diff --git a/twython/twython.py b/twython/twython.py
index 7232c20..91e9942 100644
--- a/twython/twython.py
+++ b/twython/twython.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class AuthError(TwythonError):
 
 
 class Twython(object):
-	def __init__(self, twitter_token = None, twitter_secret = None, oauth_token = None, oauth_token_secret = None, headers=None, callback_url=None):
+	def __init__(self, twitter_token = None, twitter_secret = None, oauth_token = None, oauth_token_secret = None, headers=None, callback_url=None, client_args={}):
 		"""setup(self, oauth_token = None, headers = None)
 
 			Instantiates an instance of Twython. Takes optional parameters for authentication and such (see below).
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class Twython(object):
 					pass it in and it'll be used for all requests going forward.
 				oauth_token_secret - see oauth_token; it's the other half.
 				headers - User agent header, dictionary style ala {'User-Agent': 'Bert'}
+				client_args - additional arguments for HTTP client (see httplib2.Http.__init__), e.g. {'timeout': 10.0}
 
 				** Note: versioning is not currently used by search.twitter functions; when Twitter moves their junk, it'll be supported.
 		"""
@@ -142,12 +143,12 @@ class Twython(object):
 
 		# Filter down through the possibilities here - if they have a token, if they're first stage, etc.
 		if consumer is not None and token is not None:
-			self.client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)
+			self.client = oauth.Client(consumer, token, **client_args)
 		elif consumer is not None:
-			self.client = oauth.Client(consumer)
+			self.client = oauth.Client(consumer, **client_args)
 		else:
 			# If they don't do authentication, but still want to request unprotected resources, we need an opener.
-			self.client = httplib2.Http()
+			self.client = httplib2.Http(**client_args)
 
 	def __getattr__(self, api_call):
 		"""