diff --git a/aiohttp/web_ws.py b/aiohttp/web_ws.py
index a0ea53df716..6430e34c9b1 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_ws.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_ws.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def __bool__(self):
 class WebSocketResponse(StreamResponse):
 
     def __init__(self, *,
-                 timeout=10.0, receive_timeout=None,
-                 autoclose=True, autoping=True, heartbeat=None,
-                 protocols=(), compress=True):
+                 timeout=None, receive_timeout=None, send_timeout=None,
+                 close_timeout=10.0, autoclose=True, autoping=True,
+                 heartbeat=None, protocols=(), compress=True):
         super().__init__(status=101)
         self._protocols = protocols
         self._ws_protocol = None
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ def __init__(self, *,
         self._loop = None
         self._waiting = None
         self._exception = None
-        self._timeout = timeout
         self._receive_timeout = receive_timeout
+        self._send_timeout = send_timeout
+        self._close_timeout = timeout or close_timeout
         self._autoclose = autoclose
         self._autoping = autoping
         self._heartbeat = heartbeat
@@ -241,23 +242,27 @@ async def pong(self, message='b'):
             raise RuntimeError('Call .prepare() first')
         await self._writer.pong(message)
 
-    async def send_str(self, data):
+    async def send_str(self, data, *, timeout=None):
         if self._writer is None:
             raise RuntimeError('Call .prepare() first')
         if not isinstance(data, str):
             raise TypeError('data argument must be str (%r)' % type(data))
-        await self._writer.send(data, binary=False)
+        with async_timeout.timeout(timeout or self._send_timeout,
+                                   loop=self._loop):
+            await self._writer.send(data, binary=False)
 
-    async def send_bytes(self, data):
+    async def send_bytes(self, data, *, timeout=None):
         if self._writer is None:
             raise RuntimeError('Call .prepare() first')
         if not isinstance(data, (bytes, bytearray, memoryview)):
             raise TypeError('data argument must be byte-ish (%r)' %
                             type(data))
-        await self._writer.send(data, binary=True)
+        with async_timeout.timeout(timeout or self._send_timeout,
+                                   loop=self._loop):
+            await self._writer.send(data, binary=True)
 
-    async def send_json(self, data, *, dumps=json.dumps):
-        await self.send_str(dumps(data))
+    async def send_json(self, data, *, timeout=None, dumps=json.dumps):
+        await self.send_str(dumps(data), timeout=timeout)
 
     async def write_eof(self):
         if self._eof_sent:
@@ -297,7 +302,8 @@ async def close(self, *, code=1000, message=b''):
                 return True
 
             try:
-                with async_timeout.timeout(self._timeout, loop=self._loop):
+                with async_timeout.timeout(self._close_timeout,
+                                           loop=self._loop):
                     msg = await self._reader.read()
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 self._close_code = 1006
diff --git a/changes/2310.doc b/changes/2310.doc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19b5b92d49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/2310.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Document the send_timeout, close_timeout, and the timeout parameters for the send_x calls (#2310)
diff --git a/changes/2310.feature b/changes/2310.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..179d29c6e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/2310.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add send_timeout and close_timeout to WebSocketResponse along with a timeout parameter for the send_x calls (#2310)
diff --git a/docs/web_reference.rst b/docs/web_reference.rst
index 8fea5d9ef12..f1018805e91 100644
--- a/docs/web_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/web_reference.rst
@@ -856,7 +856,8 @@ Response
 WebSocketResponse
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. class:: WebSocketResponse(*, timeout=10.0, receive_timeout=None, \
+.. class:: WebSocketResponse(*, timeout=None, receive_timeout=None, \
+                             send_timeout=None, close_timeout=10.0, \
                              autoclose=True, autoping=True, heartbeat=None, \
                              protocols=(), compress=True)
 
@@ -989,12 +990,16 @@ WebSocketResponse
 
          The method is converted into :term:`coroutine`
 
-   .. comethod:: send_str(data)
+   .. comethod:: send_str(data, *, timeout=None)
 
       Send *data* to peer as :const:`~aiohttp.WSMsgType.TEXT` message.
 
       :param str data: data to send.
 
+      :param timeout: timeout for `send` operation.
+
+         timeout value overrides response`s send_timeout attribute.
+
       :raise RuntimeError: if connection is not started or closing
 
       :raise TypeError: if data is not :class:`str`
@@ -1003,12 +1008,16 @@ WebSocketResponse
 
          The method is converted into :term:`coroutine`
 
-   .. comethod:: send_bytes(data)
+   .. comethod:: send_bytes(data, *, timeout=None)
 
       Send *data* to peer as :const:`~aiohttp.WSMsgType.BINARY` message.
 
       :param data: data to send.
 
+      :param timeout: timeout for `send` operation.
+
+         timeout value overrides response`s send_timeout attribute.
+
       :raise RuntimeError: if connection is not started or closing
 
       :raise TypeError: if data is not :class:`bytes`,
@@ -1018,12 +1027,16 @@ WebSocketResponse
 
          The method is converted into :term:`coroutine`
 
-   .. comethod:: send_json(data, *, dumps=json.dumps)
+   .. comethod:: send_json(data, *, timeout=None, dumps=json.dumps)
 
       Send *data* to peer as JSON string.
 
       :param data: data to send.
 
+      :param timeout: timeout for `send` operation.
+
+         timeout value overrides response`s send_timeout attribute.
+
       :param callable dumps: any :term:`callable` that accepts an object and
                              returns a JSON string
                              (:func:`json.dumps` by default).