diff --git a/Database/MongoDB/Connection.hs b/Database/MongoDB/Connection.hs
index 096a7b3..6c7d2f1 100644
--- a/Database/MongoDB/Connection.hs
+++ b/Database/MongoDB/Connection.hs
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 
 module Database.MongoDB.Connection (
 	-- * Util
-	IOE, runIOE,
+	IOE, runIOE, Secs,
 	-- * Connection
 	Pipe, close, isClosed,
 	-- * Server
-	Host(..), PortID(..), defaultPort, host, showHostPort, readHostPort, readHostPortM, connect,
+	Host(..), PortID(..), defaultPort, host, showHostPort, readHostPort, readHostPortM,
+	globalConnectTimeout, connect, connect',
 	-- * Replica Set
-	ReplicaSetName, openReplicaSet, ReplicaSet, primary, secondaryOk, closeReplicaSet
+	ReplicaSetName, openReplicaSet, openReplicaSet',
+	ReplicaSet, primary, secondaryOk, closeReplicaSet, replSetName
 ) where
 
 import Prelude hiding (lookup)
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ import Data.Bson as D (Document, lookup, at, (=:))
 import Database.MongoDB.Query (access, slaveOk, Failure(ConnectionFailure), Command, runCommand)
 import Database.MongoDB.Internal.Util (untilSuccess, liftIOE, runIOE, updateAssocs, shuffle)
 import Data.List as L (lookup, intersect, partition, (\\), delete)
+import Data.IORef (IORef, newIORef, readIORef)
+import System.Timeout (timeout)
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
 
 adminCommand :: Command -> Pipe -> IOE Document
 -- ^ Run command against admin database on server connected to pipe. Fail if connection fails.
@@ -80,10 +85,23 @@ readHostPort :: String -> Host
 -- ^ Read string \"hostname:port\" as @Host hostname (PortNumber port)@ or \"hostname\" as @host hostname@ (default port). Error if string does not match either syntax.
 readHostPort = runIdentity . readHostPortM
 
+type Secs = Double
+
+globalConnectTimeout :: IORef Secs
+-- ^ 'connect' (and 'openReplicaSet') fails if it can't connect within this many seconds (default is 6 seconds). Use 'connect\'' (and 'openReplicaSet\'') if you want to ignore this global and specify your own timeout. Note, this timeout only applies to initial connection establishment, not when reading/writing to the connection.
+globalConnectTimeout = unsafePerformIO (newIORef 6)
+{-# NOINLINE globalConnectTimeout #-}
+
 connect :: Host -> IOE Pipe
--- ^ Connect to Host returning pipelined TCP connection. Throw IOError if problem connecting.
-connect (Host hostname port) = do
-	handle <- ErrorT . E.try $ connectTo hostname port
+-- ^ Connect to Host returning pipelined TCP connection. Throw IOError if connection refused or no response within 'globalConnectTimeout'.
+connect h = lift (readIORef globalConnectTimeout) >>= flip connect' h
+
+connect' :: Secs -> Host -> IOE Pipe
+-- ^ Connect to Host returning pipelined TCP connection. Throw IOError if connection refused or no response within given number of seconds.
+connect' timeoutSecs (Host hostname port) = do
+	handle <- ErrorT . E.try $ do
+		mh <- timeout (round $ timeoutSecs * 1000000) (connectTo hostname port)
+		maybe (ioError $ userError "connect timed out") return mh
 	lift $ newPipeline $ IOStream (writeMessage handle) (readMessage handle) (hClose handle)
 
 -- * Replica Set
@@ -91,22 +109,31 @@ connect (Host hostname port) = do
 type ReplicaSetName = UString
 
 -- | Maintains a connection (created on demand) to each server in the named replica set
-data ReplicaSet = ReplicaSet ReplicaSetName (MVar [(Host, Maybe Pipe)])
+data ReplicaSet = ReplicaSet ReplicaSetName (MVar [(Host, Maybe Pipe)]) Secs
+
+replSetName :: ReplicaSet -> UString
+-- ^ name of connected replica set
+replSetName (ReplicaSet rsName _ _) = rsName
 
 openReplicaSet :: (ReplicaSetName, [Host]) -> IOE ReplicaSet
--- ^ Open connections (on demand) to servers in replica set. Supplied hosts is seed list. At least one of them must be a live member of the named replica set, otherwise fail.
-openReplicaSet (rsName, seedList) = do
-	rs <- ReplicaSet rsName <$> newMVar (map (, Nothing) seedList)
+-- ^ Open connections (on demand) to servers in replica set. Supplied hosts is seed list. At least one of them must be a live member of the named replica set, otherwise fail. The value of 'globalConnectTimeout' at the time of this call is the timeout used for future member connect attempts. To use your own value call 'openReplicaSet\'' instead.
+openReplicaSet rsSeed = lift (readIORef globalConnectTimeout) >>= flip openReplicaSet' rsSeed
+
+openReplicaSet' :: Secs -> (ReplicaSetName, [Host]) -> IOE ReplicaSet
+-- ^ Open connections (on demand) to servers in replica set. Supplied hosts is seed list. At least one of them must be a live member of the named replica set, otherwise fail. Supplied seconds timeout is used for connect attempts to members.
+openReplicaSet' timeoutSecs (rsName, seedList) = do
+	vMembers <- newMVar (map (, Nothing) seedList)
+	let rs = ReplicaSet rsName vMembers timeoutSecs
 	_ <- updateMembers rs
 	return rs
 
 closeReplicaSet :: ReplicaSet -> IO ()
 -- ^ Close all connections to replica set
-closeReplicaSet (ReplicaSet _ vMembers) = withMVar vMembers $ mapM_ (maybe (return ()) close . snd)
+closeReplicaSet (ReplicaSet _ vMembers _) = withMVar vMembers $ mapM_ (maybe (return ()) close . snd)
 
 primary :: ReplicaSet -> IOE Pipe
 -- ^ Return connection to current primary of replica set. Fail if no primary available.
-primary rs@(ReplicaSet rsName _) = do
+primary rs@(ReplicaSet rsName _ _) = do
 	mHost <- statedPrimary <$> updateMembers rs
 	case mHost of
 		Just host' -> connection rs Nothing host'
@@ -133,7 +160,7 @@ possibleHosts (_, info) = map readHostPort $ at "hosts" info
 
 updateMembers :: ReplicaSet -> IOE ReplicaInfo
 -- ^ Fetch replica info from any server and update members accordingly
-updateMembers rs@(ReplicaSet _ vMembers) = do
+updateMembers rs@(ReplicaSet _ vMembers _) = do
 	(host', info) <- untilSuccess (fetchReplicaInfo rs) =<< readMVar vMembers
 	modifyMVar vMembers $ \members -> do
 		let ((members', old), new) = intersection (map readHostPort $ at "hosts" info) members
@@ -147,7 +174,7 @@ updateMembers rs@(ReplicaSet _ vMembers) = do
 
 fetchReplicaInfo :: ReplicaSet -> (Host, Maybe Pipe) -> IOE ReplicaInfo
 -- Connect to host and fetch replica info from host creating new connection if missing or closed (previously failed). Fail if not member of named replica set.
-fetchReplicaInfo rs@(ReplicaSet rsName _) (host', mPipe) = do
+fetchReplicaInfo rs@(ReplicaSet rsName _ _) (host', mPipe) = do
 	pipe <- connection rs mPipe host'
 	info <- adminCommand ["isMaster" =: (1 :: Int)] pipe
 	case D.lookup "setName" info of
@@ -157,11 +184,11 @@ fetchReplicaInfo rs@(ReplicaSet rsName _) (host', mPipe) = do
 
 connection :: ReplicaSet -> Maybe Pipe -> Host -> IOE Pipe
 -- ^ Return new or existing connection to member of replica set. If pipe is already known for host it is given, but we still test if it is open.
-connection (ReplicaSet _ vMembers) mPipe host' =
+connection (ReplicaSet _ vMembers timeoutSecs) mPipe host' =
 	maybe conn (\p -> lift (isClosed p) >>= \bad -> if bad then conn else return p) mPipe
  where
  	conn = 	modifyMVar vMembers $ \members -> do
-		let new = connect host' >>= \pipe -> return (updateAssocs host' (Just pipe) members, pipe)
+		let new = connect' timeoutSecs host' >>= \pipe -> return (updateAssocs host' (Just pipe) members, pipe)
 		case L.lookup host' members of
 			Just (Just pipe) -> lift (isClosed pipe) >>= \bad -> if bad then new else return (members, pipe)
 			_ -> new
diff --git a/mongoDB.cabal b/mongoDB.cabal
index faa7ba8..fc3dbcd 100644
--- a/mongoDB.cabal
+++ b/mongoDB.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mongoDB
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.0.1
 build-type: Simple
 license: OtherLicense
 license-file: LICENSE
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ install-includes:
 include-dirs:
 hs-source-dirs: .
 other-modules:
-ghc-prof-options:
+ghc-prof-options: -auto-all
 ghc-shared-options:
 ghc-options: -Wall -O2
 hugs-options: