diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88f2b202c1..06a6863624 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ stream = []
 runtime = [
     "tcp",
     "tokio/rt",
+    "tokio/time",
 ]
 tcp = [
     "socket2",
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 470a23b601..0949e1cb85 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ pub(super) enum Kind {
     #[cfg(any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2"))]
     #[cfg(feature = "server")]
     Accept,
+    /// User took too long to send headers
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    HeaderTimeout,
     /// Error while reading a body from connection.
     #[cfg(any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2", feature = "stream"))]
     Body,
@@ -310,6 +313,11 @@ impl Error {
         Error::new_user(User::UnexpectedHeader)
     }
 
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    pub(super) fn new_header_timeout() -> Error {
+        Error::new(Kind::HeaderTimeout)
+    }
+
     #[cfg(any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2"))]
     #[cfg(feature = "client")]
     pub(super) fn new_user_unsupported_version() -> Error {
@@ -419,6 +427,8 @@ impl Error {
             #[cfg(any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2"))]
             #[cfg(feature = "server")]
             Kind::Accept => "error accepting connection",
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+            Kind::HeaderTimeout => "read header from client timeout",
             #[cfg(any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2", feature = "stream"))]
             Kind::Body => "error reading a body from connection",
             #[cfg(any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2"))]
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/conn.rs b/src/proto/h1/conn.rs
index eba765226e..ed694ec02c 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/conn.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/conn.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
 use http::header::{HeaderValue, CONNECTION};
 use http::{HeaderMap, Method, Version};
 use httparse::ParserConfig;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+#[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+use tokio::time::Sleep;
 use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
 
 use super::io::Buffered;
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@ where
                 keep_alive: KA::Busy,
                 method: None,
                 h1_parser_config: ParserConfig::default(),
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                h1_header_read_timeout_fut: None,
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                h1_header_read_timeout_running: false,
                 preserve_header_case: false,
                 title_case_headers: false,
                 h09_responses: false,
@@ -106,6 +115,11 @@ where
         self.state.h09_responses = true;
     }
 
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    pub(crate) fn set_http1_header_read_timeout(&mut self, val: Duration) {
+        self.state.h1_header_read_timeout = Some(val);
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "server")]
     pub(crate) fn set_allow_half_close(&mut self) {
         self.state.allow_half_close = true;
@@ -178,6 +192,12 @@ where
                 cached_headers: &mut self.state.cached_headers,
                 req_method: &mut self.state.method,
                 h1_parser_config: self.state.h1_parser_config.clone(),
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                h1_header_read_timeout: self.state.h1_header_read_timeout,
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut self.state.h1_header_read_timeout_fut,
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut self.state.h1_header_read_timeout_running,
                 preserve_header_case: self.state.preserve_header_case,
                 h09_responses: self.state.h09_responses,
                 #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -798,6 +818,12 @@ struct State {
     /// a body or not.
     method: Option<Method>,
     h1_parser_config: ParserConfig,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: Option<Pin<Box<Sleep>>>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout_running: bool,
     preserve_header_case: bool,
     title_case_headers: bool,
     h09_responses: bool,
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/io.rs b/src/proto/h1/io.rs
index 712aad44d7..69c4997073 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/io.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/io.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{self, IoSlice};
 use std::marker::Unpin;
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use std::future::Future;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+use std::time::Duration;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+use tokio::time::Instant;
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut, Bytes, BytesMut};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
-use tracing::{debug, trace};
+use tracing::{debug, warn, trace};
 
 use super::{Http1Transaction, ParseContext, ParsedMessage};
 use crate::common::buf::BufList;
@@ -181,6 +186,12 @@ where
                     cached_headers: parse_ctx.cached_headers,
                     req_method: parse_ctx.req_method,
                     h1_parser_config: parse_ctx.h1_parser_config.clone(),
+                    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout,
+                    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_fut,
+                    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_running,
                     preserve_header_case: parse_ctx.preserve_header_case,
                     h09_responses: parse_ctx.h09_responses,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -191,6 +202,16 @@ where
             )? {
                 Some(msg) => {
                     debug!("parsed {} headers", msg.head.headers.len());
+
+                    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                    {
+                        *parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_running = false;
+
+                        if let Some(h1_header_read_timeout_fut) = parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_fut {
+                            // Reset the timer in order to avoid woken up when the timeout finishes
+                            h1_header_read_timeout_fut.as_mut().reset(Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(30 * 24 * 60 * 60));
+                        }
+                    }
                     return Poll::Ready(Ok(msg));
                 }
                 None => {
@@ -199,6 +220,18 @@ where
                         debug!("max_buf_size ({}) reached, closing", max);
                         return Poll::Ready(Err(crate::Error::new_too_large()));
                     }
+
+                    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+                    if *parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_running {
+                        if let Some(h1_header_read_timeout_fut) = parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_fut {
+                            if Pin::new( h1_header_read_timeout_fut).poll(cx).is_ready() {
+                                *parse_ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_running = false;
+
+                                warn!("read header from client timeout");
+                                return Poll::Ready(Err(crate::Error::new_header_timeout()))
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if ready!(self.poll_read_from_io(cx)).map_err(crate::Error::new_io)? == 0 {
@@ -693,6 +726,9 @@ mod tests {
                 cached_headers: &mut None,
                 req_method: &mut None,
                 h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                 preserve_header_case: false,
                 h09_responses: false,
                 #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/mod.rs b/src/proto/h1/mod.rs
index 758ac7b073..a39fabf13b 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use http::{HeaderMap, Method};
 use httparse::ParserConfig;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+use tokio::time::Sleep;
 
 use crate::body::DecodedLength;
 use crate::proto::{BodyLength, MessageHead};
@@ -72,6 +77,12 @@ pub(crate) struct ParseContext<'a> {
     cached_headers: &'a mut Option<HeaderMap>,
     req_method: &'a mut Option<Method>,
     h1_parser_config: ParserConfig,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &'a mut Option<Pin<Box<Sleep>>>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &'a mut bool,
     preserve_header_case: bool,
     h09_responses: bool,
     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/role.rs b/src/proto/h1/role.rs
index 5c701ed429..794ee7945c 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/role.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/role.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+use tokio::time::Instant;
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "server", feature = "ffi"))]
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
@@ -69,6 +71,25 @@ where
 
     let span = trace_span!("parse_headers");
     let _s = span.enter();
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "server", feature = "runtime"))]
+    if !*ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_running {
+    if let Some(h1_header_read_timeout) = ctx.h1_header_read_timeout {
+        let deadline = Instant::now() + h1_header_read_timeout;
+
+        match ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_fut {
+            Some(h1_header_read_timeout_fut) => {
+                debug!("resetting h1 header read timeout timer");
+                h1_header_read_timeout_fut.as_mut().reset(deadline);
+            },
+            None => {
+                debug!("setting h1 header read timeout timer");
+                *ctx.h1_header_read_timeout_fut = Some(Box::pin(tokio::time::sleep_until(deadline)));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
     T::parse(bytes, ctx)
 }
 
@@ -1428,6 +1449,9 @@ mod tests {
                 cached_headers: &mut None,
                 req_method: &mut method,
                 h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                 preserve_header_case: false,
                 h09_responses: false,
                 #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1455,6 +1479,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut Some(crate::Method::GET),
             h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: false,
             h09_responses: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1477,6 +1504,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut None,
             h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: false,
             h09_responses: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1497,6 +1527,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut Some(crate::Method::GET),
             h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: false,
             h09_responses: true,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1519,6 +1552,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut Some(crate::Method::GET),
             h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: false,
             h09_responses: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1545,6 +1581,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut Some(crate::Method::GET),
             h1_parser_config,
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: false,
             h09_responses: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1568,6 +1607,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut Some(crate::Method::GET),
             h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: false,
             h09_responses: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1586,6 +1628,9 @@ mod tests {
             cached_headers: &mut None,
             req_method: &mut None,
             h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+            h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
             preserve_header_case: true,
             h09_responses: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1625,6 +1670,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut None,
                     req_method: &mut None,
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1645,6 +1693,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut None,
                     req_method: &mut None,
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1874,6 +1925,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut None,
                     req_method: &mut Some(Method::GET),
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1894,6 +1948,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut None,
                     req_method: &mut Some(m),
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -1914,6 +1971,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut None,
                     req_method: &mut Some(Method::GET),
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -2411,6 +2471,9 @@ mod tests {
                 cached_headers: &mut None,
                 req_method: &mut Some(Method::GET),
                 h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                 preserve_header_case: false,
                 h09_responses: false,
                 #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -2495,6 +2558,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut headers,
                     req_method: &mut None,
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
@@ -2535,6 +2601,9 @@ mod tests {
                     cached_headers: &mut headers,
                     req_method: &mut None,
                     h1_parser_config: Default::default(),
+                    h1_header_read_timeout: None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_fut: &mut None,
+                    h1_header_read_timeout_running: &mut false,
                     preserve_header_case: false,
                     h09_responses: false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
diff --git a/src/server/conn.rs b/src/server/conn.rs
index b71f144768..c49c8ae571 100644
--- a/src/server/conn.rs
+++ b/src/server/conn.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 #[cfg(feature = "tcp")]
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "runtime", feature = "http2"))]
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "http2")]
@@ -103,6 +102,8 @@ pub struct Http<E = Exec> {
     h1_keep_alive: bool,
     h1_title_case_headers: bool,
     h1_preserve_header_case: bool,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))]
+    h1_header_read_timeout: Option<Duration>,
     h1_writev: Option<bool>,
     #[cfg(feature = "http2")]
     h2_builder: proto::h2::server::Config,
@@ -285,6 +286,8 @@ impl Http {
             h1_keep_alive: true,
             h1_title_case_headers: false,
             h1_preserve_header_case: false,
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))]
+            h1_header_read_timeout: None,
             h1_writev: None,
             #[cfg(feature = "http2")]
             h2_builder: Default::default(),
@@ -372,6 +375,17 @@ impl<E> Http<E> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set a timeout for reading client request headers. If a client does not 
+    /// transmit the entire header within this time, the connection is closed.
+    ///
+    /// Default is None.
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))))]
+    pub fn http1_header_read_timeout(&mut self, read_timeout: Duration) -> &mut Self {
+        self.h1_header_read_timeout = Some(read_timeout);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set whether HTTP/1 connections should try to use vectored writes,
     /// or always flatten into a single buffer.
     ///
@@ -567,6 +581,8 @@ impl<E> Http<E> {
             h1_keep_alive: self.h1_keep_alive,
             h1_title_case_headers: self.h1_title_case_headers,
             h1_preserve_header_case: self.h1_preserve_header_case,
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))]
+            h1_header_read_timeout: self.h1_header_read_timeout,
             h1_writev: self.h1_writev,
             #[cfg(feature = "http2")]
             h2_builder: self.h2_builder,
@@ -629,6 +645,10 @@ impl<E> Http<E> {
                 if self.h1_preserve_header_case {
                     conn.set_preserve_header_case();
                 }
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))]
+                if let Some(header_read_timeout) = self.h1_header_read_timeout {
+                    conn.set_http1_header_read_timeout(header_read_timeout);
+                }
                 if let Some(writev) = self.h1_writev {
                     if writev {
                         conn.set_write_strategy_queue();
diff --git a/src/server/server.rs b/src/server/server.rs
index 3f5261cb42..87027bbefc 100644
--- a/src/server/server.rs
+++ b/src/server/server.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt;
 #[cfg(feature = "tcp")]
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener as StdTcpListener};
-#[cfg(feature = "tcp")]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "tcp", feature = "http1"))]
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "tcp", any(feature = "http1", feature = "http2")))]
@@ -309,6 +309,17 @@ impl<I, E> Builder<I, E> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set a timeout for reading client request headers. If a client does not 
+    /// transmit the entire header within this time, the connection is closed.
+    ///
+    /// Default is None.
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "http1", feature = "runtime"))))]
+    pub fn http1_header_read_timeout(mut self, read_timeout: Duration) -> Self {
+        self.protocol.http1_header_read_timeout(read_timeout);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets whether HTTP/1 is required.
     ///
     /// Default is `false`.
diff --git a/tests/server.rs b/tests/server.rs
index 624c1eb8e7..16e905884c 100644
--- a/tests/server.rs
+++ b/tests/server.rs
@@ -1261,6 +1261,127 @@ fn header_name_too_long() {
     assert!(s(&buf[..n]).starts_with("HTTP/1.1 431 Request Header Fields Too Large\r\n"));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn header_read_timeout_slow_writes() {
+    let listener = tcp_bind(&"127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut tcp = connect(&addr);
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 1");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            Something: 1\r\n\
+            \r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 2");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(6));
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            Works: 0\r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect_err("write 3");
+    });
+
+    let (socket, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+    let conn = Http::new()
+        .http1_header_read_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
+        .serve_connection(
+            socket,
+            service_fn(|_| {
+                let res = Response::builder()
+                    .status(200)
+                    .body(hyper::Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap();
+                future::ready(Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(res))
+            }),
+        );
+    conn.without_shutdown().await.expect_err("header timeout");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn header_read_timeout_slow_writes_multiple_requests() {
+    let listener = tcp_bind(&"127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut tcp = connect(&addr);
+
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 1");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            Something: 1\r\n\
+            \r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 2");
+
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
+
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 3");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            Something: 1\r\n\
+            \r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 4");
+
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(6));
+
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+            Something: 1\r\n\
+            \r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect("write 5");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(6));
+        tcp.write_all(
+            b"\
+            Works: 0\r\n\
+        ",
+        )
+        .expect_err("write 6");
+    });
+
+    let (socket, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+    let conn = Http::new()
+        .http1_header_read_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
+        .serve_connection(
+            socket,
+            service_fn(|_| {
+                let res = Response::builder()
+                    .status(200)
+                    .body(hyper::Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap();
+                future::ready(Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(res))
+            }),
+        );
+    conn.without_shutdown().await.expect_err("header timeout");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn upgrades() {
     use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};