diff --git a/lib/app/backend/BackendProcess.js b/lib/app/backend/BackendProcess.js
index 6077ce3f..f84c41ca 100644
--- a/lib/app/backend/BackendProcess.js
+++ b/lib/app/backend/BackendProcess.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events')
 const io = require('socket.io-client')
 const async = require('neo-async')
 const t = require('../../i18n')(__filename)
+const config = require('../../config')
 
 // @ts-check
 class BackendProcess extends EventEmitter {
@@ -125,18 +126,23 @@ class BackendProcess extends EventEmitter {
    * @return {Promise<any>}
    */
   _emitToSocket (event, data = null) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      if (data) {
-        return this.socket.emit(event, data, (err, result) => {
+    return Promise.race([
+      new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          reject(new Error(t('ERROR_SOCKET_EMIT_TIMEOUT')))
+        }, config.get('socketEmitTimeout')).unref()
+      }),
+      new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const callback = (err, result) => {
           if (err) return reject(err)
           resolve(result)
-        })
-      }
-      return this.socket.emit(event, (err, result) => {
-        if (err) return reject(err)
-        resolve(result)
+        }
+        if (data) {
+          return this.socket.emit(event, data, callback)
+        }
+        return this.socket.emit(event, callback)
       })
-    })
+    ])
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/config/schema.js b/lib/config/schema.js
index b3c84513..2f443484 100644
--- a/lib/config/schema.js
+++ b/lib/config/schema.js
@@ -31,5 +31,11 @@ module.exports = {
     format: String,
     default: 'en',
     env: 'LOCALE'
+  },
+  socketEmitTimeout: {
+    doc: 'Socket emit timeout',
+    format: Number,
+    default: 20000,
+    env: 'SOCKET_EMIT_TIMEOUT'
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/locales/en.json b/lib/locales/en.json
index aa62258e..317ce89d 100644
--- a/lib/locales/en.json
+++ b/lib/locales/en.json
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
   "lib/app/backend/BackendProcess": {
     "ESTABLISHING_SDK_CONNECTION": "Establishing SDK connection",
     "ERROR_CONNECTION_ERROR": "Connection error! Trying to reconnect...",
+    "ERROR_SOCKET_EMIT_TIMEOUT": "Socket emit timeout",
     "TRYING_TO_ATTACH_EXTENSION": "Trying to attach {extensionId} (trusted: {trusted}) ...",
     "EXTENSION_ATTACHED": "Extension {extensionId} (trusted: {trusted}) attached",
     "ERROR_ATTACHING_EXTENSION": "Error while attaching the extension {extensionId} (trusted: {trusted}): {reason}",