diff --git a/middleware/timeout.go b/middleware/timeout.go
index 768ef8d7..4e8836c8 100644
--- a/middleware/timeout.go
+++ b/middleware/timeout.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,29 +55,27 @@ import (
 //	})
 //
 
-type (
-	// TimeoutConfig defines the config for Timeout middleware.
-	TimeoutConfig struct {
-		// Skipper defines a function to skip middleware.
-		Skipper Skipper
+// TimeoutConfig defines the config for Timeout middleware.
+type TimeoutConfig struct {
+	// Skipper defines a function to skip middleware.
+	Skipper Skipper
 
-		// ErrorMessage is written to response on timeout in addition to http.StatusServiceUnavailable (503) status code
-		// It can be used to define a custom timeout error message
-		ErrorMessage string
+	// ErrorMessage is written to response on timeout in addition to http.StatusServiceUnavailable (503) status code
+	// It can be used to define a custom timeout error message
+	ErrorMessage string
 
-		// OnTimeoutRouteErrorHandler is an error handler that is executed for error that was returned from wrapped route after
-		// request timeouted and we already had sent the error code (503) and message response to the client.
-		// NB: do not write headers/body inside this handler. The response has already been sent to the client and response writer
-		// will not accept anything no more. If you want to know what actual route middleware timeouted use `c.Path()`
-		OnTimeoutRouteErrorHandler func(err error, c echo.Context)
+	// OnTimeoutRouteErrorHandler is an error handler that is executed for error that was returned from wrapped route after
+	// request timeouted and we already had sent the error code (503) and message response to the client.
+	// NB: do not write headers/body inside this handler. The response has already been sent to the client and response writer
+	// will not accept anything no more. If you want to know what actual route middleware timeouted use `c.Path()`
+	OnTimeoutRouteErrorHandler func(err error, c echo.Context)
 
-		// Timeout configures a timeout for the middleware, defaults to 0 for no timeout
-		// NOTE: when difference between timeout duration and handler execution time is almost the same (in range of 100microseconds)
-		// the result of timeout does not seem to be reliable - could respond timeout, could respond handler output
-		// difference over 500microseconds (0.5millisecond) response seems to be reliable
-		Timeout time.Duration
-	}
-)
+	// Timeout configures a timeout for the middleware, defaults to 0 for no timeout
+	// NOTE: when difference between timeout duration and handler execution time is almost the same (in range of 100microseconds)
+	// the result of timeout does not seem to be reliable - could respond timeout, could respond handler output
+	// difference over 500microseconds (0.5millisecond) response seems to be reliable
+	Timeout time.Duration
+}
 
 var (
 	// DefaultTimeoutConfig is the default Timeout middleware config.
@@ -94,10 +92,17 @@ func Timeout() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return TimeoutWithConfig(DefaultTimeoutConfig)
 }
 
-// TimeoutWithConfig returns a Timeout middleware with config.
-// See: `Timeout()`.
+// TimeoutWithConfig returns a Timeout middleware with config or panics on invalid configuration.
 func TimeoutWithConfig(config TimeoutConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
-	// Defaults
+	mw, err := config.ToMiddleware()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return mw
+}
+
+// ToMiddleware converts Config to middleware or returns an error for invalid configuration
+func (config TimeoutConfig) ToMiddleware() (echo.MiddlewareFunc, error) {
 	if config.Skipper == nil {
 		config.Skipper = DefaultTimeoutConfig.Skipper
 	}
@@ -108,26 +113,29 @@ func TimeoutWithConfig(config TimeoutConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 				return next(c)
 			}
 
+			errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 			handlerWrapper := echoHandlerFuncWrapper{
+				writer:     &ignorableWriter{ResponseWriter: c.Response().Writer},
 				ctx:        c,
 				handler:    next,
-				errChan:    make(chan error, 1),
+				errChan:    errChan,
 				errHandler: config.OnTimeoutRouteErrorHandler,
 			}
 			handler := http.TimeoutHandler(handlerWrapper, config.Timeout, config.ErrorMessage)
-			handler.ServeHTTP(c.Response().Writer, c.Request())
+			handler.ServeHTTP(handlerWrapper.writer, c.Request())
 
 			select {
-			case err := <-handlerWrapper.errChan:
+			case err := <-errChan:
 				return err
 			default:
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 type echoHandlerFuncWrapper struct {
+	writer     *ignorableWriter
 	ctx        echo.Context
 	handler    echo.HandlerFunc
 	errHandler func(err error, c echo.Context)
@@ -160,23 +168,53 @@ func (t echoHandlerFuncWrapper) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 		}
 		return // on timeout we can not send handler error to client because `http.TimeoutHandler` has already sent headers
 	}
-	// we restore original writer only for cases we did not timeout. On timeout we have already sent response to client
-	// and should not anymore send additional headers/data
-	// so on timeout writer stays what http.TimeoutHandler uses and prevents writing headers/body
 	if err != nil {
-		// Error must be written into Writer created in `http.TimeoutHandler` so to get Response into `commited` state.
-		// So call global error handler to write error to the client. This is needed or `http.TimeoutHandler` will send
-		// status code by itself and after that our tries to write status code will not work anymore and/or create errors in
-		// log about `superfluous response.WriteHeader call from`
-		t.ctx.Error(err)
-		// we pass error from handler to middlewares up in handler chain to act on it if needed. But this means that
-		// global error handler is probably be called twice as `t.ctx.Error` already does that.
-
-		// NB: later call of the global error handler or middlewares will not take any effect, as echo.Response will be
-		// already marked as `committed` because we called global error handler above.
-		t.ctx.Response().Writer = originalWriter // make sure we restore before we signal original coroutine about the error
+		// This is needed as `http.TimeoutHandler` will write status code by itself on error and after that our tries to write
+		// status code will not work anymore as Echo.Response thinks it has been already "committed" and further writes
+		// create errors in log about `superfluous response.WriteHeader call from`
+		t.writer.Ignore(true)
+		t.ctx.Response().Writer = originalWriter // make sure we restore writer before we signal original coroutine about the error
+		// we pass error from handler to middlewares up in handler chain to act on it if needed.
 		t.errChan <- err
 		return
 	}
+	// we restore original writer only for cases we did not timeout. On timeout we have already sent response to client
+	// and should not anymore send additional headers/data
+	// so on timeout writer stays what http.TimeoutHandler uses and prevents writing headers/body
 	t.ctx.Response().Writer = originalWriter
 }
+
+// ignorableWriter is ResponseWriter implementations that allows us to mark writer to ignore further write calls. This
+// is handy in cases when you do not have direct control of code being executed (3rd party middleware) but want to make
+// sure that external code will not be able to write response to the client.
+// Writer is coroutine safe for writes.
+type ignorableWriter struct {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+
+	lock         sync.Mutex
+	ignoreWrites bool
+}
+
+func (w *ignorableWriter) Ignore(ignore bool) {
+	w.lock.Lock()
+	w.ignoreWrites = ignore
+	w.lock.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (w *ignorableWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
+	w.lock.Lock()
+	defer w.lock.Unlock()
+	if w.ignoreWrites {
+		return
+	}
+	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+}
+
+func (w *ignorableWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.lock.Lock()
+	defer w.lock.Unlock()
+	if w.ignoreWrites {
+		return len(b), nil
+	}
+	return w.ResponseWriter.Write(b)
+}
diff --git a/middleware/timeout_test.go b/middleware/timeout_test.go
index aa6402b8..7fb802a9 100644
--- a/middleware/timeout_test.go
+++ b/middleware/timeout_test.go
@@ -74,13 +74,18 @@ func TestTimeoutErrorOutInHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	e := echo.New()
 	c := e.NewContext(req, rec)
 
+	rec.Code = 1 // we want to be sure that even 200 will not be sent
 	err := m(func(c echo.Context) error {
+		// this error must not be written to the client response. Middlewares upstream of timeout middleware must be able
+		// to handle returned error and this can be done only then handler has not yet committed (written status code)
+		// the response.
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusTeapot, "err")
 	})(c)
 
 	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusTeapot, rec.Code)
-	assert.Equal(t, "{\"message\":\"err\"}\n", rec.Body.String())
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "code=418, message=err")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, rec.Code)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", rec.Body.String())
 }
 
 func TestTimeoutSuccessfulRequest(t *testing.T) {