diff --git a/telethon/_client/bots.py b/telethon/_client/bots.py
index e1e5fe5f..b2b8c1c8 100644
--- a/telethon/_client/bots.py
+++ b/telethon/_client/bots.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import typing
+import asyncio
 
 from ..types import _custom
 from .._misc import hints
-from .. import _tl
+from .. import errors, _tl
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .telegramclient import TelegramClient
@@ -22,12 +23,15 @@ async def inline_query(
     else:
         peer = _tl.InputPeerEmpty()
 
-    result = await self(_tl.fn.messages.GetInlineBotResults(
-        bot=bot,
-        peer=peer,
-        query=query,
-        offset=offset or '',
-        geo_point=geo_point
-    ))
+    try:
+        result = await self(_tl.fn.messages.GetInlineBotResults(
+            bot=bot,
+            peer=peer,
+            query=query,
+            offset=offset or '',
+            geo_point=geo_point
+        ))
+    except errors.BotResponseTimeoutError:
+        raise asyncio.TimeoutError from None
 
     return _custom.InlineResults(self, result, entity=peer if dialog else None)
diff --git a/telethon/_client/telegramclient.py b/telethon/_client/telegramclient.py
index 3c242647..3d32dd3b 100644
--- a/telethon/_client/telegramclient.py
+++ b/telethon/_client/telegramclient.py
@@ -733,6 +733,10 @@ class TelegramClient:
                 The geo point location information to send to the bot
                 for localised results. Available under some bots.
 
+        Raises
+            If the bot does not respond to the inline query in time,
+            `asyncio.TimeoutError` is raised. The timeout is decided by Telegram.
+
         Returns
             A list of `_custom.InlineResult
             <telethon.tl._custom.inlineresult.InlineResult>`.