diff --git a/client/src/client.rs b/client/src/client.rs
index 2f809a79..05428612 100644
--- a/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/client/src/client.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::{fmt, result};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::bitcoin;
 use crate::bitcoin::consensus::encode;
@@ -1256,6 +1257,27 @@ pub trait RpcApi: Sized {
         }
     }
 
+    // Return the status of a UTXO set scan
+    fn scan_tx_out_set_status(&self) -> Result<Option<json::ScanTxOutStatusResult>> {
+        match self.call("scantxoutset", &["status".into()]) {
+            Ok(response) => {
+                let response: serde_json::Value = response;
+                if response.is_null() {
+                    Ok(None)
+                } else {
+                    let result: json::ScanTxOutStatusResult = serde_json::from_value(response)?;
+                    Ok(Some(result))
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Abort a UTXO set scan
+    fn scan_tx_out_set_abort(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+        self.call("scantxoutset", &["abort".into()])
+    }
+    
     fn scan_tx_out_set_blocking(
         &self,
         descriptors: &[json::ScanTxOutRequest],
@@ -1293,6 +1315,28 @@ impl Client {
             .map_err(|e| super::error::Error::JsonRpc(e.into()))
     }
 
+    /// Creates a client to a bitcoind JSON-RPC server with a custom timeout value, in seconds.
+    /// Useful when making an RPC that can take a long time e.g. scantxoutset
+    pub fn new_with_custom_timeout(url: &str, auth: Auth, timeout: u64) -> result::Result<Self, Error> {
+        let (user, pass) = auth.get_user_pass()?;
+
+        let user = user.unwrap();
+        let pass = pass.unwrap();
+
+        let transport =
+            jsonrpc::simple_http::Builder::new()
+            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(timeout))
+            .url(url)
+            .unwrap()
+            .auth(user, Some(pass))
+            .build();
+
+        let client = jsonrpc::client::Client::with_transport(transport);
+
+        Ok(Client{ client })
+
+    }
+
     /// Create a new Client using the given [jsonrpc::Client].
     pub fn from_jsonrpc(client: jsonrpc::client::Client) -> Client {
         Client {
diff --git a/json/src/lib.rs b/json/src/lib.rs
index 25f3508e..70386df4 100644
--- a/json/src/lib.rs
+++ b/json/src/lib.rs
@@ -2097,6 +2097,12 @@ pub enum PubKeyOrAddress<'a> {
     PubKey(&'a PublicKey),
 }
 
+/// Used to represent the status of a UTXO set scan.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub struct ScanTxOutStatusResult {
+    pub progress: u8,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 /// Start a scan of the UTXO set for an [output descriptor](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/descriptors.md).