diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index f1b4018c265e18..03fba8724f41e4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 VSOCKPORT = 1234
 AIX = platform.system() == "AIX"
+WSL = "microsoft-standard-WSL" in platform.release()
 
 try:
     import _socket
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ def clientTearDown(self):
         ThreadableTest.clientTearDown(self)
 
 @unittest.skipIf(fcntl is None, "need fcntl")
+@unittest.skipIf(WSL, 'VSOCK does not work on Microsoft WSL')
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_SOCKET_VSOCK,
           'VSOCK sockets required for this test.')
 @unittest.skipUnless(get_cid() != 2,
@@ -514,6 +516,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.serv.bind((socket.VMADDR_CID_ANY, VSOCKPORT))
         self.serv.listen()
         self.serverExplicitReady()
+        self.serv.settimeout(support.LOOPBACK_TIMEOUT)
         self.conn, self.connaddr = self.serv.accept()
         self.addCleanup(self.conn.close)
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-01-30-09-05-47.gh-issue-101384.CDM5rJ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-01-30-09-05-47.gh-issue-101384.CDM5rJ.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..57766f43eac981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-01-30-09-05-47.gh-issue-101384.CDM5rJ.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add socket timeout to ThreadedVSOCKSocketStreamTest and skip it on WSL.