diff --git a/centreon/plugins/script.pm b/centreon/plugins/script.pm
index a38689806..86ea675fe 100644
--- a/centreon/plugins/script.pm
+++ b/centreon/plugins/script.pm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use FindBin;
 use Pod::Usage;
 use Pod::Find qw(pod_where);
 
-my %handlers = (DIE => {});
+my %handlers = (DIE => {}, ALRM => {});
 
 my $global_version = '(dev)';
 my $alternative_fatpacker = 0;
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ sub new {
     # Avoid to destroy because it keeps a ref on the object. 
     # A problem if we execute it multiple times in the same perl execution
     # Use prepare_destroy
-    $self->set_signal_handlers;
+    $self->set_signal_handlers();
     return $self;
 }
 
 sub prepare_destroy {
     my ($self) = @_;
 
-    delete $handlers{DIE}->{$self};
+    %handlers = undef;
 }
 
 sub set_signal_handlers {
-    my $self = shift;
+    my ($self) = @_;
 
     $SIG{__DIE__} = \&class_handle_DIE;
     $handlers{DIE}->{$self} = sub { $self->handle_DIE($_[0]) };
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ sub class_handle_DIE {
     }
 }
 
+sub class_handle_ALRM {
+    foreach (keys %{$handlers{ALRM}}) {
+        &{$handlers{ALRM}->{$_}}();
+    }
+}
+
 sub handle_DIE {
     my ($self, $msg) = @_;
 
@@ -78,6 +84,13 @@ sub handle_DIE {
     $self->{output}->die_exit();
 }
 
+sub handle_ALRM {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+    $self->{output}->add_option_msg(short_msg => 'script global timeout');
+    $self->{output}->option_exit();
+}
+
 sub get_global_version {
     return $global_version;
 }
@@ -85,9 +98,7 @@ sub get_global_version {
 sub get_plugin {
     my ($self) = @_;
     
-    ######
     # Need to load global 'Output' and 'Options'
-    ######
     if ($alternative_fatpacker == 0) {
         require centreon::plugins::options;
         $self->{options} = centreon::plugins::options->new();
@@ -105,20 +116,28 @@ sub get_plugin {
         'ignore-warn-msg'   => { name => 'ignore_warn_msg' },
         'version'           => { name => 'version' },
         'runas:s'           => { name => 'runas' },
+        'global-timeout:s'  => { name => 'global_timeout' },
         'environment:s%'    => { name => 'environment' },
         'convert-args:s'    => { name => 'convert_args' },
     });
 
     $self->{options}->parse_options();
 
-    $self->{plugin} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'plugin' );
-    $self->{list_plugin} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'list_plugin' );
-    $self->{help} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'help' );
-    $self->{version} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'version' );
-    $self->{runas} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'runas' );
-    $self->{environment} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'environment' );
-    $self->{ignore_warn_msg} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'ignore_warn_msg' );
-    $self->{convert_args} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'convert_args' );
+    $self->{plugin} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'plugin');
+    $self->{list_plugin} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'list_plugin');
+    $self->{help} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'help');
+    $self->{version} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'version');
+    $self->{runas} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'runas');
+    $self->{environment} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'environment');
+    $self->{ignore_warn_msg} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'ignore_warn_msg');
+    $self->{convert_args} = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'convert_args');
+    
+    my $global_timeout = $self->{options}->get_option(argument => 'global_timeout');
+    if (defined($global_timeout) && $global_timeout =~ /(\d+)/) {
+        $SIG{ALRM} = \&class_handle_ALRM;
+        $handlers{ALRM}->{$self} = sub { $self->handle_ALRM() };
+        alarm($1);
+    }
 
     $self->{output}->plugin(name => $self->{plugin});
     $self->{output}->check_options(option_results => $self->{options}->get_options());
@@ -354,8 +373,10 @@ sub run {
         centreon::plugins::misc::mymodule_load(output => $self->{output}, module => $self->{plugin}, 
                                                error_msg => 'Cannot load module --plugin.');
     my $plugin = $self->{plugin}->new(options => $self->{options}, output => $self->{output});
-    $plugin->init(help => $self->{help},
-                  version => $self->{version});
+    $plugin->init(
+        help => $self->{help},
+        version => $self->{version}
+    );
     $plugin->run();
 }
 
@@ -399,6 +420,10 @@ Perl warn messages are ignored (not displayed).
 
 Run the script as a different user (prefer to use directly the good user).
 
+=item B<--global-timeout>
+
+Set script timeout.
+
 =item B<--environment>
 
 Set environment variables for the script (prefer to set it before running it for better performance).