diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Future.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Future.java
index b5398445a20..9486305a04a 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Future.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Future.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 package io.vertx.core;
 
+import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.GenIgnore;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.WorkerExecutor;
 import io.vertx.core.internal.ContextInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.Utils;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.impl.future.FailedFuture;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.future.SucceededFuture;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
@@ -631,6 +633,17 @@ default Future<T> andThen(Completable<? super T> handler) {
    */
   Future<T> timeout(long delay, TimeUnit unit);
 
+  /**
+   * Like {@link #timeout(long, TimeUnit)}.
+   *
+   * @param delay the delay
+   * @return the timeout future
+   */
+  @GenIgnore(GenIgnore.PERMITTED_TYPE)
+  default Future<T> timeout(Duration delay) {
+    return timeout(delay.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Bridges this Vert.x future to a {@link CompletionStage} instance.
    * <p>
@@ -746,6 +759,19 @@ default T await() {
     return getOrFail();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Like {@link #await()} but with a timeout.
+   *
+   * @param timeout the timeout
+   * @return the result
+   * @throws TimeoutException when the timeout fires before the future completes
+   * @throws IllegalStateException when called from a vertx event-loop or worker thread
+   */
+  @GenIgnore(GenIgnore.PERMITTED_TYPE)
+  default T await(Duration timeout) throws TimeoutException {
+    return await(timeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Like {@link #await()} but with a timeout.
    *
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Vertx.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Vertx.java
index 2b4e189e2eb..532dfb998a6 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Vertx.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/Vertx.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.spi.cluster.ClusterManager;
 import io.vertx.core.transport.Transport;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -596,6 +597,17 @@ default Timer timer(long delay, TimeUnit unit) {
     return ctx.timer(delay, unit);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Like {@link #timer(long, TimeUnit)}.
+   *
+   * @param delay the delay
+   * @return the timer object
+   */
+  @GenIgnore(GenIgnore.PERMITTED_TYPE)
+  default Timer timer(Duration delay) {
+    return timer(delay.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set a one-shot timer to fire after {@code delay} milliseconds, at which point {@code handler} will be called with
    * the id of the timer.