diff --git a/glances/globals.py b/glances/globals.py
index 4380dcb0..6c8112a3 100644
--- a/glances/globals.py
+++ b/glances/globals.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import weakref
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from configparser import ConfigParser, NoOptionError, NoSectionError
 from datetime import datetime
+from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
 from operator import itemgetter, methodcaller
 from statistics import mean
 from typing import Any, Optional, Union
@@ -584,3 +585,32 @@ def atoi(text):
 def natural_keys(text):
     """Return a text in a natural/human readable format."""
     return [atoi(c) for c in re.split(r'(\d+)', text)]
+
+
+def exit_after(seconds, default=None):
+    """Exit the function if it takes more than 'seconds' seconds to complete.
+    In this case, return the value of 'default' (default: None)."""
+
+    def handler(q, func, args, kwargs):
+        q.put(func(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        def wraps(*args, **kwargs):
+            q = Queue()
+            p = Process(target=handler, args=(q, func, args, kwargs))
+            p.start()
+            p.join(timeout=seconds)
+            if not p.is_alive():
+                return q.get()
+
+            p.terminate()
+            p.join(timeout=0.1)
+            if p.is_alive():
+                # Kill in case processes doesn't terminate
+                # Happens with cases like broken NFS connections
+                p.kill()
+            return default
+
+        return wraps
+
+    return decorator
diff --git a/glances/plugins/plugin/model.py b/glances/plugins/plugin/model.py
index 1aa81183..6756bb12 100644
--- a/glances/plugins/plugin/model.py
+++ b/glances/plugins/plugin/model.py
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ I am your father...
 
 import copy
 import re
+import threading
+
+try:
+    import thread
+except ImportError:
+    import _thread as thread
 
 from glances.actions import GlancesActions
 from glances.events_list import glances_events
@@ -1212,7 +1218,25 @@ class GlancesPluginModel:
 
         return wrapper
 
+    def _exit_after(second):
+        """Exit the function if it takes more than 'second' seconds to complete."""
+
+        def outer(fn):
+            def inner(*args, **kwargs):
+                timer = threading.Timer(second, thread.interrupt_main, args=[fn.__name__])
+                timer.start()
+                try:
+                    result = fn(*args, **kwargs)
+                finally:
+                    timer.cancel()
+                return result
+
+            return inner
+
+        return outer
+
     # Mandatory to call the decorator in child classes
     _check_decorator = staticmethod(_check_decorator)
     _log_result_decorator = staticmethod(_log_result_decorator)
     _manage_rate = staticmethod(_manage_rate)
+    _exit_after = staticmethod(_exit_after)
diff --git a/tests-data/issues/issue3290.py b/tests-data/issues/issue3290.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dc2e283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-data/issues/issue3290.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import time
+from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
+
+import psutil
+
+
+def exit_after(seconds, default=None):
+    """Exit the function if it takes more than 'second' seconds to complete.
+    In this case, return the value of 'default' (default: None)."""
+
+    def handler(q, func, args, kwargs):
+        q.put(func(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        def wraps(*args, **kwargs):
+            q = Queue()
+            p = Process(target=handler, args=(q, func, args, kwargs))
+            p.start()
+            p.join(timeout=seconds)
+            if not p.is_alive():
+                return q.get()
+
+            p.terminate()
+            p.join(timeout=0.1)
+            if p.is_alive():
+                # Kill in case processes doesn't terminate
+                # Happens with cases like broken NFS connections
+                p.kill()
+            return default
+
+        return wraps
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+class Issue3290:
+    @exit_after(1, default=None)
+    def blocking_io_call(self, fs):
+        try:
+            return psutil.disk_usage(fs)
+        except OSError:
+            return None
+
+
+issue = Issue3290()
+while True:
+    print(f"{time.time()} {issue.blocking_io_call('/home/nicolargo/tmp/hang')}")
+    time.sleep(1)