diff --git a/typesense/client.go b/typesense/client.go
index 33feb5e..1599aad 100644
--- a/typesense/client.go
+++ b/typesense/client.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	CircuitBreakerTimeout       time.Duration
 	CircuitBreakerReadyToTrip   circuit.GoBreakerReadyToTripFunc
 	CircuitBreakerOnStateChange circuit.GoBreakerOnStateChangeFunc
+	CustomHTTPClient            *http.Client
 }
 
 type ClientOption func(*Client)
@@ -272,6 +273,12 @@ func WithClientConfig(config *ClientConfig) ClientOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithCustomHTTPClient(client *http.Client) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.apiConfig.CustomHTTPClient = client
+	}
+}
+
 func NewClient(opts ...ClientOption) *Client {
 	c := &Client{apiConfig: &ClientConfig{
 		RetryInterval:             defaultRetryInterval,
@@ -296,12 +303,16 @@ func NewClient(opts ...ClientOption) *Client {
 			circuit.WithGoBreakerReadyToTrip(c.apiConfig.CircuitBreakerReadyToTrip),
 			circuit.WithGoBreakerOnStateChange(c.apiConfig.CircuitBreakerOnStateChange),
 		)
+		client := c.apiConfig.CustomHTTPClient
+		if client == nil {
+			client = &http.Client{
+				Timeout: c.apiConfig.ConnectionTimeout,
+			}
+		}
 		httpClient := circuit.NewHTTPClient(
 			circuit.WithHTTPRequestDoer(
 				NewAPICall(
-					&http.Client{
-						Timeout: c.apiConfig.ConnectionTimeout,
-					},
+					client,
 					c.apiConfig,
 				)),
 			circuit.WithCircuitBreaker(cb),
diff --git a/typesense/client_test.go b/typesense/client_test.go
index 09cb820..3bf24e2 100644
--- a/typesense/client_test.go
+++ b/typesense/client_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package typesense
 
 import (
+	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -238,6 +239,19 @@ func TestClientConfigOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.NotNil(t, client.apiClient)
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "WithCustomHTTPClient",
+			options: []ClientOption{
+				WithCustomHTTPClient(&http.Client{
+					Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
+				}),
+			},
+			verify: func(t *testing.T, client *Client) {
+				assert.NotNil(t, client.apiConfig.CustomHTTPClient)
+				assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, client.apiConfig.CustomHTTPClient.Timeout)
+				assert.NotNil(t, client.apiClient)
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {