diff --git a/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/api.ts b/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/api.ts
index b2977ad6..f06c098a 100644
--- a/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/api.ts
+++ b/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/api.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   FORM_FIELDS_URL,
   BULK_CREATE_URL,
   TC_DETAILS_MAX_BATCH,
+  TCG_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
+  TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS,
 } from "./config.js";
 import {
   DefaultFieldMaps,
@@ -192,10 +194,21 @@ export async function pollTestCaseDetails(
   let done = false;
   const tmBaseUrl = await getTMBaseURL(config);
   const TCG_POLL_URL_VALUE = TCG_POLL_URL(tmBaseUrl);
+  const deadline = Date.now() + TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS;
 
   while (!done) {
+    // Bail out if the backend never sends a "termination" message, so a stuck
+    // job cannot keep this loop (and its callers) alive forever.
+    if (Date.now() > deadline) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `TCG test-case detail polling timed out after ${TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS}ms (trace ${traceRequestId})`,
+      );
+    }
+
     // add a bit of jitter to avoid synchronized polling storms
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10000 + Math.random() * 5000));
+    await new Promise((r) =>
+      setTimeout(r, TCG_POLL_INTERVAL_MS + Math.random() * 5000),
+    );
 
     const poll = await apiClient.post({
       url: `${TCG_POLL_URL_VALUE}?x-bstack-traceRequestId=${encodeURIComponent(traceRequestId)}`,
@@ -247,7 +260,27 @@ export async function pollScenariosTestDetails(
 
   // Promisify interval-style polling using a wrapper
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    const intervalId = setInterval(async () => {
+    const timers: {
+      interval?: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+      timeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+    } = {};
+    const stop = () => {
+      if (timers.interval) clearInterval(timers.interval);
+      if (timers.timeout) clearTimeout(timers.timeout);
+    };
+
+    // Hard wall-clock deadline: if the backend never sends a "termination"
+    // message, reject instead of letting the interval fire forever.
+    timers.timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      stop();
+      reject(
+        new Error(
+          `TCG scenario polling timed out after ${TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS}ms (trace ${traceId})`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }, TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS);
+
+    timers.interval = setInterval(async () => {
       try {
         const poll = await apiClient.post({
           url: `${TCG_POLL_URL_VALUE}?x-bstack-traceRequestId=${encodeURIComponent(traceId)}`,
@@ -258,7 +291,7 @@ export async function pollScenariosTestDetails(
         });
 
         if (poll.status !== 200) {
-          clearInterval(intervalId);
+          stop();
           reject(new Error(`Polling error: ${poll.statusText || poll.status}`));
           return;
         }
@@ -324,15 +357,15 @@ export async function pollScenariosTestDetails(
           }
 
           if (msg.type === "termination") {
-            clearInterval(intervalId);
+            stop();
             resolve();
           }
         }
       } catch (err) {
-        clearInterval(intervalId);
+        stop();
         reject(err);
       }
-    }, 10000); // 10 second interval
+    }, TCG_POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
   });
 
   // once all detail fetches are triggered, wait for them to complete
diff --git a/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/config.ts b/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/config.ts
index 828d7fce..21dd5ada 100644
--- a/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 export const TC_DETAILS_MAX_BATCH = 10;
 
+// Wall-clock bounds for the TCG generation polling loops. Without a hard
+// deadline, a job that never emits a "termination" message keeps the loop
+// (and every caller awaiting it) alive forever.
+export const TCG_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 10_000;
+export const TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000; // 10 minutes
+
 export const TCG_TRIGGER_URL = (baseUrl: string) =>
   `${baseUrl}/api/v1/integration/tcg/test-generation/suggest-test-cases`;
 
diff --git a/tests/tools/tcg-poll-timeout.test.ts b/tests/tools/tcg-poll-timeout.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f5b1f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/tcg-poll-timeout.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it, expect, vi, Mock } from "vitest";
+import { apiClient } from "../../src/lib/apiClient";
+import { getTMBaseURL } from "../../src/lib/tm-base-url";
+import { pollTestCaseDetails } from "../../src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/api";
+import { TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS } from "../../src/tools/testmanagement-utils/TCG-utils/config";
+
+// The TCG polling loops must give up after a hard wall-clock deadline instead
+// of polling forever when the backend never sends a "termination" message.
+vi.mock("../../src/lib/apiClient", () => ({
+  apiClient: { get: vi.fn(), post: vi.fn() },
+}));
+vi.mock("../../src/lib/tm-base-url", () => ({
+  getTMBaseURL: vi.fn(async () => "https://test-management.browserstack.com"),
+}));
+vi.mock("../../src/lib/get-auth", () => ({
+  getBrowserStackAuth: vi.fn(() => "fake-user:fake-key"),
+}));
+
+const mockConfig = {
+  "browserstack-username": "fake-user",
+  "browserstack-access-key": "fake-key",
+} as any;
+
+describe("TCG polling hard timeout", () => {
+  let setTimeoutSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    (getTMBaseURL as Mock).mockResolvedValue(
+      "https://test-management.browserstack.com",
+    );
+    // Make the inter-poll sleep resolve immediately so the loop advances
+    // without waiting real seconds.
+    setTimeoutSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(global, "setTimeout")
+      .mockImplementation(((fn: () => void) => {
+        fn();
+        return 0 as unknown as NodeJS.Timeout;
+      }) as unknown as typeof setTimeout);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    setTimeoutSpy.mockRestore();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("pollTestCaseDetails rejects once the deadline passes with no termination", async () => {
+    // Backend keeps replying successfully but never emits a terminal message.
+    (apiClient.post as Mock).mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { data: { success: true, message: [] } },
+    });
+
+    // First Date.now() sets the deadline; the next read is past it.
+    const base = 1_000_000;
+    let call = 0;
+    vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockImplementation(() =>
+      ++call === 1 ? base : base + TCG_POLL_MAX_WAIT_MS + 1,
+    );
+
+    await expect(pollTestCaseDetails("trace-abc", mockConfig)).rejects.toThrow(
+      /timed out/i,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("pollTestCaseDetails resolves normally when termination arrives", async () => {
+    (apiClient.post as Mock).mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        data: {
+          success: true,
+          message: [
+            {
+              type: "testcase_details",
+              data: {
+                testcase_details: [
+                  { id: "tc-1", steps: ["s1"], preconditions: "p1" },
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+            { type: "termination" },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      pollTestCaseDetails("trace-xyz", mockConfig),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ "tc-1": { steps: ["s1"], preconditions: "p1" } });
+  });
+});