diff --git a/src/HttpClient.h b/src/HttpClient.h
index 3d404af..acfb8b5 100644
--- a/src/HttpClient.h
+++ b/src/HttpClient.h
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ class HttpClient : public Client
     // Inherited from Client
     virtual int connect(IPAddress ip, uint16_t port) { return iClient->connect(ip, port); };
     virtual int connect(const char *host, uint16_t port) { return iClient->connect(host, port); };
+    #ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+    virtual int connect(const char *host, uint16_t port, int32_t timeout){ return iClient->connect(host, port, timeout); };
+    virtual int connect(IPAddress ip, uint16_t port, int32_t timeout){ return iClient->connect(ip, port, timeout); };
+    #endif
     virtual void stop();
     virtual uint8_t connected() { return iClient->connected(); };
     virtual operator bool() { return bool(iClient); };