diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/BlockingWriteCallback.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/BlockingWriteCallback.java
index 2763eb56c5e2..f2828cc09639 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/BlockingWriteCallback.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/BlockingWriteCallback.java
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ public WriteBlocker acquireWriteBlocker() throws IOException
     {
         return new WriteBlocker(acquire());
     }
-    
+
+    @Override
+    protected long getIdleTimeout()
+    {
+        // Timeout if sending message takes more than 30 sec
+        return 30000;
+    }
+
     public static class WriteBlocker implements WriteCallback, Callback.NonBlocking, AutoCloseable
     {
         private final Blocker blocker;