diff --git a/src/timeout.rs b/src/timeout.rs
index 4458744a9..179f951e6 100644
--- a/src/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/timeout.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use std::{num::ParseIntError, str::FromStr};
+use std::{convert::TryInto, num::ParseIntError, str::FromStr, time::Duration, u128};
 
 /// Describes the timeout of a notification
-/// 
+///
 /// # `FromStr`
 /// You can also parse a `Timeout` from a `&str`.
 /// ```
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ impl From<i32> for Timeout {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Duration> for Timeout {
+    fn from(duration: Duration) -> Timeout {
+        if duration.is_zero() {
+            Timeout::Never
+        } else {
+            match duration.as_millis().cmp(&(u32::MAX as u128)) {
+                std::cmp::Ordering::Less => {
+                    Timeout::Milliseconds(duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u32::MAX))
+                }
+                _ => Timeout::Default,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Timeout> for i32 {
     fn from(timeout: Timeout) -> Self {
         match timeout {
diff --git a/tests/realworld.rs b/tests/realworld.rs
index 81382e8ce..bc5fb6881 100644
--- a/tests/realworld.rs
+++ b/tests/realworld.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ extern crate notify_rust;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod realworld {
 
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
     #[cfg(all(feature = "images", unix, not(target_os = "macos")))]
     use notify_rust::Image;
     use notify_rust::*;
@@ -112,6 +114,16 @@ mod realworld {
             .unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn should_allow_timeout_with_duration() {
+        let mut notification = Notification::new();
+        notification.timeout(Duration::from_secs(15));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            notification.timeout,
+            Timeout::Milliseconds(15_000)
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos")))]
     fn urgency() {