diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/interpreters/_queues.py b/Lib/concurrent/interpreters/_queues.py
index 9c12b2c8c24664..b5cc0b8944940d 100644
--- a/Lib/concurrent/interpreters/_queues.py
+++ b/Lib/concurrent/interpreters/_queues.py
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ def full(self):
     def qsize(self):
         return _queues.get_count(self._id)
 
-    def put(self, obj, timeout=None, *,
+    def put(self, obj, block=True, timeout=None, *,
             unbounditems=None,
             _delay=10 / 1000,  # 10 milliseconds
             ):
         """Add the object to the queue.
 
-        This blocks while the queue is full.
+        If "block" is true, this blocks while the queue is full.
 
         For most objects, the object received through Queue.get() will
         be a new one, equivalent to the original and not sharing any
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ def put(self, obj, timeout=None, *,
         If "unbounditems" is UNBOUND then it is returned by get() in place
         of the unbound item.
         """
+        if not block:
+            return self.put_nowait(obj, unbounditems=unbounditems)
         if unbounditems is None:
             unboundop = -1
         else:
@@ -235,17 +237,19 @@ def put_nowait(self, obj, *, unbounditems=None):
             unboundop, = _serialize_unbound(unbounditems)
         _queues.put(self._id, obj, unboundop)
 
-    def get(self, timeout=None, *,
+    def get(self, block=True, timeout=None, *,
             _delay=10 / 1000,  # 10 milliseconds
             ):
         """Return the next object from the queue.
 
-        This blocks while the queue is empty.
+        If "block" is true, this blocks while the queue is empty.
 
         If the next item's original interpreter has been destroyed
         then the "next object" is determined by the value of the
         "unbounditems" argument to put().
         """
+        if not block:
+            return self.get_nowait()
         if timeout is not None:
             timeout = int(timeout)
             if timeout < 0:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_queues.py b/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_queues.py
index 5451c6654acb47..77334aea3836b9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_queues.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_queues.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from concurrent.interpreters import _queues as queues, _crossinterp
 from .utils import _run_output, TestBase as _TestBase
 
-
+HUGE_TIMEOUT = 3600
 REPLACE = _crossinterp._UNBOUND_CONSTANT_TO_FLAG[_crossinterp.UNBOUND]
 
 
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ def test_put_timeout(self):
         queue.put(None)
         with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueFull):
             queue.put(None, timeout=0.1)
+        with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueFull):
+            queue.put(None, HUGE_TIMEOUT, 0.1)
         queue.get()
         queue.put(None)
 
@@ -315,6 +317,10 @@ def test_put_nowait(self):
         queue.put_nowait(None)
         with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueFull):
             queue.put_nowait(None)
+        with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueFull):
+            queue.put(None, False)
+        with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueFull):
+            queue.put(None, False, timeout=HUGE_TIMEOUT)
         queue.get()
         queue.put_nowait(None)
 
@@ -345,11 +351,17 @@ def test_get_timeout(self):
         queue = queues.create()
         with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueEmpty):
             queue.get(timeout=0.1)
+        with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueEmpty):
+            queue.get(HUGE_TIMEOUT, 0.1)
 
     def test_get_nowait(self):
         queue = queues.create()
         with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueEmpty):
             queue.get_nowait()
+        with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueEmpty):
+            queue.get(False)
+        with self.assertRaises(queues.QueueEmpty):
+            queue.get(False, timeout=HUGE_TIMEOUT)
 
     def test_put_get_full_fallback(self):
         expected = list(range(20))
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-08-30-10-58-15.gh-issue-138253.9Ehj-N.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-08-30-10-58-15.gh-issue-138253.9Ehj-N.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..be810b759f44f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-08-30-10-58-15.gh-issue-138253.9Ehj-N.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Add the *block* parameter in the :meth:`!put` and :meth:`!get` methods
+of the :mod:`concurrent.interpreters` queues for compatibility with the
+:class:`queue.Queue` interface.