diff --git a/core/src/main/java/feign/Request.java b/core/src/main/java/feign/Request.java
index 1e590a48..d8d04784 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/feign/Request.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/feign/Request.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import static feign.Util.valuesOrEmpty;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -350,6 +351,18 @@ public final class Request implements Serializable {
       this(connectTimeoutMillis, readTimeoutMillis, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Options Instance.
+     *
+     * @param connectTimeout value.
+     * @param readTimeout value.
+     * @param followRedirects if the request should follow 3xx redirections.
+     */
+    public Options(Duration connectTimeout, Duration readTimeout, boolean followRedirects) {
+      this(connectTimeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, readTimeout.toMillis(),
+          TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, followRedirects);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates the new Options instance using the following defaults:
      * <ul>