diff --git a/torch/testing/_internal/common_distributed.py b/torch/testing/_internal/common_distributed.py
index c2061c924e79e..fb0b4facda896 100644
--- a/torch/testing/_internal/common_distributed.py
+++ b/torch/testing/_internal/common_distributed.py
@@ -2071,8 +2071,50 @@ def wrapper(self):
             if self.rank == self.MAIN_PROCESS_RANK:
                 logger.debug(f"Waiting for workers to finish {self.id()}")  # noqa: G004
                 # Wait for the workers to finish the test
-                for i, completion_queue in enumerate(self.completion_queues):
-                    rv = completion_queue.get()
+                for i, (p, completion_queue) in enumerate(
+                    zip(self.processes, self.completion_queues)
+                ):
+                    # Bounded wait. Without a timeout, a rank that dies or
+                    # gets stuck before sending its completion message causes
+                    # this get() to block forever.
+                    _to = getattr(self.__class__, "timeout", None)
+                    _timeout_s = (_to.total_seconds() if _to is not None else 120) + 60
+                    try:
+                        rv = completion_queue.get(timeout=_timeout_s)
+                    except queue.Empty:
+                        _alive = p.is_alive()
+                        _exitcode = p.exitcode
+                        _pid = p.pid
+                        # Tear down the whole (broken) worker pool so no rank
+                        # is left stuck holding devices for the next test.
+                        for _p in self.processes:
+                            try:
+                                if _p.is_alive():
+                                    _p.terminate()
+                            except Exception:
+                                pass
+                        for _p in self.processes:
+                            try:
+                                _p.join(timeout=10)
+                                if _p.is_alive():
+                                    _p.kill()
+                            except Exception:
+                                pass
+                        # Force a FRESH pool to be spawned for the next test
+                        # (recover instead of poisoning the class).
+                        self.__class__._processes_spawned = False
+                        if _alive:
+                            raise TimeoutError(
+                                f"Rank {i} (pid {_pid}) did not send completion for "
+                                f"{self.id()} within {_timeout_s}s (rank still alive "
+                                f"- likely stuck). Worker pool torn down; next test "
+                                f"will use a fresh pool."
+                            ) from None
+                        raise RuntimeError(
+                            f"Rank {i} (pid {_pid}) died with exit_code={_exitcode} "
+                            f"before sending completion for {self.id()}. Worker pool "
+                            f"torn down; next test will use a fresh pool."
+                        ) from None
                     if isinstance(rv, unittest.SkipTest):
                         raise rv
                     if isinstance(rv, BaseException):