diff --git a/lib/simple_lru.js b/lib/simple_lru.js
index 82787b9..f47eaf7 100644
--- a/lib/simple_lru.js
+++ b/lib/simple_lru.js
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
  * LRU cache based on a double linked list
  */
 
-function ListElement(before,next,key,value){
+function ListElement(before,next,time,key,value){
     this.before = before
     this.next = next
     this.key = key
     this.value = value
+    this.time = time
 }
 
 ListElement.prototype.setKey = function(key){
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ ListElement.prototype.setValue = function(value){
     this.value = value
 }
 
-
 function Cache(options){
     if(!options)
         options = {}
     this.maxSize = options.maxSize 
+    this.maxTime = options.maxTime 
     this.reset()
 }
 
@@ -43,10 +44,12 @@ Cache.prototype.get = function(key,hit){
      * it to the head of linked list  
      */
     hit = hit != undefined && hit != null ? hit : true;
-    if(cacheVal && hit)
+
+    if(cacheVal && hit && (!cacheVal.time || (Date.now() - cacheVal.time) < this.maxTime)) 
         this.hit(cacheVal)
-    else
+    else 
         return undefined
+
     return cacheVal.value
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +64,11 @@ Cache.prototype.set = function(key,val,hit){
     
     if(actual){
         actual.value = val
-        if(hit) this.hit(actual)
+        if(hit) 
+        {
+            this.hit(actual)
+            actual.time = this.maxTime ? Date.now() : undefined
+        }
     }else{
         var cacheVal
         if(this.size >= this.maxSize){
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ Cache.prototype.set = function(key,val,hit){
             cacheVal.setValue(val)
         }
 
-        cacheVal = cacheVal ? cacheVal : new ListElement(undefined,undefined,key,val)
+        cacheVal = cacheVal ? cacheVal : new ListElement(undefined,undefined, this.maxTime ? Date.now() : undefined, key, val)
         this.cache[key] = cacheVal
         this.attach(cacheVal)
     }
diff --git a/test/simple_lru_tests.js b/test/simple_lru_tests.js
index 1229e05..a5bd695 100644
--- a/test/simple_lru_tests.js
+++ b/test/simple_lru_tests.js
@@ -59,4 +59,41 @@ describe("BigCache Config",function(){
         for(var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
             cache.get(i).should.equal("value_"+i+"_modif")
     }) 
+
+    it("Should not return timeout item", function(done){
+        var cache = new SimpleCache({maxSize:1, maxTime: 1})
+        cache.set("hello", "world")
+        setTimeout(function() 
+        {
+            should.equal(cache.get("hello"), undefined);
+            done();
+        }, 10);
+    }) 
+
+    it("Should return timeout item", function(done){
+        var cache = new SimpleCache({maxSize:1, maxTime:100})
+        cache.set("hello", "world")
+        setTimeout(function() 
+        {
+            should.equal(cache.get("hello"), "world")
+            done();
+        }, 10);
+    }) 
+
+    it("Should set timestamp when you use Cache.set", function(done){
+        var cache = new SimpleCache({maxSize:1, maxTime:100})
+        cache.set("hello", "world")
+        setTimeout(function() 
+        {
+            should.equal(cache.get("hello"), "world")
+            cache.set("hello", "world again")
+            setTimeout(function() 
+            {
+                should.equal(cache.get("hello"), "world again");
+                done();
+            }, 75);
+        }, 75);
+    }) 
+
+
 })