diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34bd1d4..8a6e998 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,31 @@ $secureConnector = new React\SocketClient\SecureConnector($dnsConnector, $loop,
 ));
 ```
 
+### Connection timeouts
+
+The `TimeoutConnector` class decorates any given `Connector` instance.
+It provides the same `create()` method, but will automatically reject the
+underlying connection attempt if it takes too long.
+
+```php
+$timeoutConnector = new React\SocketClient\TimeoutConnector($connector, 3.0, $loop);
+
+$timeoutConnector->create('google.com', 80)->then(function (React\Stream\Stream $stream) {
+    // connection succeeded within 3.0 seconds
+});
+```
+
+Pending connection attempts can be cancelled by cancelling its pending promise like so:
+
+```php
+$promise = $timeoutConnector->create($host, $port);
+
+$promise->cancel();
+```
+
+Calling `cancel()` on a pending promise will cancel the underlying connection
+attempt, abort the timer and reject the resulting promise.
+
 ### Unix domain sockets
 
 Similarly, the `UnixConnector` class can be used to connect to Unix domain socket (UDS)
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ff58dc5..4ab2c9c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         "react/dns": "0.4.*|0.3.*",
         "react/event-loop": "0.4.*|0.3.*",
         "react/stream": "0.4.*|0.3.*",
-        "react/promise": "~2.0|~1.1"
+        "react/promise": "~2.0|~1.1",
+        "react/promise-timer": "~1.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/TimeoutConnector.php b/src/TimeoutConnector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4cfd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TimeoutConnector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\SocketClient;
+
+use React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface;
+use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
+use React\Promise\Timer;
+use React\Stream\Stream;
+use React\Promise\Promise;
+use React\Promise\CancellablePromiseInterface;
+
+class TimeoutConnector implements ConnectorInterface
+{
+    private $connector;
+    private $timeout;
+    private $loop;
+
+    public function __construct(ConnectorInterface $connector, $timeout, LoopInterface $loop)
+    {
+        $this->connector = $connector;
+        $this->timeout = $timeout;
+        $this->loop = $loop;
+    }
+
+    public function create($host, $port)
+    {
+        $promise = $this->connector->create($host, $port);
+
+        return Timer\timeout(new Promise(
+            function ($resolve, $reject) use ($promise) {
+                // resolve/reject with result of TCP/IP connection
+                $promise->then($resolve, $reject);
+            },
+            function ($_, $reject) use ($promise) {
+                // cancellation should reject connection attempt
+                $reject(new \RuntimeException('Connection attempt cancelled during connection'));
+
+                // forefully close TCP/IP connection if it completes despite cancellation
+                $promise->then(function (Stream $stream) {
+                    $stream->close();
+                });
+
+                // (try to) cancel pending TCP/IP connection
+                if ($promise instanceof CancellablePromiseInterface) {
+                    $promise->cancel();
+                }
+            }
+        ), $this->timeout, $this->loop);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/TimeoutConnectorTest.php b/tests/TimeoutConnectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cb0969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TimeoutConnectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\Tests\SocketClient;
+
+use React\SocketClient\TimeoutConnector;
+use React\Promise;
+use React\EventLoop\Factory;
+
+class TimeoutConnectorTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testRejectsOnTimeout()
+    {
+        $promise = new Promise\Promise(function () { });
+
+        $connector = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with('google.com', 80)->will($this->returnValue($promise));
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $timeout = new TimeoutConnector($connector, 0.01, $loop);
+
+        $timeout->create('google.com', 80)->then(
+            $this->expectCallableNever(),
+            $this->expectCallableOnce()
+        );
+
+        $loop->run();
+    }
+
+    public function testRejectsWhenConnectorRejects()
+    {
+        $promise = Promise\reject(new \RuntimeException());
+
+        $connector = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with('google.com', 80)->will($this->returnValue($promise));
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $timeout = new TimeoutConnector($connector, 5.0, $loop);
+
+        $timeout->create('google.com', 80)->then(
+            $this->expectCallableNever(),
+            $this->expectCallableOnce()
+        );
+
+        $loop->run();
+    }
+
+    public function testResolvesWhenConnectorResolves()
+    {
+        $promise = Promise\resolve();
+
+        $connector = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with('google.com', 80)->will($this->returnValue($promise));
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $timeout = new TimeoutConnector($connector, 5.0, $loop);
+
+        $timeout->create('google.com', 80)->then(
+            $this->expectCallableOnce(),
+            $this->expectCallableNever()
+        );
+
+        $loop->run();
+    }
+
+    public function testRejectsAndCancelsPendingPromiseOnTimeout()
+    {
+        $promise = new Promise\Promise(function () { }, $this->expectCallableOnce());
+
+        $connector = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with('google.com', 80)->will($this->returnValue($promise));
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $timeout = new TimeoutConnector($connector, 0.01, $loop);
+
+        $timeout->create('google.com', 80)->then(
+            $this->expectCallableNever(),
+            $this->expectCallableOnce()
+        );
+
+        $loop->run();
+    }
+
+    public function testCancelsPendingPromiseOnCancel()
+    {
+        $promise = new Promise\Promise(function () { }, $this->expectCallableOnce());
+
+        $connector = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with('google.com', 80)->will($this->returnValue($promise));
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $timeout = new TimeoutConnector($connector, 0.01, $loop);
+
+        $out = $timeout->create('google.com', 80);
+        $out->cancel();
+
+        $out->then($this->expectCallableNever(), $this->expectCallableOnce());
+    }
+
+    public function testCancelClosesStreamIfTcpResolvesDespiteCancellation()
+    {
+        $stream = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Stream\Stream')->disableOriginalConstructor()->setMethods(array('close'))->getMock();
+        $stream->expects($this->once())->method('close');
+
+        $promise = new Promise\Promise(function () { }, function ($resolve) use ($stream) {
+            $resolve($stream);
+        });
+
+        $connector = $this->getMock('React\SocketClient\ConnectorInterface');
+        $connector->expects($this->once())->method('create')->with('google.com', 80)->will($this->returnValue($promise));
+
+        $loop = Factory::create();
+
+        $timeout = new TimeoutConnector($connector, 0.01, $loop);
+
+        $out = $timeout->create('google.com', 80);
+        $out->cancel();
+
+        $out->then($this->expectCallableNever(), $this->expectCallableOnce());
+    }
+}