diff --git a/cmd/ping/ping.go b/cmd/ping/ping.go
index 645f2e2..10fcaf7 100644
--- a/cmd/ping/ping.go
+++ b/cmd/ping/ping.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Examples:
 
 func main() {
 	timeout := flag.Duration("t", time.Second*100000, "")
+	packetTimeout := flag.Duration("p", 0, "")
 	interval := flag.Duration("i", time.Second, "")
 	count := flag.Int("c", -1, "")
 	size := flag.Int("s", 24, "")
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ func main() {
 	pinger.Size = *size
 	pinger.Interval = *interval
 	pinger.Timeout = *timeout
+	pinger.PacketTimeout = *packetTimeout
 	pinger.TTL = *ttl
 	pinger.SetPrivileged(*privileged)
 
diff --git a/ping.go b/ping.go
index 4b5248c..cbcc98a 100644
--- a/ping.go
+++ b/ping.go
@@ -95,11 +95,12 @@ func New(addr string) *Pinger {
 	var firstSequence = map[uuid.UUID]map[int]struct{}{}
 	firstSequence[firstUUID] = make(map[int]struct{})
 	return &Pinger{
-		Count:      -1,
-		Interval:   time.Second,
-		RecordRtts: true,
-		Size:       timeSliceLength + trackerLength,
-		Timeout:    time.Duration(math.MaxInt64),
+		Count:         -1,
+		Interval:      time.Second,
+		RecordRtts:    true,
+		Size:          timeSliceLength + trackerLength,
+		Timeout:       time.Duration(math.MaxInt64),
+		PacketTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
 
 		addr:              addr,
 		done:              make(chan interface{}),
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ type Pinger struct {
 	// packets have been received.
 	Timeout time.Duration
 
+	// PacketTimeout specifies a timeout per packet.
+	PacketTimeout time.Duration
+
 	// Count tells pinger to stop after sending (and receiving) Count echo
 	// packets. If this option is not specified, pinger will operate until
 	// interrupted.
@@ -286,6 +290,10 @@ type Statistics struct {
 }
 
 func (p *Pinger) updateStatistics(pkt *Packet) {
+	if pkt.Rtt >= p.PacketTimeout { // ignore packets that timeout from stats
+		return
+	}
+
 	p.statsMu.Lock()
 	defer p.statsMu.Unlock()
 
@@ -512,8 +520,9 @@ func (p *Pinger) runLoop(
 		logger = NoopLogger{}
 	}
 
-	timeout := time.NewTicker(p.Timeout)
+	timeout := time.NewTimer(calculateTimeout(p.Count, p.Interval, p.PacketTimeout, p.Timeout))
 	interval := time.NewTicker(p.Interval)
+
 	defer func() {
 		interval.Stop()
 		timeout.Stop()
@@ -555,6 +564,21 @@ func (p *Pinger) runLoop(
 	}
 }
 
+func calculateTimeout(count int, interval, packetTimeout, requestTimeout time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	// Handles the continuous ping case as requestTimeout is max int64 by default.
+	if count == -1 {
+		return requestTimeout
+	}
+
+	// the last packet roundtrip time + its timeout and a buffer of 100ms is the maximum time needed to collect all packets
+	pTimeout := time.Duration(count-1)*interval + packetTimeout + 100*time.Millisecond
+	if pTimeout < requestTimeout {
+		return pTimeout
+	}
+
+	return requestTimeout
+}
+
 func (p *Pinger) Stop() {
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
diff --git a/ping_test.go b/ping_test.go
index 7f8c7e9..6dca792 100644
--- a/ping_test.go
+++ b/ping_test.go
@@ -817,3 +817,47 @@ func TestRunWithBackgroundContext(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	AssertTrue(t, stats.PacketsRecv == 10)
 }
+
+func TestCalculateTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		count          int
+		interval       time.Duration
+		packetTimeout  time.Duration
+		requestTimeout time.Duration
+		want           time.Duration
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "Test Continuous Ping",
+			count:          -1,
+			interval:       1 * time.Second,
+			packetTimeout:  2 * time.Second,
+			requestTimeout: time.Duration(1<<63 - 1),
+			want:           time.Duration(1<<63 - 1),
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Test Packet Timeout Greater Than Request Timeout",
+			count:          5,
+			interval:       500 * time.Millisecond,
+			packetTimeout:  3 * time.Second,
+			requestTimeout: 2 * time.Second,
+			want:           2 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Test Packet Timeout Less Than Request Timeout",
+			count:          5,
+			interval:       500 * time.Millisecond,
+			packetTimeout:  2 * time.Second,
+			requestTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+			want:           2*time.Second + 2*time.Second + 100*time.Millisecond,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := calculateTimeout(tt.count, tt.interval, tt.packetTimeout, tt.requestTimeout); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("calculateTimeout() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}