diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46bd7b15..7a325216 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-## 1.1.0 
+## 1.1.0
 ### Features
+1. [#100](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/pull/100)  HTTP request timeout made configurable
 1. [#99](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/pull/99)  Organizations API and Users API
 1. [#96](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/pull/96)  Authorization API
 
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 94b87ccf..990c47d7 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewClientWithOptions(serverUrl string, authToken string, options *Options)
 		serverUrl:   serverUrl,
 		options:     options,
 		writeApis:   make([]WriteApi, 0, 5),
-		httpService: ihttp.NewService(serverUrl, "Token "+authToken, options.tlsConfig),
+		httpService: ihttp.NewService(serverUrl, "Token "+authToken, options.tlsConfig, options.httpRequestTimeout),
 	}
 	return client
 }
diff --git a/internal/http/service.go b/internal/http/service.go
index f8993b0d..83ad6b2d 100644
--- a/internal/http/service.go
+++ b/internal/http/service.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *serviceImpl) ServerApiUrl() string {
 type RequestCallback func(req *http.Request)
 type ResponseCallback func(resp *http.Response) error
 
-func NewService(serverUrl, authorization string, tlsConfig *tls.Config) Service {
+func NewService(serverUrl, authorization string, tlsConfig *tls.Config, httpRequestTimeout uint) Service {
 	apiUrl, err := url.Parse(serverUrl)
 	if err == nil {
 		apiUrl, err = apiUrl.Parse("/api/v2/")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewService(serverUrl, authorization string, tlsConfig *tls.Config) Service
 		serverApiUrl:  serverUrl,
 		authorization: authorization,
 		client: &http.Client{
-			Timeout: time.Second * 20,
+			Timeout: time.Second * time.Duration(httpRequestTimeout),
 			Transport: &http.Transport{
 				DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
 					Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 4d6eba0c..52128679 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // Options holds configuration properties for communicating with InfluxDB server
 type Options struct {
-	// Maximum number of points sent to server in single request. Default 1000
+	// Maximum number of points sent to server in single request. Default 5000
 	batchSize uint
 	// Interval, in ms, in which is buffer flushed if it has not been already written (by reaching batch size) . Default 1000ms
 	flushInterval uint
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	useGZip bool
 	// TLS configuration for secure connection. Default nil
 	tlsConfig *tls.Config
+	// HTTP request timeout in sec. Default 20
+	httpRequestTimeout uint
 }
 
 // BatchSize returns size of batch
@@ -132,7 +134,18 @@ func (o *Options) SetTlsConfig(tlsConfig *tls.Config) *Options {
 	return o
 }
 
+// HttpRequestTimeout returns HTTP request timeout
+func (o *Options) HttpRequestTimeout() uint {
+	return o.httpRequestTimeout
+}
+
+// SetHttpRequestTimeout sets HTTP request timeout in sec
+func (o *Options) SetHttpRequestTimeout(httpRequestTimeout uint) *Options {
+	o.httpRequestTimeout = httpRequestTimeout
+	return o
+}
+
 // DefaultOptions returns Options object with default values
 func DefaultOptions() *Options {
-	return &Options{batchSize: 1000, maxRetries: 3, retryInterval: 1000, flushInterval: 1000, precision: time.Nanosecond, useGZip: false, retryBufferLimit: 10000}
+	return &Options{batchSize: 5000, maxRetries: 3, retryInterval: 1000, flushInterval: 1000, precision: time.Nanosecond, useGZip: false, retryBufferLimit: 10000, httpRequestTimeout: 20}
 }
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ff4e4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package influxdb2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	response := `,result,table,_start,_stop,_time,_value,_field,_measurement,a,b,
+		,,0,2020-02-17T22:19:49.747562847Z,2020-02-18T22:19:49.747562847Z,2020-02-18T10:34:08.135814545Z,1.4,f,test,1,adsfasdf
+		,,0,2020-02-17T22:19:49.747562847Z,2020-02-18T22:19:49.747562847Z,2020-02-18T22:08:44.850214724Z,6.6,f,test,1,adsfasdf
+		`
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		if r.Method == http.MethodPost {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/csv")
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+			_, err := w.Write([]byte(response))
+			if err != nil {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
+			}
+		} else {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+	client := NewClientWithOptions(server.URL, "a", DefaultOptions().SetHttpRequestTimeout(1))
+	queryApi := client.QueryApi("org")
+
+	_, err := queryApi.QueryRaw(context.Background(), "flux", nil)
+	require.NotNil(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Client.Timeout exceeded"))
+
+	client = NewClientWithOptions(server.URL, "a", DefaultOptions().SetHttpRequestTimeout(5))
+	queryApi = client.QueryApi("org")
+
+	result, err := queryApi.QueryRaw(context.Background(), "flux", nil)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, response, result)
+
+}