diff --git a/src/blocking/request.rs b/src/blocking/request.rs
index e7ac41758..7ac08a768 100644
--- a/src/blocking/request.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/request.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ impl Request {
             None
         };
         let mut req = Request::new(self.method().clone(), self.url().clone());
+        *req.timeout_mut() = self.timeout().copied();
         *req.headers_mut() = self.headers().clone();
         *req.version_mut() = self.version().clone();
         req.body = body;
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ mod tests {
     use serde_json;
     use serde_urlencoded;
     use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
+    use std::time::Duration;
 
     #[test]
     fn basic_get_request() {
@@ -1083,4 +1084,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(req.headers()["authorization"], "Bearer Hold my bear");
         assert_eq!(req.headers()["authorization"].is_sensitive(), true);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_request_cloning() {
+        let mut request = Request::new(Method::GET, "https://example.com".try_into().unwrap());
+        *request.timeout_mut() = Some(Duration::from_secs(42));
+        *request.version_mut() = Version::HTTP_11;
+
+        let clone = request.try_clone().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(request.version(), clone.version());
+        assert_eq!(request.headers(), clone.headers());
+        assert_eq!(request.timeout(), clone.timeout());
+    }
 }