diff --git a/src/ServiceProviderLaravel4.php b/src/ServiceProviderLaravel4.php
index 6e2c4a389..1083f45b9 100644
--- a/src/ServiceProviderLaravel4.php
+++ b/src/ServiceProviderLaravel4.php
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ public function register()
                     'allow_markdown' => is_bool($allow_markdown) ? $allow_markdown : true,
                     'markdown_in_attachments' => is_array($markdown_in_attachments) ? $markdown_in_attachments : [],
                 ],
-                new Guzzle
+                new Guzzle([
+                    'connect_timeout' => $app['config']->get('slack.connection_timeout'),
+                    'timeout' => $app['config']->get('slack.request_timeout'),
+                ])
             );
         });
 
diff --git a/src/ServiceProviderLaravel5.php b/src/ServiceProviderLaravel5.php
index 78812fb05..66bf44106 100644
--- a/src/ServiceProviderLaravel5.php
+++ b/src/ServiceProviderLaravel5.php
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ public function register()
                     'allow_markdown' => $app['config']->get('slack.allow_markdown'),
                     'markdown_in_attachments' => $app['config']->get('slack.markdown_in_attachments'),
                 ],
-                new Guzzle
+                new Guzzle([
+                    'connect_timeout' => $app['config']->get('slack.connection_timeout'),
+                    'timeout' => $app['config']->get('slack.request_timeout'),
+                ])
             );
         });
 
diff --git a/src/config/config.php b/src/config/config.php
index 58590f880..b093c3984 100644
--- a/src/config/config.php
+++ b/src/config/config.php
@@ -15,6 +15,30 @@
 
     'endpoint' => '',
 
+    /*
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Webhook connection timeout
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | The maximum number of seconds to wait for a connection to
+    | the webhook endpoint to be established
+    |
+    */
+
+    'connection_timeout' => 5,
+
+    /*
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Webhook request timeout
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | The maximum number of seconds to wait for a response from
+    | the webhook endpoint
+    |
+    */
+
+    'request_timeout' => 10,
+
     /*
     |-------------------------------------------------------------
     | Default channel