diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d482ae2..8f834d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## unreleased
+
+* Limit lock acquisition attempt time
+
+
 ## v0.0.3 (2026-10-06)
 
 * Use PyPI trusted publishing
diff --git a/asyncpg_lock/guard.py b/asyncpg_lock/guard.py
index 4e4ad34..0227ff4 100644
--- a/asyncpg_lock/guard.py
+++ b/asyncpg_lock/guard.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ async def _connect() -> asyncpg.Connection:
 
 class AdvisoryLockGuard:
     __slots__ = (
+        "__acquire_timeout",
         "__after_acquire_delay",
         "__connect",
         "__reacquire_delay",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(
         reconnect_delay: float = 5,
         reacquire_delay: float = 5,
         after_acquire_delay: float = 5,
+        acquire_timeout: float = 5,
     ) -> None:
         if reconnect_delay < 0:
             raise ValueError("reconnect_delay must be non-negative")
@@ -41,10 +43,13 @@ def __init__(
             raise ValueError("reacquire_delay must be positive")
         if after_acquire_delay <= 0:
             raise ValueError("after_acquire_delay must be positive")
+        if acquire_timeout <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("acquire_timeout must be positive")
 
         self.__reconnect_delay = reconnect_delay
         self.__after_acquire_delay = after_acquire_delay
         self.__reacquire_delay = reacquire_delay
+        self.__acquire_timeout = acquire_timeout
         self.__connect = connect
         self.__tasks: set[asyncio.Task[None]] = set()
 
@@ -105,10 +110,15 @@ async def __acquire_lock(self, connection: asyncpg.Connection, key: int | tuple[
         while True:
             try:
                 if isinstance(key, int):
-                    acquired = await connection.fetchval("SELECT pg_try_advisory_lock($1)", key)
+                    acquired = await connection.fetchval(
+                        "SELECT pg_try_advisory_lock($1)", key, timeout=self.__acquire_timeout
+                    )
                 else:
-                    acquired = await connection.fetchval("SELECT pg_try_advisory_lock($1, $2)", key[0], key[1])
+                    acquired = await connection.fetchval(
+                        "SELECT pg_try_advisory_lock($1, $2)", key[0], key[1], timeout=self.__acquire_timeout
+                    )
             except Exception:
+                logger.warning("Failed to acquire lock %s", key, exc_info=True)
                 raise Exception(f"Lock {key} not acquired")
             if acquired:
                 return
diff --git a/tests/test_guard.py b/tests/test_guard.py
index b933778..0e7bd2a 100644
--- a/tests/test_guard.py
+++ b/tests/test_guard.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 LOCK_ACQUIRE_GRACE_PERIOD = 0.75
 LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL = 0.5
 PER_ATTEMPT_DELAY = 0.1
+LOCK_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT = 0.25
 
 LOCK_KEY = random.randint(0, 2**63 - 1)
 NON_CONFLICTING_LOCK_KEY = random.randint(-(2**63), -1)
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def guard(connector: PgConnector) -> asyncpg_lock.AdvisoryLockGuard:
         reconnect_delay=RECONNECT_DELAY,
         after_acquire_delay=LOCK_ACQUIRE_GRACE_PERIOD,
         reacquire_delay=LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL,
+        acquire_timeout=LOCK_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT,
     )
 
 
@@ -234,6 +236,56 @@ async def test_reacquire_lock_after_silent_disruption(
     assert not tracker.overlaps
 
 
+async def test_acquire_lock_after_silent_disruption_while_waiting(
+    guard: asyncpg_lock.AdvisoryLockGuard, connector: PgConnector, proxy: TcpProxy, pg_14: pytest_pg.PG
+) -> None:
+    holder = await asyncpg.connect(host=pg_14.host, port=pg_14.port, user=pg_14.user, database=pg_14.database)
+    await holder.execute("SELECT pg_advisory_lock($1)", LOCK_KEY)
+
+    tracker = ExecutionTracker()
+    task = asyncio.create_task(guard.run(LOCK_KEY, tracker))
+    try:
+        await asyncio.sleep(LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL)
+        await proxy.freeze_connections()
+        await asyncio.sleep(LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL * 2)
+        await holder.close()
+        async with asyncio.timeout(
+            (LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL + LOCK_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT + LOCK_ACQUIRE_GRACE_PERIOD + PER_ATTEMPT_DELAY) * 2
+        ):
+            await tracker.min_completed_executions_event.wait()
+        assert not task.done()
+    finally:
+        await cancel_and_wait(task)
+        await holder.close()
+
+    assert connector.total_open_connections == 2
+    assert not tracker.overlaps
+
+
+async def test_log_failed_lock_acquisition_attempt(
+    guard: asyncpg_lock.AdvisoryLockGuard, proxy: TcpProxy, pg_14: pytest_pg.PG, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    holder = await asyncpg.connect(host=pg_14.host, port=pg_14.port, user=pg_14.user, database=pg_14.database)
+    await holder.execute("SELECT pg_advisory_lock($1)", LOCK_KEY)
+
+    task = asyncio.create_task(guard.run(LOCK_KEY, ExecutionTracker()))
+    try:
+        await asyncio.sleep(LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL)
+        await proxy.freeze_connections()
+        await asyncio.sleep((LOCK_ACQUIRE_RETRY_INTERVAL + LOCK_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT) * 2)
+    finally:
+        await cancel_and_wait(task)
+        await holder.close()
+
+    assert any(
+        x.name == "asyncpg_lock"
+        and x.levelname == "WARNING"
+        and x.exc_info is not None
+        and x.exc_info[0] is TimeoutError
+        for x in caplog.records
+    )
+
+
 async def test_no_overlapping_execution_for_same_keys(
     guard: asyncpg_lock.AdvisoryLockGuard, connector: PgConnector
 ) -> None: