diff --git a/hidrpc.go b/hidrpc.go
index 7b9469f..5925488 100644
--- a/hidrpc.go
+++ b/hidrpc.go
@@ -8,26 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/usbgadget"
 )
 
-func onHidMessage(data []byte, session *Session) {
-	if len(data) < 1 {
-		logger.Warn().Int("length", len(data)).Msg("received empty data in HID RPC message handler")
-		return
-	}
-
-	var (
-		message hidrpc.Message
-		rpcErr  error
-	)
-
-	if err := hidrpc.Unmarshal(data, &message); err != nil {
-		logger.Warn().Err(err).Bytes("data", data).Msg("failed to unmarshal HID RPC message")
-		return
-	}
-
-	scopedLogger := hidRpcLogger.With().Str("payload", message.String()).Logger()
-
-	scopedLogger.Debug().Msg("received HID RPC message from the queue")
-	startTime := time.Now()
+func handleHidRpcMessage(message hidrpc.Message, session *Session) {
+	var rpcErr error
 
 	switch message.Type() {
 	case hidrpc.TypeHandshake:
@@ -68,9 +50,39 @@ func onHidMessage(data []byte, session *Session) {
 	if rpcErr != nil {
 		logger.Warn().Err(rpcErr).Msg("failed to handle HID RPC message")
 	}
+}
 
-	duration := time.Since(startTime)
-	scopedLogger.Debug().Dur("duration", duration).Msg("handled HID RPC message")
+func onHidMessage(data []byte, session *Session) {
+	scopedLogger := hidRpcLogger.With().Bytes("data", data).Logger()
+	scopedLogger.Debug().Msg("HID RPC message received")
+
+	if len(data) < 1 {
+		scopedLogger.Warn().Int("length", len(data)).Msg("received empty data in HID RPC message handler")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var message hidrpc.Message
+
+	if err := hidrpc.Unmarshal(data, &message); err != nil {
+		scopedLogger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("failed to unmarshal HID RPC message")
+		return
+	}
+
+	scopedLogger = scopedLogger.With().Str("descr", message.String()).Logger()
+
+	t := time.Now()
+
+	r := make(chan interface{})
+	go func() {
+		handleHidRpcMessage(message, session)
+		r <- nil
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		scopedLogger.Warn().Msg("HID RPC message timed out")
+	case <-r:
+		scopedLogger.Debug().Dur("duration", time.Since(t)).Msg("HID RPC message handled")
+	}
 }
 
 func handleHidRpcKeyboardInput(message hidrpc.Message) (*usbgadget.KeysDownState, error) {
diff --git a/internal/hidrpc/message.go b/internal/hidrpc/message.go
index d44662c..1d00062 100644
--- a/internal/hidrpc/message.go
+++ b/internal/hidrpc/message.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ func (m *Message) String() string {
 	case TypeKeyboardReport:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("KeyboardReport{Modifier: %d, Keys: %v}", m.d[0], m.d[1:])
 	case TypePointerReport:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("PointerReport{X: %d, Y: %d, Button: %d}", m.d[0], m.d[1], m.d[2])
+		return fmt.Sprintf("PointerReport{X: %d, Y: %d, Button: %d}", m.d[0:4], m.d[4:8], m.d[8])
 	case TypeMouseReport:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("MouseReport{DX: %d, DY: %d, Button: %d}", m.d[0], m.d[1], m.d[2])
+		return fmt.Sprintf("MouseReport{DX: %d, DY: %d, Button: %d}", m.d[0:2], m.d[2:4], m.d[4])
 	default:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown{Type: %d, Data: %v}", m.t, m.d)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/usbgadget/consts.go b/internal/usbgadget/consts.go
index 8204d0a..958aecc 100644
--- a/internal/usbgadget/consts.go
+++ b/internal/usbgadget/consts.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 package usbgadget
 
+import "time"
+
 const dwc3Path = "/sys/bus/platform/drivers/dwc3"
+
+const hidWriteTimeout = 10 * time.Millisecond
diff --git a/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go b/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go
index 2c734d2..8b433cd 100644
--- a/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go
+++ b/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) updateKeyDownState(state KeysDownState) {
 	u.keysDownState = state
 
 	if u.onKeysDownChange != nil {
+		u.log.Trace().Interface("state", state).Msg("calling onKeysDownChange")
 		(*u.onKeysDownChange)(state)
+		u.log.Trace().Interface("state", state).Msg("onKeysDownChange called")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) keyboardWriteHidFile(modifier byte, keys []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err := u.keyboardHidFile.Write(append([]byte{modifier, 0x00}, keys[:hidKeyBufferSize]...))
+	_, err := writeWithTimeout(u.keyboardHidFile, append([]byte{modifier, 0x00}, keys[:hidKeyBufferSize]...))
 	if err != nil {
 		u.logWithSuppression("keyboardWriteHidFile", 100, u.log, err, "failed to write to hidg0")
 		u.keyboardHidFile.Close()
diff --git a/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_absolute.go b/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_absolute.go
index c083b60..4f6f8d7 100644
--- a/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_absolute.go
+++ b/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_absolute.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) absMouseWriteHidFile(data []byte) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := u.absMouseHidFile.Write(data)
+	_, err := writeWithTimeout(u.absMouseHidFile, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.logWithSuppression("absMouseWriteHidFile", 100, u.log, err, "failed to write to hidg1")
 		u.absMouseHidFile.Close()
diff --git a/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_relative.go b/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_relative.go
index 70cb72c..25ec2c1 100644
--- a/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_relative.go
+++ b/internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_relative.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) relMouseWriteHidFile(data []byte) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := u.relMouseHidFile.Write(data)
+	_, err := writeWithTimeout(u.relMouseHidFile, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.logWithSuppression("relMouseWriteHidFile", 100, u.log, err, "failed to write to hidg2")
 		u.relMouseHidFile.Close()
diff --git a/internal/usbgadget/utils.go b/internal/usbgadget/utils.go
index 05fcd3a..6c295d6 100644
--- a/internal/usbgadget/utils.go
+++ b/internal/usbgadget/utils.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package usbgadget
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
@@ -107,6 +110,23 @@ func compareFileContent(oldContent []byte, newContent []byte, looserMatch bool)
 	return false
 }
 
+func writeWithTimeout(file *os.File, data []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if err := file.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(hidWriteTimeout)); err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	n, err = file.Write(data)
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded) {
+		err = nil
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 func (u *UsbGadget) logWithSuppression(counterName string, every int, logger *zerolog.Logger, err error, msg string, args ...any) {
 	u.logSuppressionLock.Lock()
 	defer u.logSuppressionLock.Unlock()