diff --git a/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.cc b/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.cc
index b922f346d38..03bda0eb15c 100644
--- a/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.cc
+++ b/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.cc
@@ -773,6 +773,16 @@ void IFMapChannel::SetArcSocketOptions() {
                         ec.message());
     }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef TCP_USER_TIMEOUT
+    boost::asio::detail::socket_option::integer<IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_USER_TIMEOUT>
+        user_timeout_option(kSessionTcpUserTimeout);
+    arc_socket_->next_layer().set_option(user_timeout_option, ec);
+    if (ec) {
+        IFMAP_PEER_WARN(IFMapServerConnection, "Error setting user timeout",
+                        ec.message());
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
 // The connection to the peer 'host_' has timed-out. Create a new entry for
diff --git a/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.h b/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.h
index 92c75d5a741..a6608594896 100644
--- a/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.h
+++ b/src/ifmap/client/ifmap_channel.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class IFMapChannel {
     static const int kSessionKeepaliveIdleTime = 30; // in seconds
     static const int kSessionKeepaliveInterval = 3; // in seconds
     static const int kSessionKeepaliveProbes = 5; // count
+    static const int kSessionTcpUserTimeout = 45000; // in milliseconds
 
     enum ResponseState {
         NONE = 0,