diff --git a/taskiq_redis/redis_broker.py b/taskiq_redis/redis_broker.py
index 9786f79..9d05828 100644
--- a/taskiq_redis/redis_broker.py
+++ b/taskiq_redis/redis_broker.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def __init__(
         approximate: bool = True,
         idle_timeout: int = 600000,  # 10 minutes
         unacknowledged_batch_size: int = 100,
+        unacknowledged_lock_timeout: float | None = None,
         xread_count: int | None = 100,
         additional_streams: dict[str, str | int] | None = None,
         **connection_kwargs: Any,
@@ -188,8 +189,10 @@ def __init__(
         :param xread_count: number of messages to fetch from the stream at once.
         :param additional_streams: additional streams to read from.
             Each key is a stream name, value is a consumer id.
-        :param redeliver_timeout: time in ms to wait before redelivering a message.
         :param unacknowledged_batch_size: number of unacknowledged messages to fetch.
+        :param unacknowledged_lock_timeout: time in seconds before auto-releasing
+            the lock. Useful when the worker crashes or gets killed.
+            If not set, the lock can remain locked indefinitely.
         """
         super().__init__(
             url,
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.additional_streams = additional_streams or {}
         self.idle_timeout = idle_timeout
         self.unacknowledged_batch_size = unacknowledged_batch_size
+        self.unacknowledged_lock_timeout = unacknowledged_lock_timeout
         self.count = xread_count
 
     async def _declare_consumer_group(self) -> None:
@@ -290,6 +294,7 @@ async def listen(self) -> AsyncGenerator[AckableMessage, None]:
                 for stream in [self.queue_name, *self.additional_streams.keys()]:
                     lock = redis_conn.lock(
                         f"autoclaim:{self.consumer_group_name}:{stream}",
+                        timeout=self.unacknowledged_lock_timeout,
                     )
                     if await lock.locked():
                         continue
diff --git a/tests/test_broker.py b/tests/test_broker.py
index e501acf..3ee4665 100644
--- a/tests/test_broker.py
+++ b/tests/test_broker.py
@@ -432,3 +432,38 @@ async def test_maxlen_in_sentinel_stream_broker(
     async with broker._acquire_master_conn() as redis_conn:
         assert await redis_conn.xlen(broker.queue_name) == maxlen
     await broker.shutdown()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_unacknowledged_lock_timeout_in_stream_broker(
+    redis_url: str,
+    valid_broker_message: BrokerMessage,
+) -> None:
+    unacknowledged_lock_timeout = 1
+    queue_name = uuid.uuid4().hex
+    consumer_group_name = uuid.uuid4().hex
+
+    broker = RedisStreamBroker(
+        url=redis_url,
+        approximate=False,
+        queue_name=queue_name,
+        consumer_group_name=consumer_group_name,
+        unacknowledged_lock_timeout=unacknowledged_lock_timeout,
+    )
+
+    await broker.startup()
+    await broker.kick(valid_broker_message)
+
+    message = await get_message(broker)
+    assert isinstance(message, AckableMessage)
+    assert message.data == valid_broker_message.message
+
+    async with Redis(connection_pool=broker.connection_pool) as redis:
+        lock_key = f"autoclaim:{consumer_group_name}:{queue_name}"
+        await redis.exists(lock_key)
+        await asyncio.sleep(unacknowledged_lock_timeout + 0.5)
+
+        lock_exists_after_timeout = await redis.exists(lock_key)
+        assert lock_exists_after_timeout == 0, "Lock should be released after timeout"
+
+    await broker.shutdown()