diff --git a/lib/net/ftp.rb b/lib/net/ftp.rb
index 278dd51024..7a07d27437 100644
--- a/lib/net/ftp.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ftp.rb
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ module Net
     # account::   Account information for ACCT.
     # passive::   When +true+, the connection is in passive mode. Default:
     #             +true+.
+    # open_timeout::  Number of seconds to wait for the connection to open.
+    #                 See Net::FTP#open_timeout for details.  Default: +nil+.
+    # read_timeout::  Number of seconds to wait for one block to be read.
+    #                 See Net::FTP#read_timeout for details.  Default: +60+.
     # debug_mode::  When +true+, all traffic to and from the server is
     #               written to +$stdout+.  Default: +false+.
     #
@@ -242,8 +246,8 @@ module Net
       @resume = false
       @bare_sock = @sock = NullSocket.new
       @logged_in = false
-      @open_timeout = nil
-      @read_timeout = 60
+      @open_timeout = options[:open_timeout]
+      @read_timeout = options[:read_timeout] || 60
       if host
         if options[:port]
           connect(host, options[:port] || FTP_PORT)
diff --git a/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb b/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb
index 708def13bb..4e43cda24a 100644
--- a/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb
+++ b/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ class FTPTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_s_new_timeout_options
+    ftp = Net::FTP.new
+    assert_equal(nil, ftp.open_timeout)
+    assert_equal(60, ftp.read_timeout)
+
+    ftp = Net::FTP.new(nil, open_timeout: 123, read_timeout: 234)
+    assert_equal(123, ftp.open_timeout)
+    assert_equal(234, ftp.read_timeout)
+  end
+
   # TODO: How can we test open_timeout?  sleep before accept cannot delay
   # connections.
   def _test_open_timeout_exceeded