diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27f5463..4f70f5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ The readiness check port/path and traffic port can be configured using environme
 | AWS_LWA_PASS_THROUGH_PATH                                    | the path for receiving event payloads that are passed through from non-http triggers | "/events"  |
 | AWS_LWA_AUTHORIZATION_SOURCE                                 | a header name to be replaced to `Authorization` | None  |
 | AWS_LWA_ERROR_STATUS_CODES                                  | comma-separated list of HTTP status codes that will cause Lambda invocations to fail (e.g. "500,502-504,422") | None  |
+| AWS_LWA_CLIENT_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS                               | HTTP client idle timeout in milliseconds                                             | "4000"    |
 
 > **Note:**
 > We use "AWS_LWA_" prefix to namespacing all environment variables used by Lambda Web Adapter. The original ones will be supported until we reach version 1.0.
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ Please check out [FastAPI with Response Streaming](examples/fastapi-response-str
 
 **AWS_LWA_ERROR_STATUS_CODES** - A comma-separated list of HTTP status codes that will cause Lambda invocations to fail. Supports individual codes and ranges (e.g. "500,502-504,422"). When the web application returns any of these status codes, the Lambda invocation will fail and trigger error handling behaviors like retries or DLQ processing. This is useful for treating certain HTTP errors as Lambda execution failures. This feature is disabled by default.
 
+**AWS_LWA_CLIENT_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS** - HTTP client idle timeout in milliseconds. The default is 4000 milliseconds.
+
 ## Request Context
 
 **Request Context** is metadata API Gateway sends to Lambda for a request. It usually contains requestId, requestTime, apiId, identity, and authorizer. Identity and authorizer are useful to get client identity for authorization. API Gateway Developer Guide contains more details [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/set-up-lambda-proxy-integrations.html#api-gateway-simple-proxy-for-lambda-input-format).  
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 87c481d..9e3799a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use lambda_http::Body;
 pub use lambda_http::Error;
 use lambda_http::{Request, RequestExt, Response};
 use readiness::Checkpoint;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::{
     env,
     future::Future,
@@ -27,7 +26,9 @@ use std::{
     },
     time::Duration,
 };
-use tokio::{net::TcpStream, time::timeout};
+use std::{fmt::Debug, time::SystemTime};
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+use tokio::time::timeout;
 use tokio_retry::{strategy::FixedInterval, Retry};
 use tower::{Service, ServiceBuilder};
 use tower_http::compression::CompressionLayer;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ pub struct AdapterOptions {
     pub invoke_mode: LambdaInvokeMode,
     pub authorization_source: Option<String>,
     pub error_status_codes: Option<Vec<u16>>,
+    pub client_idle_timeout_ms: u64,
 }
 
 impl Default for AdapterOptions {
@@ -122,6 +124,10 @@ impl Default for AdapterOptions {
             error_status_codes: env::var("AWS_LWA_ERROR_STATUS_CODES")
                 .ok()
                 .map(|codes| parse_status_codes(&codes)),
+            client_idle_timeout_ms: env::var("AWS_LWA_CLIENT_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS")
+                .ok()
+                .map(|s| s.parse().unwrap())
+                .unwrap_or(4000),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -170,17 +176,25 @@ pub struct Adapter<C, B> {
     invoke_mode: LambdaInvokeMode,
     authorization_source: Option<String>,
     error_status_codes: Option<Vec<u16>>,
+    client_idle_timeout_ms: u64,
+    // be sure to use `SystemTime` (CLOCK_REALTIME) instead of `Duration` (CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+    // to avoid issues when restored from Lambda SnapStart
+    last_invoke: SystemTime,
 }
 
 impl Adapter<HttpConnector, Body> {
+    fn new_client(timeout_ms: u64) -> Arc<Client<HttpConnector, Body>> {
+        Arc::new(
+            Client::builder(hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new())
+                .pool_idle_timeout(Duration::from_millis(timeout_ms))
+                .build(HttpConnector::new()),
+        )
+    }
+
     /// Create a new HTTP Adapter instance.
     /// This function initializes a new HTTP client
     /// to talk with the web server.
     pub fn new(options: &AdapterOptions) -> Adapter<HttpConnector, Body> {
-        let client = Client::builder(hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new())
-            .pool_idle_timeout(Duration::from_secs(4))
-            .build(HttpConnector::new());
-
         let schema = "http";
 
         let healthcheck_url = format!(
@@ -195,7 +209,7 @@ impl Adapter<HttpConnector, Body> {
             .unwrap();
 
         Adapter {
-            client: Arc::new(client),
+            client: Self::new_client(options.client_idle_timeout_ms),
             healthcheck_url,
             healthcheck_protocol: options.readiness_check_protocol,
             healthcheck_min_unhealthy_status: options.readiness_check_min_unhealthy_status,
@@ -208,6 +222,9 @@ impl Adapter<HttpConnector, Body> {
             invoke_mode: options.invoke_mode,
             authorization_source: options.authorization_source.clone(),
             error_status_codes: options.error_status_codes.clone(),
+            client_idle_timeout_ms: options.client_idle_timeout_ms,
+            // it's ok to use `now` here since there is no connections in the connection pool yet
+            last_invoke: SystemTime::now(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -403,6 +420,15 @@ impl Adapter<HttpConnector, Body> {
 
         Ok(app_response)
     }
+
+    /// Return whether the client has been idle for longer than the [`Self::client_idle_timeout_ms`].
+    fn client_timeout_has_expired(&self) -> bool {
+        self.last_invoke
+            .elapsed()
+            .map(|d| d.as_millis() > self.client_idle_timeout_ms.into())
+            // if the last_invoke is in the future, it's ok to re-use the client
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Implement a `Tower.Service` that sends the requests
@@ -417,7 +443,15 @@ impl Service<Request> for Adapter<HttpConnector, Body> {
     }
 
     fn call(&mut self, event: Request) -> Self::Future {
+        if self.client_timeout_has_expired() {
+            // client timeout, create a new client with a new connection pool.
+            // this is to prevent the pool from using a to-be-disconnected connection after restoring from Lambda SnapStart
+            tracing::debug!("Client timeout, creating a new client");
+            self.client = Self::new_client(self.client_idle_timeout_ms);
+        }
+
         let adapter = self.clone();
+        self.last_invoke = SystemTime::now();
         Box::pin(async move { adapter.fetch_response(event).await })
     }
 }
@@ -537,4 +571,16 @@ mod tests {
         // Assert app server's healthcheck endpoint got called
         healthcheck.assert();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_client_idle_timeout() {
+        let mut adapter = Adapter::new(&AdapterOptions::default());
+        assert!(!adapter.client_timeout_has_expired());
+
+        adapter.last_invoke = SystemTime::now() - Duration::from_millis(5000);
+        assert!(adapter.client_timeout_has_expired());
+
+        adapter.last_invoke = SystemTime::now() + Duration::from_millis(5000);
+        assert!(!adapter.client_timeout_has_expired());
+    }
 }