diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ab3f196d..a50debd2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub mod server;
 pub mod service;
 pub mod ssl;
 pub mod stream;
+pub mod timeout;
 pub mod timer;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/timeout.rs b/src/timeout.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1262e6f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timeout.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+//! Tower middleware that applies a timeout to requests.
+//!
+//! If the response does not complete within the specified timeout, the response
+//! will be aborted.
+use std::fmt;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
+use tokio_timer::{clock, Delay};
+
+use service::{NewService, Service};
+
+/// Applies a timeout to requests.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Timeout<T: NewService + Clone> {
+    inner: T,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+/// Timeout error
+pub enum TimeoutError<E> {
+    /// Service error
+    Service(E),
+    /// Service call timeout
+    Timeout,
+}
+
+impl<E: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for TimeoutError<E> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            TimeoutError::Service(e) => write!(f, "TimeoutError::Service({:?})", e),
+            TimeoutError::Timeout => write!(f, "TimeoutError::Timeout"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// `Timeout` response future
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TimeoutFut<T: NewService> {
+    fut: T::Future,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl<T> Timeout<T>
+where
+    T: NewService + Clone,
+{
+    pub fn new(timeout: Duration, inner: T) -> Self {
+        Timeout { inner, timeout }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> NewService for Timeout<T>
+where
+    T: NewService + Clone,
+{
+    type Request = T::Request;
+    type Response = T::Response;
+    type Error = TimeoutError<T::Error>;
+    type InitError = T::InitError;
+    type Service = TimeoutService<T::Service>;
+    type Future = TimeoutFut<T>;
+
+    fn new_service(&self) -> Self::Future {
+        TimeoutFut {
+            fut: self.inner.new_service(),
+            timeout: self.timeout.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Future for TimeoutFut<T>
+where
+    T: NewService,
+{
+    type Item = TimeoutService<T::Service>;
+    type Error = T::InitError;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        let service = try_ready!(self.fut.poll());
+        Ok(Async::Ready(TimeoutService::new(self.timeout, service)))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Applies a timeout to requests.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TimeoutService<T> {
+    inner: T,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl<T> TimeoutService<T> {
+    pub fn new(timeout: Duration, inner: T) -> Self {
+        TimeoutService { inner, timeout }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Clone for TimeoutService<T>
+where
+    T: Clone,
+{
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        TimeoutService {
+            inner: self.inner.clone(),
+            timeout: self.timeout,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Service for TimeoutService<T>
+where
+    T: Service,
+{
+    type Request = T::Request;
+    type Response = T::Response;
+    type Error = TimeoutError<T::Error>;
+    type Future = TimeoutServiceResponse<T>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), Self::Error> {
+        self.inner
+            .poll_ready()
+            .map_err(|e| TimeoutError::Service(e))
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, request: Self::Request) -> Self::Future {
+        TimeoutServiceResponse {
+            fut: self.inner.call(request),
+            sleep: Delay::new(clock::now() + self.timeout),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// `TimeoutService` response future
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TimeoutServiceResponse<T: Service> {
+    fut: T::Future,
+    sleep: Delay,
+}
+
+impl<T> Future for TimeoutServiceResponse<T>
+where
+    T: Service,
+{
+    type Item = T::Response;
+    type Error = TimeoutError<T::Error>;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        // First, try polling the future
+        match self.fut.poll() {
+            Ok(Async::Ready(v)) => return Ok(Async::Ready(v)),
+            Ok(Async::NotReady) => {}
+            Err(e) => return Err(TimeoutError::Service(e)),
+        }
+
+        // Now check the sleep
+        match self.sleep.poll() {
+            Ok(Async::NotReady) => Ok(Async::NotReady),
+            Ok(Async::Ready(_)) => Err(TimeoutError::Timeout),
+            Err(_) => Err(TimeoutError::Timeout),
+        }
+    }
+}