diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/SqlQuery.scala b/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/SqlQuery.scala
index 2342094..fa85869 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/SqlQuery.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/SqlQuery.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ private[relate] case class ExpandableQuery(
   listParams: mutable.Map[String, ListParam] = mutable.Map[String, ListParam]()
 ) extends ParameterizableSql with Expandable {
 
+  val timeout: Option[Int] = None
+
   val params = Nil
   protected[relate] def queryParams = QueryParams(
     query,
@@ -17,7 +19,24 @@ private[relate] case class ExpandableQuery(
     listParams
   )
 
-  /** 
+  protected def setTimeout(stmt: PreparedStatement): Unit = {
+    for {
+      seconds <- timeout
+      stmt <- Option(stmt)
+    } yield (stmt.setQueryTimeout(seconds))
+  }
+
+  def withTimeout(seconds: Int): ExpandableQuery = new ExpandableQuery(query, listParams) {
+    override val timeout: Option[Int] = Some(seconds)
+
+    override def applyParams(stmt: PreparedStatement) {
+      setTimeout(stmt)
+
+      super.applyParams(stmt)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
    * The copy method used by the Sql Trait
    * Returns a SqlQuery object so that expansion can only occur before the 'on' method
    */
@@ -258,16 +277,16 @@ trait Sql {
   protected val parsedQuery: String
   protected def applyParams(stmt: PreparedStatement)
 
-  private class BaseStatement(val connection: Connection) {
+  protected[relate] class BaseStatement(val connection: Connection) {
     protected val parsedQuery = self.parsedQuery
     protected def applyParams(stmt: PreparedStatement) = self.applyParams(stmt)
   }
 
-  private def normalStatement(implicit connection: Connection) = new BaseStatement(connection) with NormalStatementPreparer
+  protected def normalStatement(implicit connection: Connection) = new BaseStatement(connection) with NormalStatementPreparer
 
-  private def insertionStatement(implicit connection: Connection) = new BaseStatement(connection) with InsertionStatementPreparer
+  protected def insertionStatement(implicit connection: Connection) = new BaseStatement(connection) with InsertionStatementPreparer
 
-  private def streamedStatement(fetchSize: Int)(implicit connection: Connection) = {
+  protected def streamedStatement(fetchSize: Int)(implicit connection: Connection) = {
     val fetchSize_ = fetchSize
     new BaseStatement(connection) with StreamedStatementPreparer {
       protected val fetchSize = fetchSize_
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/StatementPreparer.scala b/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/StatementPreparer.scala
index bf92f77..35768ef 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/StatementPreparer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/StatementPreparer.scala
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ private[relate] sealed trait StatementPreparer {
 private[relate] trait BaseStatementPreparer extends StatementPreparer {
   protected def applyParams(stmt: PreparedStatement)
   protected def parsedQuery: String
+  protected def timeout: Option[Int] = None
+
+  protected def setTimeout(stmt: PreparedStatement): Unit = for {
+    seconds <- timeout
+    stmt <- Option(stmt)
+  } yield (stmt.setQueryTimeout(seconds))
 }
 
 private[relate] trait NormalStatementPreparer extends BaseStatementPreparer {
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ private[relate] trait NormalStatementPreparer extends BaseStatementPreparer {
    */
   protected override def prepare(): PreparedStatement = {
     val stmt = connection.prepareStatement(parsedQuery)
+    setTimeout(stmt)
     applyParams(stmt)
     stmt
   }
@@ -91,6 +98,7 @@ private[relate] trait InsertionStatementPreparer extends BaseStatementPreparer {
    */
   protected override def prepare(): PreparedStatement = {
     val stmt = connection.prepareStatement(parsedQuery, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS)
+    setTimeout(stmt)
     applyParams(stmt)
     stmt
   }
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@ private[relate] trait StreamedStatementPreparer extends BaseStatementPreparer {
       ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
       ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY
     )
+    setTimeout(stmt)
     val driver = connection.getMetaData().getDriverName()
     if (driver.toLowerCase.contains("mysql")) {
       stmt.setFetchSize(Int.MinValue)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/interp/InterpolatedQuery.scala b/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/interp/InterpolatedQuery.scala
index 477d952..8e262db 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/interp/InterpolatedQuery.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/open/relate/interp/InterpolatedQuery.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.lucidchart.open.relate.interp
 
+import com.lucidchart.open.relate._
 import com.lucidchart.open.relate.Sql
+import java.sql.Connection
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement
 
 class InterpolatedQuery(protected val parsedQuery: String, protected val params: Seq[Parameter]) extends Sql with MultipleParameter {
@@ -11,6 +13,24 @@ class InterpolatedQuery(protected val parsedQuery: String, protected val params:
 
   def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder) = stringBuilder ++= parsedQuery
 
+  def withTimeout(seconds: Int): InterpolatedQuery = new InterpolatedQuery(parsedQuery, params) {
+    override protected def normalStatement(implicit conn: Connection) = new BaseStatement(conn) with NormalStatementPreparer {
+      override def timeout = Some(seconds)
+    }
+
+    override protected def insertionStatement(implicit conn: Connection) = new BaseStatement(conn) with InsertionStatementPreparer {
+      override def timeout = Some(seconds)
+    }
+
+    override protected def streamedStatement(fetchSize: Int)(implicit conn: Connection) = {
+      val fetchSize_ = fetchSize
+      new BaseStatement(conn) with StreamedStatementPreparer {
+        protected val fetchSize = fetchSize_
+        override def timeout = Some(seconds)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 object InterpolatedQuery {
diff --git a/src/test/scala/SqlQuerySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/SqlQuerySpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..004c907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/scala/SqlQuerySpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.lucidchart.open.relate
+
+import java.sql.Connection
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement
+import org.specs2.mutable._
+import org.specs2.mock.Mockito
+
+class SqlQuerySpec extends Specification with Mockito {
+
+
+  "ExpandableQuery.withTimeout" should {
+    class TestEq extends ExpandableQuery("")
+
+    "set the timeout" in {
+      val eq = new TestEq().withTimeout(10)
+      eq.timeout must beSome(10)
+    }
+
+    "not set the timtout" in {
+      val eq = new TestEq()
+      eq.timeout must beNone
+    }
+  }
+}
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