diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp

index 1fd3870e3d90bb4063644f2393c737a91ad2694b..a4942c653d82a3212230226b79dc8921359a5c54 100644

--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp

+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp

@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@ void LanLinkProvider::newConnection()

         connect(socket, &QIODevice::readyRead,

                 this, &LanLinkProvider::dataReceived);

+        QTimer* timer = new QTimer(socket);

+        timer->setSingleShot(true);

+        timer->setInterval(1000);

+        connect(socket, &QSslSocket::encrypted,

+                timer, &QObject::deleteLater);

+        connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, socket, [socket] {

+            qCWarning(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "LanLinkProvider/newConnection: Host timed out without sending any identity." << socket->peerAddress();

+            socket->disconnectFromHost();

+        });

+        timer->start();

     }

 }