diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb
index c50fec505..20a883891 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module Fog
         attribute :updated
         attribute :name
         attribute :state,               :aliases => 'status'
+        attribute :timeout
         attribute :nodes
 
         def initialize(attributes)
@@ -214,23 +215,22 @@ module Fog
         def create
           requires :name, :protocol, :port, :virtual_ips, :nodes
 
-          if algorithm
-            options = { :algorithm => algorithm }
-          else
-            options = {}
-          end
+          options = {}
+          options[:algorithm] = algorithm if algorithm
+          options[:timeout] = timeout if timeout
 
           data = service.create_load_balancer(name, protocol, port, virtual_ips_hash, nodes_hash, options)
           merge_attributes(data.body['loadBalancer'])
         end
 
         def update
-          requires :name, :protocol, :port, :algorithm
+          requires :name, :protocol, :port, :algorithm, :timeout
           options = {
             :name => name,
             :algorithm => algorithm,
             :protocol => protocol,
-            :port => port}
+            :port => port,
+            :timeout => timeout }
           service.update_load_balancer(identity, options)
 
           #TODO - Should this bubble down to nodes? Without tracking changes this would be very inefficient.
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/update_load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/update_load_balancer.rb
index 9819745aa..2c1ac54d2 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/update_load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/update_load_balancer.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ module Fog
               'name' => options[:name],
               'port' => options[:port],
               'protocol' => options[:protocol],
-              'algorithm' => options[:algorithm]
+              'algorithm' => options[:algorithm],
+              'timeout' => options[:timeout]
             }
           }
           request(
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
index 645fb719d..3ee31266d 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
@@ -167,8 +167,10 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers | load_balancer', ['rackspace']) do
     tests('create(...with algorithm...)') do
       attributes = LOAD_BALANCER_ATTRIBUTES.clone
       attributes[:algorithm] = 'LEAST_CONNECTIONS'
+      attributes[:timeout] = 30
       @lb = @service.load_balancers.create attributes
       returns('LEAST_CONNECTIONS') { @lb.algorithm }
+      returns(30) { @lb.timeout }
 
       @lb.wait_for { ready? }
 
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb
index ffeb54eb7..7f79f9250 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ LOAD_BALANCERS_DETAIL_FORMAT = {
       'algorithm' => String,
       'sourceAddresses' => SOURCE_ADDRESSES,
       'status' => String,
+      'timeout' => Integer,
       'virtualIps' => [VIRTUAL_IP_FORMAT],
       'nodes' => [SINGLE_NODE_FORMAT],
       'created' => { 'time' => String },
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ LOAD_BALANCER_FORMAT = {
     'algorithm' => String,
     'sourceAddresses' => SOURCE_ADDRESSES,
     'status' => String,
+    'timeout' => Integer,
     'cluster' => { 'name' => String },
     'virtualIps' => [VIRTUAL_IP_FORMAT],
     'nodes' => [SINGLE_NODE_FORMAT],
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
index d912aafca..525a3cee9 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers | load_balancer_tests', ['rackspace'
       tests("#create_load_balancer(#{@lb_name}, 'HTTP', 80,...with algorithm)").formats(LOAD_BALANCER_FORMAT) do
         data = @service.create_load_balancer(@lb_name, 'HTTP', 80, [{ :type => 'PUBLIC'}], 
                                              [{ :address => '1.1.1.1', :port => 80, :condition => 'ENABLED'}],
-                                             { :algorithm => 'LEAST_CONNECTIONS' }).body
+                                             { :algorithm => 'LEAST_CONNECTIONS', :timeout => 30 }).body
         @lb_id = data['loadBalancer']['id']
         returns('LEAST_CONNECTIONS') { data['loadBalancer']['algorithm'] }
+        returns(30) { data['loadBalancer']['timeout'] }
         data
       end