diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 90092f4e3d..13da521033 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -1566,6 +1566,56 @@ func TestClientFollowRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 		ReleaseResponse(resp)
 	}
 
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		req := AcquireRequest()
+		resp := AcquireResponse()
+
+		req.SetRequestURI("http://xxx/foo")
+
+		req.SetTimeout(time.Second)
+		err := c.DoRedirects(req, resp, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if statusCode := resp.StatusCode(); statusCode != StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected status code: %d", statusCode)
+		}
+
+		if body := string(resp.Body()); body != "/bar" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected response %q. Expecting %q", body, "/bar")
+		}
+
+		ReleaseRequest(req)
+		ReleaseResponse(resp)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		req := AcquireRequest()
+		resp := AcquireResponse()
+
+		req.SetRequestURI("http://xxx/foo")
+
+		testConn, _ := net.Dial("tcp", ln.Addr().String())
+		timeoutConn := &Client{
+			Dial: func(addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+				return &readTimeoutConn{Conn: testConn, t: time.Second}, nil
+			},
+		}
+
+		req.SetTimeout(time.Millisecond)
+		err := timeoutConn.DoRedirects(req, resp, 16)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("expecting error")
+		}
+		if err != ErrTimeout {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v. Expecting %v", err, ErrTimeout)
+		}
+
+		ReleaseRequest(req)
+		ReleaseResponse(resp)
+	}
+
 	req := AcquireRequest()
 	resp := AcquireResponse()
 
@@ -1613,6 +1663,7 @@ func TestClientDoTimeoutSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s.Stop()
 
 	testClientDoTimeoutSuccess(t, &defaultClient, "http://"+s.Addr(), 100)
+	testClientRequestSetTimeoutSuccess(t, &defaultClient, "http://"+s.Addr(), 100)
 }
 
 func TestClientDoTimeoutSuccessConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1627,6 +1678,7 @@ func TestClientDoTimeoutSuccessConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			testClientDoTimeoutSuccess(t, &defaultClient, "http://"+s.Addr(), 100)
+			testClientRequestSetTimeoutSuccess(t, &defaultClient, "http://"+s.Addr(), 100)
 		}()
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -1687,6 +1739,7 @@ func TestClientDoTimeoutError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testClientDoTimeoutError(t, c, 100)
+	testClientRequestSetTimeoutError(t, c, 100)
 }
 
 func TestClientDoTimeoutErrorConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1748,6 +1801,22 @@ func testClientGetTimeoutError(t *testing.T, c *Client, n int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testClientRequestSetTimeoutError(t *testing.T, c *Client, n int) {
+	var req Request
+	var resp Response
+	req.SetRequestURI("http://foobar.com/baz")
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		req.SetTimeout(time.Millisecond)
+		err := c.Do(&req, &resp)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("expecting error")
+		}
+		if err != ErrTimeout {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v. Expecting %v", err, ErrTimeout)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type readTimeoutConn struct {
 	net.Conn
 	t  time.Duration
@@ -2398,6 +2467,30 @@ func testClientDoTimeoutSuccess(t *testing.T, c *Client, addr string, n int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testClientRequestSetTimeoutSuccess(t *testing.T, c *Client, addr string, n int) {
+	var req Request
+	var resp Response
+
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s/foo/%d?bar=baz", addr, i)
+		req.SetRequestURI(uri)
+		req.SetTimeout(time.Second)
+		if err := c.Do(&req, &resp); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if resp.StatusCode() != StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected status code: %d. Expecting %d", resp.StatusCode(), StatusOK)
+		}
+		resultURI := string(resp.Body())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "https") {
+			resultURI = uri[:5] + resultURI[4:]
+		}
+		if resultURI != uri {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected uri %q. Expecting %q", resultURI, uri)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func testClientGetTimeoutSuccess(t *testing.T, c *Client, addr string, n int) {
 	var buf []byte
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 4ef3744214..4b9e113a46 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -2290,3 +2290,11 @@ func round2(n int) int {
 
 	return int(x + 1)
 }
+
+// SetTimeout sets timeout for the request.
+//
+// req.SetTimeout(t); c.Do(&req, &resp) is equivalent to
+// c.DoTimeout(&req, &resp, t)
+func (req *Request) SetTimeout(t time.Duration) {
+	req.timeout = t
+}