diff --git a/lib/net/protocol.rb b/lib/net/protocol.rb
index 71378af804..3610abcacc 100644
--- a/lib/net/protocol.rb
+++ b/lib/net/protocol.rb
@@ -75,13 +75,39 @@ module Net # :nodoc:
   # ReadTimeout, a subclass of Timeout::Error, is raised if a chunk of the
   # response cannot be read within the read_timeout.
 
-  class ReadTimeout            < Timeout::Error; end
+  class ReadTimeout < Timeout::Error
+    def initialize(io = nil)
+      @io = io
+    end
+    attr_reader :io
+
+    def message
+      msg = super
+      if @io
+        msg = "#{msg} with #{@io.inspect}"
+      end
+      msg
+    end
+  end
 
   ##
   # WriteTimeout, a subclass of Timeout::Error, is raised if a chunk of the
   # response cannot be written within the write_timeout.  Not raised on Windows.
 
-  class WriteTimeout            < Timeout::Error; end
+  class WriteTimeout < Timeout::Error
+    def initialize(io = nil)
+      @io = io
+    end
+    attr_reader :io
+
+    def message
+      msg = super
+      if @io
+        msg = "#{msg} with #{@io.inspect}"
+      end
+      msg
+    end
+  end
 
 
   class BufferedIO   #:nodoc: internal use only
@@ -188,12 +214,12 @@ module Net # :nodoc:
         rv.clear
         return
       when :wait_readable
-        @io.to_io.wait_readable(@read_timeout) or raise Net::ReadTimeout
+        (io = @io.to_io).wait_readable(@read_timeout) or raise Net::ReadTimeout.new(io)
         # continue looping
       when :wait_writable
         # OpenSSL::Buffering#read_nonblock may fail with IO::WaitWritable.
         # http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#PROG10
-        @io.to_io.wait_writable(@read_timeout) or raise Net::ReadTimeout
+        (io = @io.to_io).wait_writable(@read_timeout) or raise Net::ReadTimeout.new(io)
         # continue looping
       when nil
         raise EOFError, 'end of file reached'
@@ -267,7 +293,7 @@ module Net # :nodoc:
           end
           # continue looping
         when :wait_writable
-          @io.to_io.wait_writable(@write_timeout) or raise Net::WriteTimeout
+          (io = @io.to_io).wait_writable(@write_timeout) or raise Net::WriteTimeout.new(io)
           # continue looping
         end while need_retry
       end