diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86c58bf..5567325 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ will otherwise return false.
 
 This method returns the realname (also called gecos) of the connection.
 
+### setTimeout(timeout, [callback]) ###
+
+As per the implementation socket. See
+[Node documentation](http://nodejs.org/api/net.html#net_socket_settimeout_timeout_callback)
+for details.
+
 ## Events ##
 
 The basic-irc-socket is an event emitter. It emits five events.
diff --git a/irc-socket.js b/irc-socket.js
index ebbca0e..b4b39da 100644
--- a/irc-socket.js
+++ b/irc-socket.js
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ Socket.prototype = create(events.EventEmitter.prototype, {
         this.impl.write(message + '\r\n', 'utf-8');
     },
 
+    setTimeout: function (timeout, callback) {
+        this.impl.setTimeout(timeout, callback);
+    },
+
     isConnected : function () {
         return this.connected;
     },