diff --git a/api/changelog.d/attack-paths-scan-time-limit.fixed.md b/api/changelog.d/attack-paths-scan-time-limit.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3726b52668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/changelog.d/attack-paths-scan-time-limit.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`attack-paths-scan-perform` Celery tasks now use the configurable long-task time limits instead of the six-hour defaults
diff --git a/api/src/backend/config/celery.py b/api/src/backend/config/celery.py
index 1a35a1a753..9ac4f1e4ef 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/config/celery.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/config/celery.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ celery_app.conf.task_annotations = {
         for name in (
             "scan-perform",
             "scan-perform-scheduled",
+            "attack-paths-scan-perform",
             "provider-deletion",
             "tenant-deletion",
         )
diff --git a/api/src/backend/tasks/tests/test_tasks.py b/api/src/backend/tasks/tests/test_tasks.py
index 6622ab10a5..476444cb00 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/tasks/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/tasks/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -3304,6 +3304,7 @@ class TestTaskTimeLimits:
         for name in (
             "scan-perform",
             "scan-perform-scheduled",
+            "attack-paths-scan-perform",
             "provider-deletion",
             "tenant-deletion",
         ):