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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index bd781074..788ffd45 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -1469,6 +1469,14 @@ plugin below on how matches are defined. If the B<MeasureResponseTime> or
 B<MeasureResponseCode> options are set to B<true>, B<Match> blocks are
 optional.
 
+=item B<Timeout> I<Timeout in miliseconds>
+
+The B<Timeout> option sets the overall timeout for each request. Make sure that
+collectd is configured with enough C<ReadThreads>, otherwise an overly long
+timeout could block other plugins. By default or when set to B<0>, a timeout
+equal to the B<Interval> is used. Prior to version 5.5.0, there was no timeout
+and requests might hang indefinitely.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<curl_json>