diff --git a/delayed.go b/delayed.go
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index 0000000..98caf69
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+++ b/delayed.go
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+package transport
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// DelayedRequest is a middleware that delays requests, useful when testing
+// timeouts while waiting on a request to be sent upstream.
+func DelayedRequest(requestDelayMin, requestDelayMax time.Duration) func(http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+	if requestDelayMin > requestDelayMax {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("requestDelayMin %v is greater than requestDelayMax %v", requestDelayMin, requestDelayMax))
+	}
+	return delayedRoundTripper(randDelay(requestDelayMin, requestDelayMax), 0)
+}
+
+// DelayedResponse is a middleware that delays responses, useful when testing
+// timeouts after upstream has processed the request, the response is hold back
+// until the delay is over.
+func DelayedResponse(responseDelayMin, responseDelayMax time.Duration) func(http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+	if responseDelayMin > responseDelayMax {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("responseDelayMin %v is greater than responseDelayMax %v", responseDelayMin, responseDelayMax))
+	}
+	return delayedRoundTripper(0, randDelay(responseDelayMin, responseDelayMax))
+}
+
+func delayedRoundTripper(requestDelay, responseDelay time.Duration) func(http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+	return func(next http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+		return RoundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			ctx := req.Context()
+
+			// wait before sending request
+			if requestDelay > 0 {
+				ticker := time.NewTicker(requestDelay)
+				defer ticker.Stop()
+
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return nil, ctx.Err()
+				case <-ticker.C:
+				}
+			}
+
+			res, err := next.RoundTrip(req)
+
+			// wait before sending response body
+			if responseDelay > 0 {
+				ticker := time.NewTicker(responseDelay)
+				defer ticker.Stop()
+
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return nil, ctx.Err()
+				case <-ticker.C:
+				}
+			}
+
+			return res, err
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func randDelay(min, max time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if min >= max {
+		return min
+	}
+	return min + time.Duration(rand.Int63n(int64(max-min)))
+}
diff --git a/delayed_test.go b/delayed_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a53063f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/delayed_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+package transport_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/transport"
+)
+
+func TestDelayed(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "ok")
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	t.Run("default config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.Chain(
+				nil,
+				transport.DelayedRequest(0, 0),
+				transport.DelayedResponse(0, 0),
+			),
+		}
+
+		request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		timeStart := time.Now()
+		resp, err := client.Do(request)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		timeElapsed := time.Since(timeStart)
+
+		t.Logf("elapsed time: %v", timeElapsed)
+
+		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+			t.Fatal("expected some header, but did not receive")
+		}
+
+		buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		t.Logf("response: %s", string(buf))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("delayed response", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.Chain(
+				nil,
+				transport.DelayedResponse(100*time.Millisecond, 200*time.Millisecond),
+			),
+		}
+
+		request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		timeStart := time.Now()
+		_, err = client.Do(request)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		timeElapsed := time.Since(timeStart)
+
+		if timeElapsed < 100*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("expected at least 100ms delay, but got %v", timeElapsed)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("delayed connect", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.Chain(
+				nil,
+				transport.DelayedResponse(
+					100*time.Millisecond,
+					200*time.Millisecond,
+				),
+			),
+		}
+
+		request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		timeStart := time.Now()
+		_, err = client.Do(request)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		timeElapsed := time.Since(timeStart)
+
+		if timeElapsed < 100*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("expected at least 100ms delay, but got %v", timeElapsed)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("delayed request and response", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.Chain(
+				nil,
+				transport.DelayedRequest(50*time.Millisecond, 100*time.Millisecond),
+				transport.DelayedResponse(50*time.Millisecond, 100*time.Millisecond),
+			),
+		}
+
+		request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		timeStart := time.Now()
+		_, err = client.Do(request)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		timeElapsed := time.Since(timeStart)
+
+		if timeElapsed < 100*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("expected at least 100ms delay, but got %v", timeElapsed)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("chained transport", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var customTransportHit bool
+
+		customTransport := transport.RoundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			customTransportHit = true
+
+			return http.DefaultTransport.RoundTrip(req)
+		})
+
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.Chain(
+				customTransport,
+				transport.DelayedRequest(100*time.Millisecond, 200*time.Millisecond),
+			),
+		}
+
+		request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		timeStart := time.Now()
+		_, err = client.Do(request)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		timeElapsed := time.Since(timeStart)
+
+		if timeElapsed < 100*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("expected at least 100ms delay, but got %v", timeElapsed)
+		}
+
+		if customTransportHit == false {
+			t.Fatal("expected custom transport to be hit, but it was not")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("honor request context", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.Chain(
+				nil,
+				transport.DelayedRequest(100*time.Millisecond, 200*time.Millisecond),
+			),
+		}
+
+		request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 50*time.Millisecond)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		request = request.WithContext(ctx)
+
+		timeStart := time.Now()
+		_, err = client.Do(request)
+		timeElapsed := time.Since(timeStart)
+
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected error, but got none")
+		}
+
+		if timeElapsed < 50*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("expected at least 50ms delay, but got %v", timeElapsed)
+		}
+
+		if timeElapsed > 100*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("expected less than 100ms delay, but got %v", timeElapsed)
+		}
+	})
+}