diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2e27f25d9..300491dda 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import setImmediate from './setImmediate';
 import some from './some';
 import someLimit from './someLimit';
 import sortBy from './sortBy';
+import timeout from './timeout';
 import times from './times';
 import timesLimit from './timesLimit';
 import timesSeries from './timesSeries';
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ export default {
     some: some,
     someLimit: someLimit,
     sortBy: sortBy,
+    timeout: timeout,
     times: times,
     timesLimit: timesLimit,
     timesSeries: timesSeries,
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ export {
     some as some,
     someLimit as someLimit,
     sortBy as sortBy,
+    timeout as timeout,
     times as times,
     timesLimit as timesLimit,
     timesSeries as timesSeries,
diff --git a/lib/timeout.js b/lib/timeout.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8c9dfddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/timeout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'use strict';
+
+export default function timeout(asyncFn, miliseconds) {
+    var originalCallback, timer;
+    var timedOut = false;
+
+    function injectedCallback() {
+        if (!timedOut) {
+            originalCallback.apply(null, arguments);
+            clearTimeout(timer);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function timeoutCallback() {
+        var error  = new Error('Callback function timed out.');
+        error.code = 'ETIMEDOUT';
+        timedOut = true;
+        originalCallback(error);
+    }
+
+    function injectCallback(asyncFnArgs) {
+        // replace callback in asyncFn args
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(asyncFnArgs, 0);
+        originalCallback = args[args.length - 1];
+        args[args.length - 1] = injectedCallback;
+        return args;
+    }
+
+    function wrappedFn() {
+        // setup timer and call original function
+        timer = setTimeout(timeoutCallback, miliseconds);
+        asyncFn.apply(null, injectCallback(arguments));
+    }
+
+    return wrappedFn;
+}
diff --git a/mocha_test/timeout.js b/mocha_test/timeout.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8355eb6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocha_test/timeout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+var async = require('../lib');
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+describe('timeout', function () {
+
+    it('timeout with series', function(done){
+        async.series([
+            async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    callback(null, 'I didn\'t time out');
+                }, 50);
+            }, 200),
+            async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    callback(null, 'I will time out');
+                }, 300);
+            }, 150)
+        ],
+        function(err, results) {
+            expect(err.message).to.equal('Callback function timed out.');
+            expect(err.code).to.equal('ETIMEDOUT');
+            expect(results[0]).to.equal('I didn\'t time out');
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('timeout with parallel', function(done){
+        async.parallel([
+            async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    callback(null, 'I didn\'t time out');
+                }, 50);
+            }, 200),
+            async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    callback(null, 'I will time out');
+                }, 300);
+            }, 150)
+        ],
+        function(err, results) {
+            expect(err.message).to.equal('Callback function timed out.');
+            expect(err.code).to.equal('ETIMEDOUT');
+            expect(results[0]).to.equal('I didn\'t time out');
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/test-async.js b/test/test-async.js
index bd103bfc2..b4aef6c7a 100755
--- a/test/test-async.js
+++ b/test/test-async.js
@@ -3825,3 +3825,49 @@ exports['asyncify'] = {
         return promises;
     }, {})
 };
+
+exports['timeout'] = function (test) {
+    test.expect(3);
+
+    async.series([
+        async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                callback(null, 'I didn\'t time out');
+            }, 50);
+        }, 200),
+        async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                callback(null, 'I will time out');
+            }, 300);
+        }, 150)
+    ],
+    function(err, results) {
+        test.ok(err.message === 'Callback function timed out.');
+        test.ok(err.code === 'ETIMEDOUT');
+        test.ok(results[0] === 'I didn\'t time out');
+        test.done();
+    });
+};
+
+exports['timeout with parallel'] = function (test) {
+    test.expect(3);
+
+    async.parallel([
+        async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                callback(null, 'I didn\'t time out');
+            }, 50);
+        }, 200),
+        async.timeout(function asyncFn(callback) {
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                callback(null, 'I will time out');
+            }, 300);
+        }, 150)
+    ],
+    function(err, results) {
+        test.ok(err.message === 'Callback function timed out.');
+        test.ok(err.code === 'ETIMEDOUT');
+        test.ok(results[0] === 'I didn\'t time out');
+        test.done();
+    });
+};