diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ed7813418..102488fff3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 * (rpc) [tharsis#975](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/975) Fix unexpected `nil` values for `reward`, returned by `EffectiveGasTipValue(blockBaseFee)` in the `eth_feeHistory` RPC method.
 
+### Improvements
+
+- (rpc) [tharsis#979](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/979) Add configurable timeouts to http server
+
 ## [v0.10.1] - 2022-03-04
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/server/config/config.go b/server/config/config.go
index 9a018f8125..4909d50708 100644
--- a/server/config/config.go
+++ b/server/config/config.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ const (
 	DefaultEVMTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 	// default 1.0 eth
 	DefaultTxFeeCap float64 = 1.0
+
+	DefaultHTTPTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+	DefaultHTTPIdleTimeout = 120 * time.Second
 )
 
 var evmTracers = []string{"json", "markdown", "struct", "access_list"}
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@ type JSONRPCConfig struct {
 	LogsCap int32 `mapstructure:"logs-cap"`
 	// BlockRangeCap defines the max block range allowed for `eth_getLogs` query.
 	BlockRangeCap int32 `mapstructure:"block-range-cap"`
+	// HTTPTimeout is the read/write timeout of http json-rpc server.
+	HTTPTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"http-timeout"`
+	// HTTPIdleTimeout is the idle timeout of http json-rpc server.
+	HTTPIdleTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"http-idle-timeout"`
 }
 
 // TLSConfig defines the certificate and matching private key for the server.
@@ -170,17 +178,19 @@ func GetAPINamespaces() []string {
 // DefaultJSONRPCConfig returns an EVM config with the JSON-RPC API enabled by default
 func DefaultJSONRPCConfig() *JSONRPCConfig {
 	return &JSONRPCConfig{
-		Enable:        true,
-		API:           GetDefaultAPINamespaces(),
-		Address:       DefaultJSONRPCAddress,
-		WsAddress:     DefaultJSONRPCWsAddress,
-		GasCap:        DefaultGasCap,
-		EVMTimeout:    DefaultEVMTimeout,
-		TxFeeCap:      DefaultTxFeeCap,
-		FilterCap:     DefaultFilterCap,
-		FeeHistoryCap: DefaultFeeHistoryCap,
-		BlockRangeCap: DefaultBlockRangeCap,
-		LogsCap:       DefaultLogsCap,
+		Enable:          true,
+		API:             GetDefaultAPINamespaces(),
+		Address:         DefaultJSONRPCAddress,
+		WsAddress:       DefaultJSONRPCWsAddress,
+		GasCap:          DefaultGasCap,
+		EVMTimeout:      DefaultEVMTimeout,
+		TxFeeCap:        DefaultTxFeeCap,
+		FilterCap:       DefaultFilterCap,
+		FeeHistoryCap:   DefaultFeeHistoryCap,
+		BlockRangeCap:   DefaultBlockRangeCap,
+		LogsCap:         DefaultLogsCap,
+		HTTPTimeout:     DefaultHTTPTimeout,
+		HTTPIdleTimeout: DefaultHTTPIdleTimeout,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +224,14 @@ func (c JSONRPCConfig) Validate() error {
 		return errors.New("JSON-RPC block range cap cannot be negative")
 	}
 
+	if c.HTTPTimeout < 0 {
+		return errors.New("JSON-RPC HTTP timeout duration cannot be negative")
+	}
+
+	if c.HTTPIdleTimeout < 0 {
+		return errors.New("JSON-RPC HTTP idle timeout duration cannot be negative")
+	}
+
 	// TODO: validate APIs
 	seenAPIs := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, api := range c.API {
@@ -262,17 +280,19 @@ func GetConfig(v *viper.Viper) Config {
 			Tracer: v.GetString("evm.tracer"),
 		},
 		JSONRPC: JSONRPCConfig{
-			Enable:        v.GetBool("json-rpc.enable"),
-			API:           v.GetStringSlice("json-rpc.api"),
-			Address:       v.GetString("json-rpc.address"),
-			WsAddress:     v.GetString("json-rpc.ws-address"),
-			GasCap:        v.GetUint64("json-rpc.gas-cap"),
-			FilterCap:     v.GetInt32("json-rpc.filter-cap"),
-			FeeHistoryCap: v.GetInt32("json-rpc.feehistory-cap"),
-			TxFeeCap:      v.GetFloat64("json-rpc.txfee-cap"),
-			EVMTimeout:    v.GetDuration("json-rpc.evm-timeout"),
-			LogsCap:       v.GetInt32("json-rpc.logs-cap"),
-			BlockRangeCap: v.GetInt32("json-rpc.block-range-cap"),
+			Enable:          v.GetBool("json-rpc.enable"),
+			API:             v.GetStringSlice("json-rpc.api"),
+			Address:         v.GetString("json-rpc.address"),
+			WsAddress:       v.GetString("json-rpc.ws-address"),
+			GasCap:          v.GetUint64("json-rpc.gas-cap"),
+			FilterCap:       v.GetInt32("json-rpc.filter-cap"),
+			FeeHistoryCap:   v.GetInt32("json-rpc.feehistory-cap"),
+			TxFeeCap:        v.GetFloat64("json-rpc.txfee-cap"),
+			EVMTimeout:      v.GetDuration("json-rpc.evm-timeout"),
+			LogsCap:         v.GetInt32("json-rpc.logs-cap"),
+			BlockRangeCap:   v.GetInt32("json-rpc.block-range-cap"),
+			HTTPTimeout:     v.GetDuration("json-rpc.http-timeout"),
+			HTTPIdleTimeout: v.GetDuration("json-rpc.http-idle-timeout"),
 		},
 		TLS: TLSConfig{
 			CertificatePath: v.GetString("tls.certificate-path"),
diff --git a/server/config/toml.go b/server/config/toml.go
index 24233dcb2e..76ae0c18d7 100644
--- a/server/config/toml.go
+++ b/server/config/toml.go
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ logs-cap = {{ .JSONRPC.LogsCap }}
 # BlockRangeCap defines the max block range allowed for 'eth_getLogs' query.
 block-range-cap = {{ .JSONRPC.BlockRangeCap }}
 
+# HTTPTimeout is the read/write timeout of http json-rpc server.
+http-timeout = "{{ .JSONRPC.HTTPTimeout }}"
+
+# HTTPIdleTimeout is the idle timeout of http json-rpc server.
+http-idle-timeout = "{{ .JSONRPC.HTTPIdleTimeout }}"
+
 ###############################################################################
 ###                             TLS Configuration                           ###
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/server/flags/flags.go b/server/flags/flags.go
index e213f5bb17..3774a19690 100644
--- a/server/flags/flags.go
+++ b/server/flags/flags.go
@@ -31,16 +31,18 @@ const (
 
 // JSON-RPC flags
 const (
-	JSONRPCEnable        = "json-rpc.enable"
-	JSONRPCAPI           = "json-rpc.api"
-	JSONRPCAddress       = "json-rpc.address"
-	JSONWsAddress        = "json-rpc.ws-address"
-	JSONRPCGasCap        = "json-rpc.gas-cap"
-	JSONRPCEVMTimeout    = "json-rpc.evm-timeout"
-	JSONRPCTxFeeCap      = "json-rpc.txfee-cap"
-	JSONRPCFilterCap     = "json-rpc.filter-cap"
-	JSONRPCLogsCap       = "json-rpc.logs-cap"
-	JSONRPCBlockRangeCap = "json-rpc.block-range-cap"
+	JSONRPCEnable          = "json-rpc.enable"
+	JSONRPCAPI             = "json-rpc.api"
+	JSONRPCAddress         = "json-rpc.address"
+	JSONWsAddress          = "json-rpc.ws-address"
+	JSONRPCGasCap          = "json-rpc.gas-cap"
+	JSONRPCEVMTimeout      = "json-rpc.evm-timeout"
+	JSONRPCTxFeeCap        = "json-rpc.txfee-cap"
+	JSONRPCFilterCap       = "json-rpc.filter-cap"
+	JSONRPCLogsCap         = "json-rpc.logs-cap"
+	JSONRPCBlockRangeCap   = "json-rpc.block-range-cap"
+	JSONRPCHTTPTimeout     = "json-rpc.http-timeout"
+	JSONRPCHTTPIdleTimeout = "json-rpc.http-idle-timeout"
 )
 
 // EVM flags
diff --git a/server/json_rpc.go b/server/json_rpc.go
index 4c893d714e..244ad4dc98 100644
--- a/server/json_rpc.go
+++ b/server/json_rpc.go
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ func StartJSONRPC(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, tmRPCAddr, tmEn
 	}
 
 	httpSrv := &http.Server{
-		Addr:    config.JSONRPC.Address,
-		Handler: handlerWithCors.Handler(r),
+		Addr:         config.JSONRPC.Address,
+		Handler:      handlerWithCors.Handler(r),
+		ReadTimeout:  config.JSONRPC.HTTPTimeout,
+		WriteTimeout: config.JSONRPC.HTTPTimeout,
+		IdleTimeout:  config.JSONRPC.HTTPIdleTimeout,
 	}
 	httpSrvDone := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 
diff --git a/server/start.go b/server/start.go
index 97f1d33aae..d72a2b9ad7 100644
--- a/server/start.go
+++ b/server/start.go
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ which accepts a path for the resulting pprof file.
 	cmd.Flags().Float64(srvflags.JSONRPCTxFeeCap, config.DefaultTxFeeCap, "Sets a cap on transaction fee that can be sent via the RPC APIs (1 = default 1 photon)")
 	cmd.Flags().Int32(srvflags.JSONRPCFilterCap, config.DefaultFilterCap, "Sets the global cap for total number of filters that can be created")
 	cmd.Flags().Duration(srvflags.JSONRPCEVMTimeout, config.DefaultEVMTimeout, "Sets a timeout used for eth_call (0=infinite)")
+	cmd.Flags().Duration(srvflags.JSONRPCHTTPTimeout, config.DefaultHTTPTimeout, "Sets a read/write timeout for json-rpc http server (0=infinite)")
+	cmd.Flags().Duration(srvflags.JSONRPCHTTPIdleTimeout, config.DefaultHTTPIdleTimeout, "Sets a idle timeout for json-rpc http server (0=infinite)")
 	cmd.Flags().Int32(srvflags.JSONRPCLogsCap, config.DefaultLogsCap, "Sets the max number of results can be returned from single `eth_getLogs` query")
 	cmd.Flags().Int32(srvflags.JSONRPCBlockRangeCap, config.DefaultBlockRangeCap, "Sets the max block range allowed for `eth_getLogs` query")