diff --git a/src/liblibc/lib.rs b/src/liblibc/lib.rs
index 3d19e95211e8d..8fe1ddcf27533 100644
--- a/src/liblibc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/liblibc/lib.rs
@@ -6043,7 +6043,6 @@ pub mod funcs {
         use types::common::c95::{c_void};
         use types::os::common::bsd44::{socklen_t, sockaddr, SOCKET};
         use types::os::arch::c95::c_int;
-        use types::os::arch::posix88::ssize_t;
 
         extern "system" {
             pub fn socket(domain: c_int, ty: c_int, protocol: c_int) -> SOCKET;
@@ -6068,7 +6067,7 @@ pub mod funcs {
                         flags: c_int) -> c_int;
             pub fn recvfrom(socket: SOCKET, buf: *mut c_void, len: c_int,
                             flags: c_int, addr: *mut sockaddr,
-                            addrlen: *mut c_int) -> ssize_t;
+                            addrlen: *mut c_int) -> c_int;
             pub fn sendto(socket: SOCKET, buf: *const c_void, len: c_int,
                           flags: c_int, addr: *const sockaddr,
                           addrlen: c_int) -> c_int;
diff --git a/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs b/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
index 28063c1edb3f7..cffccab7e09d0 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use io;
 use net::{ToSocketAddrs, SocketAddr, Shutdown};
 use sys_common::net as net_imp;
 use sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner};
+use time::Duration;
 
 /// A structure which represents a TCP stream between a local socket and a
 /// remote socket.
@@ -139,6 +140,50 @@ impl TcpStream {
     pub fn set_keepalive(&self, seconds: Option<u32>) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.0.set_keepalive(seconds)
     }
+
+    /// Sets the read timeout to the timeout specified.
+    ///
+    /// If the value specified is `None`, then `read` calls will block
+    /// indefinitely. It is an error to pass the zero `Duration` to this
+    /// method.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.set_read_timeout(dur)
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the write timeout to the timeout specified.
+    ///
+    /// If the value specified is `None`, then `write` calls will block
+    /// indefinitely. It is an error to pass the zero `Duration` to this
+    /// method.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.set_write_timeout(dur)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the read timeout of this socket.
+    ///
+    /// If the timeout is `None`, then `read` calls will block indefinitely.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// Some platforms do not provide access to the current timeout.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn read_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.0.read_timeout()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the write timeout of this socket.
+    ///
+    /// If the timeout is `None`, then `write` calls will block indefinitely.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// Some platforms do not provide access to the current timeout.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn write_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.0.write_timeout()
+    }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -262,6 +307,7 @@ mod tests {
     use net::test::{next_test_ip4, next_test_ip6};
     use sync::mpsc::channel;
     use sys_common::AsInner;
+    use time::Duration;
     use thread;
 
     fn each_ip(f: &mut FnMut(SocketAddr)) {
@@ -855,4 +901,69 @@ mod tests {
                               stream_inner);
         assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", stream), compare);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn timeouts() {
+        let addr = next_test_ip4();
+        let listener = t!(TcpListener::bind(&addr));
+
+        let stream = t!(TcpStream::connect(&("localhost", addr.port())));
+        let dur = Duration::new(15410, 0);
+
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.read_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(Some(dur)));
+        assert_eq!(Some(dur), t!(stream.read_timeout()));
+
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.write_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_write_timeout(Some(dur)));
+        assert_eq!(Some(dur), t!(stream.write_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(None));
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.read_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_write_timeout(None));
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.write_timeout()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_timeout() {
+        let addr = next_test_ip4();
+        let listener = t!(TcpListener::bind(&addr));
+
+        let mut stream = t!(TcpStream::connect(&("localhost", addr.port())));
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000))));
+
+        let mut buf = [0; 10];
+        let wait = Duration::span(|| {
+            let kind = stream.read(&mut buf).err().expect("expected error").kind();
+            assert!(kind == ErrorKind::WouldBlock || kind == ErrorKind::TimedOut);
+        });
+        assert!(wait > Duration::from_millis(400));
+        assert!(wait < Duration::from_millis(1600));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_with_timeout() {
+        let addr = next_test_ip4();
+        let listener = t!(TcpListener::bind(&addr));
+
+        let mut stream = t!(TcpStream::connect(&("localhost", addr.port())));
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000))));
+
+        let mut other_end = t!(listener.accept()).0;
+        t!(other_end.write_all(b"hello world"));
+
+        let mut buf = [0; 11];
+        t!(stream.read(&mut buf));
+        assert_eq!(b"hello world", &buf[..]);
+
+        let wait = Duration::span(|| {
+            let kind = stream.read(&mut buf).err().expect("expected error").kind();
+            assert!(kind == ErrorKind::WouldBlock || kind == ErrorKind::TimedOut);
+        });
+        assert!(wait > Duration::from_millis(400));
+        assert!(wait < Duration::from_millis(1600));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/net/udp.rs b/src/libstd/net/udp.rs
index 67c7096904d6f..ebabba7def1be 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/udp.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use io::{self, Error, ErrorKind};
 use net::{ToSocketAddrs, SocketAddr, IpAddr};
 use sys_common::net as net_imp;
 use sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner};
+use time::Duration;
 
 /// A User Datagram Protocol socket.
 ///
@@ -127,6 +128,42 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     pub fn set_time_to_live(&self, ttl: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.0.time_to_live(ttl)
     }
+
+    /// Sets the read timeout to the timeout specified.
+    ///
+    /// If the value specified is `None`, then `read` calls will block
+    /// indefinitely. It is an error to pass the zero `Duration` to this
+    /// method.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.set_read_timeout(dur)
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the write timeout to the timeout specified.
+    ///
+    /// If the value specified is `None`, then `write` calls will block
+    /// indefinitely. It is an error to pass the zero `Duration` to this
+    /// method.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.set_write_timeout(dur)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the read timeout of this socket.
+    ///
+    /// If the timeout is `None`, then `read` calls will block indefinitely.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn read_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.0.read_timeout()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the write timeout of this socket.
+    ///
+    /// If the timeout is `None`, then `write` calls will block indefinitely.
+    #[unstable(feature = "socket_timeout", reason = "RFC 1047 - recently added")]
+    pub fn write_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.0.write_timeout()
+    }
 }
 
 impl AsInner<net_imp::UdpSocket> for UdpSocket {
@@ -152,6 +189,7 @@ mod tests {
     use net::test::{next_test_ip4, next_test_ip6};
     use sync::mpsc::channel;
     use sys_common::AsInner;
+    use time::Duration;
     use thread;
 
     fn each_ip(f: &mut FnMut(SocketAddr, SocketAddr)) {
@@ -321,4 +359,65 @@ mod tests {
                               socket_addr, name, udpsock_inner);
         assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", udpsock), compare);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn timeouts() {
+        let addr = next_test_ip4();
+
+        let stream = t!(UdpSocket::bind(&addr));
+        let dur = Duration::new(15410, 0);
+
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.read_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(Some(dur)));
+        assert_eq!(Some(dur), t!(stream.read_timeout()));
+
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.write_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_write_timeout(Some(dur)));
+        assert_eq!(Some(dur), t!(stream.write_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(None));
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.read_timeout()));
+
+        t!(stream.set_write_timeout(None));
+        assert_eq!(None, t!(stream.write_timeout()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_timeout() {
+        let addr = next_test_ip4();
+
+        let mut stream = t!(UdpSocket::bind(&addr));
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000))));
+
+        let mut buf = [0; 10];
+        let wait = Duration::span(|| {
+            let kind = stream.recv_from(&mut buf).err().expect("expected error").kind();
+            assert!(kind == ErrorKind::WouldBlock || kind == ErrorKind::TimedOut);
+        });
+        assert!(wait > Duration::from_millis(400));
+        assert!(wait < Duration::from_millis(1600));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_with_timeout() {
+        let addr = next_test_ip4();
+
+        let mut stream = t!(UdpSocket::bind(&addr));
+        t!(stream.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000))));
+
+        t!(stream.send_to(b"hello world", &addr));
+
+        let mut buf = [0; 11];
+        t!(stream.recv_from(&mut buf));
+        assert_eq!(b"hello world", &buf[..]);
+
+        let wait = Duration::span(|| {
+            let kind = stream.recv_from(&mut buf).err().expect("expected error").kind();
+            assert!(kind == ErrorKind::WouldBlock || kind == ErrorKind::TimedOut);
+        });
+        assert!(wait > Duration::from_millis(400));
+        assert!(wait < Duration::from_millis(1600));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
index efbcda3fecec0..5890e6a78892c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ use str::from_utf8;
 use sys::c;
 use sys::net::{cvt, cvt_r, cvt_gai, Socket, init, wrlen_t};
 use sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
+use time::Duration;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // sockaddr and misc bindings
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-fn setsockopt<T>(sock: &Socket, opt: c_int, val: c_int,
+pub fn setsockopt<T>(sock: &Socket, opt: c_int, val: c_int,
                      payload: T) -> io::Result<()> {
     unsafe {
         let payload = &payload as *const T as *const c_void;
@@ -35,16 +36,15 @@ fn setsockopt<T>(sock: &Socket, opt: c_int, val: c_int,
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn getsockopt<T: Copy>(sock: &Socket, opt: c_int,
+pub fn getsockopt<T: Copy>(sock: &Socket, opt: c_int,
                        val: c_int) -> io::Result<T> {
     unsafe {
         let mut slot: T = mem::zeroed();
         let mut len = mem::size_of::<T>() as socklen_t;
-        let ret = try!(cvt(c::getsockopt(*sock.as_inner(), opt, val,
-                                         &mut slot as *mut _ as *mut _,
-                                         &mut len)));
-        assert_eq!(ret as usize, mem::size_of::<T>());
+        try!(cvt(c::getsockopt(*sock.as_inner(), opt, val,
+                               &mut slot as *mut _ as *mut _,
+                               &mut len)));
+        assert_eq!(len as usize, mem::size_of::<T>());
         Ok(slot)
     }
 }
@@ -220,6 +220,22 @@ impl TcpStream {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.set_timeout(dur, libc::SO_RCVTIMEO)
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.set_timeout(dur, libc::SO_SNDTIMEO)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.inner.timeout(libc::SO_RCVTIMEO)
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.inner.timeout(libc::SO_SNDTIMEO)
+    }
+
     pub fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.inner.read(buf)
     }
@@ -471,6 +487,22 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     pub fn duplicate(&self) -> io::Result<UdpSocket> {
         self.inner.duplicate().map(|s| UdpSocket { inner: s })
     }
+
+    pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.set_timeout(dur, libc::SO_RCVTIMEO)
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.set_timeout(dur, libc::SO_SNDTIMEO)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.inner.timeout(libc::SO_RCVTIMEO)
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        self.inner.timeout(libc::SO_SNDTIMEO)
+    }
 }
 
 impl FromInner<Socket> for UdpSocket {
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs
index 2e1cbb2a1e127..1f40c18be2f10 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ use sys::c;
 use net::SocketAddr;
 use sys::fd::FileDesc;
 use sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner};
+use sys_common::net::{getsockopt, setsockopt};
+use time::Duration;
 
 pub use sys::{cvt, cvt_r};
 
@@ -73,6 +75,49 @@ impl Socket {
     pub fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.0.read(buf)
     }
+
+    pub fn set_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>, kind: libc::c_int) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let timeout = match dur {
+            Some(dur) => {
+                if dur.secs() == 0 && dur.extra_nanos() == 0 {
+                    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                                              "cannot set a 0 duration timeout"));
+                }
+
+                let secs = if dur.secs() > libc::time_t::max_value() as u64 {
+                    libc::time_t::max_value()
+                } else {
+                    dur.secs() as libc::time_t
+                };
+                let mut timeout = libc::timeval {
+                    tv_sec: secs,
+                    tv_usec: (dur.extra_nanos() / 1000) as libc::suseconds_t,
+                };
+                if timeout.tv_sec == 0 && timeout.tv_usec == 0 {
+                    timeout.tv_usec = 1;
+                }
+                timeout
+            }
+            None => {
+                libc::timeval {
+                    tv_sec: 0,
+                    tv_usec: 0,
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        setsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, kind, timeout)
+    }
+
+    pub fn timeout(&self, kind: libc::c_int) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        let raw: libc::timeval = try!(getsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, kind));
+        if raw.tv_sec == 0 && raw.tv_usec == 0 {
+            Ok(None)
+        } else {
+            let sec = raw.tv_sec as u64;
+            let nsec = (raw.tv_usec as u32) * 1000;
+            Ok(Some(Duration::new(sec, nsec)))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl AsInner<c_int> for Socket {
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/mod.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/mod.rs
index 6b7bff2c1c6f8..18c8add17a6d6 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/mod.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub fn decode_error_kind(errno: i32) -> ErrorKind {
         libc::WSAEINVAL => ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
         libc::WSAENOTCONN => ErrorKind::NotConnected,
         libc::WSAEWOULDBLOCK => ErrorKind::WouldBlock,
+        libc::WSAETIMEDOUT => ErrorKind::TimedOut,
 
         _ => ErrorKind::Other,
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs
index 71e064bcc6b82..0b9052672369d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/net.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ use num::One;
 use ops::Neg;
 use rt;
 use sync::Once;
+use sys;
 use sys::c;
 use sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner};
+use sys_common::net::{setsockopt, getsockopt};
+use time::Duration;
 
 pub type wrlen_t = i32;
 
@@ -127,6 +130,32 @@ impl Socket {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn set_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>, kind: libc::c_int) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let timeout = match dur {
+            Some(dur) => {
+                let timeout = sys::dur2timeout(dur);
+                if timeout == 0 {
+                    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                                              "cannot set a 0 duration timeout"));
+                }
+                timeout
+            }
+            None => 0
+        };
+        setsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, kind, timeout)
+    }
+
+    pub fn timeout(&self, kind: libc::c_int) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        let raw: libc::DWORD = try!(getsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, kind));
+        if raw == 0 {
+            Ok(None)
+        } else {
+            let secs = raw / 1000;
+            let nsec = (raw % 1000) * 1000000;
+            Ok(Some(Duration::new(secs as u64, nsec as u32)))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Socket {