diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index 0eb2f78b730f6..d02a8f92b8a6c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
           uc = new URL(url).openConnection()
         }
 
+        val timeout = conf.getInt("spark.files.fetchTimeout", 60) * 1000
+        uc.setConnectTimeout(timeout)
+        uc.setReadTimeout(timeout)
+        uc.connect()
         val in = uc.getInputStream();
         val out = new FileOutputStream(tempFile)
         Utils.copyStream(in, out, true)