diff --git a/ObsoleteFiles.inc b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
index bf96963c3e7..ed6d929dd79 100644
--- a/ObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #   xargs -n1 | sort | uniq -d;
 # done
 
+# 20230201: timeout moved from /usr/bin to /bin
+OLD_FILES+=usr/tests/usr.bin/timeout/Kyuafile
+OLD_FILES+=usr/tests/usr.bin/timeout/timeout_test
+
 # 20230124: rtalloc.9 removed
 OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man9/rtalloc.9.gz
 
diff --git a/bin/Makefile b/bin/Makefile
index 3ad97ac8d62..cdd96d0b84e 100644
--- a/bin/Makefile
+++ b/bin/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SUBDIR= cat \
 	stty \
 	sync \
 	test \
+	timeout \
 	uuidgen
 
 SUBDIR.${MK_SENDMAIL}+=	rmail
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/Makefile b/bin/timeout/Makefile
similarity index 69%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/Makefile
rename to bin/timeout/Makefile
index fc1c87edfb7..2eb88d6827f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/timeout/Makefile
+++ b/bin/timeout/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 PROG=	timeout
 
+SYMLINKS=	../..${BINDIR}/timeout /usr/bin/timeout
+
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/Makefile.depend b/bin/timeout/Makefile.depend
similarity index 100%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/Makefile.depend
rename to bin/timeout/Makefile.depend
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/tests/Makefile b/bin/timeout/tests/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/tests/Makefile
rename to bin/timeout/tests/Makefile
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/tests/Makefile.depend b/bin/timeout/tests/Makefile.depend
similarity index 100%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/tests/Makefile.depend
rename to bin/timeout/tests/Makefile.depend
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/tests/timeout_test.sh b/bin/timeout/tests/timeout_test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/tests/timeout_test.sh
rename to bin/timeout/tests/timeout_test.sh
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/timeout.1 b/bin/timeout/timeout.1
similarity index 100%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/timeout.1
rename to bin/timeout/timeout.1
diff --git a/usr.bin/timeout/timeout.c b/bin/timeout/timeout.c
similarity index 100%
rename from usr.bin/timeout/timeout.c
rename to bin/timeout/timeout.c
diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist
index b4b18997b7f..910db16f0d1 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
         ..
         test
         ..
+        timeout
+        ..
     ..
     cddl
         lib
@@ -1106,8 +1108,6 @@
         ..
         tar
         ..
-        timeout
-        ..
         tr
         ..
         truncate
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index a53d908d454..cb7d414c81f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ SUBDIR=	alias \
 	tcopy \
 	tee \
 	time \
-	timeout \
 	tip \
 	top \
 	touch \