diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts
index d6f3682d96d..1b1d451a406 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe("qa channel transport", () => {
     await transport.waitReady({
       gateway: { call },
       timeoutMs: 2_000,
+      pollIntervalMs: 1,
     });
 
     expect(call).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.ts
index acad1cf55c5..8eaa06abed6 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const QA_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_SUITE_CONCURRENCY = 4;
 async function waitForQaChannelReady(params: {
   gateway: QaTransportGatewayClient;
   timeoutMs?: number;
+  pollIntervalMs?: number;
 }) {
   await waitForQaTransportCondition(
     async () => {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ async function waitForQaChannelReady(params: {
       }
     },
     params.timeoutMs ?? 45_000,
-    500,
+    params.pollIntervalMs ?? 500,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-transport.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-transport.ts
index e90dd281551..fe389fedebf 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-transport.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-transport.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export type QaTransportCommonCapabilities = {
   waitForReady: (params: {
     gateway: QaTransportGatewayClient;
     timeoutMs?: number;
+    pollIntervalMs?: number;
   }) => Promise<void>;
   waitForCondition: <T>(
     check: () => T | Promise<T | null | undefined> | null | undefined,
@@ -151,7 +152,11 @@ export type QaTransportAdapter = {
   state: QaTransportState;
   capabilities: QaTransportCommonCapabilities;
   createGatewayConfig: (params: { baseUrl: string }) => QaTransportGatewayConfig;
-  waitReady: (params: { gateway: QaTransportGatewayClient; timeoutMs?: number }) => Promise<void>;
+  waitReady: (params: {
+    gateway: QaTransportGatewayClient;
+    timeoutMs?: number;
+    pollIntervalMs?: number;
+  }) => Promise<void>;
   buildAgentDelivery: (params: { target: string }) => {
     channel: string;
     replyChannel: string;
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ export abstract class QaStateBackedTransportAdapter implements QaTransportAdapte
   abstract waitReady: (params: {
     gateway: QaTransportGatewayClient;
     timeoutMs?: number;
+    pollIntervalMs?: number;
   }) => Promise<void>;
   abstract buildAgentDelivery: (params: { target: string }) => {
     channel: string;