diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0e196edd..196b2f8a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ Constructor
         username,
         password,
         use_https=False,
+        timeout=None,
         device_token=None,
         debugmode=False,
     )
 
 ``device_token`` should be added when using a two-step authentication account, otherwise DSM will ask to login with a One Time Password (OTP) and requests will fail (see the login section for more details).
 
+Default ``timeout`` is 10 seconds.
 
 Login
 ------
diff --git a/synology_dsm/synology_dsm.py b/synology_dsm/synology_dsm.py
index 4ab19d9d..ac01abad 100644
--- a/synology_dsm/synology_dsm.py
+++ b/synology_dsm/synology_dsm.py
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ def __init__(
         username,
         password,
         use_https=False,
+        timeout=None,
         device_token=None,
         debugmode=False,
     ):
         self.username = username
         self._password = password
+        self._timeout = timeout or 10
         self._debugmode = debugmode
 
         # Session
@@ -250,9 +252,13 @@ def _execute_request(self, method, url, params, **kwargs):
                 encoded_params = "&".join(
                     "%s=%s" % (key, quote(str(value))) for key, value in items
                 )
-                resp = self._session.get(url, params=encoded_params, **kwargs)
+                resp = self._session.get(
+                    url, params=encoded_params, timeout=self._timeout, **kwargs
+                )
             elif method == "POST":
-                resp = self._session.post(url, params=params, **kwargs)
+                resp = self._session.post(
+                    url, params=params, timeout=self._timeout, **kwargs
+                )
 
             self._debuglog("Request url: " + resp.url)
             self._debuglog("Request status_code: " + str(resp.status_code))
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 07e5890d..d3a2c876 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def __init__(
         username,
         password,
         use_https=False,
+        timeout=None,
         device_token=None,
         debugmode=False,
     ):
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ def __init__(
             username,
             password,
             use_https,
+            timeout,
             device_token,
             debugmode,
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_synology_dsm.py b/tests/test_synology_dsm.py
index dccfbd38..e40f9824 100644
--- a/tests/test_synology_dsm.py
+++ b/tests/test_synology_dsm.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 )
 from .const import SESSION_ID, DEVICE_TOKEN, SYNO_TOKEN
 
-# pylint: disable=no-self-use,protected-access,anomalous-backslash-in-string
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use,protected-access
 class TestSynologyDSM(TestCase):
     """SynologyDSM test cases."""
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def test_init(self):
         """Test init."""
         assert self.api.username
         assert self.api._base_url
+        assert self.api._timeout == 10
         assert not self.api.apis.get(API_AUTH)
         assert not self.api._session_id
 
@@ -219,6 +220,13 @@ def test_login_2sa_failed(self):
         assert api._syno_token is None
         assert api._device_token is None
 
+    def test_request_timeout(self):
+        """Test request timeout."""
+        api = SynologyDSMMock(
+            VALID_HOST, VALID_PORT, VALID_USER, VALID_PASSWORD, VALID_SSL, timeout=2
+        )
+        assert api._timeout == 2
+
     def test_request_get(self):
         """Test get request."""
         assert self.api.get(API_INFO, "query")