diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24f2a9f..3333f37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -497,6 +497,21 @@ tests: function (deps) {
 }
 ```
 
+Also flushed the `$timeout` service
+
+```js
+ngDescribe({
+  inject: '$timeout',
+  tests: function (deps) {
+    it(function () {
+      deps.$timeout(...)
+      deps.step();
+      // same as deps.$timeout.flush()
+    })
+  }
+})
+```
+
 **root** - alternative context for BDD callbacks
 
 Imagine we are loading Angular and ngDescribe in a synthetic browser environment (like 
diff --git a/dist/ng-describe.js b/dist/ng-describe.js
index 199fb00..a12ad95 100644
--- a/dist/ng-describe.js
+++ b/dist/ng-describe.js
@@ -3464,6 +3464,9 @@ if (String(/a/mig) !== '/a/gim') {
           if (dependencies.$rootScope) {
             dependencies.$rootScope.$digest();
           }
+          if (dependencies.$timeout) {
+            dependencies.$timeout.flush();
+          }
         };
       }
 
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 13cea05..cefd6f7 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -355,6 +355,21 @@ tests: function (deps) {
 }
 ```
 
+Also flushed the `$timeout` service
+
+```js
+ngDescribe({
+  inject: '$timeout',
+  tests: function (deps) {
+    it(function () {
+      deps.$timeout(...)
+      deps.step();
+      // same as deps.$timeout.flush()
+    })
+  }
+})
+```
+
 **root** - alternative context for BDD callbacks
 
 Imagine we are loading Angular and ngDescribe in a synthetic browser environment (like 
diff --git a/src/ng-describe.js b/src/ng-describe.js
index 988f4ff..96af486 100644
--- a/src/ng-describe.js
+++ b/src/ng-describe.js
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@
           if (dependencies.$rootScope) {
             dependencies.$rootScope.$digest();
           }
+          if (dependencies.$timeout) {
+            dependencies.$timeout.flush();
+          }
         };
       }
 
diff --git a/test/issue-76-spec.js b/test/issue-76-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c5b6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue-76-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* global describe, ngDescribe, it */
+describe('issue 76 - deps.step and $timeout', function () {
+  ngDescribe({
+    name: 'step $timeout',
+    inject: '$timeout',
+    only: false,
+    tests: function (deps) {
+      it('advances $timeout using flush', function (done) {
+        deps.$timeout(done, 10000);
+        deps.$timeout.flush();
+      });
+
+      it('can flush the timeout using step()', function (done) {
+        deps.$timeout(done, 10000);
+        deps.step();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  ngDescribe({
+    name: 'step $timeout shortcut',
+    tests: function ($timeout) {
+      it('advances $timeout using flush', function (done) {
+        $timeout(done, 10000);
+        $timeout.flush();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+});