diff --git a/safekeeper/src/receive_wal.rs b/safekeeper/src/receive_wal.rs
index f97e127a1724..2410e22f450f 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/receive_wal.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/receive_wal.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWrite;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::SendTimeoutError;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use tokio::task;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
-use tokio::time::{Duration, MissedTickBehavior};
+use tokio::time::{Duration, Instant, MissedTickBehavior};
 use tracing::*;
 use utils::id::TenantTimelineId;
 use utils::lsn::Lsn;
@@ -384,9 +385,29 @@ async fn read_network_loop<IO: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin>(
     msg_tx: Sender<ProposerAcceptorMessage>,
     mut next_msg: ProposerAcceptorMessage,
 ) -> Result<(), CopyStreamHandlerEnd> {
+    /// Threshold for logging slow WalAcceptor sends.
+    const SLOW_THRESHOLD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+
     loop {
-        if msg_tx.send(next_msg).await.is_err() {
-            return Ok(()); // chan closed, WalAcceptor terminated
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        match msg_tx.send_timeout(next_msg, SLOW_THRESHOLD).await {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            // Slow send, log a message and keep trying. Log context has timeline ID.
+            Err(SendTimeoutError::Timeout(next_msg)) => {
+                warn!(
+                    "slow WalAcceptor send blocked for {:.3}s",
+                    Instant::now().duration_since(started).as_secs_f64()
+                );
+                if msg_tx.send(next_msg).await.is_err() {
+                    return Ok(()); // WalAcceptor terminated
+                }
+                warn!(
+                    "slow WalAcceptor send completed after {:.3}s",
+                    Instant::now().duration_since(started).as_secs_f64()
+                )
+            }
+            // WalAcceptor terminated.
+            Err(SendTimeoutError::Closed(_)) => return Ok(()),
         }
         next_msg = read_message(pgb_reader).await?;
     }