diff --git a/docs/api/readme.md b/docs/api/readme.md
index beea2f2..f6c1a6f 100644
--- a/docs/api/readme.md
+++ b/docs/api/readme.md
@@ -110,6 +110,30 @@ By default, number of retries will be **2 times**, if `retry` value is set to `t
 http: {
   retry: 1
 }
+
+```
+### `serverTimeout`
+
+* Default: `false`
+
+Sets the timeout for the server requests in milliseconds.
+
+```js
+http: {
+  serverTimeout: 2000
+}
+```
+
+### `clientTimeout`
+
+* Default: `false`
+
+Sets the timeout for the client requests in milliseconds.
+
+```js
+http: {
+  clientTimeout: 5000
+}
 ```
 
 ### `proxyHeaders`
diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 0b242e3..918c8c7 100755
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ function httpModule(_moduleOptions) {
     proxyHeadersIgnore: ['accept', 'host', 'cf-ray', 'cf-connecting-ip'],
     proxy: false,
     retry: false,
+    serverTimeout: false,
+    clientTimeout: false,
     https: false,
     ...moduleOptions
   }
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 6c73f96..c21d3f8 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class HTTP {
     this._defaults = {
       hooks: {},
       headers: _headers,
-      retry: 0,
       ...defaults
     }
 
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ export default (ctx, inject) => {
   // Defaults
   const defaults = {
     retry: <%= parseInt(options.retry) %>,
+    timeout: process.server ? <%= parseInt(options.serverTimeout) %> : <%= parseInt(options.clientTimeout) %>,
     prefixUrl,
     headers: {}
   }
diff --git a/test/empty-config.test.js b/test/defaults.test.js
similarity index 54%
rename from test/empty-config.test.js
rename to test/defaults.test.js
index 1b84128..02f06e7 100644
--- a/test/empty-config.test.js
+++ b/test/defaults.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { setupMockNuxt } = require('./_utils')
 
-describe('empty config', () => {
+describe('defaults', () => {
   let nuxt
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ describe('empty config', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  test('preset baseURL and browserBaseURL', () => {
+  test('should render template with defaults', () => {
     expect(nuxt.moduleContainer.addTemplate).toBeDefined()
     const call = nuxt.moduleContainer.addTemplate.mock.calls.find(args => args[0].src.includes('plugin.js'))
     const options = call[0].options
-    expect(options.baseURL.toString()).toBe('http://localhost:3000/')
-    expect(options.browserBaseURL.toString()).toBe('http://localhost:3000/')
+    expect(options.baseURL).toBe('http://localhost:3000/')
+    expect(options.browserBaseURL).toBe('http://localhost:3000/')
+    expect(options.clientTimeout).toBe(false)
+    expect(options.serverTimeout).toBe(false)
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/fixture/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixture/nuxt.config.js
index 2bd0518..41127e5 100644
--- a/test/fixture/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixture/nuxt.config.js
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
   http: {
     prefix: '/test_api',
+    serverTimeout: 10000,
+    clientTimeout: 25000,
     proxy: true,
-    retry: 1
+    retry: 1,
+    https: true
   },
   build: {
     terser: false
diff --git a/test/baseURL.test.js b/test/with-config.js
similarity index 61%
rename from test/baseURL.test.js
rename to test/with-config.js
index db82a31..a115483 100644
--- a/test/baseURL.test.js
+++ b/test/with-config.js
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 const { setupMockNuxt } = require('./_utils')
 
-describe('browserBaseURL', () => {
+describe('with-config', () => {
   let nuxt
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     nuxt = await setupMockNuxt({
       http: {
-        browserBaseURL: '/test_api'
+        browserBaseURL: '/test_api',
+        retry: true,
+        serverTimeout: 10000,
+        clientTimeout: 25000
       }
     })
   })
 
-  test('browserBaseURL', () => {
+  test('should render template with provided config', () => {
     expect(nuxt.moduleContainer.addTemplate).toBeDefined()
     const call = nuxt.moduleContainer.addTemplate.mock.calls.find(args => args[0].src.includes('plugin.js'))
     const options = call[0].options
     expect(options.baseURL).toBe('http://localhost:3000/')
     expect(options.browserBaseURL).toBe('/test_api')
+    expect(options.clientTimeout).toBe(10000)
+    expect(options.serverTimeout).toBe(25000)
   })
 })