diff --git a/pytest_anki/_session.py b/pytest_anki/_session.py
index 752382f..af878b5 100644
--- a/pytest_anki/_session.py
+++ b/pytest_anki/_session.py
@@ -289,13 +289,14 @@ def run_in_thread_and_wait(
         task: Callable,
         task_args: Optional[Tuple[Any, ...]] = None,
         task_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        timeout: int = 5000,
     ):
         thread_pool = QThreadPool.globalInstance()
         worker = SignallingWorker(
             task=task, task_args=task_args, task_kwargs=task_kwargs
         )
 
-        with self._qtbot.wait_signal(worker.signals.finished):
+        with self._qtbot.wait_signal(worker.signals.finished, timeout=timeout):
             thread_pool.start(worker)
 
         if exception := worker.error:
@@ -341,12 +342,14 @@ def run_with_chrome_driver(
         self,
         test_function: Callable[[webdriver.Chrome], Optional[bool]],
         target_web_view: Optional[Union[AnkiWebViewType, str]] = None,
+        timeout: int = 5000,
     ):
         """[summary]
 
         Args:
             test_function (Callable[[webdriver.Chrome], Optional[bool]]): [description]
             target_web_view: Web view as identified by its title. Defaults to None.
+            timeout: Time to wait for task to complete until qtbot raises a TimeoutError
         """
         if self._web_debugging_port is None:
             raise AnkiSessionError("Web debugging interface is not active")
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ def test_wrapper() -> Optional[bool]:
             return test_function(self._chrome_driver)
 
         with self._allow_selenium_to_detect_anki():
-            return self.run_in_thread_and_wait(test_wrapper)
+            return self.run_in_thread_and_wait(test_wrapper, timeout=timeout)
 
     def reset_chrome_driver(self):
         if not self._chrome_driver:
diff --git a/tests/test_web_debugging.py b/tests/test_web_debugging.py
index 241605d..8bd2398 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_debugging.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_debugging.py
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@
 #
 # Any modifications to this file must keep this entire header intact.
 
+import time
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
+import pytest
 import requests
+from pytestqt.qtbot import TimeoutError
 from selenium import webdriver
 
 from pytest_anki import AnkiSession, AnkiWebViewType
@@ -46,6 +49,31 @@ def test_run_in_thread(anki_session: AnkiSession):
     mock_task.assert_called_once_with(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
+def test_can_supply_timeout(anki_session: AnkiSession):
+    timeout_duration = 4
+    task_duration = 3
+
+    def mock_task():
+        time.sleep(task_duration)
+
+    start_time = time.time()
+    try:
+        anki_session.run_in_thread_and_wait(
+            task=mock_task, timeout=timeout_duration * 1000
+        )
+    except TimeoutError:
+        pytest.fail("Call unexpectedly timed out")
+
+    wait_time = time.time() - start_time
+
+    assert timeout_duration > wait_time >= task_duration
+
+    with pytest.raises(TimeoutError):
+        anki_session.run_in_thread_and_wait(
+            task=mock_task, timeout=(task_duration - 1) * 1000
+        )
+
+
 def test_web_debugging_available_on_launch(anki_session: AnkiSession):
     port = anki_session.web_debugging_port