diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json b/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json
index 91149d41af..c4f51b34f5 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
             {
                 "note": "Use SOURCE_FLAGS.rfqOrder in comparisonPrice",
                 "pr": 177
+            },
+            {
+                "note": "Add a cancel token to ensure timeouts are respected",
+                "pr": 176
             }
         ]
     },
diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/src/types.ts b/packages/asset-swapper/src/types.ts
index 2a83b33b33..7e43545895 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/src/types.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ export interface MockedRfqtQuoteResponse {
     requestParams: TakerRequestQueryParams;
     responseData: any;
     responseCode: number;
+    callback?: (config: any) => Promise<any>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/alt_mm_implementation_utils.ts b/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/alt_mm_implementation_utils.ts
index 42006bbe50..3b151189d1 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/alt_mm_implementation_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/alt_mm_implementation_utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Web3Wrapper } from '@0x/dev-utils';
 import { TakerRequestQueryParams, V4RFQFirmQuote, V4RFQIndicativeQuote } from '@0x/quote-server';
 import { BigNumber } from '@0x/utils';
-import { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';
+import { AxiosInstance, CancelToken } from 'axios';
 
 import { constants } from '../constants';
 import {
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export async function returnQuoteFromAltMMAsync<ResponseT>(
     altRfqtAssetOfferings: AltRfqtMakerAssetOfferings,
     takerRequestQueryParams: TakerRequestQueryParams,
     axiosInstance: AxiosInstance,
+    cancelToken: CancelToken,
 ): Promise<{ data: ResponseT; status: number }> {
     const altPair = getAltMarketInfo(
         altRfqtAssetOfferings[url],
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ export async function returnQuoteFromAltMMAsync<ResponseT>(
     const response = await axiosInstance.post(`${url}/quotes`, data, {
         headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
         timeout: maxResponseTimeMs,
+        cancelToken,
     });
 
     if (response.data.status === 'rejected') {
diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/quote_requestor.ts b/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/quote_requestor.ts
index cc00a095a5..a96b7c2fcd 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/quote_requestor.ts
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/quote_requestor.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { schemas, SchemaValidator } from '@0x/json-schemas';
 import { FillQuoteTransformerOrderType, Signature } from '@0x/protocol-utils';
 import { TakerRequestQueryParams, V4RFQFirmQuote, V4RFQIndicativeQuote, V4SignedRfqOrder } from '@0x/quote-server';
 import { BigNumber, NULL_ADDRESS } from '@0x/utils';
-import { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';
+import axios, { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';
 
 import { constants } from '../constants';
 import {
@@ -392,6 +392,17 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
 
         const typedMakerUrls = standardUrls.concat(altUrls);
 
+        const timeoutMs =
+            options.makerEndpointMaxResponseTimeMs ||
+            constants.DEFAULT_RFQT_REQUEST_OPTS.makerEndpointMaxResponseTimeMs!;
+        const bufferMs = 20;
+
+        // Set Timeout on CancelToken
+        const cancelTokenSource = axios.CancelToken.source();
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            cancelTokenSource.cancel('timeout via cancel token');
+        }, timeoutMs + bufferMs);
+
         const quotePromises = typedMakerUrls.map(async typedMakerUrl => {
             // filter out requests to skip
             const isBlacklisted = rfqMakerBlacklist.isMakerBlacklisted(typedMakerUrl.url);
@@ -404,16 +415,13 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
             } else {
                 // make request to MM
                 const timeBeforeAwait = Date.now();
-                const maxResponseTimeMs =
-                    options.makerEndpointMaxResponseTimeMs === undefined
-                        ? constants.DEFAULT_RFQT_REQUEST_OPTS.makerEndpointMaxResponseTimeMs!
-                        : options.makerEndpointMaxResponseTimeMs;
                 try {
                     if (typedMakerUrl.pairType === RfqPairType.Standard) {
                         const response = await this._quoteRequestorHttpClient.get(`${typedMakerUrl.url}/${quotePath}`, {
                             headers: { '0x-api-key': options.apiKey },
                             params: requestParams,
-                            timeout: maxResponseTimeMs,
+                            timeout: timeoutMs,
+                            cancelToken: cancelTokenSource.token,
                         });
                         const latencyMs = Date.now() - timeBeforeAwait;
                         this._infoLogger({
@@ -429,7 +437,7 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
                                 },
                             },
                         });
-                        rfqMakerBlacklist.logTimeoutOrLackThereof(typedMakerUrl.url, latencyMs >= maxResponseTimeMs);
+                        rfqMakerBlacklist.logTimeoutOrLackThereof(typedMakerUrl.url, latencyMs >= timeoutMs);
                         return { response: response.data, makerUri: typedMakerUrl.url };
                     } else {
                         if (this._altRfqCreds === undefined) {
@@ -443,10 +451,11 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
                             quoteType === 'firm' ? AltQuoteModel.Firm : AltQuoteModel.Indicative,
                             makerToken,
                             takerToken,
-                            maxResponseTimeMs,
+                            timeoutMs,
                             options.altRfqtAssetOfferings || {},
                             requestParams,
                             this._quoteRequestorHttpClient,
+                            cancelTokenSource.token,
                         );
 
                         const latencyMs = Date.now() - timeBeforeAwait;
@@ -463,7 +472,7 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
                                 },
                             },
                         });
-                        rfqMakerBlacklist.logTimeoutOrLackThereof(typedMakerUrl.url, latencyMs >= maxResponseTimeMs);
+                        rfqMakerBlacklist.logTimeoutOrLackThereof(typedMakerUrl.url, latencyMs >= timeoutMs);
                         return { response: quote.data, makerUri: typedMakerUrl.url };
                     }
                 } catch (err) {
@@ -482,7 +491,7 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
                             },
                         },
                     });
-                    rfqMakerBlacklist.logTimeoutOrLackThereof(typedMakerUrl.url, latencyMs >= maxResponseTimeMs);
+                    rfqMakerBlacklist.logTimeoutOrLackThereof(typedMakerUrl.url, latencyMs >= timeoutMs);
                     this._warningLogger(
                         convertIfAxiosError(err),
                         `Failed to get RFQ-T ${quoteType} quote from market maker endpoint ${
@@ -495,6 +504,7 @@ export class QuoteRequestor {
                 }
             }
         });
+
         const results = (await Promise.all(quotePromises)).filter(x => x !== undefined);
         return results as Array<RfqQuote<ResponseT>>;
     }
diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/test/quote_requestor_test.ts b/packages/asset-swapper/test/quote_requestor_test.ts
index 9e6246c187..a1ae63de82 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/test/quote_requestor_test.ts
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/test/quote_requestor_test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { FillQuoteTransformerOrderType, SignatureType } from '@0x/protocol-utils
 import { TakerRequestQueryParams, V4RFQIndicativeQuote } from '@0x/quote-server';
 import { StatusCodes } from '@0x/types';
 import { BigNumber, logUtils } from '@0x/utils';
-import Axios, { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';
+import Axios from 'axios';
 import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { Agent as HttpAgent } from 'http';
 import { Agent as HttpsAgent } from 'https';
@@ -366,6 +366,93 @@ describe('QuoteRequestor', async () => {
                 quoteRequestorHttpClient,
             );
         });
+        it('should only return RFQT requests that meet the timeout', async () => {
+            const takerAddress = '0xd209925defc99488e3afff1174e48b4fa628302a';
+            const apiKey = 'my-ko0l-api-key';
+            const maxTimeoutMs = 10;
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:custom-no-magic-numbers
+            const exceedTimeoutMs = maxTimeoutMs + 50;
+
+            // Set up RFQT responses
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:array-type
+            const mockedRequests: MockedRfqtQuoteResponse[] = [];
+            const expectedParams: TakerRequestQueryParams = {
+                sellTokenAddress: takerToken,
+                buyTokenAddress: makerToken,
+                sellAmountBaseUnits: '10000',
+                comparisonPrice: undefined,
+                takerAddress,
+                txOrigin: takerAddress,
+                protocolVersion: '4',
+            };
+            const mockedDefaults = {
+                requestApiKey: apiKey,
+                requestParams: expectedParams,
+                responseCode: StatusCodes.Success,
+            };
+
+            // Successful response
+            const successfulQuote1 = {
+                makerToken,
+                takerToken,
+                makerAmount: new BigNumber(expectedParams.sellAmountBaseUnits),
+                takerAmount: new BigNumber(expectedParams.sellAmountBaseUnits),
+                expiry: makeThreeMinuteExpiry(),
+            };
+
+            // One good request
+            mockedRequests.push({
+                ...mockedDefaults,
+                endpoint: 'https://1337.0.0.1',
+                responseData: successfulQuote1,
+            });
+
+            // One request that will timeout
+            mockedRequests.push({
+                ...mockedDefaults,
+                endpoint: 'https://420.0.0.1',
+                responseData: successfulQuote1,
+                callback: async () => {
+                    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-inferred-empty-object-type
+                    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            resolve([StatusCodes.Success, successfulQuote1]);
+                        }, exceedTimeoutMs);
+                    });
+                },
+            });
+
+            return testHelpers.withMockedRfqtQuotes(
+                mockedRequests,
+                [],
+                RfqtQuoteEndpoint.Indicative,
+                async () => {
+                    const qr = new QuoteRequestor(
+                        {
+                            'https://1337.0.0.1': [[makerToken, takerToken]],
+                            'https://420.0.0.1': [[makerToken, takerToken]],
+                        },
+                        quoteRequestorHttpClient,
+                    );
+                    const resp = await qr.requestRfqtIndicativeQuotesAsync(
+                        makerToken,
+                        takerToken,
+                        new BigNumber(10000),
+                        MarketOperation.Sell,
+                        undefined,
+                        {
+                            apiKey,
+                            takerAddress,
+                            txOrigin: takerAddress,
+                            intentOnFilling: true,
+                            makerEndpointMaxResponseTimeMs: maxTimeoutMs,
+                        },
+                    );
+                    expect(resp.sort()).to.eql([successfulQuote1].sort()); // notice only one result, despite two requests made
+                },
+                quoteRequestorHttpClient,
+            );
+        });
         it('should return successful RFQT indicative quote requests (Buy)', async () => {
             const takerAddress = '0xd209925defc99488e3afff1174e48b4fa628302a';
             const apiKey = 'my-ko0l-api-key';
diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/test/utils/test_helpers.ts b/packages/asset-swapper/test/utils/test_helpers.ts
index 0caf4d3119..297705cca9 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/test/utils/test_helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/test/utils/test_helpers.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ export const testHelpers = {
             for (const mockedResponse of standardMockedResponses) {
                 const { endpoint, requestApiKey, requestParams, responseData, responseCode } = mockedResponse;
                 const requestHeaders = { Accept: 'application/json, text/plain, */*', '0x-api-key': requestApiKey };
-                mockedAxios
-                    .onGet(`${endpoint}/${quoteType}`, { params: requestParams }, requestHeaders)
-                    .replyOnce(responseCode, responseData);
+                if (mockedResponse.callback !== undefined) {
+                    mockedAxios
+                        .onGet(`${endpoint}/${quoteType}`, { params: requestParams }, requestHeaders)
+                        .reply(mockedResponse.callback);
+                } else {
+                    mockedAxios
+                        .onGet(`${endpoint}/${quoteType}`, { params: requestParams }, requestHeaders)
+                        .replyOnce(responseCode, responseData);
+                }
             }
             // Mock out Alt RFQT responses
             for (const mockedResponse of altMockedResponses) {