diff --git a/adapter/toolbox/task.go b/adapter/toolbox/task.go
index bdd6679f..7b7cd68a 100644
--- a/adapter/toolbox/task.go
+++ b/adapter/toolbox/task.go
@@ -289,3 +289,7 @@ func (o *oldToNewAdapter) SetPrev(ctx context.Context, t time.Time) {
 func (o *oldToNewAdapter) GetPrev(ctx context.Context) time.Time {
 	return o.delegate.GetPrev()
 }
+
+func (o *oldToNewAdapter) GetTimeout(ctx context.Context) time.Duration {
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/task/governor_command_test.go b/task/governor_command_test.go
index 00ed37f2..c3547cdf 100644
--- a/task/governor_command_test.go
+++ b/task/governor_command_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func (c *countTask) GetPrev(ctx context.Context) time.Time {
 	return time.Now()
 }
 
+func (c *countTask) GetTimeout(ctx context.Context) time.Duration {
+	return 0
+}
+
 func TestRunTaskCommand_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 	task := &countTask{}
 	AddTask("count", task)
diff --git a/task/task.go b/task/task.go
index 2ea34f24..d07f0135 100644
--- a/task/task.go
+++ b/task/task.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ type Tasker interface {
 	GetNext(ctx context.Context) time.Time
 	SetPrev(context.Context, time.Time)
 	GetPrev(ctx context.Context) time.Time
+	GetTimeout(ctx context.Context) time.Duration
 }
 
 // task error
@@ -127,13 +128,14 @@ type Task struct {
 	DoFunc   TaskFunc
 	Prev     time.Time
 	Next     time.Time
+	Timeout  time.Duration
 	Errlist  []*taskerr // like errtime:errinfo
 	ErrLimit int        // max length for the errlist, 0 stand for no limit
 	errCnt   int        // records the error count during the execution
 }
 
 // NewTask add new task with name, time and func
-func NewTask(tname string, spec string, f TaskFunc) *Task {
+func NewTask(tname string, spec string, f TaskFunc, opts ...Option) *Task {
 
 	task := &Task{
 		Taskname: tname,
@@ -144,6 +146,11 @@ func NewTask(tname string, spec string, f TaskFunc) *Task {
 		// we only store the pointer, so it won't use too many space
 		Errlist: make([]*taskerr, 100, 100),
 	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt.apply(task)
+	}
+
 	task.SetCron(spec)
 	return task
 }
@@ -196,6 +203,31 @@ func (t *Task) GetPrev(context.Context) time.Time {
 	return t.Prev
 }
 
+// GetTimeout get timeout duration of this task
+func (t *Task) GetTimeout(context.Context) time.Duration {
+	return t.Timeout
+}
+
+// Option interface
+type Option interface {
+	apply(*Task)
+}
+
+// optionFunc return a function to set task element
+type optionFunc func(*Task)
+
+// apply option to task
+func (f optionFunc) apply(t *Task) {
+	f(t)
+}
+
+// TimeoutOption return a option to set timeout duration for task
+func TimeoutOption(timeout time.Duration) Option {
+	return optionFunc(func(t *Task) {
+		t.Timeout = timeout
+	})
+}
+
 // six columns mean：
 //       second：0-59
 //       minute：0-59
@@ -482,7 +514,19 @@ func (m *taskManager) run() {
 				if e.GetNext(context.Background()) != effective {
 					break
 				}
-				go e.Run(nil)
+
+				// check if timeout is on, if yes passing the timeout context
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				if duration := e.GetTimeout(ctx); duration != 0 {
+					ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(ctx, duration)
+					go func() {
+						defer cancelFunc()
+						e.Run(ctx)
+					}()
+				} else {
+					go e.Run(ctx)
+				}
+
 				e.SetPrev(context.Background(), e.GetNext(context.Background()))
 				e.SetNext(nil, effective)
 			}
diff --git a/task/task_test.go b/task/task_test.go
index c87757ef..d36c3994 100644
--- a/task/task_test.go
+++ b/task/task_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,54 @@ func TestSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newTaskManager()
+	defer m.ClearTask()
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(2)
+
+	tk1 := NewTask("tk1", "0/10 * * ? * *",
+		func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			fmt.Println("tk1 start")
+			time.Sleep(4 * time.Second)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				fmt.Println("tk1 done")
+				wg.Done()
+				return errors.New("timeout")
+			default:
+			}
+			return nil
+		}, TimeoutOption(3*time.Second),
+	)
+
+	tk2 := NewTask("tk2", "0/10 * * ? * *",
+		func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			fmt.Println("tk2 start")
+			time.Sleep(4 * time.Second)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return errors.New("timeout")
+			default:
+				fmt.Println("tk2 done")
+				wg.Done()
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	m.AddTask("tk1", tk1)
+	m.AddTask("tk2", tk2)
+	m.StartTask()
+	defer m.StopTask()
+
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(19 * time.Second):
+		t.Error("TestTimeout failed")
+	case <-wait(wg):
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTask_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	cnt := -1
 	task := func(ctx context.Context) error {