diff --git a/aiomysql/connection.py b/aiomysql/connection.py
index 3520dfcc..3dbb8312 100644
--- a/aiomysql/connection.py
+++ b/aiomysql/connection.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def connect(host="localhost", user=None, password="",
             read_default_file=None, conv=decoders, use_unicode=None,
             client_flag=0, cursorclass=Cursor, init_command=None,
             connect_timeout=None, read_default_group=None,
+            read_timeout=None,
             autocommit=False, echo=False,
             local_infile=False, loop=None, ssl=None, auth_plugin='',
             program_name='', server_public_key=None):
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ def connect(host="localhost", user=None, password="",
                     init_command=init_command,
                     connect_timeout=connect_timeout,
                     read_default_group=read_default_group,
+                    read_timeout=read_timeout,
                     autocommit=autocommit, echo=echo,
                     local_infile=local_infile, loop=loop, ssl=ssl,
                     auth_plugin=auth_plugin, program_name=program_name)
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ def __init__(self, host="localhost", user=None, password="",
                  charset='', sql_mode=None,
                  read_default_file=None, conv=decoders, use_unicode=None,
                  client_flag=0, cursorclass=Cursor, init_command=None,
-                 connect_timeout=None, read_default_group=None,
+                 connect_timeout=None, read_default_group=None, read_timeout=None,
                  autocommit=False, echo=False,
                  local_infile=False, loop=None, ssl=None, auth_plugin='',
                  program_name='', server_public_key=None):
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ def __init__(self, host="localhost", user=None, password="",
             when connecting.
         :param read_default_group: Group to read from in the configuration
             file.
+        :param read_timeout: The timeout for reading from the connection in seconds (default: None - no timeout)
         :param autocommit: Autocommit mode. None means use server default.
             (default: False)
         :param local_infile: boolean to enable the use of LOAD DATA LOCAL
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ def __init__(self, host="localhost", user=None, password="",
 
         self.cursorclass = cursorclass
         self.connect_timeout = connect_timeout
+        self.read_timeout = read_timeout
 
         self._result = None
         self._affected_rows = 0
@@ -654,12 +658,25 @@ async def _read_packet(self, packet_type=MysqlPacket):
 
     async def _read_bytes(self, num_bytes):
         try:
-            data = await self._reader.readexactly(num_bytes)
+            if self.read_timeout:
+                try:
+                    data = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                        self._reader.readexactly(num_bytes),
+                        self.read_timeout
+                    )
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError as e:
+                    raise asyncio.TimeoutError("Read timeout exceeded") from e
+            else:
+                data = await self._reader.readexactly(num_bytes)
         except asyncio.IncompleteReadError as e:
             msg = "Lost connection to MySQL server during query"
             self.close()
             raise OperationalError(CR.CR_SERVER_LOST, msg) from e
-        except OSError as e:
+        except (OSError, asyncio.TimeoutError) as e:
+            msg = f"Lost connection to MySQL server during query ({e})"
+            self.close()
+            raise OperationalError(CR.CR_SERVER_LOST, msg) from e
+        except Exception as e:
             msg = f"Lost connection to MySQL server during query ({e})"
             self.close()
             raise OperationalError(CR.CR_SERVER_LOST, msg) from e
diff --git a/tests/sa/test_sa_connection.py b/tests/sa/test_sa_connection.py
index a68e9032..321a682a 100644
--- a/tests/sa/test_sa_connection.py
+++ b/tests/sa/test_sa_connection.py
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ async def connect(**kwargs):
     return connect
 
 
+@pytest.mark.run_loop
+async def test_read_timeout(sa_connect):
+    conn = await sa_connect(read_timeout=0.01)
+    with pytest.raises(aiomysql.OperationalError):
+        await conn.execute("DO SLEEP(1)")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.run_loop
 async def test_execute_text_select(sa_connect):
     conn = await sa_connect()
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index c0c1be3d..3e07795b 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ async def test_connect_timeout(connection_creator):
         await connection_creator(connect_timeout=0.000000000001)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.run_loop
+async def test_read_timeout(connection_creator):
+    with pytest.raises(aiomysql.OperationalError):
+        con = await connection_creator(read_timeout=0.01)
+        cur = await con.cursor()
+        await cur.execute("DO SLEEP(1)")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.run_loop
 async def test_config_file(fill_my_cnf, connection_creator, mysql_params):
     tests_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))