This　study　investigates　the　mechanical　performance　of　stainless　steel-timber　composite　shear　connections　equipped　with　stainless　steel　bolts.　The　research　principally　involved　conducting　shear　push-out　tests　to　explore　the　yield　forms,　failure　modes,　and　the　influence　of　parameters　such　as　bolt　diameter,　spacing,　and　timber　thickness　on　load-bearing　capacity.　The　design　methods　for　shear　connections　outlined　in　the　Chinese　standard　GB　50005-2017,　the　American　standard　NDS-2018,　and　the　European　standard　Eurocode　5　were　evaluated.　The　results　indicate　that　GB　50005-2017,　NDS-2018　and　Eurocode　5　provide　conservative　estimates　of　the　bearing　capacity　of　stainless　steel-timber　shear　connections　with　Eurocode　5　offering　more　accurate　predictions.　Additionally,　two　analytical　models,　Foschi＇s　and　Hassanieh＇s,　were　evaluated　and　the　new　input　parameters　were　proposed,　with　the　latter　model　demonstrating　superior　accuracy　in　predicting　the　load-slip　behaviour　of　the　connections.　The　findings　of　this　study　contribute　to　the　design　and　modeling　of　stainless　steel-timber　shear　connections,　providing　valuable　insights　for　future　applications　in　structural　engineering.