diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b7e2da..678dcc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,13 +66,21 @@ See the tests for examples of both methods.
 
     Equivalent to the [`-U`/`--proxy-user`](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#-U) parameter of curl, which allows specifying the username and password to use when authenticating to the proxy server.
 
-- **timeout(seconds: Int)**
+- **timeout(Int)**
 
-    Equivalent to the [`-m`/`--max-time`](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#-m) parameter of curl, which allows specifying the maximum time allowed to service the request.
+    Equivalent to the [`-m`/`--max-time`](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#-m) parameter of curl, which allows specifying the maximum time allowed to service the request in seconds.
 
-- **connectTimeout(seconds: Int)**
+- **timeoutMs(Int)**
 
-    Equivalent to the [`--connect-timeout`](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#--connect-timeout) parameter of curl, which allows specifying the maximum time allowed for the connection to the server.
+    Same as `timeout`, but with milliseconds precision.
+
+- **connectTimeout(Int)**
+
+    Equivalent to the [`--connect-timeout`](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#--connect-timeout) parameter of curl, which allows specifying the maximum time allowed for the connection to the server in seconds.
+
+- **connectTimeoutMs(Int)** (New in 0.5.0)
+
+    Same as `connectTimeout`, but with milliseconds precision.
 
 - **cookieJar(String)**
   
diff --git a/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequest.swift b/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequest.swift
index f5394b3..8ca7721 100755
--- a/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequest.swift
+++ b/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequest.swift
@@ -105,10 +105,16 @@ class CURLRequest {
         /// Maximum time in seconds for the request to complete.
         /// The default timeout is never.
         timeout(Int),
+        /// Maximum time in milliseconds for the request to complete.
+        /// The default timeout is never.
+        timeoutMs(Int),
         /// Maximum time in seconds for the request connection phase.
         /// The default timeout is 300 seconds.
         connectTimeout(Int),
-        /// The average transfer speed in bytes per second that the transfer should be below 
+        /// Maximum time in milliseconds for the request connection phase.
+        /// The default timeout is 300 seconds.
+        connectTimeoutMs(Int),
+        /// The average transfer speed in bytes per second that the transfer should be below
         /// during `.lowSpeedLimit` seconds for the request to be too slow and abort.
         lowSpeedLimit(Int),
         /// The time in seconds that the transfer speed should be below the `.lowSpeedLimit` 
diff --git a/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequestOptions.swift b/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequestOptions.swift
index 586e4cc..66a7935 100755
--- a/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequestOptions.swift
+++ b/Sources/CurlyClient/CURLRequestOptions.swift
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ extension CURLRequest.Option {
             curl.setOption(CURLOPT_PROXYPORT, int: optInt)
         case .timeout(let optInt):
             curl.setOption(CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, int: optInt)
+        case .timeoutMs(let optInt):
+            curl.setOption(CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, int: optInt)
         case .connectTimeout(let optInt):
             curl.setOption(CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, int: optInt)
+        case .connectTimeoutMs(let optInt):
+            curl.setOption(CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, int: optInt)
         case .lowSpeedLimit(let optInt):
             curl.setOption(CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, int: optInt)
         case .lowSpeedTime(let optInt):
diff --git a/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption+Private.swift b/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption+Private.swift
index 44f0a46..398d002 100644
--- a/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption+Private.swift
+++ b/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption+Private.swift
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ extension CurlyOption {
         switch self {
         case .connectTimeout(let seconds):
             return [.connectTimeout(seconds)]
+        case .connectTimeoutMs(let ms):
+            return [.connectTimeoutMs(ms)]
         case .timeout(let seconds):
             return [.timeout(seconds)]
+        case .timeoutMs(let ms):
+            return [.timeoutMs(ms)]
         case .cookieJar(let file):
             return [.cookieFile(file), .cookieJar(file)]
         case .proxy(let proxy):
diff --git a/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption.swift b/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption.swift
index a0a4d2b..48ec797 100644
--- a/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption.swift
+++ b/Sources/CurlyClient/CurlyOption.swift
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import Vapor
 public enum CurlyOption {
     case proxy(String)
     case proxyAuth(user: String, password: String)
-    case timeout(seconds: Int)
-    case connectTimeout(seconds: Int)
+    case timeout(Int)
+    case timeoutMs(Int)
+    case connectTimeout(Int)
+    case connectTimeoutMs(Int)
     case cookieJar(String)
     case followRedirects(Bool)
     case insecure(Bool)
diff --git a/Tests/CurlyClientTests/CurlyClientTests.swift b/Tests/CurlyClientTests/CurlyClientTests.swift
index 14cc000..8209e17 100644
--- a/Tests/CurlyClientTests/CurlyClientTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CurlyClientTests/CurlyClientTests.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ final class CurlyClientTests: XCTestCase {
             "baz": "qux"
         ], as: MediaType.urlEncodedForm)
 
-        req.addCurlyOption(.timeout(seconds: 5))
+        req.addCurlyOption(.timeout(5))
 
         let res = try app.client().send(req).wait()
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ final class CurlyClientTests: XCTestCase {
     func testConvenience() throws {
         let app = try testApplication()
         let res = try app.client().get("https://httpbin.org/get", beforeSend: { req in
-            req.addCurlyOption(.timeout(seconds: 5))
+            req.addCurlyOption(.timeout(5))
         }).wait()
 
         XCTAssertNotNil(res.http.body.data)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ final class CurlyClientTests: XCTestCase {
     func testTimeoutError() throws {
         let app = try testApplication()
         let futureRes = try app.client().get("https://httpstat.us/200?sleep=5000", beforeSend: { req in
-            req.addCurlyOption(.timeout(seconds: 1))
+            req.addCurlyOption(.timeoutMs(500))
         })
         
         XCTAssertThrowsError(try futureRes.wait(), "Should throw timeout error") { error in