diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 2b5bcb5..088f697 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	// Default is 5 seconds.
 	DialTimeout time.Duration
 	// Timeout for socket reads. If reached, commands will fail
-	// with a timeout instead of blocking.
+	// with a timeout instead of blocking. Use value -1 for no timeout and 0 for default.
 	// Default is 3 seconds.
 	ReadTimeout time.Duration
 	// Timeout for socket writes. If reached, commands will fail
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
index 211f6b1..9b806f4 100644
--- a/options_test.go
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package redis
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
@@ -92,3 +93,27 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// Test ReadTimeout option initialization, including special values -1 and 0.
+// And also test behaviour of WriteTimeout option, when it is not explicitly set and use
+// ReadTimeout value.
+func TestReadTimeoutOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	testDataInputOutputMap := map[time.Duration]time.Duration{
+		-1: 0 * time.Second,
+		0:  3 * time.Second,
+		1:  1 * time.Nanosecond,
+		3:  3 * time.Nanosecond,
+	}
+
+	for in, out := range testDataInputOutputMap {
+		o := &Options{ReadTimeout: in}
+		o.init()
+		if o.ReadTimeout != out {
+			t.Errorf("got %d instead of %d as ReadTimeout option", o.ReadTimeout, out)
+		}
+
+		if o.WriteTimeout != o.ReadTimeout {
+			t.Errorf("got %d instead of %d as WriteTimeout option", o.WriteTimeout, o.ReadTimeout)
+		}
+	}
+}