diff --git a/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js b/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js
index e0d61a0..5a6e223 100755
--- a/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js
+++ b/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ apiGatewayClientFactory.newClient = function (simpleHttpClientConfig, sigV4Clien
     // merge them into the appropriate request properties
     request.headers = _utils2.default.mergeInto(request.headers, additionalParams.headers);
     request.queryParams = _utils2.default.mergeInto(request.queryParams, additionalParams.queryParams);
+    request.timeout = _utils2.default.mergeInto(request.timeout, additionalParams.timeout);
 
     // If an auth type was specified inject the appropriate auth client
     if (authType === 'AWS_IAM') {
diff --git a/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js b/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js
index acbabd8..d221e78 100755
--- a/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js
+++ b/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js
@@ -175,9 +175,15 @@ sigV4ClientFactory.newClient = function (config) {
     var verb = _utils2.default.assertDefined(request.verb, 'verb');
     var path = _utils2.default.assertDefined(request.path, 'path');
     var queryParams = _utils2.default.copy(request.queryParams);
+    var timeout = _utils2.default.copy(request.timeout);
+
     if (queryParams === undefined) {
       queryParams = {};
     }
+
+    if (timeout === undefined) {
+      timeout = 0;
+    }
     var headers = _utils2.default.copy(request.headers);
     if (headers === undefined) {
       headers = {};
@@ -240,6 +246,7 @@ sigV4ClientFactory.newClient = function (config) {
 
     var signedRequest = {
       headers: headers,
+      timeout: timeout,
       data: body
     };
     if (config.retries !== undefined) {
diff --git a/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js b/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js
index a99974c..2dc2e2c 100755
--- a/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js
+++ b/dist/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ simpleHttpClientFactory.newClient = function (config) {
     var verb = _utils2.default.assertDefined(request.verb, 'verb');
     var path = _utils2.default.assertDefined(request.path, 'path');
     var queryParams = _utils2.default.copy(request.queryParams);
+    var timeout = _utils2.default.copy(request.timeout);
     if (queryParams === undefined) {
       queryParams = {};
     }
+    if (timeout === undefined) {
+      timeout = 0;
+    }
     var headers = _extends({}, _utils2.default.copy(request.headers), config.headers);
 
     // If the user has not specified an override for Content type the use default
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ simpleHttpClientFactory.newClient = function (config) {
 
     var simpleHttpRequest = {
       headers: headers,
+      timeout: timeout,
       data: body
     };
     if (config.retries !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/apigClient.js b/src/apigClient.js
index f16275b..959d77e 100755
--- a/src/apigClient.js
+++ b/src/apigClient.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ apigClientFactory.newClient = (config = {}) => {
         verb: method.toUpperCase(),
         path: pathComponent + uritemplate.parse(pathTemplate).expand(params),
         headers: additionalParams.headers || {},
+        timeout: additionalParams.timeout || 0,
         queryParams: additionalParams.queryParams,
         body: body
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js b/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js
index 7ae60b2..4bd0741 100755
--- a/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js
+++ b/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/apiGatewayClient.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ apiGatewayClientFactory.newClient = function(simpleHttpClientConfig, sigV4Client
     // merge them into the appropriate request properties
     request.headers = utils.mergeInto(request.headers, additionalParams.headers);
     request.queryParams = utils.mergeInto(request.queryParams, additionalParams.queryParams);
+    request.timeout = utils.mergeInto(request.timeout, additionalParams.timeout);
 
     // If an auth type was specified inject the appropriate auth client
     if (authType === 'AWS_IAM') {
diff --git a/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js b/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js
index a772802..eb6eb79 100755
--- a/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js
+++ b/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/sigV4Client.js
@@ -161,9 +161,15 @@ sigV4ClientFactory.newClient = function(config) {
     let verb = utils.assertDefined(request.verb, 'verb');
     let path = utils.assertDefined(request.path, 'path');
     let queryParams = utils.copy(request.queryParams);
+    let timeout = utils.copy(request.timeout);
+
     if (queryParams === undefined) {
       queryParams = {};
     }
+
+    if (timeout === undefined) {
+      timeout = 0;
+    }
     let headers = utils.copy(request.headers);
     if (headers === undefined) {
       headers = {};
@@ -241,6 +247,7 @@ sigV4ClientFactory.newClient = function(config) {
 
     let signedRequest = {
       headers: headers,
+      timeout: timeout,
       data: body
     };
     if (config.retries !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js b/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js
index 7f41f2b..3e04912 100755
--- a/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js
+++ b/src/lib/apiGatewayCore/simpleHttpClient.js
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ simpleHttpClientFactory.newClient = (config) => {
     let verb = utils.assertDefined(request.verb, 'verb');
     let path = utils.assertDefined(request.path, 'path');
     let queryParams = utils.copy(request.queryParams);
+    let timeout = utils.copy(request.timeout);
     if (queryParams === undefined) {
       queryParams = {};
     }
+    if (timeout === undefined) {
+      timeout = 0;
+    }
     let headers = {...utils.copy(request.headers), ...config.headers};
 
     // If the user has not specified an override for Content type the use default
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ simpleHttpClientFactory.newClient = (config) => {
 
     let simpleHttpRequest = {
       headers: headers,
+      timeout: timeout,
       data: body
     };
     if (config.retries !== undefined) {