diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs
index 20827c87b2..9c83541ea3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
 use nu_protocol::{engine::Job, JobId};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct JobWait;
@@ -10,14 +11,16 @@ impl Command for JobWait {
     }
 
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        r#"Wait for a job to complete and return its result value.
+        r#"Wait for a job to complete."#
+    }
 
-        Given the id of a running job currently in the job table, this command
-        waits for it to complete and returns the value returned
-        by the closure passed down to `job spawn`.
+    fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"Given the id of a running job currently in the job table, this command
+waits for it to complete and returns the value returned
+by the closure passed down to `job spawn` to create the given job.
 
-        Note that this command fails if a job is currently not in the job table
-        (as seen by `job list`), so it is not possible to wait for jobs that have already finished.
+Note that this command fails if the provided job id is currently not in the job table
+(as seen by `job list`), so it is not possible to wait for jobs that have already finished.   
         "#
     }
 
@@ -73,9 +76,13 @@ impl Command for JobWait {
                 // .wait() blocks so we drop our mutex guard
                 drop(jobs);
 
-                let result = waiter.wait().clone().with_span(head);
+                let value = wait_with_interrupt(
+                    |time| waiter.wait_timeout(time),
+                    || engine_state.signals().check(head),
+                    Duration::from_millis(100),
+                )?;
 
-                Ok(result.into_pipeline_data())
+                Ok(value.clone().with_span(head).into_pipeline_data())
             }
         }
     }
@@ -88,3 +95,18 @@ impl Command for JobWait {
         }]
     }
 }
+
+pub fn wait_with_interrupt<R, E>(
+    mut wait: impl FnMut(Duration) -> Option<R>,
+    mut interrupted: impl FnMut() -> Result<(), E>,
+    check_interval: Duration,
+) -> Result<R, E> {
+    loop {
+        interrupted()?;
+
+        match wait(check_interval) {
+            Some(result) => return Ok(result),
+            None => {} // do nothing, try again
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
index 7f974b17c7..32843a1c13 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex, WaitTimeoutResult},
+    time::Instant,
 };
 
 use nu_system::{kill_by_pid, UnfreezeHandle};
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ impl ThreadJob {
     }
 
     pub fn on_termination(&self) -> &Waiter<Value> {
-        return &self.on_termination;
+        &self.on_termination
     }
 }
 
@@ -264,12 +265,12 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 pub fn completion_signal<T>() -> (Completer<T>, Waiter<T>) {
     let inner = Arc::new(InnerWaitCompleteSignal::new());
 
-    return (
+    (
         Completer {
             inner: inner.clone(),
         },
         Waiter { inner },
-    );
+    )
 }
 
 /// Waiter and Completer are effectively just `Arc` wrappers around this type.
@@ -324,6 +325,26 @@ impl<T> Waiter<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn wait_timeout(&self, duration: std::time::Duration) -> Option<&T> {
+        let inner: &InnerWaitCompleteSignal<T> = self.inner.as_ref();
+
+        let guard = inner.mutex.lock().expect("mutex is poisoned!");
+
+        match inner
+            .var
+            .wait_timeout_while(guard, duration, |_| inner.value.get().is_none())
+        {
+            Ok((_guard, result)) => {
+                if result.timed_out() {
+                    return None;
+                } else {
+                    return Some(inner.value.get().unwrap());
+                }
+            }
+            Err(_) => panic!("mutex is poisoned!"),
+        }
+    }
+
     // TODO: add wait_timeout
 
     /// Checks if this completion signal has been signaled.
diff --git a/crates/nu-system/src/util.rs b/crates/nu-system/src/util.rs
index 73b3575177..01663a77c1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-system/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-system/src/util.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::io;
 use std::process::Command as CommandSys;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 /// Tries to forcefully kill a process by its PID
 pub fn kill_by_pid(pid: i64) -> io::Result<()> {