diff --git a/config/location.php b/config/location.php
index 50b0a01..b26bcd1 100644
--- a/config/location.php
+++ b/config/location.php
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@
         'connect_timeout' => 3,
     ],
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Total Timeout
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | The seconds a lookup may take across the driver above and all of its
+    | fallbacks. Set to null to instead give each driver its own timeout,
+    | which makes a failing lookup take them all added up.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'total_timeout' => null,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Localhost Testing
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 8b597aa..1ef036c 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -186,6 +186,33 @@ information from the visitor.
 If an exception occurs trying to grab a driver (such as a 400/500 error if the
 providers API changes), it will automatically use the next driver in line.
 
+### Timeouts
+
+The `http` config option times out a single driver's request. Each driver gets
+its own, so with the default configuration an unreachable provider costs you
+that timeout five times over before the lookup gives up.
+
+Set `total_timeout` to give the whole lookup one shared budget instead:
+
+```php
+'total_timeout' => 5,
+```
+
+### Observing failures
+
+Drivers fail quietly so the next fallback can take over. To see why one failed,
+listen for the `LookupFailed` event:
+
+```php
+use Stevebauman\Location\Events\LookupFailed;
+
+Event::listen(function (LookupFailed $event) {
+    Log::warning("Location lookup failed via [$event->driver].", [
+        'ip' => $event->ip, 'exception' => $event->exception,
+    ]);
+});
+```
+
 ### Creating your own drivers
 
 To create your own driver, simply create a class in your application, and extend the abstract Driver:
diff --git a/src/Deadline.php b/src/Deadline.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a171886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Deadline.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stevebauman\Location;
+
+use Closure;
+
+class Deadline
+{
+    /**
+     * The timestamp the current deadline expires at.
+     */
+    protected static ?float $expiresAt = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Run the callback with a deadline of the given seconds, if any.
+     */
+    public static function for(?float $seconds, Closure $callback): mixed
+    {
+        $previous = static::$expiresAt;
+
+        static::$expiresAt = is_null($seconds) ? null : microtime(true) + $seconds;
+
+        try {
+            return $callback();
+        } finally {
+            static::$expiresAt = $previous;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the seconds left, or null when there is no deadline.
+     */
+    public static function remaining(): ?float
+    {
+        return is_null(static::$expiresAt)
+            ? null
+            : max(static::$expiresAt - microtime(true), 0.0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Drivers/HttpDriver.php b/src/Drivers/HttpDriver.php
index 239ed3c..3746e00 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/HttpDriver.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/HttpDriver.php
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\PendingRequest;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use Illuminate\Support\Fluent;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Deadline;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Events\LookupFailed;
 use Stevebauman\Location\Request;
+use Throwable;
 
 abstract class HttpDriver extends Driver
 {
@@ -33,15 +36,24 @@ public static function resolveHttpBy(Closure $callback): void
      */
     public function process(Request $request): Fluent|false
     {
-        return rescue(function () use ($request) {
+        if (Deadline::remaining() === 0.0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
             $response = $this->http()->acceptJson()->get(
                 $this->url($request->getIp())
             );
 
-            throw_if($response->failed());
+            return new Fluent($response->throw()->json());
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            // Failures are expected, they're what calls the next fallback
+            // driver. We won't report them to keep the log quiet, but
+            // we will announce them so they can still be observed.
+            event(new LookupFailed(static::class, $request->getIp(), $e));
 
-            return new Fluent($response->json());
-        }, false, false);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -51,11 +63,30 @@ protected function http(): PendingRequest
     {
         $callback = static::$httpResolver ?: fn ($http) => $http;
 
-        return value($callback, Http::withOptions(
-            config('location.http', [
-                'timeout' => 3,
-                'connect_timeout' => 3,
-            ])
-        ));
+        return value($callback, Http::withOptions($this->options()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the options to use for the HTTP request.
+     */
+    protected function options(): array
+    {
+        $options = config('location.http', [
+            'timeout' => 3,
+            'connect_timeout' => 3,
+        ]);
+
+        if (is_null($remaining = Deadline::remaining())) {
+            return $options;
+        }
+
+        // No request may outlive what's left of the lookup's budget. A
+        // missing or zero timeout is unlimited as far as Guzzle is
+        // concerned, so those get the whole remaining budget.
+        foreach (['timeout', 'connect_timeout'] as $option) {
+            $options[$option] = min(($options[$option] ?? 0) ?: INF, $remaining);
+        }
+
+        return $options;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Events/LookupFailed.php b/src/Events/LookupFailed.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ddeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Events/LookupFailed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stevebauman\Location\Events;
+
+use Throwable;
+
+class LookupFailed
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $driver,
+        public string $ip,
+        public Throwable $exception,
+    ) {}
+}
diff --git a/src/LocationManager.php b/src/LocationManager.php
index 848026c..6793ab6 100644
--- a/src/LocationManager.php
+++ b/src/LocationManager.php
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ public function setDefaultDriver(): static
      */
     public function get(?string $ip = null): Position|false
     {
-        return $this->driver->get($this->request()->setIp($ip));
+        return Deadline::for(
+            config('location.total_timeout'),
+            fn () => $this->driver->get($this->request()->setIp($ip))
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Drivers/HttpDriverTest.php b/tests/Drivers/HttpDriverTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc24bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Drivers/HttpDriverTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stevebauman\Location\Tests\Drivers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\RequestException;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Drivers\IpApi;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Events\LookupFailed;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Facades\Location;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Position;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    Event::fake([LookupFailed::class]);
+
+    config(['location.driver' => IpApi::class, 'location.fallbacks' => []]);
+});
+
+it('announces a failure to connect', function () {
+    Http::fake(fn () => throw new ConnectionException('cURL error 28: Operation timed out'));
+
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeFalse();
+
+    Event::assertDispatched(LookupFailed::class, fn (LookupFailed $e) => $e->driver === IpApi::class
+        && $e->ip === '8.8.8.8'
+        && $e->exception instanceof ConnectionException
+    );
+});
+
+it('announces an unsuccessful response', function () {
+    Http::fake(fn () => Http::response('Service Unavailable', 503));
+
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeFalse();
+
+    Event::assertDispatched(LookupFailed::class, fn (LookupFailed $e) => $e->exception instanceof RequestException
+        && $e->exception->response->status() === 503
+    );
+});
+
+it('announces nothing on success', function () {
+    Http::fake(fn () => Http::response(['countryCode' => 'US']));
+
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeInstanceOf(Position::class);
+
+    Event::assertNotDispatched(LookupFailed::class);
+});
diff --git a/tests/TotalTimeoutTest.php b/tests/TotalTimeoutTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c2b583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TotalTimeoutTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stevebauman\Location\Tests;
+
+use ArrayObject;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Drivers\GeoPlugin;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Drivers\HttpDriver;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Drivers\IpApi;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Drivers\IpInfo;
+use Stevebauman\Location\Facades\Location;
+
+$captured = new ArrayObject;
+
+beforeEach(function () use ($captured) {
+    $captured->exchangeArray([]);
+
+    HttpDriver::resolveHttpBy(function ($http) use ($captured) {
+        $captured[] = $http->getOptions();
+
+        return $http;
+    });
+
+    config([
+        'location.driver' => IpApi::class,
+        'location.fallbacks' => [IpInfo::class, GeoPlugin::class],
+        'location.http' => ['timeout' => 3, 'connect_timeout' => 3],
+        'location.total_timeout' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    Http::fake(function () {
+        usleep(200_000);
+
+        return Http::response('', 500);
+    });
+});
+
+afterEach(fn () => HttpDriver::resolveHttpBy(fn ($http) => $http));
+
+it('leaves the configured timeouts alone without a total timeout', function () use ($captured) {
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeFalse();
+
+    foreach ($captured as $options) {
+        expect($options['timeout'])->toBe(3)->and($options['connect_timeout'])->toBe(3);
+    }
+
+    expect($captured)->toHaveCount(3);
+});
+
+it('caps each driver to the time left in the total budget', function () use ($captured) {
+    config(['location.total_timeout' => 1]);
+
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeFalse();
+    expect($captured)->toHaveCount(3);
+
+    // Each driver burns roughly 200ms, so the budget keeps shrinking.
+    expect($captured[0]['timeout'])->toBeLessThanOrEqual(1.0)
+        ->and($captured[1]['timeout'])->toBeLessThan($captured[0]['timeout'])
+        ->and($captured[2]['timeout'])->toBeLessThan($captured[1]['timeout']);
+});
+
+it('caps timeouts that are unset or disabled', function () use ($captured) {
+    config(['location.http' => ['timeout' => 0], 'location.total_timeout' => 1]);
+
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeFalse();
+
+    expect($captured[0]['timeout'])->toBeGreaterThan(0)->toBeLessThanOrEqual(1.0)
+        ->and($captured[0]['connect_timeout'])->toBeGreaterThan(0)->toBeLessThanOrEqual(1.0);
+});
+
+it('stops calling drivers once the total budget is spent', function () use ($captured) {
+    config(['location.total_timeout' => 0.3]);
+
+    expect(Location::get('8.8.8.8'))->toBeFalse();
+    expect($captured)->toHaveCount(2);
+
+    // The budget belongs to the lookup, not to the process.
+    Location::get('8.8.4.4');
+
+    expect($captured)->toHaveCount(4);
+});