diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index cca4a69..8eb2a08 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -30,20 +30,36 @@
 #define CPPHTTPLIB_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND
-#define CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND 300
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND 5
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND
-#define CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND
-#define CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND 5
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND 5
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND
-#define CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND 300
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND 5
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND 0
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_IDLE_INTERVAL_SECOND
@@ -1001,10 +1017,10 @@ protected:
   std::atomic<socket_t> svr_sock_{INVALID_SOCKET};
   size_t keep_alive_max_count_ = CPPHTTPLIB_KEEPALIVE_MAX_COUNT;
   time_t keep_alive_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
-  time_t read_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
-  time_t read_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
-  time_t write_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
-  time_t write_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
+  time_t read_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+  time_t read_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
+  time_t write_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+  time_t write_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
   time_t idle_interval_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_IDLE_INTERVAL_SECOND;
   time_t idle_interval_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_IDLE_INTERVAL_USECOND;
   size_t payload_max_length_ = CPPHTTPLIB_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH;
@@ -1498,10 +1514,10 @@ protected:
 
   time_t connection_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
   time_t connection_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
-  time_t read_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
-  time_t read_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
-  time_t write_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
-  time_t write_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
+  time_t read_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+  time_t read_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
+  time_t write_timeout_sec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECOND;
+  time_t write_timeout_usec_ = CPPHTTPLIB_CLIENT_WRITE_TIMEOUT_USECOND;
 
   std::string basic_auth_username_;
   std::string basic_auth_password_;