diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index dcc38c31..cd97ed86 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 # Changes
 
-## [0.1.0-alpha.2] - 2019-03-xx
+## [0.1.0-alpha.2] - 2019-03-29
 
 ### Added
 
-* Request timeout.
-
-* Re-export `actix_http::client::Connector`.
+* Per request and session wide request timeout.
 
 * Session wide headers.
 
 * Session wide basic and bearer auth.
 
+* Re-export `actix_http::client::Connector`.
+
+
 ### Changed
 
 * Export `ws` sub-module with websockets related types
diff --git a/awc/src/builder.rs b/awc/src/builder.rs
index 6ef145bf..dcea5595 100644
--- a/awc/src/builder.rs
+++ b/awc/src/builder.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Add default header. Headers adds byt this method
+    /// Add default header. Headers added by this method
     /// get added to every request.
     pub fn header<K, V>(mut self, key: K, value: V) -> Self
     where
diff --git a/awc/src/request.rs b/awc/src/request.rs
index 170be75f..a29c3e60 100644
--- a/awc/src/request.rs
+++ b/awc/src/request.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use bytes::{BufMut, Bytes, BytesMut};
 #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ pub struct ClientRequest {
     cookies: Option<CookieJar>,
     default_headers: bool,
     response_decompress: bool,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
     config: Rc<ClientConfig>,
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ impl ClientRequest {
             config,
             #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
             cookies: None,
+            timeout: None,
             default_headers: true,
             response_decompress: true,
         }
@@ -309,6 +312,15 @@ impl ClientRequest {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set request timeout. Overrides client wide timeout setting.
+    ///
+    /// Request timeout is the total time before a response must be received.
+    /// Default value is 5 seconds.
+    pub fn timeout(mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Self {
+        self.timeout = Some(timeout);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// This method calls provided closure with builder reference if
     /// value is `true`.
     pub fn if_true<F>(mut self, value: bool, f: F) -> Self
@@ -443,10 +455,10 @@ impl ClientRequest {
             }
         }
 
+        let config = slf.config;
         let response_decompress = slf.response_decompress;
 
-        let fut = slf
-            .config
+        let fut = config
             .connector
             .borrow_mut()
             .send_request(head, body.into())
@@ -461,7 +473,7 @@ impl ClientRequest {
             });
 
         // set request timeout
-        if let Some(timeout) = slf.config.timeout {
+        if let Some(timeout) = slf.timeout.or_else(|| config.timeout.clone()) {
             Either::B(Either::A(Timeout::new(fut, timeout).map_err(|e| {
                 if let Some(e) = e.into_inner() {
                     e
diff --git a/awc/tests/test_client.rs b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
index b2d6f8e9..51791d67 100644
--- a/awc/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,32 @@ fn test_timeout() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_timeout_override() {
+    let mut srv = TestServer::new(|| {
+        HttpService::new(App::new().service(web::resource("/").route(web::to_async(
+            || {
+                tokio_timer::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200))
+                    .then(|_| Ok::<_, Error>(HttpResponse::Ok().body(STR)))
+            },
+        ))))
+    });
+
+    let client = srv.execute(|| {
+        awc::Client::build()
+            .timeout(Duration::from_millis(50000))
+            .finish()
+    });
+    let request = client
+        .get(srv.url("/"))
+        .timeout(Duration::from_millis(50))
+        .send();
+    match srv.block_on(request) {
+        Err(SendRequestError::Timeout) => (),
+        _ => panic!(),
+    }
+}
+
 // #[test]
 // fn test_connection_close() {
 //     let mut srv =