diff --git a/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/Lsf706JobRunner.scala b/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/Lsf706JobRunner.scala
index 4439aa7a3..7cc529cce 100644
--- a/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/Lsf706JobRunner.scala
+++ b/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/Lsf706JobRunner.scala
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ class Lsf706JobRunner(function: CommandLineFunction) extends LsfJobRunner(functi
         request.options |= LibBat.SUB_JOB_NAME
       }
 
+      if (function.jobLimitSeconds.isDefined) {
+        request.rLimits(LibLsf.LSF_RLIMIT_RUN) = function.jobLimitSeconds.get
+      }
+
       writeExec()
       request.command = "sh " + exec
 
diff --git a/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/function/QFunction.scala b/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/function/QFunction.scala
index 14ea0ad88..ba7eb247f 100644
--- a/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/function/QFunction.scala
+++ b/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/function/QFunction.scala
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ trait QFunction extends Logging {
   /** Order the function was added to the graph. */
   var addOrder: List[Int] = Nil
 
+  /**
+   * EXPERIMENTAL AND NOT SUPPORTED!!
+   * Limits the number of seconds that the job will run.
+   * TODO: Replace with full resource specifications.
+   */
+  var jobLimitSeconds: Option[Int] = None
+
   /**
    * A callback for modifying the run.
    * NOTE: This function is for ADVANCED use only and is unsupported.