diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index 8cdbc039..d3726907 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ impl<C, B> Client<C, B> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a new client with a specific connector.
     #[inline]
     fn configured(config: Config<C, B>, exec: Exec) -> Client<C, B> {
         Client {
@@ -118,6 +117,14 @@ where C: Connect,
     /// Send a constructed Request using this Client.
     #[inline]
     pub fn request(&self, mut req: Request<B>) -> FutureResponse {
+        // TODO(0.12): do this at construction time.
+        //
+        // It cannot be done in the constructor because the Client::configured
+        // does not have `B: 'static` bounds, which are required to spawn
+        // the interval. In 0.12, add a static bounds to the constructor,
+        // and move this.
+        self.schedule_pool_timer();
+
         match req.version() {
             HttpVersion::Http10 |
             HttpVersion::Http11 => (),
@@ -249,6 +256,12 @@ where C: Connect,
 
         Box::new(resp)
     }
+
+    fn schedule_pool_timer(&self) {
+        if let Exec::Handle(ref h) = self.executor {
+            self.pool.spawn_expired_interval(h);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C, B> Service for Client<C, B>
diff --git a/src/client/pool.rs b/src/client/pool.rs
index 095b79ad..e5e12b1a 100644
--- a/src/client/pool.rs
+++ b/src/client/pool.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, BitAndAssign};
 use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use futures::{Future, Async, Poll};
+use futures::{Future, Async, Poll, Stream};
+use tokio::reactor::{Handle, Interval};
 use relay;
 
 use proto::{KeepAlive, KA};
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ struct PoolInner<T> {
     // connection.
     parked: HashMap<Rc<String>, VecDeque<relay::Sender<Entry<T>>>>,
     timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    // Used to prevent multiple intervals from being spawned to clear
+    // expired connections.
+    //
+    // TODO(0.12): Remove the need for this when Client::schedule_pool_timer
+    // can be done in Client::new.
+    expired_timer_spawned: bool,
 }
 
 impl<T: Clone + Ready> Pool<T> {
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ impl<T: Clone + Ready> Pool<T> {
                 idle: HashMap::new(),
                 parked: HashMap::new(),
                 timeout: timeout,
+                expired_timer_spawned: false,
             })),
         }
     }
@@ -194,6 +202,64 @@ impl<T> Pool<T> {
             inner.parked.remove(key);
         }
     }
+
+    fn clear_expired(&self) {
+        let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
+
+        let dur = if let Some(dur) = inner.timeout {
+            dur
+        } else {
+            return
+        };
+
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        //self.last_idle_check_at = now;
+
+        inner.idle.retain(|_key, values| {
+
+            values.retain(|val| {
+                match val.status.get() {
+                    TimedKA::Idle(idle_at) if now - idle_at < dur => {
+                        true
+                    },
+                    _ => false,
+                }
+                //now - val.idle_at < dur
+            });
+
+            // returning false evicts this key/val
+            !values.is_empty()
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl<T: 'static> Pool<T> {
+    pub(super) fn spawn_expired_interval(&self, handle: &Handle) {
+        let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
+
+        if !inner.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if inner.expired_timer_spawned {
+            return;
+        }
+        inner.expired_timer_spawned = true;
+
+        let dur = if let Some(dur) = inner.timeout {
+            dur
+        } else {
+            return
+        };
+
+        let interval = Interval::new(dur, handle)
+            .expect("reactor is gone");
+        handle.spawn(IdleInterval {
+            interval: interval,
+            pool: Rc::downgrade(&self.inner),
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> Clone for Pool<T> {
@@ -385,6 +451,28 @@ impl Expiration {
     }
 }
 
+struct IdleInterval<T> {
+    interval: Interval,
+    pool: Weak<RefCell<PoolInner<T>>>,
+}
+
+impl<T: 'static> Future for IdleInterval<T> {
+    type Item = ();
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            try_ready!(self.interval.poll().map_err(|_| unreachable!("interval cannot error")));
+
+            if let Some(inner) = self.pool.upgrade() {
+                let pool = Pool { inner: inner };
+                pool.clear_expired();
+            } else {
+                return Ok(Async::Ready(()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -428,7 +516,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_pool_removes_expired() {
+    fn test_pool_checkout_removes_expired() {
         let pool = Pool::new(true, Some(Duration::from_secs(1)));
         let key = Rc::new("foo".to_string());
 
@@ -451,6 +539,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(pool.inner.borrow().idle.get(&key).is_none());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pool_timer_removes_expired() {
+        let mut core = ::tokio::reactor::Core::new().unwrap();
+        let pool = Pool::new(true, Some(Duration::from_millis(100)));
+        pool.spawn_expired_interval(&core.handle());
+        let key = Rc::new("foo".to_string());
+
+        let mut pooled1 = pool.pooled(key.clone(), 41);
+        pooled1.idle();
+        let mut pooled2 = pool.pooled(key.clone(), 5);
+        pooled2.idle();
+        let mut pooled3 = pool.pooled(key.clone(), 99);
+        pooled3.idle();
+
+        assert_eq!(pool.inner.borrow().idle.get(&key).map(|entries| entries.len()), Some(3));
+
+        let timeout = ::tokio::reactor::Timeout::new(
+            Duration::from_millis(400), // allow for too-good resolution
+            &core.handle()
+        ).unwrap();
+        core.run(timeout).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(pool.inner.borrow().idle.get(&key).is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_pool_checkout_task_unparked() {
         let pool = Pool::new(true, Some(Duration::from_secs(10)));