diff --git a/tests/observer_pattern/observable/test_decorators.py b/tests/observer_pattern/observable/test_decorators.py
index 6f9164f..8772e6d 100644
--- a/tests/observer_pattern/observable/test_decorators.py
+++ b/tests/observer_pattern/observable/test_decorators.py
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
+import asyncio
+import threading
+
 import pydase
 import pytest
 from pydase.observer_pattern.observable.decorators import validate_set
 
 
+def linspace(start: float, stop: float, n: int):
+    if n == 1:
+        yield stop
+        return
+    h = (stop - start) / (n - 1)
+    for i in range(n):
+        yield start + h * i
+
+
+def asyncio_loop_thread(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    loop.run_forever()
+
+
 def test_validate_set_precision(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
     class Service(pydase.DataService):
         def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -43,3 +60,69 @@ def test_validate_set_precision(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
     assert service_instance.value_2 == 1.1  # noqa
 
     assert "'value_2' changed to '1.1'" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_validate_set_timeout(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
+    class RemoteDevice:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self._value = 0.0
+            self.loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+            self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
+            self.thread = threading.Thread(
+                target=asyncio_loop_thread, args=(self.loop,), daemon=True
+            )
+            self.thread.start()
+
+        def __del__(self) -> None:
+            self.loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self.loop.stop)
+            self.thread.join()
+
+        @property
+        def value(self) -> float:
+            future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self._get_value(), self.loop)
+            return future.result()
+
+        async def _get_value(self) -> float:
+            return self._value
+
+        @value.setter
+        def value(self, value: float) -> None:
+            self.loop.create_task(self.set_value(value))
+
+        async def set_value(self, value) -> None:
+            for i in linspace(self._value, value, 10):
+                self._value = i
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    class Service(pydase.DataService):
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            super().__init__()
+            self._driver = RemoteDevice()
+
+        @property
+        def value_1(self) -> float:
+            return self._driver.value
+
+        @value_1.setter
+        @validate_set(timeout=0.5)
+        def value_1(self, value: float) -> None:
+            self._driver.value = value
+
+        @property
+        def value_2(self) -> float:
+            return self._driver.value
+
+        @value_2.setter
+        @validate_set(timeout=1)
+        def value_2(self, value: float) -> None:
+            self._driver.value = value
+
+    service_instance = Service()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
+        service_instance.value_1 = 2.0
+        assert "Failed to set value to 2.0 within 0.5 seconds. Current value:" in str(
+            exc_info
+        )
+
+    service_instance.value_2 = 3.0  # no assertion raised