diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index fd6f4e48f..c147bceac 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ func getCpObjMetadataFromHeader(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, userMeta m
 
 // getRemoteInstanceTransport contains a singleton roundtripper.
 var getRemoteInstanceTransport http.RoundTripper
+var getRemoteInstanceTransportLongTO http.RoundTripper
 var getRemoteInstanceTransportOnce sync.Once
 
 // Returns a minio-go Client configured to access remote host described by destDNSRecord
@@ -715,11 +716,31 @@ var getRemoteInstanceClient = func(r *http.Request, host string) (*miniogo.Core,
 	}
 	getRemoteInstanceTransportOnce.Do(func() {
 		getRemoteInstanceTransport = NewGatewayHTTPTransport()
+		getRemoteInstanceTransportLongTO = newGatewayHTTPTransport(time.Hour)
 	})
 	core.SetCustomTransport(getRemoteInstanceTransport)
 	return core, nil
 }
 
+// Returns a minio-go Client configured to access remote host described by destDNSRecord
+// Applicable only in a federated deployment.
+// The transport does not contain any timeout except for dialing.
+func getRemoteInstanceClientLongTimeout(r *http.Request, host string) (*miniogo.Core, error) {
+	cred := getReqAccessCred(r, globalServerRegion)
+	// In a federated deployment, all the instances share config files
+	// and hence expected to have same credentials.
+	core, err := miniogo.NewCore(host, cred.AccessKey, cred.SecretKey, globalIsSSL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	getRemoteInstanceTransportOnce.Do(func() {
+		getRemoteInstanceTransport = NewGatewayHTTPTransport()
+		getRemoteInstanceTransportLongTO = newGatewayHTTPTransport(time.Hour)
+	})
+	core.SetCustomTransport(getRemoteInstanceTransportLongTO)
+	return core, nil
+}
+
 // Check if the destination bucket is on a remote site, this code only gets executed
 // when federation is enabled, ie when globalDNSConfig is non 'nil'.
 //
@@ -1166,7 +1187,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		}
 
 		// Send PutObject request to appropriate instance (in federated deployment)
-		client, rerr := getRemoteInstanceClient(r, getHostFromSrv(dstRecords))
+		client, rerr := getRemoteInstanceClientLongTimeout(r, getHostFromSrv(dstRecords))
 		if rerr != nil {
 			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, rerr), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
 			return
@@ -1181,7 +1202,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 			ServerSideEncryption: dstOpts.ServerSideEncryption,
 			UserTags:             tag.ToMap(),
 		}
-		remoteObjInfo, rerr := client.PutObject(dstBucket, dstObject, srcInfo.Reader,
+		remoteObjInfo, rerr := client.PutObjectWithContext(ctx, dstBucket, dstObject, srcInfo.Reader,
 			srcInfo.Size, "", "", opts)
 		if rerr != nil {
 			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, rerr), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
@@ -1858,13 +1879,13 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 		}
 
 		// Send PutObject request to appropriate instance (in federated deployment)
-		client, rerr := getRemoteInstanceClient(r, getHostFromSrv(dstRecords))
+		client, rerr := getRemoteInstanceClientLongTimeout(r, getHostFromSrv(dstRecords))
 		if rerr != nil {
 			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, rerr), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
 			return
 		}
 
-		partInfo, err := client.PutObjectPart(dstBucket, dstObject, uploadID, partID,
+		partInfo, err := client.PutObjectPartWithContext(ctx, dstBucket, dstObject, uploadID, partID,
 			srcInfo.Reader, srcInfo.Size, "", "", dstOpts.ServerSideEncryption)
 		if err != nil {
 			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index 8f56a1242..04dcaef9a 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -477,13 +477,16 @@ func newCustomHTTPTransport(tlsConfig *tls.Config, dialTimeout time.Duration) fu
 // This sets the value for MaxIdleConnsPerHost from 2 (go default)
 // to 256.
 func NewGatewayHTTPTransport() *http.Transport {
+	return newGatewayHTTPTransport(1 * time.Minute)
+}
+
+func newGatewayHTTPTransport(timeout time.Duration) *http.Transport {
 	tr := newCustomHTTPTransport(&tls.Config{
 		RootCAs: globalRootCAs,
 	}, defaultDialTimeout)()
-	// Set aggressive timeouts for gateway
-	tr.ResponseHeaderTimeout = 1 * time.Minute
 
 	// Allow more requests to be in flight.
+	tr.ResponseHeaderTimeout = timeout
 	tr.MaxConnsPerHost = 256
 	tr.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = 16
 	tr.MaxIdleConns = 256
diff --git a/cmd/web-handlers.go b/cmd/web-handlers.go
index f6a191733..110bb833e 100644
--- a/cmd/web-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web-handlers.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) ListObjects(r *http.Request, args *ListObjectsArgs, r
 			}
 			return toJSONError(ctx, err, args.BucketName)
 		}
-		core, err := getRemoteInstanceClient(r, getHostFromSrv(sr))
+		core, err := getRemoteInstanceClientLongTimeout(r, getHostFromSrv(sr))
 		if err != nil {
 			return toJSONError(ctx, err, args.BucketName)
 		}