diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
index 6d3fb41a..9dfb0f19 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
@@ -1577,7 +1577,10 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         if self._snapshot:
             msg = "The snapshot option is not anymore available with PyMongo 3+"
             warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning)
-        cursor_args = {"no_cursor_timeout": not self._timeout}
+
+        cursor_args = {}
+        if not self._timeout:
+            cursor_args["no_cursor_timeout"] = True
 
         if self._loaded_fields:
             cursor_args[fields_name] = self._loaded_fields.as_dict()
diff --git a/tests/queryset/test_queryset.py b/tests/queryset/test_queryset.py
index a9ecaef5..e7e59905 100644
--- a/tests/queryset/test_queryset.py
+++ b/tests/queryset/test_queryset.py
@@ -5809,9 +5809,19 @@ class TestQueryset(unittest.TestCase):
         self.Person.objects.create(name="Baz")
         self.assertEqual(self.Person.objects.count(with_limit_and_skip=True), 3)
 
-        newPerson = self.Person.objects.create(name="Foo_1")
+        self.Person.objects.create(name="Foo_1")
         self.assertEqual(self.Person.objects.count(with_limit_and_skip=True), 4)
 
+    def test_no_cursor_timeout(self):
+        qs = self.Person.objects()
+        self.assertEqual(qs._cursor_args, {})  # ensure no regression of  #2148
+
+        qs = self.Person.objects().timeout(True)
+        self.assertEqual(qs._cursor_args, {})
+
+        qs = self.Person.objects().timeout(False)
+        self.assertEqual(qs._cursor_args, {"no_cursor_timeout": True})
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()