diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index 4a830b8fc..5bf283f06 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2020-xx-xx
-
+### Fixed
+* Reduced chance of timeouts on Windows.
 
 ## 2.0.0-beta.4 - 2020-09-09
 ### Changed
diff --git a/awc/src/builder.rs b/awc/src/builder.rs
index 7cd659c38..a90220ce4 100644
--- a/awc/src/builder.rs
+++ b/awc/src/builder.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
             allow_redirects: true,
             max_redirects: 10,
             headers: HeaderMap::new(),
+
+            #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
             timeout: Some(Duration::from_secs(5)),
+
+            // HACK: Issue #1560 - ameliorate connect timeouts from DNS lookups
+            #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+            timeout: Some(Duration::from_secs(10)),
+
             connector: None,
             max_http_version: None,
             stream_window_size: None,