diff --git a/base/single_thread_task_runner.cc b/base/single_thread_task_runner.cc
index d4baf230dae4..2a937223408d 100644
--- a/base/single_thread_task_runner.cc
+++ b/base/single_thread_task_runner.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+#include "base/debug/stack_trace.h"
 #include "base/single_thread_task_runner.h"
 #include "base/message_loop/message_loop.h"
 #include "base/synchronization/waitable_event.h"
@@ -47,7 +48,15 @@ void SingleThreadTaskRunner::PostBlockingTask(const base::Location& from_here,
 
   if (task_may_run) {
     // Wait for the task to complete before proceeding.
-    task_finished.Wait();
+    do {
+      if (task_finished.TimedWait(base::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(1000))) {
+        break;
+      }
+#if !defined(COBALT_BUILD_TYPE_GOLD)
+      base::debug::StackTrace trace;
+      trace.PrintWithPrefix("[task runner deadlock]");
+#endif // !defined(COBALT_BUILD_TYPE_GOLD)
+    } while (true);
   }
 }
 #endif