diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d631f4ff..f4f49177 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ NEWS
   * Use modified etags in mod_compress (fixes #1800)
   * Fix max-connection limit handling/100% cpu usage (fixes #1436)
   * Fix error handling in freebsd-sendfile (fixes #1813)
+  * Silenced the annoying "request timed out" warning, enable with the "debug.log-timeouts" option (fixes #1529)
 
 - 1.4.20 - 2008-09-30
 
diff --git a/src/base.h b/src/base.h
index 00186c9b..57962eef 100644
--- a/src/base.h
+++ b/src/base.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned short log_response_header;
 	unsigned short log_condition_handling;
 	unsigned short log_ssl_noise;
+	unsigned short log_timeouts;
 
 
 	/* server wide */
diff --git a/src/configfile.c b/src/configfile.c
index f5fd5c15..cc15fd54 100644
--- a/src/configfile.c
+++ b/src/configfile.c
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ static int config_insert(server *srv) {
 		{ "server.core-files",           NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION }, /* 46 */
 		{ "ssl.cipher-list",             NULL, T_CONFIG_STRING, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER },      /* 47 */
 		{ "ssl.use-sslv2",               NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION }, /* 48 */
-		{ "etag.use-inode",             NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 49 */
-		{ "etag.use-mtime",             NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 50 */
-		{ "etag.use-size",             NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 51 */
+		{ "etag.use-inode",              NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 49 */
+		{ "etag.use-mtime",              NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 50 */
+		{ "etag.use-size",               NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 51 */
 		{ "server.reject-expect-100-with-417",  NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER }, /* 52 */
+		{ "debug.log-timeouts",          NULL, T_CONFIG_BOOLEAN, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION }, /* 53 */
 		{ "server.host",                 "use server.bind instead", T_CONFIG_DEPRECATED, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_UNSET },
 		{ "server.docroot",              "use server.document-root instead", T_CONFIG_DEPRECATED, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_UNSET },
 		{ "server.virtual-root",         "load mod_simple_vhost and use simple-vhost.server-root instead", T_CONFIG_DEPRECATED, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_UNSET },
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ static int config_insert(server *srv) {
 		cv[33].destination = &(s->log_response_header);
 		cv[34].destination = &(s->log_request_header);
 		cv[35].destination = &(s->log_ssl_noise);
+		cv[53].destination = &(s->log_timeouts);
 
 		cv[36].destination = &(s->allow_http11);
 		cv[39].destination = s->ssl_ca_file;
@@ -376,6 +378,8 @@ int config_patch_connection(server *srv, connection *con, comp_key_t comp) {
 				PATCH(log_file_not_found);
 			} else if (buffer_is_equal_string(du->key, CONST_STR_LEN("debug.log-ssl-noise"))) {
 				PATCH(log_ssl_noise);
+			} else if (buffer_is_equal_string(du->key, CONST_STR_LEN("debug.log-timeouts"))) {
+				PATCH(log_timeouts);
 			} else if (buffer_is_equal_string(du->key, CONST_STR_LEN("server.protocol-http11"))) {
 				PATCH(allow_http11);
 			} else if (buffer_is_equal_string(du->key, CONST_STR_LEN("server.force-lowercase-filenames"))) {
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index d830d55e..11a070a6 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1245,8 +1245,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 
 						if (srv->cur_ts - con->write_request_ts > con->conf.max_write_idle) {
 							/* time - out */
-#if 1
-							log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "sbsosds",
+							if (con->conf.log_timeouts) {
+								log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "sbsosds",
 									"NOTE: a request for",
 									con->request.uri,
 									"timed out after writing",
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 									"bytes. We waited",
 									(int)con->conf.max_write_idle,
 									"seconds. If this a problem increase server.max-write-idle");
-#endif
+							}
 							connection_set_state(srv, con, CON_STATE_ERROR);
 							changed = 1;
 						}