diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b1d516..94e5469 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ulms/api-clients",
-  "version": "7.15.0",
+  "version": "7.16.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ulms/api-clients",
-      "version": "7.15.0",
+      "version": "7.16.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "1.6.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3fd3f4d..d58792b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ulms/api-clients",
-  "version": "7.15.0",
+  "version": "7.16.0",
   "description": "JavaScript API clients for ULMS platform",
   "keywords": [],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/foxford/ulms-api-clients-js#readme",
diff --git a/src/common.js b/src/common.js
index 981ac33..9b3b45c 100644
--- a/src/common.js
+++ b/src/common.js
@@ -165,3 +165,29 @@ export const timeout = async (delay) => {
 
   return promise
 }
+
+export function mergeSignals(signals) {
+  if (AbortSignal && AbortSignal.any) {
+    return AbortSignal.any(signals)
+  }
+
+  const controller = new AbortController()
+
+  for (const signal of signals) {
+    if (signal.aborted) {
+      controller.abort(signal.reason)
+
+      return controller.signal
+    }
+
+    signal.addEventListener(
+      'abort',
+      () => {
+        controller.abort(signal.reason)
+      },
+      { once: true },
+    )
+  }
+
+  return controller.signal
+}
diff --git a/src/http-client.js b/src/http-client.js
index b05c25a..a417ef9 100644
--- a/src/http-client.js
+++ b/src/http-client.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable class-methods-use-this */
+import { mergeSignals } from './common'
 import { NetworkError } from './error'
 
 function createTimeoutSignal(timeout) {
+  if (AbortSignal && AbortSignal.timeout) {
+    return { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeout) }
+  }
+
   const controller = new AbortController()
   const { signal } = controller
   const id = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeout)
@@ -12,22 +17,32 @@ function createTimeoutSignal(timeout) {
 
 class FetchHttpClient {
   async request(url, config) {
-    const { timeout, ...requestConfig } = config
+    const { signal: appSignal, timeout, ...requestConfig } = config
     const requestOptions = {
       ...requestConfig,
     }
+    const signals = []
     let onFinally
     let response
 
+    if (appSignal) {
+      signals.push(appSignal)
+    }
+
     if (timeout !== undefined) {
-      const { cleanup, signal } = createTimeoutSignal(timeout)
+      const { cleanup, signal: timeoutSignal } = createTimeoutSignal(timeout)
+
+      signals.push(timeoutSignal)
 
-      requestOptions.signal = signal
       onFinally = cleanup
     }
 
+    if (signals.length > 0) {
+      requestOptions.signal = mergeSignals(signals)
+    }
+
     try {
-      response = fetch(url, requestOptions)
+      response = await fetch(url, requestOptions)
     } catch (error) {
       throw new NetworkError('network_error', { cause: error })
     } finally {
diff --git a/src/ulms.js b/src/ulms.js
index e53aeea..4018335 100644
--- a/src/ulms.js
+++ b/src/ulms.js
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ async function handleResponse(response) {
   return data
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000
+const requestOptionsWithRetryAndTimeout = {
+  retry: true,
+  timeout: DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+}
+
 class ULMS extends BasicClient {
   agentLabel
 
@@ -282,6 +288,7 @@ class ULMS extends BasicClient {
    * @param {Object|Object[]} jsep
    * @param {String} intent
    * @param {String} label
+   * @param {Object} requestOptions
    * @returns {Promise}
    */
   createSignal(
@@ -289,6 +296,7 @@ class ULMS extends BasicClient {
     jsep,
     intent = ULMS.intents.INTENT_READ, // eslint-disable-line default-param-last
     label,
+    requestOptions = {},
   ) {
     const payload = {
       agent_label: this.agentLabel,
@@ -296,24 +304,33 @@ class ULMS extends BasicClient {
       jsep,
       label,
     }
+    const { signal } = requestOptions
 
-    return this.post(this.url(`/conference_rtcs/${rtcId}/signal`), payload)
+    return this.post(this.url(`/conference_rtcs/${rtcId}/signal`), payload, {
+      ...requestOptionsWithRetryAndTimeout,
+      signal,
+    })
   }
 
   /**
    * Create trickle signal
    * @param {String} handleId
    * @param {Object|Object[]} candidates
+   * @param {Object} requestOptions
    * @returns {Promise}
    */
-  createTrickleSignal(handleId, candidates) {
+  createTrickleSignal(handleId, candidates, requestOptions = {}) {
     const payload = {
       agent_label: this.agentLabel,
       candidates,
       handle_id: handleId,
     }
+    const { signal } = requestOptions
 
-    return this.post(this.url('/conference_streams/trickle'), payload)
+    return this.post(this.url('/conference_streams/trickle'), payload, {
+      ...requestOptionsWithRetryAndTimeout,
+      signal,
+    })
   }
 
   /**
@@ -498,7 +515,7 @@ class ULMS extends BasicClient {
   readScope(kind, audience, scope, options) {
     return this.get(
       this.url(`/audiences/${audience}/${kind}/${scope}`, options),
-      { timeout: 10_000, retry: true },
+      requestOptionsWithRetryAndTimeout,
     )
   }
 
@@ -690,17 +707,11 @@ class ULMS extends BasicClient {
    * @returns {Promise}
    */
   updatePosition(kind, classId, position) {
-    const controller = new AbortController()
-    const { signal } = controller
-    const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 10 * 1000)
-
     return this.post(
       `${this.baseUrl}/${kind}/${classId}/timestamps`,
       { position },
-      { signal },
-    ).finally(() => {
-      clearTimeout(timeoutId)
-    })
+      requestOptionsWithRetryAndTimeout,
+    )
   }
 
   /**