diff --git a/lib/config/config.json.dist b/lib/config/config.json.dist
index 07fcf0f..b396cf8 100644
--- a/lib/config/config.json.dist
+++ b/lib/config/config.json.dist
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
         {
             "code": "w1",
             "url": "https://domain.ltd:port/path/resource?parameter1=value1",
+            "timeout": 500,
             "strictSSL": true,
             "contentType": "application/json",
             "authMethod": "basic",
diff --git a/lib/outgoing/index.js b/lib/outgoing/index.js
index c3b57ce..42dba33 100644
--- a/lib/outgoing/index.js
+++ b/lib/outgoing/index.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = async (logger, config, xmpp, user, destination, message, type,
     default:
       break
   }
+  options.timeout = webhook.timeout || 5000
   logger.trace('Outgoing webhook options:', options)
   try {
     const { statusCode, body } = await request(options)
diff --git a/test/config.json b/test/config.json
index 1430465..fc3534d 100644
--- a/test/config.json
+++ b/test/config.json
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@
             "user": null,
             "password": null,
             "bearer": null
+        },
+        {
+            "code": "timeout-error",
+            "url": "https://domain.ltd:port/path/timeout-error",
+            "timeout": 500,
+            "strictSSL": true,
+            "contentType": "application/json",
+            "authMethod": null,
+            "user": null,
+            "password": null,
+            "bearer": null
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/test/outgoing.js b/test/outgoing.js
index f9a810e..beff123 100644
--- a/test/outgoing.js
+++ b/test/outgoing.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const nock = require('nock')
 const Outgoing = require('./../lib/outgoing')
 
 describe('Outgoing webhook component', () => {
-  let logger, config, xmppSendStub, xmpp, scope, scopeUnauthorized, scopeWithError, reqSpy
+  let logger, config, xmppSendStub, xmpp, scope, scopeUnauthorized, scopeWithError, scopeWithTimeout, reqSpy
 
   before('Setup', () => {
     // create default logger
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ describe('Outgoing webhook component', () => {
       .replyWithError('error in request')
     scopeWithError.on('request', reqSpy)
 
+    scopeWithTimeout = nock('https://domain.ltd:port')
+      .post('/path/timeout-error')
+      .delay(1000)
+      .reply(200, { reply: 'This is a reply' })
+    scopeWithTimeout.on('request', reqSpy)
+
     done()
   })
 
@@ -131,4 +137,16 @@ describe('Outgoing webhook component', () => {
       sinon.assert.calledOnce(reqSpy)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('POST with timeout', () => {
+    it('Should handle error and throw an exception', async () => {
+      try {
+        await Outgoing(logger, config, xmpp, 'user', 'destination', 'This a second message', 'type', 'timeout-error')
+        should.fail(0, 1, 'Exception not thrown')
+      } catch (error) {
+        error.message.should.equal('ESOCKETTIMEDOUT')
+      }
+      sinon.assert.calledOnce(reqSpy)
+    })
+  })
 })