diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baab5ec..a2544ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,6 +337,21 @@ client = Contentful::Client.new(
       <td><code>nil</code></td>
       <td>Password for proxy authentication.</td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>timeout_read</code></td>
+      <td><code>nil</code></td>
+      <td>Number of seconds the request waits to read from the server before timing out.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>timeout_write</code></td>
+      <td><code>nil</code></td>
+      <td>Number of seconds the request waits when writing to the server before timing out.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>timeout_connect</code></td>
+      <td><code>nil</code></td>
+      <td>Number of seconds the request waits to connect to the server before timing out.</td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
       <td><code>logger</code></td>
       <td><code>nil</code></td>
diff --git a/lib/contentful/client.rb b/lib/contentful/client.rb
index 0acebf9..7652e26 100644
--- a/lib/contentful/client.rb
+++ b/lib/contentful/client.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class Client
       proxy_username: nil,
       proxy_password: nil,
       proxy_port: nil,
+      timeout_connect: nil,
+      timeout_read: nil,
+      timeout_write: nil,
       max_rate_limit_retries: 1,
       max_rate_limit_wait: 60,
       max_include_resolution_depth: 20,
@@ -49,11 +52,13 @@ class Client
 
     # Wraps the actual HTTP request via proxy
     # @private
-    def self.get_http(url, query, headers = {}, proxy = {})
+    def self.get_http(url, query, headers = {}, proxy = {}, timeout = {})
+      http = HTTP[headers]
+      http = http.timeout(timeout) if timeout.any?
       if proxy[:host]
-        HTTP[headers].via(proxy[:host], proxy[:port], proxy[:username], proxy[:password]).get(url, params: query)
+        http.via(proxy[:host], proxy[:port], proxy[:username], proxy[:password]).get(url, params: query)
       else
-        HTTP[headers].get(url, params: query)
+        http.get(url, params: query)
       end
     end
 
@@ -68,6 +73,9 @@ def self.get_http(url, query, headers = {}, proxy = {})
     # @option given_configuration [String] :proxy_username
     # @option given_configuration [String] :proxy_password
     # @option given_configuration [Number] :proxy_port
+    # @option given_configuration [Number] :timeout_read
+    # @option given_configuration [Number] :timeout_write
+    # @option given_configuration [Number] :timeout_connect
     # @option given_configuration [Number] :max_rate_limit_retries
     # @option given_configuration [Number] :max_rate_limit_wait
     # @option given_configuration [Number] :max_include_resolution_depth
@@ -110,6 +118,15 @@ def proxy_params
       }
     end
 
+    # @private
+    def timeout_params
+      {
+        connect: configuration[:timeout_connect],
+        read: configuration[:timeout_read],
+        write: configuration[:timeout_write]
+      }.reject { |_, value| value.nil? }
+    end
+
     # Returns the default configuration
     # @private
     def default_configuration
@@ -355,7 +372,8 @@ def run_request(request)
           url,
           request_query(request.query),
           request_headers,
-          proxy_params
+          proxy_params,
+          timeout_params
         ), request
       )
     end
@@ -431,6 +449,7 @@ def validate_configuration!
       fail ArgumentError, 'The :dynamic_entries mode must be :auto or :manual' unless %i[auto manual].include?(
         configuration[:dynamic_entries]
       )
+      fail ArgumentError, 'Timeout parameters must be all omitted or all present' unless timeout_params.empty? || timeout_params.length == 3
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/client_class_spec.rb b/spec/client_class_spec.rb
index 4c97f09..343a5fb 100644
--- a/spec/client_class_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/client_class_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 describe Contentful::Client do
   describe '#get' do
-    let(:client) { create_client }
+    let(:client) { create_client() }
     let(:proxy_client) { create_client(proxy_host: '183.207.232.194',
                                        proxy_port: 8080,
                                        secure: false) }
+    let(:timeout_client) { create_client(timeout_connect: 1, timeout_read: 2, timeout_write: 3) }
     let(:request) { Contentful::Request.new(nil, client.environment_url('/content_types'), nil, 'cat') }
 
     it 'uses #base_url' do
@@ -32,17 +33,37 @@
     end
 
     it 'calls #get_http' do
-      expect(client.class).to receive(:get_http).with(client.base_url + request.url, request.query, client.request_headers, client.proxy_params) { raw_fixture('content_type') }
+      expect(client.class).to receive(:get_http).with(client.base_url + request.url, request.query, client.request_headers, client.proxy_params, client.timeout_params) { raw_fixture('content_type') }
       client.get(request)
     end
 
     it 'calls #get_http via proxy' do
-      expect(proxy_client.class).to receive(:get_http).with(proxy_client.base_url + request.url, request.query, proxy_client.request_headers, proxy_client.proxy_params) { raw_fixture('content_type') }
+      expect(proxy_client.class).to receive(:get_http).with(proxy_client.base_url + request.url, request.query, proxy_client.request_headers, proxy_client.proxy_params, client.timeout_params) { raw_fixture('content_type') }
       proxy_client.get(request)
       expect(proxy_client.proxy_params[:host]).to eq '183.207.232.194'
       expect(proxy_client.proxy_params[:port]).to eq 8080
     end
 
+    describe 'timeout params' do
+      context 'with timeouts configured' do
+        it 'calls #get_http with timeouts' do
+          expect(timeout_client.class).to receive(:get_http).with(timeout_client.base_url + request.url, request.query, timeout_client.request_headers, timeout_client.proxy_params, timeout_client.timeout_params) { raw_fixture('content_type') }
+          timeout_client.get(request)
+          expect(timeout_client.timeout_params[:connect]).to eq 1
+          expect(timeout_client.timeout_params[:read]).to eq 2
+          expect(timeout_client.timeout_params[:write]).to eq 3
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'without timeouts' do
+        it 'calls #get_http with timeouts' do
+          expect(client.class).to receive(:get_http).with(client.base_url + request.url, request.query, client.request_headers, client.proxy_params, client.timeout_params) { raw_fixture('content_type') }
+          client.get(request)
+          expect(client.timeout_params).to eq({})
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe 'build_resources parameter' do
       it 'returns Contentful::Resource object if second parameter is true [default]' do
         res = vcr('content_type') { client.get(request) }
diff --git a/spec/client_configuration_spec.rb b/spec/client_configuration_spec.rb
index 41c133c..d4d4fbb 100644
--- a/spec/client_configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/client_configuration_spec.rb
@@ -347,4 +347,31 @@ class Cat < Contentful::Entry
       expect(client.request_headers['X-Contentful-User-Agent']).to eq client.contentful_user_agent
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'timeout options' do
+    let(:full_options) { { timeout_connect: 1, timeout_read: 2, timeout_write: 3 } }
+
+    it 'allows the three options to be present together' do
+      expect do
+        create_client(full_options)
+      end.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it 'allows the three options to be omitted' do
+      expect do
+        create_client()
+      end.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it 'does not allow only some options to be set' do
+      # Test that any combination of 1 or 2 keys is rejected
+      1.upto(2) do |options_count|
+        full_options.keys.combination(options_count).each do |option_keys|
+          expect do
+            create_client(full_options.select { |key, _| option_keys.include?(key) })
+          end.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end