diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/platform_operator_service.py b/apps/api/src/services/platform_operator_service.py
index cdf4490e..ada65e3e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/platform_operator_service.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/platform_operator_service.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ADR-106（AwoooP Agent Platform）
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import re
 import uuid
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ _MAX_EVENTS = 100
 _MAX_TIMELINE_ITEMS = 100
 _MAX_LIST_CONTEXT_ROWS = 500
 _MAX_STEP_SUMMARY_CHARS = 128
+_AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SELECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 12.0
 _REMEDIATION_HISTORY_LIMIT = 20
 _INCIDENT_ID_RE = re.compile(r"\bINC-\d{8}-[A-Z0-9]{4,}\b")
 _REMEDIATION_STATUS_FILTERS = {
@@ -503,7 +505,33 @@ async def get_ai_route_status(
     checked_at = _utc_now_naive()
 
     try:
-        route = await get_ollama_failover_manager().select_provider(task_type=workload)
+        route = await asyncio.wait_for(
+            get_ollama_failover_manager().select_provider(task_type=workload),
+            timeout=_AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SELECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        )
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        logger.warning(
+            "ai_route_status_check_timeout",
+            workload_type=workload,
+            timeout_seconds=_AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SELECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        )
+        return {
+            "schema_version": _AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+            "workload_type": workload,
+            "policy_order": policy_order,
+            "selected_provider": None,
+            "selected_url": None,
+            "selected_model": None,
+            "fallback_chain": [],
+            "route_reason": "route_check_timeout",
+            "route_source": "ollama_failover_manager",
+            "route_error": (
+                f"route status timed out after "
+                f"{_AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SELECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:g}s"
+            ),
+            "health": {},
+            "checked_at": checked_at,
+        }
     except Exception as exc:
         return {
             "schema_version": _AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SCHEMA_VERSION,
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_operator_timeline_labels.py b/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_operator_timeline_labels.py
index 477022c4..6a1cca69 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_operator_timeline_labels.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_operator_timeline_labels.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
 from types import SimpleNamespace
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ from uuid import UUID
 import pytest
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 
+import src.services.platform_operator_service as platform_operator_service
 from src.api.v1.platform.operator_runs import (
     AiRouteStatusResponse,
     ListCicdEventsResponse,
@@ -1182,6 +1184,36 @@ def test_ai_route_status_response_preserves_route_fields() -> None:
     assert dumped["selected_provider"] == "ollama_gcp_a"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ai_route_status_times_out_before_slow_provider_checks(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    class SlowFailoverManager:
+        async def select_provider(self, task_type: str = "general") -> None:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        platform_operator_service,
+        "_AI_ROUTE_STATUS_SELECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS",
+        0.001,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        platform_operator_service,
+        "get_ollama_failover_manager",
+        lambda: SlowFailoverManager(),
+    )
+
+    response = await platform_operator_service.get_ai_route_status("deep_rca")
+
+    assert response["route_reason"] == "route_check_timeout"
+    assert response["route_error"] == "route status timed out after 0.001s"
+    assert response["selected_provider"] is None
+    assert [item["provider_name"] for item in response["policy_order"]] == [
+        "ollama_gcp_a",
+        "ollama_gcp_b",
+        "ollama_local",
+        "gemini",
+    ]
+
+
 def test_ai_route_workload_validation_rejects_unknown_value() -> None:
     assert _validate_ai_route_workload(" hermes ") == "hermes"
     with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info: