diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 096497e..3755b6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,12 +124,25 @@ This defaults to `urlencoded`. You can also override the default content type he
 :warning: `multipart` depends on several Web API standards which need to be supported in your web view. Check out https://github.com/silkimen/cordova-plugin-advanced-http/wiki/Web-APIs-required-for-Multipart-requests for more info.
 
 ### setRequestTimeout
-Set the "read" timeout in seconds. This is the timeout interval to use when waiting for additional data.
-
+Set how long to wait for a request to respond, in seconds.
+For Android, this will set both [connectTimeout](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/URLConnection#getConnectTimeout()) and [readTimeout](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/URLConnection#setReadTimeout(int))
+For iOS, this will set [timeout interval](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsmutableurlrequest/1414063-timeoutinterval)
 ```js
 cordova.plugin.http.setRequestTimeout(5.0);
 ```
 
+### setConnectTimeout (Android Only)
+Set connect timeout for Android
+```js
+cordova.plugin.http.setRequestTimeout(5.0);
+```
+
+### setReadTimeout (Android Only)
+Set read timeout for Android
+```js
+cordova.plugin.http.setReadTimeout(5.0);
+```
+
 ### setFollowRedirect<a name="setFollowRedirect"></a>
 Configure if it should follow redirects automatically. This defaults to true.
 
diff --git a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
index 3802e75..aded979 100644
--- a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
+++ b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ abstract class CordovaHttpBase implements Runnable {
   protected String responseType;
   protected Object data;
   protected JSONObject headers;
-  protected int timeout;
+  protected int connectTimeout;
+  protected int readTimeout;
   protected boolean followRedirects;
   protected TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration;
   protected CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext;
 
-  public CordovaHttpBase(String method, String url, String serializer, Object data, JSONObject headers, int timeout,
-      boolean followRedirects, String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration,
+  public CordovaHttpBase(String method, String url, String serializer, Object data, JSONObject headers, int connectTimeout,
+      int readTimeout, boolean followRedirects, String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration,
       CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
 
     this.method = method;
@@ -49,20 +50,22 @@ abstract class CordovaHttpBase implements Runnable {
     this.serializer = serializer;
     this.data = data;
     this.headers = headers;
-    this.timeout = timeout;
+    this.connectTimeout = connectTimeout;
+    this.readTimeout = readTimeout;
     this.followRedirects = followRedirects;
     this.responseType = responseType;
     this.tlsConfiguration = tlsConfiguration;
     this.callbackContext = callbackContext;
   }
 
-  public CordovaHttpBase(String method, String url, JSONObject headers, int timeout, boolean followRedirects,
+  public CordovaHttpBase(String method, String url, JSONObject headers, int connectTimeout, int readTimeout, boolean followRedirects,
       String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration, CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
 
     this.method = method;
     this.url = url;
     this.headers = headers;
-    this.timeout = timeout;
+    this.connectTimeout = connectTimeout;
+    this.readTimeout = readTimeout;
     this.followRedirects = followRedirects;
     this.responseType = responseType;
     this.tlsConfiguration = tlsConfiguration;
@@ -128,7 +131,8 @@ abstract class CordovaHttpBase implements Runnable {
 
   protected void prepareRequest(HttpRequest request) throws JSONException, IOException {
     request.followRedirects(this.followRedirects);
-    request.readTimeout(this.timeout);
+    request.connectTimeout(this.connectTimeout);
+    request.readTimeout(this.readTimeout);
     request.acceptCharset("UTF-8");
     request.uncompress(true);
 
diff --git a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java
index 975f5cc..69b1fa5 100644
--- a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java
+++ b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
 class CordovaHttpDownload extends CordovaHttpBase {
   private String filePath;
 
-  public CordovaHttpDownload(String url, JSONObject headers, String filePath, int timeout, boolean followRedirects,
-      TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration, CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
+  public CordovaHttpDownload(String url, JSONObject headers, String filePath, int connectTimeout, int readTimeout,
+      boolean followRedirects, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration, CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
 
-    super("GET", url, headers, timeout, followRedirects, "text", tlsConfiguration, callbackContext);
+    super("GET", url, headers, connectTimeout, readTimeout, followRedirects, "text", tlsConfiguration, callbackContext);
     this.filePath = filePath;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpOperation.java b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpOperation.java
index 6eacca5..d24ac8e 100644
--- a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpOperation.java
+++ b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpOperation.java
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 class CordovaHttpOperation extends CordovaHttpBase {
   public CordovaHttpOperation(String method, String url, String serializer, Object data, JSONObject headers,
-      int timeout, boolean followRedirects, String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration,
+      int connectTimeout, int readTimeout, boolean followRedirects, String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration,
       CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
 
-    super(method, url, serializer, data, headers, timeout, followRedirects, responseType, tlsConfiguration,
+    super(method, url, serializer, data, headers, connectTimeout, readTimeout, followRedirects, responseType, tlsConfiguration,
         callbackContext);
   }
 
-  public CordovaHttpOperation(String method, String url, JSONObject headers, int timeout, boolean followRedirects,
+  public CordovaHttpOperation(String method, String url, JSONObject headers, int connectTimeout, int readTimeout, boolean followRedirects,
       String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration, CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
 
-    super(method, url, headers, timeout, followRedirects, responseType, tlsConfiguration, callbackContext);
+    super(method, url, headers, connectTimeout, readTimeout, followRedirects, responseType, tlsConfiguration, callbackContext);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java
index a62a98a..d37464d 100644
--- a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java
+++ b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class CordovaHttpUpload extends CordovaHttpBase {
   private JSONArray uploadNames;
   private Context applicationContext;
 
-  public CordovaHttpUpload(String url, JSONObject headers, JSONArray filePaths, JSONArray uploadNames, int timeout,
+  public CordovaHttpUpload(String url, JSONObject headers, JSONArray filePaths, JSONArray uploadNames, int connectTimeout, int readTimeout,
       boolean followRedirects, String responseType, TLSConfiguration tlsConfiguration,
       Context applicationContext, CordovaObservableCallbackContext callbackContext) {
 
-    super("POST", url, headers, timeout, followRedirects, responseType, tlsConfiguration, callbackContext);
+    super("POST", url, headers, connectTimeout, readTimeout, followRedirects, responseType, tlsConfiguration, callbackContext);
     this.filePaths = filePaths;
     this.uploadNames = uploadNames;
     this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
diff --git a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
index 5d26567..b4f04b4 100644
--- a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
@@ -197,15 +197,16 @@
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
     NSDictionary *headers = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
-    NSTimeInterval timeoutInSeconds = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:2] doubleValue];
-    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:3] boolValue];
-    NSString *responseType = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:4];
-    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:5];
+    NSTimeInterval connectTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:2] doubleValue];
+    NSTimeInterval readTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:3] doubleValue];
+    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] boolValue];
+    NSString *responseType = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:5];
+    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:6];
 
     [self setRequestSerializer: @"default" forManager: manager];
     [self setupAuthChallengeBlock: manager];
     [self setRequestHeaders: headers forManager: manager];
-    [self setTimeout:timeoutInSeconds forManager:manager];
+    [self setTimeout:readTimeout forManager:manager];
     [self setRedirect:followRedirect forManager:manager];
     [self setResponseSerializer:responseType forManager:manager];
 
@@ -259,15 +260,16 @@
     NSDictionary *data = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
     NSString *serializerName = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:2];
     NSDictionary *headers = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:3];
-    NSTimeInterval timeoutInSeconds = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] doubleValue];
-    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:5] boolValue];
-    NSString *responseType = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:6];
-    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:7];
+    NSTimeInterval connectTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] doubleValue];
+    NSTimeInterval readTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:5] doubleValue];
+    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:6] boolValue];
+    NSString *responseType = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:7];
+    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:8];
 
     [self setRequestSerializer: serializerName forManager: manager];
     [self setupAuthChallengeBlock: manager];
     [self setRequestHeaders: headers forManager: manager];
-    [self setTimeout:timeoutInSeconds forManager:manager];
+    [self setTimeout:readTimeout forManager:manager];
     [self setRedirect:followRedirect forManager:manager];
     [self setResponseSerializer:responseType forManager:manager];
 
@@ -448,14 +450,14 @@
     NSDictionary *headers = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
     NSArray *filePaths = [command.arguments objectAtIndex: 2];
     NSArray *names = [command.arguments objectAtIndex: 3];
-    NSTimeInterval timeoutInSeconds = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] doubleValue];
-    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:5] boolValue];
-    NSString *responseType = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:6];
-    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:7];
+    NSTimeInterval connectTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] doubleValue];
+    NSTimeInterval readTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:5] doubleValue];
+    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:6] boolValue];
+    NSString *responseType = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:7];
+    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:8];
 
     [self setRequestHeaders: headers forManager: manager];
-    [self setupAuthChallengeBlock: manager];
-    [self setTimeout:timeoutInSeconds forManager:manager];
+    [self setTimeout:readTimeout forManager:manager];
     [self setRedirect:followRedirect forManager:manager];
     [self setResponseSerializer:responseType forManager:manager];
 
@@ -516,13 +518,14 @@
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
     NSDictionary *headers = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
     NSString *filePath = [command.arguments objectAtIndex: 2];
-    NSTimeInterval timeoutInSeconds = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:3] doubleValue];
-    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] boolValue];
-    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:5];
+    NSTimeInterval connectTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:3] doubleValue];
+    NSTimeInterval readTimeout = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:4] doubleValue];
+    bool followRedirect = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:5] boolValue];
+    NSNumber *reqId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:6];
 
     [self setRequestHeaders: headers forManager: manager];
     [self setupAuthChallengeBlock: manager];
-    [self setTimeout:timeoutInSeconds forManager:manager];
+    [self setTimeout:readTimeout forManager:manager];
     [self setRedirect:followRedirect forManager:manager];
 
     if ([filePath hasPrefix:@"file://"]) {
diff --git a/test/js-specs.js b/test/js-specs.js
index 384a846..6dc4fb3 100644
--- a/test/js-specs.js
+++ b/test/js-specs.js
@@ -148,12 +148,32 @@ describe('Advanced HTTP public interface', function () {
   it('configures global timeout value correctly with given valid value', () => {
     http.setRequestTimeout(10);
     http.getRequestTimeout().should.equal(10);
+    http.getConnectTimeout().should.equal(10);
+    http.getReadTimeout().should.equal(10);
   });
 
   it('throws an Error when you try to configure global timeout with a string', () => {
     (() => { http.setRequestTimeout('myString'); }).should.throw(messages.INVALID_TIMEOUT_VALUE);
   });
 
+  it('configures connect timeout value correctly with given valid value', () => {
+    http.setConnectTimeout(10);
+    http.getConnectTimeout().should.equal(10);
+  })
+
+  it('throws an Error when you try to configure connect timeout with a string', () => {
+    (() => { http.setConnectTimeout('myString'); }).should.throw(messages.INVALID_TIMEOUT_VALUE);
+  })
+
+  it('configures read timeout value correctly with given valid value', () => {
+    http.setReadTimeout(10);
+    http.getReadTimeout().should.equal(10);
+  })
+
+  it('throws an Error when you try to configure connect timeout with a string', () => {
+    (() => { http.setReadTimeout('myString'); }).should.throw(messages.INVALID_TIMEOUT_VALUE);
+  })
+
   it('sets global option for following redirects correctly', () => {
     http.setFollowRedirect(false);
     http.getFollowRedirect().should.equal(false);
@@ -381,6 +401,8 @@ describe('Common helpers', function () {
       serializer: 'urlencoded',
       followRedirect: true,
       timeout: 60.0,
+      connectTimeout: 30.0,
+      readTimeout: 30.0
     }
 
     it('adds missing "followRedirect" option correctly', () => {
diff --git a/www/global-configs.js b/www/global-configs.js
index c920a9b..7f43baa 100644
--- a/www/global-configs.js
+++ b/www/global-configs.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ var globalConfigs = {
   serializer: 'urlencoded',
   followRedirect: true,
   timeout: 60.0,
+  connectTimeout: 60.0,
+  readTimeout: 60.0
 };
 
 module.exports = globalConfigs;
diff --git a/www/helpers.js b/www/helpers.js
index 19ad259..5fefebf 100644
--- a/www/helpers.js
+++ b/www/helpers.js
@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ module.exports = function init(global, jsUtil, cookieHandler, messages, base64,
       params: checkParamsObject(options.params || {}),
       responseType: checkResponseType(options.responseType || validResponseTypes[0]),
       serializer: checkSerializer(options.serializer || globals.serializer),
-      timeout: checkTimeoutValue(options.timeout || globals.timeout),
+      connectTimeout: checkTimeoutValue(options.connectTimeout || globals.connectTimeout),
+      readTimeout: checkTimeoutValue(options.readTimeout || globals.readTimeout),
+      timeout: checkTimeoutValue(options.timeout || globals.timeout)
     };
   }
 };
diff --git a/www/public-interface.js b/www/public-interface.js
index 650b5fa..7b32ddb 100644
--- a/www/public-interface.js
+++ b/www/public-interface.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
     setRequestTimeout: setRequestTimeout,
     getFollowRedirect: getFollowRedirect,
     setFollowRedirect: setFollowRedirect,
+    // @Android Only
+    getConnectTimeout: getConnectTimeout,
+    // @Android Only
+    setConnectTimeout: setConnectTimeout,
+    getReadTimeout: getReadTimeout,
+    setReadTimeout: setReadTimeout,
     setServerTrustMode: setServerTrustMode,
     setClientAuthMode: setClientAuthMode,
     sendRequest: sendRequest,
@@ -97,6 +103,24 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
 
   function setRequestTimeout(timeout) {
     globalConfigs.timeout = helpers.checkTimeoutValue(timeout);
+    globalConfigs.connectTimeout = helpers.checkTimeoutValue(timeout);
+    globalConfigs.readTimeout = helpers.checkTimeoutValue(timeout);
+  }
+
+  function getConnectTimeout() {
+    return globalConfigs.connectTimeout;
+  }
+
+  function setConnectTimeout(timeout) {
+    globalConfigs.connectTimeout = helpers.checkTimeoutValue(timeout);
+  }
+
+  function getReadTimeout() {
+    return globalConfigs.readTimeout;
+  }
+
+  function setReadTimeout(timeout) {
+    globalConfigs.readTimeout = helpers.checkTimeoutValue(timeout);
   }
 
   function getFollowRedirect() {
@@ -151,21 +175,18 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
       case 'put':
       case 'patch':
         helpers.processData(options.data, options.serializer, function (data) {
-          exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, data, options.serializer, headers, options.timeout, options.followRedirect, options.responseType, reqId]);
+          exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, data, options.serializer, headers, options.connectTimeout, options.readTimeout, options.followRedirect, options.responseType, reqId]);
         });
         break;
       case 'upload':
         var fileOptions = helpers.checkUploadFileOptions(options.filePath, options.name);
-        exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'uploadFiles', [url, headers, fileOptions.filePaths, fileOptions.names, options.timeout, options.followRedirect, options.responseType, reqId]);
-        break;
+        exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'uploadFiles', [url, headers, fileOptions.filePaths, fileOptions.names, options.connectTimeout, options.readTimeout, options.followRedirect, options.responseType, reqId]);
       case 'download':
         var filePath = helpers.checkDownloadFilePath(options.filePath);
         var onDownloadSuccess = helpers.injectCookieHandler(url, helpers.injectFileEntryHandler(success));
-        exec(onDownloadSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'downloadFile', [url, headers, filePath, options.timeout, options.followRedirect, reqId]);
-        break;
+        exec(onDownloadSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'downloadFile', [url, headers, filePath, options.connectTimeout, options.readTimeout, options.followRedirect, reqId]);
       default:
-        exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, headers, options.timeout, options.followRedirect, options.responseType, reqId]);
-        break;
+        exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, headers, options.connectTimeout, options.readTimeout, options.followRedirect, options.responseType, reqId]);
     }
 
     return reqId;