diff --git a/eng/pipelines/ci.yml b/eng/pipelines/ci.yml
index 0aa1d227a5..e2020f7e08 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ trigger:
 
 pr: none
 
+variables:
+  - template: templates/variables/globals.yml
+
 jobs:
   - job: npm_stable
     displayName: Npm publish
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/pr-tryit.yml b/eng/pipelines/pr-tryit.yml
index 57ced2ba7a..fcb2be7690 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/pr-tryit.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/pr-tryit.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ pr:
   - main
   - release/*
 
+variables:
+  - template: templates/variables/globals.yml
+
 jobs:
   - job: publish_playground
     displayName: Publish playground
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/pr.yml b/eng/pipelines/pr.yml
index 6596467c52..d51ca882e4 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/pr.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/pr.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ pr:
   - main
   - release/*
 
+variables:
+  - template: templates/variables/globals.yml
+
 jobs:
   - job: Build_And_Test
     displayName: Build And Test
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/globals.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/globals.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71f402531c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/globals.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+variables:
+  # Disable CodeQL by default to prevent build timeouts
+  Codeql.SkipTaskAutoInjection: true