diff --git a/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/JsonRpcClient.java b/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/JsonRpcClient.java
index 75a25ddd5..0c8a3ad4e 100644
--- a/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/JsonRpcClient.java
+++ b/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/JsonRpcClient.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
 import feign.Feign;
 import feign.Headers;
+import feign.Request.Options;
 import feign.RequestLine;
 import feign.jackson.JacksonDecoder;
 import feign.jackson.JacksonEncoder;
@@ -71,18 +72,34 @@ public interface JsonRpcClient {
   /**
    * Constructs a new client for the given url.
    *
-   * @param rippledUrl url for the faucet server.
+   * @param rippledUrl The {@link HttpUrl} of the node to connect to.
    *
    * @return A {@link JsonRpcClient} that can make request to {@code rippledUrl}
    */
   static JsonRpcClient construct(final HttpUrl rippledUrl) {
     Objects.requireNonNull(rippledUrl);
 
+    return construct(rippledUrl, new Options());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new client for the given url with the given client options.
+   *
+   * @param rippledUrl The {@link HttpUrl} of the node to connect to.
+   * @param options    An {@link Options}.
+   *
+   * @return A {@link JsonRpcClient}.
+   */
+  static JsonRpcClient construct(HttpUrl rippledUrl, Options options) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(rippledUrl);
+    Objects.requireNonNull(options);
+
     return Feign.builder()
       .encoder(new JacksonEncoder(objectMapper))
       // rate limiting will return a 503 status that can be retried
       .errorDecoder(new RetryStatusDecoder(RETRY_INTERVAL, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE_STATUS))
       .decode404()
+      .options(options)
       .decoder(new OptionalDecoder(new JacksonDecoder(objectMapper)))
       .target(JsonRpcClient.class, rippledUrl.toString());
   }
diff --git a/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClient.java b/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClient.java
index bf744ea25..26ef8179a 100644
--- a/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClient.java
+++ b/xrpl4j-client/src/main/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClient.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Range;
 import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
 import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedLong;
+import feign.Request;
+import feign.Request.Options;
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -99,8 +101,10 @@
 import org.xrpl.xrpl4j.model.transactions.Transaction;
 import org.xrpl.xrpl4j.model.transactions.TransactionMetadata;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
  * <p>A client which wraps a rippled network client and is responsible for higher order functionality such as signing
@@ -127,6 +131,31 @@ public XrplClient(final HttpUrl rippledUrl) {
     this(JsonRpcClient.construct(rippledUrl));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Public constructor that allows for configuration of connect and read timeouts.
+   *
+   * <p>Note that any {@link Duration} passed in that is less than one millisecond will result in the actual timeout
+   * being zero milliseconds. It is therefore advised to never set {@code connectTimeout} or {@code readTimeout} to a
+   * {@link Duration} less than one millisecond.
+   *
+   * @param rippledUrl     The {@link HttpUrl} of the node to connect to.
+   * @param connectTimeout A {@link Duration} indicating the client's connect timeout.
+   * @param readTimeout    A {@link Duration} indicating the client's read timeout.
+   */
+  public XrplClient(
+    HttpUrl rippledUrl,
+    Duration connectTimeout,
+    Duration readTimeout
+  ) {
+    this(
+      JsonRpcClient.construct(
+        rippledUrl,
+        new Options(connectTimeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, readTimeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
+          true)
+      )
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Required-args constructor (exists for testing purposes only).
    *
diff --git a/xrpl4j-client/src/test/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClientTest.java b/xrpl4j-client/src/test/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClientTest.java
index 32c4e05be..2aa720346 100644
--- a/xrpl4j-client/src/test/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClientTest.java
+++ b/xrpl4j-client/src/test/java/org/xrpl/xrpl4j/client/XrplClientTest.java
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@
 import org.xrpl.xrpl4j.model.transactions.XrpCurrencyAmount;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 /**
@@ -599,6 +601,18 @@ public void getXrplClientTest() {
     assertThat(new XrplClient(rippledUrl) instanceof JsonRpcClient).isFalse();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void createXrplClientWithDurationTimeouts() {
+    HttpUrl rippledUrl = HttpUrl.parse("https://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51234");
+    XrplClient client = new XrplClient(
+      rippledUrl,
+      Duration.ofSeconds(1),
+      Duration.ofMinutes(2)
+    );
+
+    assertThat(client).isInstanceOf(XrplClient.class);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void submitSingleSignedTransaction() {
     BcSignatureService bcSignatureService = new BcSignatureService();