diff --git a/slumber/__init__.py b/slumber/__init__.py
index 586ebca..7aba466 100644
--- a/slumber/__init__.py
+++ b/slumber/__init__.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def __call__(self, id=None, format=None, url_override=None):
     def _request(self, method, data=None, files=None, params=None):
         serializer = self._store["serializer"]
         url = self.url()
+        timeout = self._store.get("timeout", None)
 
         headers = {"accept": serializer.get_content_type()}
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ def _request(self, method, data=None, files=None, params=None):
             if data is not None:
                 data = serializer.dumps(data)
 
-        resp = self._store["session"].request(method, url, data=data, params=params, files=files, headers=headers)
+        resp = self._store["session"].request(method, url, data=data, params=params, files=files, headers=headers, timeout=timeout)
 
         if 400 <= resp.status_code <= 499:
             exception_class = exceptions.HttpNotFoundError if resp.status_code == 404 else exceptions.HttpClientError
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ class API(ResourceAttributesMixin, object):
 
     resource_class = Resource
 
-    def __init__(self, base_url=None, auth=None, format=None, append_slash=True, session=None, serializer=None):
+    def __init__(self, base_url=None, auth=None, format=None, append_slash=True, session=None, serializer=None, timeout=None):
         if serializer is None:
             serializer = Serializer(default=format)
 
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ def __init__(self, base_url=None, auth=None, format=None, append_slash=True, ses
             "append_slash": append_slash,
             "session": session,
             "serializer": serializer,
+            "timeout": timeout,
         }
 
         # Do some Checks for Required Values
diff --git a/tests/resource.py b/tests/resource.py
index ba3e977..01ac710 100644
--- a/tests/resource.py
+++ b/tests/resource.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ def test_get_200_json(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.get()
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ def test_get_200_text(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.get()
@@ -163,7 +165,8 @@ def test_post_201_redirect(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.post(data={'foo': 'bar'})
@@ -192,7 +195,8 @@ def test_post_decodable_response(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.post(data={'foo': 'bar'})
@@ -226,7 +230,8 @@ def test_patch_201_redirect(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.patch(data={'foo': 'bar'})
@@ -255,7 +260,8 @@ def test_patch_decodable_response(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.patch(data={'foo': 'bar'})
@@ -289,7 +295,8 @@ def test_put_201_redirect(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.put(data={'foo': 'bar'})
@@ -318,7 +325,8 @@ def test_put_decodable_response(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.put(data={'foo': 'bar'})
@@ -377,7 +385,8 @@ def test_get_200_subresource_json(self):
             data=None,
             files=None,
             params=None,
-            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()}
+            headers={"content-type": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type(), "accept": self.base_resource._store["serializer"].get_content_type()},
+            timeout=None
         )
 
         resp = self.base_resource.get()
@@ -543,3 +552,19 @@ def test_unicode_decodable_response(self):
         resp = self.base_resource.post(data={'foo': 'bar'})
         expected = b'Pr\xc3\xa9paratoire'.decode('utf8')
         self.assertEqual(resp['result'], expected)
+
+    def test_connect_timeout(self):
+
+        client = slumber.API(base_url='http://httpbin.org/', append_slash=False, timeout=(0.00000000001, None))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout):
+            client.delay(10).get()
+            assert False, "The connect() request should time out."
+
+    def test_read_timeout(self):
+
+        client = slumber.API(base_url='http://httpbin.org/', append_slash=False, timeout=(None, 0.01))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout):
+            client.delay(10).get()
+            assert False, "The recv() request should time out."