diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e161c6ad..4896aec6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::marker::Sync as StdSync;
 use std::mem;
 use std::result;
+use std::time::Duration;
 #[cfg(feature = "unix_socket")]
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -509,6 +510,24 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         }
     }
 
+    fn read_message_with_notification_timeout(&mut self, timeout: Duration)
+                                              -> std::io::Result<Option<BackendMessage>> {
+        debug_assert!(!self.desynchronized);
+        loop {
+            match try_desync!(self, self.stream.read_message_timeout(timeout)) {
+                Some(NoticeResponse { fields }) => {
+                    if let Ok(err) = DbError::new_raw(fields) {
+                        self.notice_handler.handle_notice(err);
+                    }
+                }
+                Some(ParameterStatus { parameter, value }) => {
+                    self.parameters.insert(parameter, value);
+                }
+                val => return Ok(val)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn read_message(&mut self) -> std_io::Result<BackendMessage> {
         loop {
             match try!(self.read_message_with_notification()) {
diff --git a/src/notification.rs b/src/notification.rs
index cfb8b28f..e12d2b46 100644
--- a/src/notification.rs
+++ b/src/notification.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Asynchronous notifications.
 
 use std::fmt;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use {desynchronized, Result, Connection, NotificationsNew};
 use message::BackendMessage::NotificationResponse;
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ impl<'conn> Notifications<'conn> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns an iterator over notifications, blocking until one is received
-    /// if none are pending.
+    /// Returns an iterator over notifications that blocks until one is
+    /// received if none are pending.
     ///
     /// The iterator will never return `None`.
     pub fn blocking_iter<'a>(&'a self) -> BlockingIter<'a> {
@@ -57,6 +58,20 @@ impl<'conn> Notifications<'conn> {
             conn: self.conn,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over notifications that blocks for a limited time
+    /// waiting to receive one if none are pending.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// THis iterator may start returning `Some` after previously returning
+    /// `None` if more notifications are received.
+    pub fn timeout_iter<'a>(&'a self, timeout: Duration) -> TimeoutIter<'a> {
+        TimeoutIter {
+            conn: self.conn,
+            timeout: timeout,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'conn> IntoIterator for &'a Notifications<'conn> {
@@ -121,3 +136,39 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for BlockingIter<'a> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// An iterator over notifications which will block for a period of time if
+/// none are pending.
+pub struct TimeoutIter<'a> {
+    conn: &'a Connection,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for TimeoutIter<'a> {
+    type Item = Result<Notification>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Result<Notification>> {
+        let mut conn = self.conn.conn.borrow_mut();
+
+        if let Some(notification) = conn.notifications.pop_front() {
+            return Some(Ok(notification));
+        }
+
+        if conn.is_desynchronized() {
+            return Some(Err(Error::IoError(desynchronized())));
+        }
+
+        match conn.read_message_with_notification_timeout(self.timeout) {
+            Ok(Some(NotificationResponse { pid, channel, payload })) => {
+                Some(Ok(Notification {
+                    pid: pid,
+                    channel: channel,
+                    payload: payload
+                }))
+            }
+            Ok(None) => None,
+            Err(err) => Some(Err(Error::IoError(err))),
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index e90ea3c4..21818028 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use openssl::ssl::{SslContext, SslMethod};
 use std::thread;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use postgres::{HandleNotice,
                Connection,
@@ -609,6 +610,30 @@ fn test_notifications_next_block() {
     }, or_panic!(notifications.blocking_iter().next().unwrap()));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_notification_next_timeout() {
+    let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect("postgres://postgres@localhost", &SslMode::None));
+    or_panic!(conn.execute("LISTEN test_notifications_next_timeout", &[]));
+
+    let _t = thread::spawn(|| {
+        let conn = or_panic!(Connection::connect("postgres://postgres@localhost", &SslMode::None));
+        thread::sleep_ms(500);
+        or_panic!(conn.execute("NOTIFY test_notifications_next_timeout, 'foo'", &[]));
+        thread::sleep_ms(1500);
+        or_panic!(conn.execute("NOTIFY test_notifications_next_timeout, 'foo'", &[]));
+    });
+
+    let notifications = conn.notifications();
+    let mut it = notifications.timeout_iter(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    check_notification(Notification {
+        pid: 0,
+        channel: "test_notifications_next_timeout".to_string(),
+        payload: "foo".to_string()
+    }, or_panic!(it.next().unwrap()));
+
+    assert!(it.next().is_none());
+}
+
 #[test]
 // This test is pretty sad, but I don't think there's a better way :(
 fn test_cancel_query() {