diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.cpp b/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.cpp
index fb34b33ef..26d63e5a2 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.cpp
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ int arduino::EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns, IPA
   return ret;
 }
 
-int arduino::EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet) {
+int arduino::EthernetClass::begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet, unsigned long timeout, unsigned long responseTimeout) {
   config(ip, dns, gateway, subnet);
 
   eth_if->set_dhcp(false);
   eth_if->set_network(_ip, _netmask, _gateway);
   eth_if->add_dns_server(_dnsServer1, nullptr);
 
-  auto ret = begin(mac);
+  auto ret = begin(mac, timeout, responseTimeout);
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.h b/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.h
index 3b86e7601..bd0c7f9e8 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.h
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/src/Ethernet.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class EthernetClass : public MbedSocketClass {
   int begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip);
   int begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns);
   int begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns, IPAddress gateway);
-  int begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet);
+  int begin(uint8_t *mac, IPAddress ip, IPAddress dns, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet, unsigned long timeout = 60000, unsigned long responseTimeout = 4000);
 
   int begin(IPAddress ip) {
     return begin(nullptr, ip);