diff --git a/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/Solver.java b/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/Solver.java
index 41097dfa63..0c2859e8b7 100644
--- a/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/Solver.java
+++ b/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/Solver.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.chocosolver.solver.propagation.PropagationEngine;
 import org.chocosolver.solver.search.SearchState;
 import org.chocosolver.solver.search.limits.ICounter;
+import org.chocosolver.solver.search.limits.TimeCounter;
 import org.chocosolver.solver.search.loop.Reporting;
 import org.chocosolver.solver.search.loop.learn.Learn;
 import org.chocosolver.solver.search.loop.learn.LearnNothing;
@@ -169,6 +170,8 @@ public enum Action {
      */
     protected List<Criterion> criteria;
 
+    protected TimeCounter timeCounter;
+
     /**
      * Indicates if the default search loop is in use (set to <tt>true</tt> in that case).
      */
@@ -1007,11 +1010,21 @@ public boolean hasEndedUnexpectedly() {
         return mMeasures.getSearchState() == SearchState.KILLED;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the time limit is met.
+     */
+    public boolean isTimeLimitMet() {
+        if (timeCounter != null) {
+            return timeCounter.isMet();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the search loops encountered at least one of the stop criteria declared.
      */
     public boolean isStopCriterionMet() {
-        boolean ismet = false;
+        boolean ismet = isTimeLimitMet();
         for (int i = 0; i < criteria.size() && !ismet; i++) {
             ismet = criteria.get(i).isMet();
         }
@@ -1311,7 +1324,16 @@ public void removeHints() {
      */
     public void addStopCriterion(Criterion... criterion) {
         if (criterion != null) {
-            Collections.addAll(criteria, criterion);
+            for (int i = 0; i < criterion.length; i++) {
+                if (criterion[i] instanceof TimeCounter) {
+                    TimeCounter tc = (TimeCounter) criterion[i];
+                    if (timeCounter == null || timeCounter.getLimitValue() > tc.getLimitValue()) {
+                        timeCounter = tc;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    criteria.add(criterion[i]);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/propagation/PropagationEngine.java b/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/propagation/PropagationEngine.java
index 7b94aff6d9..f115cbdb63 100644
--- a/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/propagation/PropagationEngine.java
+++ b/solver/src/main/java/org/chocosolver/solver/propagation/PropagationEngine.java
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ public void propagate() throws ContradictionException {
             manageModifications();
             for (int i = nextNotEmpty(); i > -1; i = nextNotEmpty()) {
                 assert !pro_queue[i].isEmpty() : "try to pop a propagator from an empty queue";
+                if (model.getSolver().isTimeLimitMet()) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 lastProp = pro_queue[i].pollFirst();
                 if (pro_queue[i].isEmpty()) {
                     notEmpty &= ~(1 << i);
diff --git a/solver/src/test/java/org/chocosolver/solver/LimitsTest.java b/solver/src/test/java/org/chocosolver/solver/LimitsTest.java
index 92986894e6..607416eb56 100644
--- a/solver/src/test/java/org/chocosolver/solver/LimitsTest.java
+++ b/solver/src/test/java/org/chocosolver/solver/LimitsTest.java
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
  */
 package org.chocosolver.solver;
 
+import org.chocosolver.solver.exception.SolverException;
+import org.chocosolver.solver.variables.IntVar;
 import org.chocosolver.util.tools.TimeUtils;
 import org.testng.Assert;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import static org.chocosolver.util.ProblemMaker.makeNQueenWithBinaryConstraints;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +38,35 @@ public void testTime() {
         assertTrue(tl - (tl * 5 / 100) <= tc && tc <= tl + (tl * 5 / 100), tl + " vs. " + tc);
     }
 
+    @Test(groups="1s", timeOut=60000)
+    public void testTime2() throws SolverException {
+        Model model = new Model();
+
+        IntVar v7 = model.intVar("@v7", IntVar.MIN_INT_BOUND, IntVar.MAX_INT_BOUND, true);
+
+        model.post(
+            model.arithm(v7, ">", v7),
+            model.arithm(v7, "<", v7)
+        );
+        // TODO : such a simple case should be detected within the constraint declaration
+        // TODO : this test might need to be changed if better model analysis is done during model declaration
+
+        Solver solver = model.getSolver();
+        solver.limitTime(250);
+
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        boolean solved = solver.solve();
+        long took = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
+
+        assertFalse(solved);
+        assertEquals(solver.getNodeCount(), 1);
+        assertEquals(solver.getBackTrackCount(), 0);
+        assertEquals(solver.getFailCount(), 0);
+        assertEquals(solver.getSolutionCount(), 0);
+        assertTrue(solver.isStopCriterionMet());
+        assertTrue(took <= 1000); // less than 1 second
+    }
+
     @Test(groups="1s", timeOut=60000)
     public void testNode() {
         Model s = makeNQueenWithBinaryConstraints(12);