicts on error. The load is bounded by
+  `environment.reactRemoteLoadTimeoutMs`, so a remote that stalls instead
+  of failing still reaches the host's `onError` and its fallback.
 - `ReactMountDirective` — owns the host element, mounts outside the
   Angular zone, forwards `[reactProps]` changes through
   `handle.update(...)`, and unmounts on destroy. Re-checks `destroyed`
diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/share/react-mount/react-remote-loader.service.ts b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/share/react-mount/react-remote-loader.service.ts
index c3f45911ea5..2c903f529af 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/share/react-mount/react-remote-loader.service.ts
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/share/react-mount/react-remote-loader.service.ts
@@ -45,14 +45,20 @@ export class ReactRemoteLoaderService {
       script.src = environment.reactRemoteEntryUrl;
       script.async = true;
 
-      // Remove the tag on *any* failure (network error or loaded-but-unregistered):
-      // containerPromise resets on rejection, so each retry would otherwise leak a tag.
+      const timeoutMs = environment.reactRemoteLoadTimeoutMs;
+      let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+
+      // Remove the tag on *any* failure (network error, timeout, or
+      // loaded-but-unregistered): containerPromise resets on rejection, so each
+      // retry would otherwise leak a tag.
       const fail = (message: string) => {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
         script.remove();
         reject(new Error(message));
       };
 
       script.onload = () => {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
         if (!window.reactApp) {
           fail('window.reactApp not registered after script load');
           return;
@@ -60,6 +66,16 @@ export class ReactRemoteLoaderService {
         resolve(window.reactApp);
       };
       script.onerror = () => fail(`Failed to load React remote at ${script.src}`);
+
+      // A request the server accepts but never answers fires neither onload nor
+      // onerror, so without this the promise stays pending for minutes.
+      if (timeoutMs > 0) {
+        timer = setTimeout(
+          () => fail(`Timed out after ${timeoutMs} ms loading the React remote at ${script.src}`),
+          timeoutMs
+        );
+      }
+
       document.head.appendChild(script);
     });
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 8613a332bc6..606214bc641 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 export const environment = {
   production: true,
-  reactRemoteEntryUrl: '/assets/react/remoteEntry.js'
+  reactRemoteEntryUrl: '/assets/react/remoteEntry.js',
+  reactRemoteLoadTimeoutMs: 10000
 };
diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.ts b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.ts
index c20bf371d28..aab3beca1be 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 export const environment = {
   production: false,
-  reactRemoteEntryUrl: 'http://localhost:3001/remoteEntry.js'
+  reactRemoteEntryUrl: 'http://localhost:3001/remoteEntry.js',
+  // Budget for fetching remoteEntry.js, after which the host falls back.
+  // Set to 0 to disable the timer.
+  reactRemoteLoadTimeoutMs: 10000
 };
 
 /*