diff --git a/builtin/logical/database/path_rotate_credentials.go b/builtin/logical/database/path_rotate_credentials.go
index 84ed3db8d..5774ea863 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/database/path_rotate_credentials.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/database/path_rotate_credentials.go
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ func (b *databaseBackend) pathRotateRootCredentialsUpdate() framework.OperationF
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		// Take out the backend lock since we are swapping out the connection
+		b.Lock()
+		defer b.Unlock()
+
+		// Take the write lock on the instance
+		dbi.Lock()
+		defer dbi.Unlock()
+
 		defer func() {
 			// Close the plugin
 			dbi.closed = true
@@ -88,14 +96,6 @@ func (b *databaseBackend) pathRotateRootCredentialsUpdate() framework.OperationF
 			delete(b.connections, name)
 		}()
 
-		// Take out the backend lock since we are swapping out the connection
-		b.Lock()
-		defer b.Unlock()
-
-		// Take the write lock on the instance
-		dbi.Lock()
-		defer dbi.Unlock()
-
 		// Generate new credentials
 		oldPassword := config.ConnectionDetails["password"].(string)
 		newPassword, err := dbi.database.GeneratePassword(ctx, b.System(), config.PasswordPolicy)
diff --git a/changelog/11600.txt b/changelog/11600.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f40d4bc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/11600.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+secrets/database/mongodb: Add ability to customize `SocketTimeout`, `ConnectTimeout`, and `ServerSelectionTimeout`
+```
+```release-note:improvement
+secrets/database/mongodb: Increased throughput by allowing for multiple request threads to simultaneously update users in MongoDB
+```
+```release-note:bug
+secrets/database: Fixed minor race condition when rotate-root is called
+```
diff --git a/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer.go b/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer.go
index f160c0a04..1f0c312fa 100644
--- a/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer.go
+++ b/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/connutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/dbutil"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/readpref"
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ type mongoDBConnectionProducer struct {
 	TLSCertificateKeyData []byte `json:"tls_certificate_key" structs:"-" mapstructure:"tls_certificate_key"`
 	TLSCAData             []byte `json:"tls_ca"              structs:"-" mapstructure:"tls_ca"`
 
+	SocketTimeout          time.Duration `json:"socket_timeout"           structs:"-" mapstructure:"socket_timeout"`
+	ConnectTimeout         time.Duration `json:"connect_timeout"          structs:"-" mapstructure:"connect_timeout"`
+	ServerSelectionTimeout time.Duration `json:"server_selection_timeout" structs:"-" mapstructure:"server_selection_timeout"`
+
 	Initialized   bool
 	RawConfig     map[string]interface{}
 	Type          string
@@ -48,15 +53,47 @@ type writeConcern struct {
 	J        bool   // Sync via the journal if present
 }
 
+func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) loadConfig(cfg map[string]interface{}) error {
+	err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(cfg, c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(c.ConnectionURL) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connection_url cannot be empty")
+	}
+
+	if c.SocketTimeout < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("socket_timeout must be >= 0")
+	}
+	if c.ConnectTimeout < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect_timeout must be >= 0")
+	}
+	if c.ServerSelectionTimeout < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("server_selection_timeout must be >= 0")
+	}
+
+	opts, err := c.makeClientOpts()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.clientOptions = opts
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Connection creates or returns an existing a database connection. If the session fails
 // on a ping check, the session will be closed and then re-created.
-// This method does not lock the mutex and it is intended that this is the callers
-// responsibility.
-func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) Connection(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+// This method does locks the mutex on its own.
+func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) Connection(ctx context.Context) (*mongo.Client, error) {
 	if !c.Initialized {
 		return nil, connutil.ErrNotInitialized
 	}
 
+	c.Mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.Mutex.Unlock()
+
 	if c.client != nil {
 		if err := c.client.Ping(ctx, readpref.Primary()); err == nil {
 			return c.client, nil
@@ -65,8 +102,7 @@ func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) Connection(ctx context.Context) (interface{}
 		_ = c.client.Disconnect(ctx)
 	}
 
-	connURL := c.getConnectionURL()
-	client, err := createClient(ctx, connURL, c.clientOptions)
+	client, err := c.createClient(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -74,14 +110,14 @@ func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) Connection(ctx context.Context) (interface{}
 	return c.client, nil
 }
 
-func createClient(ctx context.Context, connURL string, clientOptions *options.ClientOptions) (client *mongo.Client, err error) {
-	if clientOptions == nil {
-		clientOptions = options.Client()
+func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) createClient(ctx context.Context) (client *mongo.Client, err error) {
+	if !c.Initialized {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create client: connection producer is not initialized")
 	}
-	clientOptions.SetSocketTimeout(1 * time.Minute)
-	clientOptions.SetConnectTimeout(1 * time.Minute)
-
-	client, err = mongo.Connect(ctx, options.MergeClientOptions(options.Client().ApplyURI(connURL), clientOptions))
+	if c.clientOptions == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing client options")
+	}
+	client, err = mongo.Connect(ctx, options.MergeClientOptions(options.Client().ApplyURI(c.getConnectionURL()), c.clientOptions))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -120,6 +156,26 @@ func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) getConnectionURL() (connURL string) {
 	return connURL
 }
 
+func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) makeClientOpts() (*options.ClientOptions, error) {
+	writeOpts, err := c.getWriteConcern()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	authOpts, err := c.getTLSAuth()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	timeoutOpts, err := c.timeoutOpts()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	opts := options.MergeClientOptions(writeOpts, authOpts, timeoutOpts)
+	return opts, nil
+}
+
 func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) getWriteConcern() (opts *options.ClientOptions, err error) {
 	if c.WriteConcern == "" {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -206,3 +262,29 @@ func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) getTLSAuth() (opts *options.ClientOptions, e
 	opts.SetTLSConfig(tlsConfig)
 	return opts, nil
 }
+
+func (c *mongoDBConnectionProducer) timeoutOpts() (opts *options.ClientOptions, err error) {
+	opts = options.Client()
+
+	if c.SocketTimeout < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("socket_timeout must be >= 0")
+	}
+
+	if c.SocketTimeout == 0 {
+		opts.SetSocketTimeout(1 * time.Minute)
+	} else {
+		opts.SetSocketTimeout(c.SocketTimeout)
+	}
+
+	if c.ConnectTimeout == 0 {
+		opts.SetConnectTimeout(1 * time.Minute)
+	} else {
+		opts.SetConnectTimeout(c.ConnectTimeout)
+	}
+
+	if c.ServerSelectionTimeout != 0 {
+		opts.SetServerSelectionTimeout(c.ServerSelectionTimeout)
+	}
+
+	return opts, nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer_test.go b/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer_test.go
index c39914cc5..4b0ccaf25 100644
--- a/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer_test.go
+++ b/plugins/database/mongodb/connection_producer_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ net:
 		"connectionStatus": 1,
 	}
 
-	client, err := mongo.getConnection(ctx)
+	client, err := mongo.Connection(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to make connection to Mongo: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go b/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go
index bfd8d4a3c..884f17dbe 100644
--- a/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go
+++ b/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
+	log "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	dbplugin "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/dbutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/strutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/template"
-
-	dbplugin "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
-	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/readpref"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/writeconcern"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/x/mongo/driver/connstring"
@@ -57,15 +55,6 @@ func (m *MongoDB) Type() (string, error) {
 	return mongoDBTypeName, nil
 }
 
-func (m *MongoDB) getConnection(ctx context.Context) (*mongo.Client, error) {
-	client, err := m.Connection(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return client.(*mongo.Client), nil
-}
-
 func (m *MongoDB) Initialize(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.InitializeRequest) (dbplugin.InitializeResponse, error) {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
@@ -91,41 +80,27 @@ func (m *MongoDB) Initialize(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.InitializeRequest
 		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid username template: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = mapstructure.WeakDecode(req.Config, m.mongoDBConnectionProducer)
+	err = m.mongoDBConnectionProducer.loadConfig(req.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, err
 	}
 
-	if len(m.ConnectionURL) == 0 {
-		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("connection_url cannot be empty-mongo fail")
-	}
-
-	writeOpts, err := m.getWriteConcern()
-	if err != nil {
-		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, err
-	}
-
-	authOpts, err := m.getTLSAuth()
-	if err != nil {
-		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, err
-	}
-
-	m.clientOptions = options.MergeClientOptions(writeOpts, authOpts)
-
 	// Set initialized to true at this point since all fields are set,
 	// and the connection can be established at a later time.
 	m.Initialized = true
 
 	if req.VerifyConnection {
-		_, err := m.Connection(ctx)
+		client, err := m.mongoDBConnectionProducer.createClient(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to verify connection: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		err = m.client.Ping(ctx, readpref.Primary())
+		err = client.Ping(ctx, readpref.Primary())
 		if err != nil {
+			_ = client.Disconnect(ctx) // Try to prevent any sort of resource leak
 			return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to verify connection: %w", err)
 		}
+		m.mongoDBConnectionProducer.client = client
 	}
 
 	resp := dbplugin.InitializeResponse{
@@ -135,10 +110,6 @@ func (m *MongoDB) Initialize(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.InitializeRequest
 }
 
 func (m *MongoDB) NewUser(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.NewUserRequest) (dbplugin.NewUserResponse, error) {
-	// Grab the lock
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
 	if len(req.Statements.Commands) == 0 {
 		return dbplugin.NewUserResponse{}, dbutil.ErrEmptyCreationStatement
 	}
@@ -189,9 +160,6 @@ func (m *MongoDB) UpdateUser(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.UpdateUserRequest
 }
 
 func (m *MongoDB) changeUserPassword(ctx context.Context, username, password string) error {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
 	connURL := m.getConnectionURL()
 	cs, err := connstring.Parse(connURL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -218,9 +186,6 @@ func (m *MongoDB) changeUserPassword(ctx context.Context, username, password str
 }
 
 func (m *MongoDB) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.DeleteUserRequest) (dbplugin.DeleteUserResponse, error) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
 	// If no revocation statements provided, pass in empty JSON
 	var revocationStatement string
 	switch len(req.Statements.Commands) {
@@ -251,6 +216,12 @@ func (m *MongoDB) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.DeleteUserRequest
 	}
 
 	err = m.runCommandWithRetry(ctx, db, dropUserCmd)
+	cErr, ok := err.(mongo.CommandError)
+	if ok && cErr.Name == "UserNotFound" { // User already removed, don't retry needlessly
+		log.Default().Warn("MongoDB user was deleted prior to lease revocation", "user", req.Username)
+		return dbplugin.DeleteUserResponse{}, nil
+	}
+
 	return dbplugin.DeleteUserResponse{}, err
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +229,7 @@ func (m *MongoDB) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.DeleteUserRequest
 // on the first attempt. This should be called with the lock held
 func (m *MongoDB) runCommandWithRetry(ctx context.Context, db string, cmd interface{}) error {
 	// Get the client
-	client, err := m.getConnection(ctx)
+	client, err := m.Connection(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -273,7 +244,7 @@ func (m *MongoDB) runCommandWithRetry(ctx context.Context, db string, cmd interf
 		return nil
 	case err == io.EOF, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "EOF"):
 		// Call getConnection to reset and retry query if we get an EOF error on first attempt.
-		client, err = m.getConnection(ctx)
+		client, err = m.Connection(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}