diff --git a/configuration/configuration.go b/configuration/configuration.go
index 5d6456ea5..bb79d94e5 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -692,6 +692,12 @@ type Proxy struct {
 	// if not set, defaults to 7 * 24 hours
 	// If set to zero, will never expire cache
 	TTL *time.Duration `yaml:"ttl,omitempty"`
+
+	// CacheWriteTimeout is the maximum duration allowed for cache write operations
+	// to complete when pulling blobs from the remote registry. This timeout ensures
+	// that cache writes don't hang indefinitely if the storage backend is slow.
+	// If not set, defaults to 5 minutes.
+	CacheWriteTimeout *time.Duration `yaml:"cachewritetimeout,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ExecConfig defines the configuration for executing a command as a credential helper.
diff --git a/internal/client/blob_writer.go b/internal/client/blob_writer.go
index a4a9cdec5..ce4425582 100644
--- a/internal/client/blob_writer.go
+++ b/internal/client/blob_writer.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (hbu *httpBlobUpload) StartedAt() time.Time {
 
 func (hbu *httpBlobUpload) Commit(ctx context.Context, desc v1.Descriptor) (v1.Descriptor, error) {
 	// TODO(dmcgowan): Check if already finished, if so just fetch
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(hbu.ctx, http.MethodPut, hbu.location, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPut, hbu.location, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return v1.Descriptor{}, err
 	}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (hbu *httpBlobUpload) Commit(ctx context.Context, desc v1.Descriptor) (v1.D
 }
 
 func (hbu *httpBlobUpload) Cancel(ctx context.Context) error {
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(hbu.ctx, http.MethodDelete, hbu.location, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, hbu.location, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/notifications/listener.go b/notifications/listener.go
index 8a36067ef..31ae0bdff 100644
--- a/notifications/listener.go
+++ b/notifications/listener.go
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ func (bsl *blobServiceListener) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (i
 func (bsl *blobServiceListener) ServeBlob(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, dgst digest.Digest) error {
 	err := bsl.BlobStore.ServeBlob(ctx, w, r, dgst)
 	if err == nil {
-		if desc, err := bsl.Stat(ctx, dgst); err != nil {
+		// Use a detached context for Stat() since the HTTP request context may be canceled
+		// after ServeBlob completes, but we still want to send the notification.
+		if desc, err := bsl.Stat(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), dgst); err != nil {
 			dcontext.GetLogger(ctx).Errorf("error resolving descriptor in ServeBlob listener: %v", err)
 		} else {
 			if err := bsl.parent.listener.BlobPulled(bsl.parent.Repository.Named(), desc); err != nil {
diff --git a/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go b/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go
index 7726f4280..5fca10456 100644
--- a/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go
+++ b/registry/proxy/proxyblobstore.go
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type proxyBlobStore struct {
-	localStore     distribution.BlobStore
-	remoteStore    distribution.BlobService
-	scheduler      *scheduler.TTLExpirationScheduler
-	ttl            *time.Duration
-	repositoryName reference.Named
-	authChallenger authChallenger
+	localStore        distribution.BlobStore
+	remoteStore       distribution.BlobService
+	scheduler         *scheduler.TTLExpirationScheduler
+	ttl               *time.Duration
+	cacheWriteTimeout time.Duration
+	repositoryName    reference.Named
+	authChallenger    authChallenger
 }
 
 var _ distribution.BlobStore = &proxyBlobStore{}
@@ -113,11 +114,28 @@ func (pbs *proxyBlobStore) ServeBlob(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter,
 		mu.Unlock()
 	}()
 
-	bw, err := pbs.localStore.Create(ctx)
+	// Create a detached context for the blob writer that won't be canceled
+	// when the HTTP request context is canceled. This allows the cache write
+	// to complete even if the client disconnects.
+	// Use the configured timeout to prevent hanging operations.
+	writerCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), pbs.cacheWriteTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	bw, err := pbs.localStore.Create(writerCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	committed := false
+	// Ensure the writer is canceled if we return early with an error
+	defer func() {
+		if !committed {
+			if err := bw.Cancel(writerCtx); err != nil {
+				dcontext.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("Error canceling blob writer")
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Serving client and storing locally over same fetching request.
 	// This can prevent a redundant blob fetching.
 	multiWriter := io.MultiWriter(w, bw)
@@ -126,11 +144,13 @@ func (pbs *proxyBlobStore) ServeBlob(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = bw.Commit(ctx, desc)
+	_, err = bw.Commit(writerCtx, desc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	committed = true
+
 	blobRef, err := reference.WithDigest(pbs.repositoryName, dgst)
 	if err != nil {
 		dcontext.GetLogger(ctx).Errorf("Error creating reference: %s", err)
diff --git a/registry/proxy/proxyregistry.go b/registry/proxy/proxyregistry.go
index b417ee38f..29650c394 100644
--- a/registry/proxy/proxyregistry.go
+++ b/registry/proxy/proxyregistry.go
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ var repositoryTTL = 24 * 7 * time.Hour
 
 // proxyingRegistry fetches content from a remote registry and caches it locally
 type proxyingRegistry struct {
-	embedded       distribution.Namespace // provides local registry functionality
-	scheduler      *scheduler.TTLExpirationScheduler
-	ttl            *time.Duration
-	remoteURL      url.URL
-	authChallenger authChallenger
-	basicAuth      auth.CredentialStore
+	embedded          distribution.Namespace // provides local registry functionality
+	scheduler         *scheduler.TTLExpirationScheduler
+	ttl               *time.Duration
+	cacheWriteTimeout time.Duration
+	remoteURL         url.URL
+	authChallenger    authChallenger
+	basicAuth         auth.CredentialStore
 }
 
 // NewRegistryPullThroughCache creates a registry acting as a pull through cache
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ func NewRegistryPullThroughCache(ctx context.Context, registry distribution.Name
 		ttl = nil
 	}
 
+	// Set default cache write timeout if not specified
+	cacheWriteTimeout := 5 * time.Minute
+	if config.CacheWriteTimeout != nil && *config.CacheWriteTimeout > 0 {
+		cacheWriteTimeout = *config.CacheWriteTimeout
+	}
+
 	if ttl != nil {
 		s = scheduler.New(ctx, driver, "/scheduler-state.json")
 		s.OnBlobExpire(func(ref reference.Reference) error {
@@ -128,10 +135,11 @@ func NewRegistryPullThroughCache(ctx context.Context, registry distribution.Name
 	}
 
 	return &proxyingRegistry{
-		embedded:  registry,
-		scheduler: s,
-		ttl:       ttl,
-		remoteURL: *remoteURL,
+		embedded:          registry,
+		scheduler:         s,
+		ttl:               ttl,
+		cacheWriteTimeout: cacheWriteTimeout,
+		remoteURL:         *remoteURL,
 		authChallenger: &remoteAuthChallenger{
 			remoteURL: *remoteURL,
 			cm:        challenge.NewSimpleManager(),
@@ -190,12 +198,13 @@ func (pr *proxyingRegistry) Repository(ctx context.Context, name reference.Named
 
 	return &proxiedRepository{
 		blobStore: &proxyBlobStore{
-			localStore:     localRepo.Blobs(ctx),
-			remoteStore:    remoteRepo.Blobs(ctx),
-			scheduler:      pr.scheduler,
-			ttl:            pr.ttl,
-			repositoryName: name,
-			authChallenger: pr.authChallenger,
+			localStore:        localRepo.Blobs(ctx),
+			remoteStore:       remoteRepo.Blobs(ctx),
+			scheduler:         pr.scheduler,
+			ttl:               pr.ttl,
+			cacheWriteTimeout: pr.cacheWriteTimeout,
+			repositoryName:    name,
+			authChallenger:    pr.authChallenger,
 		},
 		manifests: &proxyManifestStore{
 			repositoryName:  name,