diff --git a/diskcache/fanout.py b/diskcache/fanout.py
index 9822ee4..f806c76 100644
--- a/diskcache/fanout.py
+++ b/diskcache/fanout.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 from .core import DEFAULT_SETTINGS, ENOVAL, Cache, Disk, Timeout
 from .persistent import Deque, Index
 
+def _default_with_meta(default, expire_time, tag):
+    """Match Cache.get/pop: wrap default when expire_time or tag is requested."""
+    if expire_time and tag:
+        return (default, None, None)
+    if expire_time or tag:
+        return (default, None)
+    return default
+
 
 class FanoutCache:
     """Cache that shards keys and values."""
@@ -284,7 +292,7 @@ def get(
         try:
             return shard.get(key, default, read, expire_time, tag, retry)
         except (Timeout, sqlite3.OperationalError):
-            return default
+            return _default_with_meta(default, expire_time, tag)
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         """Return corresponding value for `key` from cache.
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@ def pop(
         try:
             return shard.pop(key, default, expire_time, tag, retry)
         except Timeout:
-            return default
+            return _default_with_meta(default, expire_time, tag)
 
     def delete(self, key, retry=False):
         """Delete corresponding item for `key` from cache.
diff --git a/tests/test_fanout.py b/tests/test_fanout.py
index af221b6..16ebb22 100644
--- a/tests/test_fanout.py
+++ b/tests/test_fanout.py
@@ -316,6 +316,34 @@ def test_pop_timeout(cache):
         assert cache.pop(0) is None
 
 
+def test_get_timeout_expire_time(cache):
+    shards = mock.Mock()
+    shard = mock.Mock()
+    get_func = mock.Mock()
+
+    shards.__getitem__ = mock.Mock(side_effect=lambda key: shard)
+    shard.get = get_func
+    get_func.side_effect = dc.Timeout
+
+    with mock.patch.object(cache, '_shards', shards):
+        assert cache.get(0, expire_time=True) == (None, None)
+        assert cache.get(0, default=1, expire_time=True, tag=True) == (1, None, None)
+
+
+def test_pop_timeout_expire_time(cache):
+    shards = mock.Mock()
+    shard = mock.Mock()
+    pop_func = mock.Mock()
+
+    shards.__getitem__ = mock.Mock(side_effect=lambda key: shard)
+    shard.pop = pop_func
+    pop_func.side_effect = dc.Timeout
+
+    with mock.patch.object(cache, '_shards', shards):
+        assert cache.pop(0, expire_time=True) == (None, None)
+        assert cache.pop(0, default=1, expire_time=True, tag=True) == (1, None, None)
+
+
 def test_delete_timeout(cache):
     shards = mock.Mock()
     shard = mock.Mock()