diff --git a/src/Configuration.php b/src/Configuration.php
index 9e5dffd..ca05cd6 100644
--- a/src/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Configuration.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class Configuration
 
     private array $target;
 
+    private string $httpTimeout = '';
+
     private bool $httpDebug = false;
 
     public function __construct(string $name, string $description = '')
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ public function toArray(): array
         if (trim($this->duration) !== '') {
             $array['duration'] = $this->duration;
         }
+        if (trim($this->httpTimeout) !== '') {
+            $array['http_timeout'] = $this->httpTimeout;
+        }
 
         return $array;
     }
@@ -92,6 +97,16 @@ public function setTarget(string $idleTimeout = '30s'): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function setHttpTimeout(string $httpTimeout): self
+    {
+        if (! preg_match('/^\d+[smh]$/', $httpTimeout)) {
+            throw new VoltTestException('Invalid HTTP timeout format. Use <number>[s|m|h]');
+        }
+        $this->httpTimeout = $httpTimeout;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function setHttpDebug(bool $httpDebug): self
     {
         $this->httpDebug = $httpDebug;
diff --git a/src/VoltTest.php b/src/VoltTest.php
index 51e0711..5c71b65 100644
--- a/src/VoltTest.php
+++ b/src/VoltTest.php
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ public function setRampUp(string $rampUp): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the HTTP request timeout (per-request)
+     * @param string $timeout e.g. "60s", "2m" — default is 30s
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws VoltTestException
+     */
+    public function setHttpTimeout(string $timeout): self
+    {
+        if (! preg_match('/^\d+[smh]$/', $timeout)) {
+            throw new VoltTestException('Invalid HTTP timeout format. Use <number>[s|m|h]');
+        }
+        $this->config->setHttpTimeout($timeout);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function setHttpDebug(bool $httpDebug): self
     {
         $this->config->setHttpDebug($httpDebug);