diff --git a/src/dumdum/client/async_client.py b/src/dumdum/client/async_client.py
index c440c38..4e09be1 100644
--- a/src/dumdum/client/async_client.py
+++ b/src/dumdum/client/async_client.py
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ def __init__(
         nick: str,
         *,
         event_callback: Callable[[ClientEvent], Any],
+        drain_timeout: float = 30,
+        close_timeout: float = 5,
     ) -> None:
         self.nick = nick
         self.event_callback = event_callback
+        self.drain_timeout = drain_timeout
+        self.close_timeout = close_timeout
 
         self._protocol = Client(nick)
         self._reader = None
@@ -92,8 +96,7 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
 
         # Any exceptions here will be repeated in _read_loop()
         self._writer.close()
-        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
-            await self._writer.wait_closed()
+        await self._wait_closed()
 
     async def send_message(self, channel_name: str, content: str) -> None:
         data = self._protocol.send_message(channel_name, content)
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ async def _read_loop(
             events, outgoing = self._protocol.receive_bytes(data)
             writer.write(outgoing)
             await self._handle_events(events)
-            await writer.drain()  # exert backpressure
+            await self._drain()  # exert backpressure
 
     async def _handshake(self) -> bool | None:
         assert self._writer is not None
@@ -185,4 +188,14 @@ def _dispatch_event(self, event: ClientEvent) -> None:
     async def _send_and_drain(self, data: bytes) -> None:
         assert self._writer is not None
         self._writer.write(data)
-        await self._writer.drain()
+        await self._drain()
+
+    async def _drain(self) -> None:
+        assert self._writer is not None
+        await asyncio.wait_for(self._writer.drain(), timeout=self.drain_timeout)
+
+    async def _wait_closed(self) -> None:
+        assert self._writer is not None
+        timeout = self.close_timeout
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            await asyncio.wait_for(self._writer.wait_closed(), timeout=timeout)
diff --git a/src/dumdum/server/connection.py b/src/dumdum/server/connection.py
index c4c5e28..189c275 100644
--- a/src/dumdum/server/connection.py
+++ b/src/dumdum/server/connection.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ async def communicate(self) -> None:
             events, outgoing = self.server.receive_bytes(data)
             self.writer.write(outgoing)
             await self._handle_events(events)
-            await self.writer.drain()  # exert backpressure
+            await self._drain()  # exert backpressure
 
     async def _handle_events(self, events: list[ServerEvent]) -> None:
         await self.manager._handle_events(self, events)
+
+    async def _drain(self) -> None:
+        timeout = self.manager.drain_timeout
+        await asyncio.wait_for(self.writer.drain(), timeout=timeout)
diff --git a/src/dumdum/server/manager.py b/src/dumdum/server/manager.py
index 40a3672..0a5743c 100644
--- a/src/dumdum/server/manager.py
+++ b/src/dumdum/server/manager.py
@@ -23,10 +23,19 @@
 
 
 class Manager:
-    def __init__(self, state: ServerState, ssl: ssl.SSLContext | None) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        state: ServerState,
+        ssl: ssl.SSLContext | None,
+        *,
+        drain_timeout: float = 30,
+        close_timeout: float = 5,
+    ) -> None:
         self.state = state
         self.connections: list[Connection] = []
         self.ssl = ssl
+        self.drain_timeout = drain_timeout
+        self.close_timeout = close_timeout
 
     async def accept_connection(
         self,
@@ -52,14 +61,18 @@ async def accept_connection(
             log.info("Connection %s has disconnected", addr)
 
             writer.close()
-            with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
-                await writer.wait_closed()
+            await self._wait_closed(writer)
 
             self._close_connection(connection)
 
     def _create_server(self) -> Server:
         return Server()
 
+    async def _wait_closed(self, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter) -> None:
+        timeout = self.close_timeout
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            await asyncio.wait_for(writer.wait_closed(), timeout=timeout)
+
     async def _handle_events(self, conn: Connection, events: list[ServerEvent]) -> None:
         for event in events:
             await self._handle_event(conn, event)