diff --git a/src/engine/client/fetcher.cpp b/src/engine/client/fetcher.cpp
index 7ecbc361b..879566b51 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/fetcher.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/fetcher.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <base/system.h>
 #include <engine/storage.h>
+#include <engine/shared/config.h>
 #include "fetcher.h"
 
 CFetchTask::CFetchTask()
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ void CFetcher::FetchFile(CFetchTask *pTask)
 	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER, aErr);
 
 	//curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
+	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, (long)g_Config.m_ClHTTPConnectTimeoutMs);
+	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, (long)g_Config.m_ClHTTPLowSpeedLimit);
+	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, (long)g_Config.m_ClHTTPLowSpeedTime);
 	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
 	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, 4L);
 	curl_easy_setopt(m_pHandle, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, 1L);
diff --git a/src/game/variables.h b/src/game/variables.h
index 5b78bae14..e908a43eb 100644
--- a/src/game/variables.h
+++ b/src/game/variables.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define GAME_VARIABLES_H
 #undef GAME_VARIABLES_H // this file will be included several times
 
-
 // client
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClPredict, cl_predict, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Predict client movements")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClAntiPing, cl_antiping, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Antiping (sets all Antiping settings)")
@@ -103,6 +102,11 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClDummyHammer, cl_dummy_hammer, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Wheth
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClDummyResetOnSwitch, cl_dummy_resetonswitch, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Whether dummy should stop pressing keys when you switch")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClDummyCopyMoves, cl_dummy_copy_moves, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Wether dummy should copy your moves")
 
+// curl http download
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClHTTPConnectTimeoutMs, cl_http_connect_timeout_ms, 2000, 0, 100000, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "HTTP downloads: timeout for the connect phase in milliseconds (0 to disable)")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClHTTPLowSpeedLimit, cl_http_low_speed_limit, 500, 0, 100000, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "HTTP downloads: Set low speed limit in bytes per second (0 to disable)")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClHTTPLowSpeedTime, cl_http_low_speed_time, 5, 0, 100000, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "HTTP downloads: Set low speed limit time period (0 to disable)")
+
 // server
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvWarmup, sv_warmup, 0, 0, 0, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Number of seconds to do warmup before round starts")
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SvMotd, sv_motd, 900, "", CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Message of the day to display for the clients")