diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index b93b42980..0741fec13 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -3936,6 +3936,25 @@ unsigned char rocksdb_readoptions_get_ignore_range_deletions(
   return opt->rep.ignore_range_deletions;
 }
 
+void rocksdb_readoptions_set_deadline(rocksdb_readoptions_t* opt,
+                                      uint64_t microseconds) {
+  opt->rep.deadline = std::chrono::microseconds(microseconds);
+}
+
+uint64_t rocksdb_readoptions_get_deadline(rocksdb_readoptions_t* opt) {
+  return opt->rep.deadline.count();
+}
+
+void rocksdb_readoptions_set_io_timeout(rocksdb_readoptions_t* opt,
+                                        uint64_t microseconds) {
+  opt->rep.io_timeout = std::chrono::microseconds(microseconds);
+}
+
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API uint64_t
+rocksdb_readoptions_get_io_timeout(rocksdb_readoptions_t* opt) {
+  return opt->rep.io_timeout.count();
+}
+
 rocksdb_writeoptions_t* rocksdb_writeoptions_create() {
   return new rocksdb_writeoptions_t;
 }
diff --git a/db/c_test.c b/db/c_test.c
index df2c0e4d5..fd25280fe 100644
--- a/db/c_test.c
+++ b/db/c_test.c
@@ -2281,6 +2281,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     rocksdb_readoptions_set_ignore_range_deletions(ro, 1);
     CheckCondition(1 == rocksdb_readoptions_get_ignore_range_deletions(ro));
 
+    rocksdb_readoptions_set_deadline(ro, 300);
+    CheckCondition(300 == rocksdb_readoptions_get_deadline(ro));
+
+    rocksdb_readoptions_set_io_timeout(ro, 400);
+    CheckCondition(400 == rocksdb_readoptions_get_io_timeout(ro));
+
     rocksdb_readoptions_destroy(ro);
   }
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index ed3382a7a..4d871b01d 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -1617,6 +1617,14 @@ extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_readoptions_set_ignore_range_deletions(
     rocksdb_readoptions_t*, unsigned char);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API unsigned char
 rocksdb_readoptions_get_ignore_range_deletions(rocksdb_readoptions_t*);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_readoptions_set_deadline(
+    rocksdb_readoptions_t*, uint64_t microseconds);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API uint64_t
+rocksdb_readoptions_get_deadline(rocksdb_readoptions_t*);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_readoptions_set_io_timeout(
+    rocksdb_readoptions_t*, uint64_t microseconds);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API uint64_t
+rocksdb_readoptions_get_io_timeout(rocksdb_readoptions_t*);
 
 /* Write options */