diff -r 13070ecfda67 src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c	Tue Apr 19 19:02:37 2016 +0300
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c	Fri Jul 01 12:14:53 2016 -0700
@@ -481,12 +481,19 @@ void
 ngx_http_upstream_init(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 {
     ngx_connection_t     *c;
+    ngx_http_upstream_t  *u;
 
     c = r->connection;
 
     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
                    "http init upstream, client timer: %d", c->read->timer_set);
 
+    u = r->upstream;
+
+    u->connect_timeout = u->conf->connect_timeout;
+    u->send_timeout = u->conf->send_timeout;
+    u->read_timeout = u->conf->read_timeout;
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
     if (r->stream) {
         ngx_http_upstream_init_request(r);
@@ -1451,7 +1458,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_connect(ngx_http_reque
     u->request_body_sent = 0;
 
     if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
-        ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->conf->connect_timeout);
+        ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->connect_timeout);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1540,7 +1547,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_ssl_init_connection(ng
     if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
 
         if (!c->write->timer_set) {
-            ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->conf->connect_timeout);
+            ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->connect_timeout);
         }
 
         c->ssl->handler = ngx_http_upstream_ssl_handshake;
@@ -1816,7 +1823,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_send_request(ngx_http_
 
     if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
         if (!c->write->ready) {
-            ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->conf->send_timeout);
+            ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->send_timeout);
 
         } else if (c->write->timer_set) {
             ngx_del_timer(c->write);
@@ -1859,7 +1866,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_send_request(ngx_http_
         return;
     }
 
-    ngx_add_timer(c->read, u->conf->read_timeout);
+    ngx_add_timer(c->read, u->read_timeout);
 
     if (c->read->ready) {
         ngx_http_upstream_process_header(r, u);
@@ -2658,7 +2665,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_process_body_in_memory
     }
 
     if (rev->active) {
-        ngx_add_timer(rev, u->conf->read_timeout);
+        ngx_add_timer(rev, u->read_timeout);
 
     } else if (rev->timer_set) {
         ngx_del_timer(rev);
@@ -2982,7 +2989,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_send_response(ngx_http
         p->cyclic_temp_file = 0;
     }
 
-    p->read_timeout = u->conf->read_timeout;
+    p->read_timeout = u->read_timeout;
     p->send_timeout = clcf->send_timeout;
     p->send_lowat = clcf->send_lowat;
 
@@ -3239,7 +3246,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_process_upgraded(ngx_h
     }
 
     if (upstream->write->active && !upstream->write->ready) {
-        ngx_add_timer(upstream->write, u->conf->send_timeout);
+        ngx_add_timer(upstream->write, u->send_timeout);
 
     } else if (upstream->write->timer_set) {
         ngx_del_timer(upstream->write);
@@ -3251,7 +3258,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_process_upgraded(ngx_h
     }
 
     if (upstream->read->active && !upstream->read->ready) {
-        ngx_add_timer(upstream->read, u->conf->read_timeout);
+        ngx_add_timer(upstream->read, u->read_timeout);
 
     } else if (upstream->read->timer_set) {
         ngx_del_timer(upstream->read);
@@ -3444,7 +3451,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_process_non_buffered_r
     }
 
     if (upstream->read->active && !upstream->read->ready) {
-        ngx_add_timer(upstream->read, u->conf->read_timeout);
+        ngx_add_timer(upstream->read, u->read_timeout);
 
     } else if (upstream->read->timer_set) {
         ngx_del_timer(upstream->read);
diff -r 13070ecfda67 src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h	Tue Apr 19 19:02:37 2016 +0300
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h	Fri Jul 01 12:14:53 2016 -0700
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ struct ngx_http_upstream_s {
     ngx_chain_writer_ctx_t           writer;
 
     ngx_http_upstream_conf_t        *conf;
+
+#define HAVE_NGX_UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT_FIELDS  1
+    ngx_msec_t                       connect_timeout;
+    ngx_msec_t                       send_timeout;
+    ngx_msec_t                       read_timeout;
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
     ngx_array_t                     *caches;
 #endif