diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 8980fb91c..e8f24864f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from math import isclose
 from threading import Lock
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
-import arrow
-
 from freqtrade import __version__, constants
 from freqtrade.configuration import validate_config_consistency
 from freqtrade.data.converter import order_book_to_dataframe
@@ -959,20 +957,6 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
             return True
         return False
 
-    def _check_timed_out(self, side: str, order: dict) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check if timeout is active, and if the order is still open and timed out
-        """
-        timeout = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get(side)
-        ordertime = arrow.get(order['datetime']).datetime
-        if timeout is not None:
-            timeout_unit = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get('unit', 'minutes')
-            timeout_kwargs = {timeout_unit: -timeout}
-            timeout_threshold = arrow.utcnow().shift(**timeout_kwargs).datetime
-            return (order['status'] == 'open' and order['side'] == side
-                    and ordertime < timeout_threshold)
-        return False
-
     def check_handle_timedout(self) -> None:
         """
         Check if any orders are timed out and cancel if necessary
@@ -993,20 +977,16 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
 
             if (order['side'] == 'buy' and (order['status'] == 'open' or fully_cancelled) and (
                     fully_cancelled
-                    or self._check_timed_out('buy', order)
-                    or strategy_safe_wrapper(self.strategy.check_buy_timeout,
-                                             default_retval=False)(pair=trade.pair,
-                                                                   trade=trade,
-                                                                   order=order))):
+                    or self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(
+                        'buy', trade, order, datetime.now(timezone.utc))
+                        )):
                 self.handle_cancel_enter(trade, order, constants.CANCEL_REASON['TIMEOUT'])
 
             elif (order['side'] == 'sell' and (order['status'] == 'open' or fully_cancelled) and (
                   fully_cancelled
-                  or self._check_timed_out('sell', order)
-                  or strategy_safe_wrapper(self.strategy.check_sell_timeout,
-                                           default_retval=False)(pair=trade.pair,
-                                                                 trade=trade,
-                                                                 order=order))):
+                  or self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(
+                      'sell', trade, order, datetime.now(timezone.utc)))
+                  ):
                 self.handle_cancel_exit(trade, order, constants.CANCEL_REASON['TIMEOUT'])
                 canceled_count = trade.get_exit_order_count()
                 max_timeouts = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get('exit_timeout_count', 0)
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index c8fb24da1..d073e8dfa 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -852,6 +852,28 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         else:
             return current_profit > roi
 
+    def ft_check_timed_out(self, side: str, trade: Trade, order: Dict,
+                           current_time: datetime) -> bool:
+        """
+        FT Internal method.
+        Check if timeout is active, and if the order is still open and timed out
+        """
+        timeout = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get(side)
+        ordertime = arrow.get(order['datetime']).datetime
+        if timeout is not None:
+            timeout_unit = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get('unit', 'minutes')
+            timeout_kwargs = {timeout_unit: -timeout}
+            timeout_threshold = current_time + timedelta(**timeout_kwargs)
+            timedout = (order['status'] == 'open' and order['side'] == side
+                        and ordertime < timeout_threshold)
+            if timedout:
+                return True
+        time_method = 'check_sell_timeout' if order['side'] == 'sell' else 'check_buy_timeout'
+
+        return strategy_safe_wrapper(getattr(self, time_method),
+                                     default_retval=False)(
+                                         pair=trade.pair, trade=trade, order=order)
+
     def advise_all_indicators(self, data: Dict[str, DataFrame]) -> Dict[str, DataFrame]:
         """
         Populates indicators for given candle (OHLCV) data (for multiple pairs)