diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index fccc1c67..b6580f24 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl From<Error> for io::Error {
             Error::ConnectFailed => io::ErrorKind::ConnectionRefused.into(),
             Error::Io(e) => e,
             Error::Timeout => io::ErrorKind::TimedOut.into(),
-            _ => io::ErrorKind::Other.into(),
+            e => io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index 458c2bc4..58691f3e 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use futures_channel::oneshot::Sender;
 use futures_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use futures_util::{pin_mut, task::AtomicWaker};
 use http::{Response, Uri};
+use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use sluice::pipe;
 use std::{
     ascii,
@@ -106,7 +107,15 @@ struct Shared {
     /// A waker used by the handler to wake up the associated future.
     waker: AtomicWaker,
 
-    completed: AtomicCell<bool>,
+    /// Set to the final result of the transfer received from curl. This is used
+    /// to communicate an error while reading the response body if the handler
+    /// suddenly aborts.
+    result: OnceCell<Result<(), curl::Error>>,
+
+    /// Set to true whenever the response body is dropped. This is used in the
+    /// opposite manner as the above flag; if the response body is dropped, then
+    /// this communicates to the handler to stop running since the user has lost
+    /// interest in this request.
     response_body_dropped: AtomicCell<bool>,
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ impl RequestHandler {
         let (sender, receiver) = futures_channel::oneshot::channel();
         let shared = Arc::new(Shared {
             waker: AtomicWaker::default(),
-            completed: AtomicCell::new(false),
+            result: OnceCell::new(),
             response_body_dropped: AtomicCell::new(false),
         });
         let (response_body_reader, response_body_writer) = pipe::pipe();
@@ -211,7 +220,7 @@ impl RequestHandler {
         let span = tracing::trace_span!(parent: &self.span, "on_result");
         let _enter = span.enter();
 
-        self.shared.completed.store(true);
+        self.shared.result.set(result.clone()).unwrap();
 
         match result {
             Ok(()) => self.flush_response_headers(),
@@ -688,12 +697,15 @@ impl AsyncRead for ResponseBodyReader {
         match inner.poll_read(cx, buf) {
             // On EOF, check to see if the transfer was cancelled, and if so,
             // return an error.
-            Poll::Ready(Ok(0)) => {
-                if !self.shared.completed.load() {
-                    Poll::Ready(Err(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted.into()))
-                } else {
-                    Poll::Ready(Ok(0))
-                }
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(0)) => match self.shared.result.get() {
+                // The transfer did finish successfully, so return EOF.
+                Some(Ok(())) => Poll::Ready(Ok(0)),
+
+                // The transfer finished with an error, so return the error.
+                Some(Err(e)) => Poll::Ready(Err(io::Error::from(Error::from(e.clone())))),
+
+                // The transfer did not finish properly at all, so return an error.
+                None => Poll::Ready(Err(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted.into())),
             }
             poll => poll,
         }
diff --git a/tests/timeouts.rs b/tests/timeouts.rs
index eb40d18b..37364e84 100644
--- a/tests/timeouts.rs
+++ b/tests/timeouts.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use isahc::prelude::*;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{io::{self, Cursor, Read}, thread, time::Duration};
 use testserver::mock;
 
 /// Issue #3
@@ -27,3 +27,31 @@ fn request_errors_if_read_timeout_is_reached() {
 
     assert_eq!(m.requests().len(), 1);
 }
+
+/// Issue #154
+#[test]
+fn timeout_during_response_body_produces_error() {
+    struct SlowReader;
+
+    impl Read for SlowReader {
+        fn read(&mut self, _buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
+            Ok(0)
+        }
+    }
+
+    let m = mock! {
+        body_reader: Cursor::new(vec![0; 100_000]).chain(SlowReader),
+    };
+
+    let mut response = Request::get(m.url())
+        .timeout(Duration::from_millis(500))
+        .body(())
+        .unwrap()
+        .send()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Because of the short timeout, the response body should abort while being
+    // read from.
+    assert_eq!(response.copy_to(std::io::sink()).unwrap_err().kind(), std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut);
+}
diff --git a/testserver/src/lib.rs b/testserver/src/lib.rs
index 29ef85cc..f2e669cb 100644
--- a/testserver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/testserver/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ macro_rules! mock {
     (@response($response:expr) body: $body:expr, $($tail:tt)*) => {{
         let mut response = $response;
 
-        response.body = $body.into();
+        response = response.with_body_buf($body);
+
+        $crate::mock!(@response(response) $($tail)*)
+    }};
+
+    (@response($response:expr) body_reader: $body:expr, $($tail:tt)*) => {{
+        let mut response = $response;
+
+        response = response.with_body_reader($body);
 
         $crate::mock!(@response(response) $($tail)*)
     }};
@@ -32,7 +40,9 @@ macro_rules! mock {
     (@response($response:expr) transfer_encoding: $value:expr, $($tail:tt)*) => {{
         let mut response = $response;
 
-        response.transfer_encoding = $value;
+        if $value {
+            response.body_len = None;
+        }
 
         $crate::mock!(@response(response) $($tail)*)
     }};
diff --git a/testserver/src/mock.rs b/testserver/src/mock.rs
index e2c0ca95..1d410e0b 100644
--- a/testserver/src/mock.rs
+++ b/testserver/src/mock.rs
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ impl<R: Responder> Mock<R> {
         Response {
             status_code: 404,
             headers: Vec::new(),
-            body: Vec::new(),
-            transfer_encoding: false,
+            body: Box::new(std::io::empty()),
+            body_len: Some(0),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/testserver/src/response.rs b/testserver/src/response.rs
index 825bf4f5..9051d310 100644
--- a/testserver/src/response.rs
+++ b/testserver/src/response.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
-use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::io::{Cursor, Read};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Response {
     pub status_code: u16,
     pub headers: Vec<(String, String)>,
-    pub body: Vec<u8>,
-    pub transfer_encoding: bool,
+    pub body: Box<dyn Read>,
+    pub body_len: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl Response {
-    pub(crate) fn into_http_response(self) -> tiny_http::Response<Cursor<Vec<u8>>> {
-        let len = self.body.len();
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_body_buf(mut self, buf: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> Self {
+        let buf = buf.into();
+        self.body_len = Some(buf.len());
+        self.body = Box::new(Cursor::new(buf));
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_body_reader(mut self, reader: impl Read + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.body_len = None;
+        self.body = Box::new(reader);
+        self
+    }
 
+    pub(crate) fn into_http_response(self) -> tiny_http::Response<Box<dyn Read>> {
         tiny_http::Response::new(
             self.status_code.into(),
             self.headers.into_iter()
@@ -20,12 +34,8 @@ impl Response {
                     value.as_bytes(),
                 ).unwrap())
                 .collect(),
-            Cursor::new(self.body),
-            if self.transfer_encoding {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some(len)
-            },
+            self.body,
+            self.body_len,
             None,
         )
     }
@@ -36,8 +46,8 @@ impl Default for Response {
         Self {
             status_code: 200,
             headers: Vec::new(),
-            body: Vec::new(),
-            transfer_encoding: false,
+            body: Box::new(std::io::empty()),
+            body_len: Some(0),
         }
     }
 }