diff --git a/Unosquare.FFME.Windows.Sample/MainWindow.MediaEvents.cs b/Unosquare.FFME.Windows.Sample/MainWindow.MediaEvents.cs
index 69d783cef..038a9ab55 100644
--- a/Unosquare.FFME.Windows.Sample/MainWindow.MediaEvents.cs
+++ b/Unosquare.FFME.Windows.Sample/MainWindow.MediaEvents.cs
@@ -90,9 +90,13 @@ private void OnMediaFFmpegMessageLogged(object sender, MediaLogMessageEventArgs
         /// <param name="e">The <see cref="MediaFailedEventArgs"/> instance containing the event data.</param>
         private void OnMediaFailed(object sender, MediaFailedEventArgs e)
         {
+            var errorCategory = e.ErrorException is TimeoutException
+                ? "Timeout"
+                : "General";
+
             MessageBox.Show(
                 Application.Current.MainWindow,
-                $"Media Failed: {e.ErrorException.GetType()}\r\n{e.ErrorException.Message}",
+                $"Media Failed ({errorCategory}): {e.ErrorException.GetType()}\r\n{e.ErrorException.Message}",
                 $"{nameof(MediaElement)} Error",
                 MessageBoxButton.OK,
                 MessageBoxImage.Error,
@@ -131,7 +135,8 @@ private void OnMediaInitializing(object sender, MediaInitializingEventArgs e)
                 e.Configuration.GlobalOptions.FlagNoBuffer = true;
 
                 // You can change the open/read timeout before the packet reading
-                // operation fails.
+                // operation fails. Reaching a tiemout limit will fire the MediaFailed event
+                // with a TiemoutException
                 e.Configuration.ReadTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
             }
 
diff --git a/Unosquare.FFME/Commands/CommandManager.Direct.cs b/Unosquare.FFME/Commands/CommandManager.Direct.cs
index d8a96f054..c037f9b79 100644
--- a/Unosquare.FFME/Commands/CommandManager.Direct.cs
+++ b/Unosquare.FFME/Commands/CommandManager.Direct.cs
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ private bool CommandOpenMedia(IMediaInputStream inputStream, Uri streamUri)
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Wire up the interrupt callback
+                containerConfig.ReadTimeoutCallback = (t) => MediaCore?.SendOnMediaFailed(new TimeoutException($"Stream read operation timed out: {t.Format()}"));
+
                 // Allow the stream input options to be changed
                 MediaCore.SendOnMediaInitializing(containerConfig, mediaSource);
 
diff --git a/Unosquare.FFME/Common/ContainerConfiguration.cs b/Unosquare.FFME/Common/ContainerConfiguration.cs
index 8bd012f4d..c96e6be09 100644
--- a/Unosquare.FFME/Common/ContainerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Unosquare.FFME/Common/ContainerConfiguration.cs
@@ -52,5 +52,10 @@ internal ContainerConfiguration()
         /// </summary>
         public Dictionary<string, string> PrivateOptions { get; } =
             new(512, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a method to be called when reading the input stream has timed out.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Action<TimeSpan> ReadTimeoutCallback { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Unosquare.FFME/Container/MediaContainer.cs b/Unosquare.FFME/Container/MediaContainer.cs
index 87da2024d..616664dcb 100644
--- a/Unosquare.FFME/Container/MediaContainer.cs
+++ b/Unosquare.FFME/Container/MediaContainer.cs
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ private int OnStreamReadInterrupt(void* opaque)
                 return OkResult;
 
             this.LogError(Aspects.Container, $"{nameof(OnStreamReadInterrupt)} timed out with  {timeDifference.Format()}");
+            Configuration.ReadTimeoutCallback?.Invoke(timeDifference);
             return ErrorResult;
         }