diff --git a/netlib/tcp.py b/netlib/tcp.py
index e1318435b..414c12377 100644
--- a/netlib/tcp.py
+++ b/netlib/tcp.py
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ class BaseHandler:
     def handle(self): # pragma: no cover
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def settimeout(self, n):
+        self.connection.settimeout(n)
+
     def close(self):
         """
             Does a hard close of the socket, i.e. a shutdown, followed by a close.
diff --git a/test/test_tcp.py b/test/test_tcp.py
index 9d581939c..c833ce077 100644
--- a/test/test_tcp.py
+++ b/test/test_tcp.py
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class ServerTestBase:
         cls.server.shutdown()
 
 
+    @property
+    def last_handler(self):
+        return self.server.server.last_handler
+
+
 class SNIHandler(tcp.BaseHandler):
     sni = None
     def handle_sni(self, connection):
@@ -63,15 +68,27 @@ class HangHandler(tcp.BaseHandler):
             time.sleep(1)
 
 
+class TimeoutHandler(tcp.BaseHandler):
+    def handle(self):
+        self.timeout = False
+        self.settimeout(0.01)
+        try:
+            self.rfile.read(10)
+        except tcp.NetLibTimeout:
+            self.timeout = True
+
+
 class TServer(tcp.TCPServer):
-    def __init__(self, addr, ssl, q, handler, v3_only=False):
+    def __init__(self, addr, ssl, q, handler_klass, v3_only=False):
         tcp.TCPServer.__init__(self, addr)
         self.ssl, self.q = ssl, q
         self.v3_only = v3_only
-        self.handler = handler
+        self.handler_klass = handler_klass
+        self.last_handler = None
 
     def handle_connection(self, request, client_address):
-        h = self.handler(request, client_address, self)
+        h = self.handler_klass(request, client_address, self)
+        self.last_handler = h
         if self.ssl:
             if self.v3_only:
                 method = tcp.SSLv3_METHOD
@@ -194,12 +211,24 @@ class TestDisconnect(ServerTestBase):
         c.close()
 
 
+class TestServerTimeOut(ServerTestBase):
+    @classmethod
+    def makeserver(cls):
+        return TServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), False, cls.q, TimeoutHandler)
+
+    def test_timeout(self):
+        c = tcp.TCPClient("127.0.0.1", self.port)
+        c.connect()
+        time.sleep(0.3)
+        assert self.last_handler.timeout
+
+
 class TestTimeOut(ServerTestBase):
     @classmethod
     def makeserver(cls):
         return TServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), False, cls.q, HangHandler)
 
-    def test_timeout_client(self):
+    def test_timeout(self):
         c = tcp.TCPClient("127.0.0.1", self.port)
         c.connect()
         c.settimeout(0.1)