diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6e8ec04..8b522d8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ ENV ALLOW_RESTARTS=0 \
     SYSTEM=0 \
     TASKS=0 \
     VERSION=1 \
-    VOLUMES=0
+    VOLUMES=0 \
+    TIMEOUT_HTTP_REQUEST=10s \
+    TIMEOUT_QUEUE=1m \
+    TIMEOUT_CONNECT=10s \
+    TIMEOUT_CLIENT=10m \
+    TIMEOUT_SERVER=10m
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 COPY haproxy.cfg /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.template
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9de927..07eb04d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,6 +143,29 @@ extremely critical but can expose some information that your service does not ne
 -   `TASKS`
 -   `VOLUMES`
 
+##### Timeout Configuration
+
+The Docker Socket Proxy allows configuration of various timeouts using environment variables. These timeouts control how long HAProxy waits for certain events before taking action. You can set these environment variables when running the Docker container to override the default values. Click each entry in the list to read the appropriate HAProxy Documentation.
+
+- [`TIMEOUT_HTTP_REQUEST`](https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-configuration-manual/latest/#timeout%20http-request): Maximum time to wait for a complete HTTP request. Default is `10s`.
+- [`TIMEOUT_QUEUE`](https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-configuration-manual/latest/#timeout%20queue): Maximum time a request can remain in the queue. Default is `1m`.
+- [`TIMEOUT_CONNECT`](https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-configuration-manual/latest/#timeout%20connect): Maximum time to wait for a connection attempt to a backend server. Default is `10s`.
+- [`TIMEOUT_CLIENT`](https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-configuration-manual/latest/#timeout%20client): Maximum inactivity time on the client side. Default is `10m`.
+- [`TIMEOUT_SERVER`](https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-configuration-manual/latest/#timeout%20server): Maximum inactivity time on the server side. Default is `10m`.
+
+To set these timeouts, you can pass them as environment variables when starting the Docker container. For example:
+
+```
+docker container run \
+    -d --privileged \
+    --name dockerproxy \
+    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+    -p 127.0.0.1:2375:2375 \
+    -e TIMEOUT_HTTP_REQUEST=15s \
+    -e TIMEOUT_QUEUE=2m \
+    tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy
+```
+
 ## Use a different Docker socket location
 
 If your OS stores its Docker socket in a different location and you are unable to bind
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index c328d3a..5806c69 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,19 +15,25 @@ case "$DISABLE_IPV6_LOWER" in
 esac
 
 # Process the HAProxy configuration template using sed
-sed "s/\${BIND_CONFIG}/$BIND_CONFIG/g" /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.template > /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+sed -e "s|\${BIND_CONFIG}|$BIND_CONFIG|g" \
+    -e "s|\${TIMEOUT_HTTP_REQUEST}|$TIMEOUT_HTTP_REQUEST|g" \
+    -e "s|\${TIMEOUT_QUEUE}|$TIMEOUT_QUEUE|g" \
+    -e "s|\${TIMEOUT_CONNECT}|$TIMEOUT_CONNECT|g" \
+    -e "s|\${TIMEOUT_CLIENT}|$TIMEOUT_CLIENT|g" \
+    -e "s|\${TIMEOUT_SERVER}|$TIMEOUT_SERVER|g" \
+    /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.template > /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
 
 # first arg is `-f` or `--some-option`
 if [ "${1#-}" != "$1" ]; then
-	set -- haproxy "$@"
+    set -- haproxy "$@"
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = 'haproxy' ]; then
-	shift # "haproxy"
-	# if the user wants "haproxy", let's add a couple useful flags
-	#   -W  -- "master-worker mode" (similar to the old "haproxy-systemd-wrapper"; allows for reload via "SIGUSR2")
-	#   -db -- disables background mode
-	set -- haproxy -W -db "$@"
+    shift # "haproxy"
+    # if the user wants "haproxy", let's add a couple useful flags
+    #   -W  -- "master-worker mode" (similar to the old "haproxy-systemd-wrapper"; allows for reload via "SIGUSR2")
+    #   -db -- disables background mode
+    set -- haproxy -W -db "$@"
 fi
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy.cfg
index 43e3526..52c2d6f 100644
--- a/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy.cfg
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ defaults
     option http-server-close
     option redispatch
     retries 3
-    timeout http-request 10s
-    timeout queue 1m
-    timeout connect 10s
-    timeout client 10m
-    timeout server 10m
+    timeout http-request ${TIMEOUT_HTTP_REQUEST}
+    timeout queue ${TIMEOUT_QUEUE}
+    timeout connect ${TIMEOUT_CONNECT}
+    timeout client ${TIMEOUT_CLIENT}
+    timeout server ${TIMEOUT_SERVER}
     timeout http-keep-alive 10s
     timeout check 10s
     maxconn 3000