diff --git a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index a329ba24c4..4f1456b93c 100644
--- a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ public interface IObservableRepositoryContentsClient
         /// <returns>A promise, containing the binary contents of the archive</returns>
         IObservable<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get an archive of a given repository's contents, in a specific format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
+        /// <param name="timeout"> Time span until timeout </param>
+        /// <returns>The binary contents of the archive</returns>
+        IObservable<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference, TimeSpan timeout);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the contents of a file or directory in a repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index da864190a4..b83d516e19 100644
--- a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public IObservable<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name)
         /// <returns>A promise, containing the binary contents of the archive</returns>
         public IObservable<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name)
         {
-            return _client.Repository.Content.GetArchive(owner, name).ToObservable();
+            return GetArchive(owner, name, ArchiveFormat.Tarball);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public IObservable<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name, ArchiveForm
         /// <returns>A promise, containing the binary contents of the archive</returns>
         public IObservable<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat)
         {
-            return _client.Repository.Content.GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat).ToObservable();
+            return GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat, string.Empty);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public IObservable<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name, ArchiveForm
         /// <returns>A promise, containing the binary contents of the archive</returns>
         public IObservable<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference)
         {
-            return _client.Repository.Content.GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat, reference).ToObservable();
+            return GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat, reference, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -165,6 +165,25 @@ public IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContents(string owner, string name,
                 .GetAndFlattenAllPages<RepositoryContent>(ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name, path));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get an archive of a given repository's contents, in a specific format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
+        /// <param name="timeout"> Time span until timeout </param>
+        /// <returns>The binary contents of the archive</returns>
+        public IObservable<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference, TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.GreaterThanZero(timeout, "timeout");
+
+            return _client.Repository.Content.GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat, reference, timeout).ToObservable();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the contents of a file or directory in a repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index d29234782b..45ae800b28 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ public interface IRepositoryContentsClient
         /// <returns>The binary contents of the archive</returns>
         Task<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get an archive of a given repository's contents, in a specific format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
+        /// <param name="timeout"> Time span until timeout </param>
+        /// <returns>The binary contents of the archive</returns>
+        Task<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference, TimeSpan timeout);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a commit that creates a new file in a repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
index f23b10b4fc..3e350e3f7a 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -187,14 +187,30 @@ public Task<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat arch
         /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
         /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
         /// <returns>The binary contents of the archive</returns>
-        public async Task<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference)
+        public Task<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference)
+        {
+            return GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat, string.Empty, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get an archive of a given repository's contents, in a specific format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
+        /// <param name="timeout"> Time span until timeout </param>
+        /// <returns>The binary contents of the archive</returns>
+        public async Task<byte[]> GetArchive(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference, TimeSpan timeout)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.GreaterThanZero(timeout, "timeout");
 
             var endpoint = ApiUrls.RepositoryArchiveLink(owner, name, archiveFormat, reference);
 
-            var response = await Connection.Get<byte[]>(endpoint, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60));
+            var response = await Connection.Get<byte[]>(endpoint, timeout);
 
             return response.Body;
         }