diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6ae32e3..03605210 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Arguments:
 
 Options:
   -n <N_REQUESTS>
-          Number of requests to run. [default: 200]
+          Number of requests to run. Accepts plain numbers or suffixes: k = 1,000, m = 1,000,000 (e.g. 10k, 1m). [default: 200]
   -c <N_CONNECTIONS>
           Number of connections to run concurrently. You may should increase limit to number of open files for larger `-c`. [default: 50]
   -p <N_HTTP2_PARALLEL>
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ Options:
           Custom Proxy HTTP header. Examples: --proxy-header "foo: bar"
   -t <TIMEOUT>
           Timeout for each request. Default to infinite.
+      --connect-timeout <CONNECT_TIMEOUT>
+          Timeout for establishing a new connection. Default to 5s.
   -A <ACCEPT_HEADER>
           HTTP Accept Header.
   -d <BODY_STRING>
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index a60f67aa..0c556266 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ pub struct Client {
     pub proxy_headers: http::header::HeaderMap,
     pub dns: Dns,
     pub timeout: Option<std::time::Duration>,
+    pub connect_timeout: std::time::Duration,
     pub redirect_limit: usize,
     pub disable_keepalive: bool,
     pub proxy_url: Option<Url>,
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ impl Default for Client {
                 connect_to: Vec::new(),
             },
             timeout: None,
+            connect_timeout: std::time::Duration::from_secs(5),
             redirect_limit: 0,
             disable_keepalive: false,
             proxy_url: None,
@@ -452,8 +454,7 @@ impl Client {
         rng: &mut R,
         http_version: http::Version,
     ) -> Result<(Instant, Stream), ClientError> {
-        // TODO: Allow the connect timeout to be configured
-        let timeout_duration = tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(5);
+        let timeout_duration = self.connect_timeout;
 
         #[cfg(feature = "http3")]
         if http_version == http::Version::HTTP_3 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4842eb69..28b86961 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ Note: If qps is specified, burst will be ignored",
     proxy_headers: Vec<String>,
     #[arg(help = "Timeout for each request. Default to infinite.", short = 't')]
     timeout: Option<humantime::Duration>,
+    #[arg(
+        help = "Timeout for establishing a new connection. Default to 5s.",
+        long = "connect-timeout",
+        default_value = "5s"
+    )]
+    connect_timeout: humantime::Duration,
     #[arg(help = "HTTP Accept Header.", short = 'A')]
     accept_header: Option<String>,
     #[arg(help = "HTTP request body.", short = 'd', conflicts_with_all = ["body_path", "body_path_lines", "form"])]
@@ -655,6 +661,7 @@ pub async fn run(mut opts: Opts) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             connect_to: opts.connect_to,
         },
         timeout: opts.timeout.map(|d| d.into()),
+        connect_timeout: opts.connect_timeout.into(),
         redirect_limit: opts.redirect,
         disable_keepalive: opts.disable_keepalive,
         proxy_url: opts.proxy,