diff --git a/ehttp/src/lib.rs b/ehttp/src/lib.rs
index 550b96e..61769c6 100644
--- a/ehttp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ehttp/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 ///
 /// `Err` can happen for a number of reasons:
 /// * No internet connection
+/// * Connection timed out
 /// * DNS resolution failed
 /// * Firewall or proxy blocked the request
 /// * Server is not reachable
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ pub fn fetch(request: Request, on_done: impl 'static + Send + FnOnce(Result<Resp
 ///
 /// `Err` can happen for a number of reasons:
 /// * No internet connection
+/// * Connection timed out
 /// * DNS resolution failed
 /// * Firewall or proxy blocked the request
 /// * Server is not reachable
diff --git a/ehttp/src/native.rs b/ehttp/src/native.rs
index b0c9e1e..363f233 100644
--- a/ehttp/src/native.rs
+++ b/ehttp/src/native.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use async_channel::{Receiver, Sender};
 ///
 /// `Err` can happen for a number of reasons:
 /// * No internet connection
+/// * Connection timed out
 /// * DNS resolution failed
 /// * Firewall or proxy blocked the request
 /// * Server is not reachable
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ use async_channel::{Receiver, Sender};
 pub fn fetch_blocking(request: &Request) -> crate::Result<Response> {
     let mut req = ureq::request(&request.method, &request.url);
 
+    if let Some(timeout) = request.timeout {
+        req = req.timeout(timeout);
+    }
+
     for (k, v) in &request.headers {
         req = req.set(k, v);
     }
diff --git a/ehttp/src/types.rs b/ehttp/src/types.rs
index 86b4557..b69de81 100644
--- a/ehttp/src/types.rs
+++ b/ehttp/src/types.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 use serde::Serialize;
 
@@ -145,9 +147,14 @@ pub struct Request {
     ///
     /// Used on Web to control CORS.
     pub mode: Mode,
+
+    /// Cancel the request if it doesn't complete fast enough.
+    pub timeout: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
 impl Request {
+    pub const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+
     /// Create a `GET` request with the given url.
     #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
     pub fn get(url: impl ToString) -> Self {
@@ -157,6 +164,7 @@ impl Request {
             body: vec![],
             headers: Headers::new(&[("Accept", "*/*")]),
             mode: Mode::default(),
+            timeout: Some(Self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
         }
     }
 
@@ -169,6 +177,7 @@ impl Request {
             body: vec![],
             headers: Headers::new(&[("Accept", "*/*")]),
             mode: Mode::default(),
+            timeout: Some(Self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
         }
     }
 
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ impl Request {
                 ("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8"),
             ]),
             mode: Mode::default(),
+            timeout: Some(Self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
         }
     }
 
@@ -209,6 +219,7 @@ impl Request {
     ///         .unwrap(),
     /// );
     /// ehttp::fetch(request, |result| {});
+    /// ```
     #[cfg(feature = "multipart")]
     pub fn multipart(url: impl ToString, builder: MultipartBuilder) -> Self {
         let (content_type, data) = builder.finish();
@@ -218,6 +229,7 @@ impl Request {
             body: data,
             headers: Headers::new(&[("Accept", "*/*"), ("Content-Type", content_type.as_str())]),
             mode: Mode::default(),
+            timeout: Some(Self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
         }
     }
 
@@ -234,8 +246,14 @@ impl Request {
             body: serde_json::to_string(body)?.into_bytes(),
             headers: Headers::new(&[("Accept", "*/*"), ("Content-Type", "application/json")]),
             mode: Mode::default(),
+            timeout: Some(Self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn with_timeout(mut self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Self {
+        self.timeout = timeout;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 /// Response from a completed HTTP request.
diff --git a/ehttp/src/web.rs b/ehttp/src/web.rs
index 6057af4..8449d41 100644
--- a/ehttp/src/web.rs
+++ b/ehttp/src/web.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern "C" {
 ///
 /// `Err` can happen for a number of reasons:
 /// * No internet connection
+/// * Connection timed out
 /// * DNS resolution failed
 /// * Firewall or proxy blocked the request
 /// * Server is not reachable