diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index d78062e5..6ca9b2d2 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 //
 type DbMap struct {
 	ctx context.Context
+	// TimeOutInterval is used to set the timeout interval for transactions based on DbMap
+	TimeOutInterval time.Duration
 
 	// Db handle to use with this map
 	Db *sql.DB
diff --git a/gorp.go b/gorp.go
index fc654567..3ee417b0 100644
--- a/gorp.go
+++ b/gorp.go
@@ -199,6 +199,34 @@ func extractExecutorAndContext(e SqlExecutor) (executor, context.Context) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func extractTimeOutInterval(e SqlExecutor) time.Duration {
+	switch m := e.(type) {
+	case *DbMap:
+		return m.TimeOutInterval
+	case *Transaction:
+		return m.TimeOutInterval
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func createNewContext(ctx context.Context, duration time.Duration) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		if duration == 0 {
+			return nil, nil
+		} else {
+			return context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		if duration == 0 {
+			return ctx, nil
+		} else {
+			return context.WithTimeout(ctx, duration)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 // maybeExpandNamedQuery checks the given arg to see if it's eligible to be used
 // as input to a named query.  If so, it rewrites the query to use
 // dialect-dependent bindvars and instantiates the corresponding slice of
@@ -625,6 +653,11 @@ func insert(m *DbMap, exec SqlExecutor, list ...interface{}) error {
 
 func exec(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error) {
 	executor, ctx := extractExecutorAndContext(e)
+	timeout := extractTimeOutInterval(e)
+	ctx, cancel := createNewContext(ctx, timeout)
+	if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
 
 	if ctx != nil {
 		return executor.ExecContext(ctx, query, args...)
@@ -635,6 +668,11 @@ func exec(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
 
 func prepare(e SqlExecutor, query string) (*sql.Stmt, error) {
 	executor, ctx := extractExecutorAndContext(e)
+	timeout := extractTimeOutInterval(e)
+	ctx, cancel := createNewContext(ctx, timeout)
+	if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
 
 	if ctx != nil {
 		return executor.PrepareContext(ctx, query)
@@ -645,6 +683,11 @@ func prepare(e SqlExecutor, query string) (*sql.Stmt, error) {
 
 func queryRow(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
 	executor, ctx := extractExecutorAndContext(e)
+	timeout := extractTimeOutInterval(e)
+	ctx, cancel := createNewContext(ctx, timeout)
+	if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
 
 	if ctx != nil {
 		return executor.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, args...)
@@ -655,6 +698,11 @@ func queryRow(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
 
 func query(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error) {
 	executor, ctx := extractExecutorAndContext(e)
+	timeout := extractTimeOutInterval(e)
+	ctx, cancel := createNewContext(ctx, timeout)
+	if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
 
 	if ctx != nil {
 		return executor.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index d505d94c..b6cca4ab 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ import (
 // of that transaction.  Transactions should be terminated with
 // a call to Commit() or Rollback()
 type Transaction struct {
-	ctx    context.Context
-	dbmap  *DbMap
-	tx     *sql.Tx
-	closed bool
+	ctx             context.Context
+	TimeOutInterval time.Duration
+	dbmap           *DbMap
+	tx              *sql.Tx
+	closed          bool
 }
 
 func (t *Transaction) WithContext(ctx context.Context) SqlExecutor {