diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Clone.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Clone.java
index 8f80d6d70..fe94b0372 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Clone.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Clone.java
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class Clone extends AbstractFetchCommand implements CloneCommand.Callback {
 	@Option(name = "--recurse-submodules", usage = "usage_recurseSubmodules")
 	private boolean cloneSubmodules;
 
+	@Option(name = "--timeout", metaVar = "metaVar_seconds", usage = "usage_abortConnectionIfNoActivity")
+	int timeout = -1;
+
 	@Argument(index = 0, required = true, metaVar = "metaVar_uriish")
 	private String sourceUri;
 
@@ -90,9 +93,8 @@ protected void run() throws Exception {
 
 		CloneCommand command = Git.cloneRepository();
 		command.setURI(sourceUri).setRemote(remoteName).setBare(isBare)
-				.setMirror(isMirror)
-				.setNoCheckout(noCheckout).setBranch(branch)
-				.setCloneSubmodules(cloneSubmodules);
+				.setMirror(isMirror).setNoCheckout(noCheckout).setBranch(branch)
+				.setCloneSubmodules(cloneSubmodules).setTimeout(timeout);
 
 		command.setGitDir(gitdir == null ? null : new File(gitdir));
 		command.setDirectory(localNameF);