1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/kafka/consumer/multiprocess.py b/kafka/consumer/multiprocess.py
index a63b090..5ce8b4d 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/multiprocess.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/multiprocess.py
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from multiprocessing import Process, Manager as MPManager
 
 try:
-    from Queue import Empty
+    from Queue import Empty, Full
 except ImportError:  # python 2
-    from queue import Empty
+    from queue import Empty, Full
 
 from .base import (
     AUTO_COMMIT_MSG_COUNT, AUTO_COMMIT_INTERVAL,
-    NO_MESSAGES_WAIT_TIME_SECONDS
+    NO_MESSAGES_WAIT_TIME_SECONDS,
+    FULL_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME_SECONDS
 )
 from .simple import Consumer, SimpleConsumer
 
@@ -59,7 +60,13 @@ def _mp_consume(client, group, topic, queue, size, events, **consumer_options):
 
         message = consumer.get_message()
         if message:
-            queue.put(message)
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    queue.put(message, timeout=FULL_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME_SECONDS)
+                    break
+                except Full:
+                    if events.exit.is_set(): break
+
             count += 1
 
             # We have reached the required size. The controller might have