diff --git a/lib/netsuite/configuration.rb b/lib/netsuite/configuration.rb
index 0eaf0ae6..91fe7025 100644
--- a/lib/netsuite/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/netsuite/configuration.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def connection(params={}, credentials={}, soap_header_extra_info={})
         endpoint: endpoint,
         read_timeout: read_timeout,
         open_timeout: open_timeout,
+        write_timeout: write_timeout,
         namespaces: namespaces,
         soap_header: auth_header(credentials).update(soap_header).merge(soap_header_extra_info),
         pretty_print_xml: true,
@@ -365,6 +366,18 @@ def open_timeout(timeout = nil)
       end
     end
 
+    def write_timeout=(timeout)
+      attributes[:write_timeout] = timeout
+    end
+
+    def write_timeout(timeout = nil)
+      if timeout
+        self.write_timeout = timeout
+      else
+        attributes[:write_timeout]
+      end
+    end
+
     def log=(path)
       attributes[:log] = path
     end
diff --git a/spec/netsuite/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/netsuite/configuration_spec.rb
index 9d5f9ee8..c1e54474 100644
--- a/spec/netsuite/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/netsuite/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -500,14 +500,17 @@
     it 'has defaults' do
       expect(config.read_timeout).to eql(60)
       expect(config.open_timeout).to be_nil
+      expect(config.write_timeout).to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'sets timeouts' do
       config.read_timeout = 100
       config.open_timeout = 60
+      config.write_timeout = 14
 
       expect(config.read_timeout).to eql(100)
       expect(config.open_timeout).to eql(60)
+      expect(config.write_timeout).to eql(14)
 
       # ensure no exception is raised
       config.connection