diff --git a/src/common/FrameManager.ts b/src/common/FrameManager.ts
index 2f2e011d45e99..8ab336bc26673 100644
--- a/src/common/FrameManager.ts
+++ b/src/common/FrameManager.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 
 import {Protocol} from 'devtools-protocol';
 import {assert} from '../util/assert.js';
-import {
-  createDeferredPromise,
-  DeferredPromise,
-} from '../util/DeferredPromise.js';
+import {createDebuggableDeferredPromise} from '../util/DebuggableDeferredPromise.js';
+import {DeferredPromise} from '../util/DeferredPromise.js';
 import {isErrorLike} from '../util/ErrorLike.js';
 import {CDPSession} from './Connection.js';
 import {EventEmitter} from './EventEmitter.js';
@@ -150,9 +148,9 @@ export class FrameManager extends EventEmitter {
       if (!this.#framesPendingTargetInit.has(targetId)) {
         this.#framesPendingTargetInit.set(
           targetId,
-          createDeferredPromise({
-            message: `Waiting for target frame ${targetId} failed`,
-          })
+          createDebuggableDeferredPromise(
+            `Waiting for target frame ${targetId} failed`
+          )
         );
       }
       const result = await Promise.all([
@@ -318,9 +316,9 @@ export class FrameManager extends EventEmitter {
       if (!this.#framesPendingAttachment.has(frameId)) {
         this.#framesPendingAttachment.set(
           frameId,
-          createDeferredPromise({
-            message: `Waiting for frame ${frameId} to attach failed`,
-          })
+          createDebuggableDeferredPromise(
+            `Waiting for frame ${frameId} to attach failed`
+          )
         );
       }
       frame.then(() => {
diff --git a/src/common/NetworkManager.ts b/src/common/NetworkManager.ts
index 2d0a757af58df..da1a0d19f18b3 100644
--- a/src/common/NetworkManager.ts
+++ b/src/common/NetworkManager.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ import {HTTPRequest} from './HTTPRequest.js';
 import {HTTPResponse} from './HTTPResponse.js';
 import {FetchRequestId, NetworkEventManager} from './NetworkEventManager.js';
 import {debugError, isString} from './util.js';
-import {
-  createDeferredPromise,
-  DeferredPromise,
-} from '../util/DeferredPromise.js';
+import {DeferredPromise} from '../util/DeferredPromise.js';
+import {createDebuggableDeferredPromise} from '../util/DebuggableDeferredPromise.js';
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -144,9 +142,9 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventEmitter {
     if (this.#deferredInitPromise) {
       return this.#deferredInitPromise;
     }
-    this.#deferredInitPromise = createDeferredPromise<void>({
-      message: 'NetworkManager initialization timed out',
-    });
+    this.#deferredInitPromise = createDebuggableDeferredPromise(
+      'NetworkManager initialization timed out'
+    );
     const init = Promise.all([
       this.#ignoreHTTPSErrors
         ? this.#client.send('Security.setIgnoreCertificateErrors', {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 42978312e78d3..00bed28c5a298 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export * from './node/util.js';
 export * from './puppeteer.js';
 export * from './revisions.js';
 export * from './util/assert.js';
+export * from './util/DebuggableDeferredPromise.js';
 export * from './util/DeferredPromise.js';
 export * from './util/ErrorLike.js';
 export * from './util/getPackageDirectory.js';
diff --git a/src/util/DebuggableDeferredPromise.ts b/src/util/DebuggableDeferredPromise.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..474743273c3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/DebuggableDeferredPromise.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT} from '../environment.js';
+import {DeferredPromise, createDeferredPromise} from './DeferredPromise.js';
+
+/**
+ * Creates and returns a deferred promise using DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT
+ * if it's specified or a normal deferred promise otherwise.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function createDebuggableDeferredPromise<T>(
+  message: string
+): DeferredPromise<T> {
+  if (DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT > 0) {
+    return createDeferredPromise({
+      message,
+      timeout: DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT,
+    });
+  }
+  return createDeferredPromise();
+}
diff --git a/src/util/DeferredPromise.ts b/src/util/DeferredPromise.ts
index e2350c07c2c6d..2f21087ba8584 100644
--- a/src/util/DeferredPromise.ts
+++ b/src/util/DeferredPromise.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {TimeoutError} from '../common/Errors.js';
-import {DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT} from '../environment.js';
 
 /**
  * @internal
@@ -11,27 +10,26 @@ export interface DeferredPromise<T> extends Promise<T> {
   reject: (_: Error) => void;
 }
 
-interface DeferredPromiseOptions {
-  message?: string;
-  timeout?: number;
-  isDebug?: boolean;
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export interface DeferredPromiseOptions {
+  message: string;
+  timeout: number;
 }
 
 /**
- * Creates an returns a promise along with the resolve/reject functions.
+ * Creates and returns a promise along with the resolve/reject functions.
  *
  * If the promise has not been resolved/rejected within the `timeout` period,
- * the promise gets rejected with a timeout error.
+ * the promise gets rejected with a timeout error. `timeout` has to be greater than 0 or
+ * it is ignored.
  *
  * @internal
  */
-export function createDeferredPromise<T>({
-  message,
-  timeout = 5000,
-}: DeferredPromiseOptions = {}): DeferredPromise<T> {
-  if (DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT > 0 && !timeout) {
-    timeout = DEFERRED_PROMISE_DEBUG_TIMEOUT;
-  }
+export function createDeferredPromise<T>(
+  opts?: DeferredPromiseOptions
+): DeferredPromise<T> {
   let isResolved = false;
   let isRejected = false;
   let resolver = (_: T): void => {};
@@ -40,12 +38,13 @@ export function createDeferredPromise<T>({
     resolver = resolve;
     rejector = reject;
   });
-  const timeoutId = message
-    ? setTimeout(() => {
-        isRejected = true;
-        rejector(new TimeoutError(message));
-      }, timeout)
-    : undefined;
+  const timeoutId =
+    opts && opts.timeout > 0
+      ? setTimeout(() => {
+          isRejected = true;
+          rejector(new TimeoutError(opts.message));
+        }, opts.timeout)
+      : undefined;
   return Object.assign(taskPromise, {
     resolved: () => {
       return isResolved;