diff --git a/Simple.Data.Ado/AdoOptions.cs b/Simple.Data.Ado/AdoOptions.cs
index 995ae62e..31c42afd 100644
--- a/Simple.Data.Ado/AdoOptions.cs
+++ b/Simple.Data.Ado/AdoOptions.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ public class AdoOptions : OptionsBase
         private readonly int _commandTimeout;
         private readonly bool _identityInsert;
         private bool _fireTriggersOnBulkInserts;
+        private readonly int _bulkCopyTimeout;
 
-        public AdoOptions(int commandTimeout = -1, bool identityInsert = false, bool fireTriggersOnBulkInserts = false)
+        public AdoOptions(int commandTimeout = -1, bool identityInsert = false, bool fireTriggersOnBulkInserts = false, int bulkCopyTimeout = 30)
         {
             _commandTimeout = commandTimeout;
             _identityInsert = identityInsert;
             _fireTriggersOnBulkInserts = fireTriggersOnBulkInserts;
+            _bulkCopyTimeout = bulkCopyTimeout;
         }
 
         public int CommandTimeout
@@ -27,5 +29,10 @@ public bool FireTriggersOnBulkInserts
         {
             get { return _fireTriggersOnBulkInserts; }
         }
+
+        public int BulkCopyTimeout
+        {
+            get { return _bulkCopyTimeout; }
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Simple.Data.SqlServer/SqlBulkInserter.cs b/Simple.Data.SqlServer/SqlBulkInserter.cs
index 7738213e..7bb627f9 100644
--- a/Simple.Data.SqlServer/SqlBulkInserter.cs
+++ b/Simple.Data.SqlServer/SqlBulkInserter.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ public IEnumerable<IDictionary<string, object>> Insert(AdoAdapter adapter, strin
                 bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection, sqlBulkCopyOptions, null);
             }
 
+            if (adapter.AdoOptions != null)
+            {
+                bulkCopy.BulkCopyTimeout = adapter.AdoOptions.BulkCopyTimeout;
+            }
+
             bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = adapter.GetSchema().FindTable(tableName).QualifiedName;
 
             using (connection.MaybeDisposable())