diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 4a24ec88..dda7dd02 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ pub struct ConnectOptions {
     /// Maximum idle time for a particular connection to prevent
     /// network resource exhaustion
     pub(crate) idle_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    /// Set the maximum amount of time to spend waiting for acquiring a connection
+    pub(crate) acquire_timeout: Option<Duration>,
     /// Set the maximum lifetime of individual connections
     pub(crate) max_lifetime: Option<Duration>,
     /// Enable SQLx statement logging
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
             min_connections: None,
             connect_timeout: None,
             idle_timeout: None,
+            acquire_timeout: None,
             max_lifetime: None,
             sqlx_logging: true,
             sqlx_logging_level: log::LevelFilter::Info,
@@ -137,6 +140,9 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
         if let Some(idle_timeout) = self.idle_timeout {
             opt = opt.idle_timeout(Some(idle_timeout));
         }
+        if let Some(acquire_timeout) = self.acquire_timeout {
+            opt = opt.acquire_timeout(acquire_timeout);
+        }
         if let Some(max_lifetime) = self.max_lifetime {
             opt = opt.max_lifetime(Some(max_lifetime));
         }
@@ -192,6 +198,17 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
         self.idle_timeout
     }
 
+    /// Set the maximum amount of time to spend waiting for acquiring a connection
+    pub fn acquire_timeout(&mut self, value: Duration) -> &mut Self {
+        self.acquire_timeout = Some(value);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Get the maximum amount of time to spend waiting for acquiring a connection
+    pub fn get_acquire_timeout(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.acquire_timeout
+    }
+
     /// Set the maximum lifetime of individual connections
     pub fn max_lifetime(&mut self, lifetime: Duration) -> &mut Self {
         self.max_lifetime = Some(lifetime);