diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/17576.md b/news/2 Fixes/17576.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72e8ad8d11c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/17576.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add timeout when discovery runs `conda info --json` command.
diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/common/environmentManagers/conda.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/common/environmentManagers/conda.ts
index 025cb7fc75b5..300b218864ae 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/common/environmentManagers/conda.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/common/environmentManagers/conda.ts
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ export class Conda {
     // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
     private async getInfoCached(command: string): Promise<CondaInfo> {
         const disposables = new Set<IDisposable>();
-        const result = await exec(command, ['info', '--json'], {}, disposables);
+        const result = await exec(command, ['info', '--json'], { timeout: 50000 }, disposables);
         traceVerbose(`conda info --json: ${result.stdout}`);
 
         // Ensure the process we started is cleaned up.