diff --git a/agent/submatview/store.go b/agent/submatview/store.go
index 80e9f30b7d..58acf5db33 100644
--- a/agent/submatview/store.go
+++ b/agent/submatview/store.go
@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ func (s *Store) Get(ctx context.Context, req Request) (Result, error) {
 	}
 	defer s.releaseEntry(key)
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, info.Timeout)
-	defer cancel()
+	if info.Timeout > 0 {
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, info.Timeout)
+		defer cancel()
+	}
 
 	result, err := materializer.getFromView(ctx, info.MinIndex)
 	// context.DeadlineExceeded is translated to nil to match the timeout
diff --git a/agent/submatview/store_test.go b/agent/submatview/store_test.go
index ea0e01c2bd..9363c772b3 100644
--- a/agent/submatview/store_test.go
+++ b/agent/submatview/store_test.go
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ func (r *fakeRequest) CacheInfo() cache.RequestInfo {
 		Key:        key,
 		Token:      "abcd",
 		Datacenter: "dc1",
-		Timeout:    4 * time.Second,
 		MinIndex:   r.index,
 	}
 }