diff --git a/gql/cli.py b/gql/cli.py
index 27a562b2..0b2f2e25 100644
--- a/gql/cli.py
+++ b/gql/cli.py
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ def get_parser(with_examples: bool = False) -> ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument(
         "-H", "--headers", nargs="*", help="http headers in the form key:value"
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--timeout", type=int, default=None, help="Timeout in seconds for the request."
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version=f"v{__version__}")
     group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     group.add_argument(
@@ -367,7 +370,9 @@ async def main(args: Namespace) -> int:
 
     # Connect to the backend and provide a session
     async with Client(
-        transport=transport, fetch_schema_from_transport=args.print_schema
+        transport=transport,
+        fetch_schema_from_transport=args.print_schema,
+        execute_timeout=args.timeout,
     ) as session:
 
         if args.print_schema:
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 9066544b..7cd0bea5 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ def test_cli_parser(parser):
     assert args.server == "https://your_server.com"
     assert args.headers == ["Authorization:Bearer blahblah"]
 
+    # Call with timeout parameter
+    # gql-cli https://your_server.com --timeout 60
+    args = parser.parse_args(["https://your_server.com", "--timeout", "60"])
+
+    assert args.server == "https://your_server.com"
+    assert args.timeout == 60
+
     # Check loglevel flags
     # gql-cli https://your_server.com --debug
     args = parser.parse_args(["https://your_server.com", "--debug"])