diff --git a/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/async_remote_workspace.py b/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/async_remote_workspace.py
index 814d6f354e..c4d26d8fdc 100644
--- a/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/async_remote_workspace.py
+++ b/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/async_remote_workspace.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
@@ -45,12 +46,20 @@ def client(self) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
             self._client = client
         return client
 
-    async def _execute(self, generator: Generator[dict[str, Any], httpx.Response, Any]):
+    async def _execute(self, generator: Generator[dict[str, Any], Any, Any]):
         try:
             kwargs = next(generator)
             while True:
-                response = await self.client.request(**kwargs)
-                kwargs = generator.send(response)
+                # Check if this is a sleep request
+                if "_sleep" in kwargs:
+                    sleep_duration = kwargs["_sleep"]
+                    await asyncio.sleep(sleep_duration)
+                    # Send None back to the generator after sleeping
+                    kwargs = generator.send(None)
+                else:
+                    # Regular HTTP request
+                    response = await self.client.request(**kwargs)
+                    kwargs = generator.send(response)
         except StopIteration as e:
             return e.value
 
diff --git a/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/base.py b/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/base.py
index 0024fed3c7..56651e2cd8 100644
--- a/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/base.py
+++ b/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import time
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
@@ -60,12 +61,20 @@ def client(self) -> httpx.Client:
             self._client = client
         return client
 
-    def _execute(self, generator: Generator[dict[str, Any], httpx.Response, Any]):
+    def _execute(self, generator: Generator[dict[str, Any], Any, Any]):
         try:
             kwargs = next(generator)
             while True:
-                response = self.client.request(**kwargs)
-                kwargs = generator.send(response)
+                # Check if this is a sleep request
+                if "_sleep" in kwargs:
+                    sleep_duration = kwargs["_sleep"]
+                    time.sleep(sleep_duration)
+                    # Send None back to the generator after sleeping
+                    kwargs = generator.send(None)
+                else:
+                    # Regular HTTP request
+                    response = self.client.request(**kwargs)
+                    kwargs = generator.send(response)
         except StopIteration as e:
             return e.value
 
diff --git a/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/remote_workspace_mixin.py b/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/remote_workspace_mixin.py
index 3338af73b6..ada4485ffe 100644
--- a/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/remote_workspace_mixin.py
+++ b/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/workspace/remote/remote_workspace_mixin.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Polling configuration
+POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 0.1
+
 
 class RemoteWorkspaceMixin(BaseModel):
     """Mixin providing remote workspace operations.
@@ -43,12 +46,16 @@ def _execute_command_generator(
         command: str,
         cwd: str | Path | None,
         timeout: float,
-    ) -> Generator[dict[str, Any], httpx.Response, CommandResult]:
+    ) -> Generator[dict[str, Any], httpx.Response | None, CommandResult]:
         """Execute a bash command on the remote system.
 
         This method starts a bash command via the remote agent server API,
         then polls for the output until the command completes.
 
+        The generator yields either:
+        - HTTP request dicts (with "method", "url", etc.) for making requests
+        - Sleep request dicts (with "_sleep" key) for waiting between polls
+
         Args:
             command: The bash command to execute
             cwd: Working directory (optional)
@@ -69,13 +76,14 @@ def _execute_command_generator(
 
         try:
             # Start the command
-            response: httpx.Response = yield {
+            response: httpx.Response | None = yield {
                 "method": "POST",
                 "url": f"{self.host}/api/bash/start_bash_command",
                 "json": payload,
                 "headers": self._headers,
                 "timeout": timeout + 5.0,  # Add buffer to HTTP timeout
             }
+            assert response is not None
             response.raise_for_status()
             bash_command = response.json()
             command_id = bash_command["id"]
@@ -84,9 +92,9 @@ def _execute_command_generator(
 
             # Step 2: Poll for output until command completes
             start_time = time.time()
-            stdout_parts = []
-            stderr_parts = []
-            exit_code = None
+            stdout_parts: list[str] = []
+            stderr_parts: list[str] = []
+            exit_code: int | None = None
 
             while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
                 # Search for all events
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ def _execute_command_generator(
                     "headers": self._headers,
                     "timeout": timeout,
                 }
+                assert response is not None
                 response.raise_for_status()
                 search_result = response.json()
 
@@ -118,8 +127,9 @@ def _execute_command_generator(
                 if exit_code is not None:
                     break
 
-                # Wait a bit before polling again
-                time.sleep(0.1)
+                # Yield a sleep request - the executor will handle this appropriately
+                # (sync sleep for sync executor, async sleep for async executor)
+                yield {"_sleep": POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS}
 
             # If we timed out waiting for completion
             if exit_code is None:
diff --git a/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_async_remote_workspace.py b/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_async_remote_workspace.py
index d014800a4a..e9254d6a6f 100644
--- a/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_async_remote_workspace.py
+++ b/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_async_remote_workspace.py
@@ -102,6 +102,36 @@ def test_generator():
     mock_client.request.assert_called_once_with(method="GET", url="http://test.com")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@patch("openhands.sdk.workspace.remote.async_remote_workspace.asyncio.sleep")
+async def test_async_execute_handles_sleep_requests(mock_async_sleep):
+    """Test _execute method handles sleep requests with asyncio.sleep."""
+    workspace = AsyncRemoteWorkspace(
+        host="http://localhost:8000", working_dir="workspace"
+    )
+
+    # Mock async client
+    mock_client = AsyncMock()
+    mock_response = Mock()
+    mock_client.request.return_value = mock_response
+    workspace._client = mock_client
+
+    # Create a generator that yields a sleep request between HTTP requests
+    def test_generator():
+        yield {"method": "GET", "url": "http://test1.com"}
+        yield {"_sleep": 0.1}  # Sleep request
+        yield {"method": "GET", "url": "http://test2.com"}
+        return "test_result"
+
+    result = await workspace._execute(test_generator())
+
+    assert result == "test_result"
+    # Verify asyncio.sleep was called with the correct duration
+    mock_async_sleep.assert_called_once_with(0.1)
+    # Verify HTTP requests were made
+    assert mock_client.request.call_count == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @patch(
     "openhands.sdk.workspace.remote.async_remote_workspace.AsyncRemoteWorkspace._execute"
diff --git a/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_remote_workspace_mixin.py b/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_remote_workspace_mixin.py
index 3a2ebb8b51..f337007c5b 100644
--- a/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_remote_workspace_mixin.py
+++ b/tests/sdk/workspace/remote/test_remote_workspace_mixin.py
@@ -141,16 +141,15 @@ def test_execute_command_generator_with_path_cwd():
     assert start_kwargs["json"]["cwd"] == "/tmp/test"
 
 
-@patch("time.sleep")
-@patch("time.time")
-def test_execute_command_generator_polling_loop(mock_time, mock_sleep):
-    """Test _execute_command_generator polling loop behavior."""
+@patch("openhands.sdk.workspace.remote.remote_workspace_mixin.time")
+def test_execute_command_generator_polling_loop(mock_time):
+    """Test _execute_command_generator polling loop behavior with sleep requests."""
     mixin = RemoteWorkspaceMixinHelper(
         host="http://localhost:8000", working_dir="workspace"
     )
 
     # Mock time progression
-    mock_time.side_effect = [0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3]  # Simulate time passing
+    mock_time.time.side_effect = [0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3]  # Simulate time passing
 
     # Mock responses
     start_response = Mock()
@@ -185,13 +184,20 @@ def test_execute_command_generator_polling_loop(mock_time, mock_sleep):
     # Start command
     next(generator)
 
-    # First poll
-    generator.send(start_response)
+    # First poll request
+    poll_kwargs_1 = generator.send(start_response)
+    assert poll_kwargs_1["method"] == "GET"
+
+    # First poll response - no exit code, should yield sleep request
+    sleep_request = generator.send(poll_response_1)
+    assert "_sleep" in sleep_request
+    assert sleep_request["_sleep"] == 0.1
 
-    # Second poll
-    generator.send(poll_response_1)
+    # After sleep, should yield second poll request
+    poll_kwargs_2 = generator.send(None)  # Send None after sleep
+    assert poll_kwargs_2["method"] == "GET"
 
-    # Final result
+    # Second poll response - has exit code, should complete
     try:
         generator.send(poll_response_2)
         assert False, "Generator should have stopped"
@@ -200,9 +206,6 @@ def test_execute_command_generator_polling_loop(mock_time, mock_sleep):
         assert result.stdout == "processing...\ndone\n"
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
-    # Verify sleep was called between polls
-    mock_sleep.assert_called_with(0.1)
-
 
 @patch("openhands.sdk.workspace.remote.remote_workspace_mixin.time")
 def test_execute_command_generator_timeout(mock_time):
@@ -211,7 +214,8 @@ def test_execute_command_generator_timeout(mock_time):
         host="http://localhost:8000", working_dir="workspace"
     )
 
-    # Mock time to simulate timeout
+    # Mock time to simulate timeout after first poll
+    # time.time() is called: at start, before first poll, after first poll (timeout)
     mock_time.time.side_effect = [
         0,
         0,
@@ -241,12 +245,16 @@ def test_execute_command_generator_timeout(mock_time):
     # Start command
     next(generator)
 
-    # Poll once
+    # First poll request
     generator.send(start_response)
 
-    # Send poll response and get timeout result
+    # First poll response - no exit code, yields sleep request
+    sleep_request = generator.send(poll_response)
+    assert "_sleep" in sleep_request
+
+    # After sleep, time check shows timeout - should return timeout result
     try:
-        generator.send(poll_response)
+        generator.send(None)  # Send None after sleep
         assert False, "Generator should have stopped"
     except StopIteration as e:
         result = e.value