diff --git a/actix-http/src/builder.rs b/actix-http/src/builder.rs
index 916083a98..95da8ac62 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/builder.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/builder.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     body::{BoxBody, MessageBody},
     h1::{self, ExpectHandler, H1Service, UpgradeHandler},
     service::HttpService,
-    ConnectCallback, Extensions, KeepAlive, Request, Response, ServiceConfig,
+    ConnectCallback, Extensions, KeepAlive, Request, Response, ServiceConfigBuilder,
 };
 
 /// An HTTP service builder.
@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ where
         S::InitError: fmt::Debug,
         S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
     {
-        let cfg = ServiceConfig::new(
-            self.keep_alive,
-            self.client_request_timeout,
-            self.client_disconnect_timeout,
-            self.secure,
-            self.local_addr,
-        );
+        let cfg = ServiceConfigBuilder::new()
+            .keep_alive(self.keep_alive)
+            .client_request_timeout(self.client_request_timeout)
+            .client_disconnect_timeout(self.client_disconnect_timeout)
+            .secure(self.secure)
+            .local_addr(self.local_addr)
+            .build();
 
         H1Service::with_config(cfg, service.into_factory())
             .expect(self.expect)
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ where
 
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        let cfg = ServiceConfig::new(
-            self.keep_alive,
-            self.client_request_timeout,
-            self.client_disconnect_timeout,
-            self.secure,
-            self.local_addr,
-        );
+        let cfg = ServiceConfigBuilder::new()
+            .keep_alive(self.keep_alive)
+            .client_request_timeout(self.client_request_timeout)
+            .client_disconnect_timeout(self.client_disconnect_timeout)
+            .secure(self.secure)
+            .local_addr(self.local_addr)
+            .build();
 
         crate::h2::H2Service::with_config(cfg, service.into_factory())
             .on_connect_ext(self.on_connect_ext)
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ where
 
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        let cfg = ServiceConfig::new(
-            self.keep_alive,
-            self.client_request_timeout,
-            self.client_disconnect_timeout,
-            self.secure,
-            self.local_addr,
-        );
+        let cfg = ServiceConfigBuilder::new()
+            .keep_alive(self.keep_alive)
+            .client_request_timeout(self.client_request_timeout)
+            .client_disconnect_timeout(self.client_disconnect_timeout)
+            .secure(self.secure)
+            .local_addr(self.local_addr)
+            .build();
 
         HttpService::with_config(cfg, service.into_factory())
             .expect(self.expect)
diff --git a/actix-http/src/config.rs b/actix-http/src/config.rs
index b3b215da4..840abeaaf 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/config.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    net,
+    net::SocketAddr,
     rc::Rc,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
@@ -8,6 +8,70 @@ use bytes::BytesMut;
 
 use crate::{date::DateService, KeepAlive};
 
+/// A builder for creating a [`ServiceConfig`]
+pub struct ServiceConfigBuilder {
+    inner: Inner,
+}
+
+impl ServiceConfigBuilder {
+    /// Creates a new, default, [`ServiceConfigBuilder`]
+    ///
+    /// It uses the following default values:
+    ///
+    /// - [`KeepAlive::default`] for the connection keep-alive setting
+    /// - 5 seconds for the client request timeout
+    /// - 0 seconds for the client shutdown timeout
+    /// - secure value of `false`
+    /// - [`None`] for the local address setting
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the `secure` attribute for this configuration
+    pub fn secure(mut self, secure: bool) -> Self {
+        self.inner.secure = secure;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the local address for this configuration
+    pub fn local_addr(mut self, local_addr: Option<SocketAddr>) -> Self {
+        self.inner.local_addr = local_addr;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets connection keep-alive setting
+    pub fn keep_alive(mut self, keep_alive: KeepAlive) -> Self {
+        self.inner.keep_alive = keep_alive;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the timeout for the client to finish sending the head of its first request
+    pub fn client_request_timeout(mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Self {
+        self.inner.client_request_timeout = timeout;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the timeout for cleanly disconnecting from the client after connection shutdown has
+    /// started
+    pub fn client_disconnect_timeout(mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Self {
+        self.inner.client_disconnect_timeout = timeout;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Builds a [`ServiceConfig`] from this [`ServiceConfigBuilder`] instance
+    pub fn build(self) -> ServiceConfig {
+        ServiceConfig(Rc::new(self.inner))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ServiceConfigBuilder {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Inner::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// HTTP service configuration.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ServiceConfig(Rc<Inner>);
@@ -18,19 +82,26 @@ struct Inner {
     client_request_timeout: Duration,
     client_disconnect_timeout: Duration,
     secure: bool,
-    local_addr: Option<std::net::SocketAddr>,
+    local_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
     date_service: DateService,
 }
 
+impl Default for Inner {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            keep_alive: KeepAlive::default(),
+            client_request_timeout: Duration::from_secs(5),
+            client_disconnect_timeout: Duration::ZERO,
+            secure: false,
+            local_addr: None,
+            date_service: DateService::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for ServiceConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new(
-            KeepAlive::default(),
-            Duration::from_secs(5),
-            Duration::ZERO,
-            false,
-            None,
-        )
+        Self(Rc::default())
     }
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +112,7 @@ impl ServiceConfig {
         client_request_timeout: Duration,
         client_disconnect_timeout: Duration,
         secure: bool,
-        local_addr: Option<net::SocketAddr>,
+        local_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
     ) -> ServiceConfig {
         ServiceConfig(Rc::new(Inner {
             keep_alive: keep_alive.normalize(),
@@ -63,7 +134,7 @@ impl ServiceConfig {
     ///
     /// Returns `None` for connections via UDS (Unix Domain Socket).
     #[inline]
-    pub fn local_addr(&self) -> Option<net::SocketAddr> {
+    pub fn local_addr(&self) -> Option<SocketAddr> {
         self.0.local_addr
     }
 
diff --git a/actix-http/src/lib.rs b/actix-http/src/lib.rs
index a970056de..ae3713f20 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub use self::payload::PayloadStream;
 pub use self::service::TlsAcceptorConfig;
 pub use self::{
     builder::HttpServiceBuilder,
-    config::ServiceConfig,
+    config::{ServiceConfig, ServiceConfigBuilder},
     error::Error,
     extensions::Extensions,
     header::ContentEncoding,