diff --git a/examples/echo/main.go b/examples/echo/main.go
index cc4ed62..993ff19 100644
--- a/examples/echo/main.go
+++ b/examples/echo/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func main() {
 	channel := channel.NewChannel("/", dispatcher, channel.NewConnectionRegistry(), channel.WithOriginPatterns("*"))
 
 	server := server.NewServer(Addr, server.WithBaseContext(context.Background()), server.WithProfilerEndpoint())
+
 	server.AddChannel(channel)
 
 	if err := server.Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb36ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	ReadHeaderTimeout time.Duration
+	ReadTimeout       time.Duration
+}
+
+var DefaultConfig = Config{
+	ReadHeaderTimeout: ReadHeaderTimeoutSeconds * time.Second,
+	ReadTimeout:       ReadTimeoutSeconds * time.Second,
+}
+
+const ReadHeaderTimeoutSeconds = 3
+
+const ReadTimeoutSeconds = 30
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 6bc2b40..f87c625 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -28,17 +28,11 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ksysoev/wasabi"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
-const (
-	ReadHeaderTimeout = 3 * time.Second
-	ReadTimeout       = 30 * time.Second
-)
-
 var ErrServerAlreadyRunning = fmt.Errorf("server is already running")
 
 type Server struct {
@@ -57,6 +51,8 @@ type Server struct {
 
 type Option func(*Server)
 
+type ctxConfigKey struct{}
+
 // WithReadinessChan sets ch to [Server] and will be closed once the [Server] is
 // ready to accept connection. Typically used in testing after calling [Run]
 // method and waiting for ch to close, before continuing with test logics.
@@ -86,10 +82,12 @@ func NewServer(addr string, opts ...Option) *Server {
 		opt(server)
 	}
 
+	serverConfig := server.GetServerConfig()
+
 	server.handler = &http.Server{
 		Addr:              addr,
-		ReadHeaderTimeout: ReadHeaderTimeout,
-		ReadTimeout:       ReadTimeout,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: serverConfig.ReadHeaderTimeout,
+		ReadTimeout:       serverConfig.ReadTimeout,
 		BaseContext: func(_ net.Listener) context.Context {
 			return server.baseCtx
 		},
@@ -98,6 +96,16 @@ func NewServer(addr string, opts ...Option) *Server {
 	return server
 }
 
+// Helper to fetch server config. Returns Default config if base ctx has no config set
+func (s *Server) GetServerConfig() Config {
+	config, ok := s.baseCtx.Value(ctxConfigKey{}).(Config)
+	if !ok {
+		return DefaultConfig
+	}
+
+	return config
+}
+
 // AddChannel adds new channel to server
 func (s *Server) AddChannel(channel wasabi.Channel) {
 	s.channels = append(s.channels, channel)
@@ -217,7 +225,8 @@ func WithBaseContext(ctx context.Context) Option {
 	}
 
 	return func(s *Server) {
-		s.baseCtx = ctx
+		config := s.GetServerConfig()
+		s.baseCtx = context.WithValue(ctx, ctxConfigKey{}, config)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -250,3 +259,11 @@ func WithProfilerEndpoint() Option {
 		s.pprofEnabled = true
 	}
 }
+
+// WithServerConfig is an option function that overrides the default configuration settings of the server.
+// This can give the client more control over the server feature functions
+func WithServerConfig(config Config) Option {
+	return func(s *Server) {
+		s.baseCtx = context.WithValue(s.baseCtx, ctxConfigKey{}, config)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index eefe407..3f2e8ab 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -76,6 +76,82 @@ func TestServer_WithBaseContext(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestServer_WithConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new Server instance with config
+	serverConfig := Config{
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
+		ReadTimeout:       10 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	server := NewServer(":0", WithServerConfig(serverConfig))
+
+	// Check if the base context was set correctly
+	if server.baseCtx == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected non-nil base context")
+	}
+
+	if server.GetServerConfig() == DefaultConfig {
+		t.Errorf("Expected non-Default context value for server config")
+	}
+
+	config := server.GetServerConfig()
+
+	if config.ReadHeaderTimeout != 1*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("Expected config ReadHeaderTimeout to be %s but got %s", 1*time.Second, config.ReadHeaderTimeout)
+	}
+
+	if config.ReadTimeout != 10*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("Expected config ReadTimeout to be %s but got %s", 10*time.Second, config.ReadTimeout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_WithDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new vanilla Server instance
+	server := NewServer(":0")
+
+	// Check if the base context was set correctly
+	if server.baseCtx == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected non-nil base context")
+	}
+
+	if server.GetServerConfig() != DefaultConfig {
+		t.Errorf("Expected Default context value for server config")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_WithBaseContextAndConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	serverConfig := Config{
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 2 * time.Second,
+		ReadTimeout:       20 * time.Second,
+	}
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), testCtxKey("test"), "test")
+
+	// Create 2 servers with different order of optional methods
+	server1 := NewServer(":0", WithBaseContext(ctx), WithServerConfig(serverConfig))
+	server2 := NewServer(":1", WithServerConfig(serverConfig), WithBaseContext(ctx))
+
+	// Check if the base context was set correctly
+	if server1.baseCtx == nil || server2.baseCtx == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected non-nil base contexts for both servers")
+	}
+
+	if server1.baseCtx.Value(testCtxKey("test")) != "test" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected context value 'test', but got '%s'", server1.baseCtx.Value("test"))
+	}
+
+	if server2.baseCtx.Value(testCtxKey("test")) != "test" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected context value 'test', but got '%s'", server2.baseCtx.Value("test"))
+	}
+
+	if server1.GetServerConfig() != serverConfig {
+		t.Errorf("Expected config for server1 to be %s but got %s", serverConfig, server1.GetServerConfig())
+	}
+
+	if server2.GetServerConfig() != serverConfig {
+		t.Errorf("Expected config for server2 to be %s but got %s", serverConfig, server2.GetServerConfig())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServer_WithReadinessChan(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a new Server instance with a base context
 	ready := make(chan struct{})