diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 818225e..42fe04a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ req -t grpc -u localhost:50051 -import-path /pathprotofiles/helloworld -proto he
 | -v | show server header response |
 | -d | Download response to file|
 | -a | user agent http header |
+| -timeout | seconds value |
 | -import-path | GRPC - path to proto files |
 | -proto | GRPC - proto file name |
 | -method | GRPC - method to call |
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b928322..7b48f20 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Params struct {
 	methodName string
 	verbose    bool
 	userAgent  string
+	timeout    int
 }
 
 func getProtocol(p Params) Protocol {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&params.method, "m", "GET", "method request")
 	flag.StringVar(&params.file, "f", "", "file path")
 	flag.StringVar(&params.userAgent, "a", "", "user agent header")
+	flag.IntVar(&params.timeout, "timeout", 0, "timeout in seconds")
 
 	// GRPC exclusive flags
 	flag.StringVar(&params.importPath, "import-path", "", "The path to a directory from which proto sources can be imported, for use with -proto flags")
diff --git a/protocol.go b/protocol.go
index dac1d34..835d79d 100644
--- a/protocol.go
+++ b/protocol.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type GraphQL struct {
 	query    string
 	httpResp *http.Response
 	response string
+	timeout  int
 }
 
 func NewGrapQL(params Params) *GraphQL {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (g *GraphQL) RequestResponse() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	resp, httpResp, err := DoRequest("POST", string(payloadBytes), g.url, "", "", "")
+	resp, httpResp, err := DoRequest("POST", string(payloadBytes), g.url, "", "", "", g.timeout)
 	g.httpResp = httpResp
 	return resp, err
 }
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ type HTTP struct {
 	file      string
 	response  string
 	userAgent string
+	timeout   int
 }
 
 func NewHTTP(params Params) *HTTP {
@@ -206,11 +208,12 @@ func NewHTTP(params Params) *HTTP {
 		body:      params.message,
 		file:      params.file,
 		userAgent: params.userAgent,
+		timeout:   params.timeout,
 	}
 }
 
 func (h *HTTP) RequestResponse() (string, error) {
-	resp, httpResp, err := DoRequest(h.method, h.body, h.url, h.userAgent, h.headers, h.file)
+	resp, httpResp, err := DoRequest(h.method, h.body, h.url, h.userAgent, h.headers, h.file, h.timeout)
 	h.httpResp = httpResp
 
 	return resp, err
@@ -451,9 +454,13 @@ func hasFileExtension(path string) (bool, string) {
 	return len(parts) >= 2, lastSegment
 }
 
-func DoRequest(method string, body string, urlV string, userAgent string, headers string, file string) (string, *http.Response, error) {
+func DoRequest(method string, body string, urlV string, userAgent string, headers string, file string, timeout int) (string, *http.Response, error) {
 	client := &http.Client{}
 
+	if timeout > 0 {
+		client.Timeout = time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second
+	}
+
 	m := strings.ToUpper(method)
 
 	validMethods := []string{"GET", "POST", "DELETE", "PUT"}