diff --git a/apps/greenhouse/src/Shell.js b/apps/greenhouse/src/Shell.js
index aaaa9a714..24ba86970 100644
--- a/apps/greenhouse/src/Shell.js
+++ b/apps/greenhouse/src/Shell.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import styles from "./styles.scss"
 import StyleProvider from "juno-ui-components"
 import useCommunication from "./hooks/useCommunication"
 import { registerConsumer, currentState } from "url-state-provider"
+import useIdleTimer from "./hooks/useIdleTimer"
+import IdleTimerProvider from "./components/IdleTimerProvider"
 
 /* IMPORTANT: Replace this with your app's name */
 const URL_STATE_KEY = "greenhouse"
@@ -77,8 +79,8 @@ const Shell = (props = {}) => {
 
   // Create query client which it can be used from overall in the app
   const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-
   useCommunication()
+  useIdleTimer({ timeout: 5 })
 
   // INIT
   // on app initial load save Endpoint and URL_STATE_KEY so it can be
@@ -131,15 +133,17 @@ const Shell = (props = {}) => {
   return (
     <Auth>
       <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-        <ShellLayout>
-          {Object.keys(appsConfig).map((appName, i) => (
-            <App
-              name={appName}
-              key={i}
-              active={activeApps.indexOf(appName) >= 0}
-            />
-          ))}
-        </ShellLayout>
+        <IdleTimerProvider>
+          <ShellLayout>
+            {Object.keys(appsConfig).map((appName, i) => (
+              <App
+                name={appName}
+                key={i}
+                active={activeApps.indexOf(appName) >= 0}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </ShellLayout>
+        </IdleTimerProvider>
       </QueryClientProvider>
     </Auth>
   )
diff --git a/apps/greenhouse/src/components/IdleTimerProvider.js b/apps/greenhouse/src/components/IdleTimerProvider.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73360a9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/greenhouse/src/components/IdleTimerProvider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react"
+import { Modal } from "juno-ui-components"
+import useStore from "../hooks/useStore"
+
+const IdleTimerProvider = ({ children }) => {
+  const userActivity = useStore((state) => state.userActivity)
+  const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!userActivity?.isActive) {
+      setShowModal(true)
+    }
+  }, [userActivity?.isActive])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log("SHOW MODAL: ", showModal)
+    userActivity?.setShowInactiveModal(showModal)
+  }, [showModal])
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {showModal && (
+        <Modal
+          open={true}
+          onCancel={() => {
+            setShowModal(false)
+          }}
+          cancelButtonLabel="Continue"
+        >
+          <p>
+            It seems you aren't anymore active. The workers are paused until you
+            hit continue.
+          </p>
+        </Modal>
+      )}
+      {children}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export default IdleTimerProvider
diff --git a/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useCommunication.js b/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useCommunication.js
index a44d7fe13..ef5e7218a 100644
--- a/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useCommunication.js
+++ b/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useCommunication.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import useStore from "./useStore"
 
 const useCommunication = () => {
   const auth = useStore((state) => state.auth)
+  const userActivity = useStore((state) => state.userActivity)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!auth.appLoaded || auth?.isProcessing || auth?.error) return
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@ const useCommunication = () => {
       if (unwatchUpdate) unwatchUpdate()
     }
   }, [auth?.setData, auth?.setAppLoaded])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // check against undefined since this is a boolean
+    if (userActivity?.showInactiveModal === undefined) return
+
+    broadcast(
+      "GREENHOUSE_USER_ACTIVITY",
+      { isActive: !userActivity?.showInactiveModal },
+      { debug: true }
+    )
+  }, [userActivity?.showInactiveModal])
 }
 
 export default useCommunication
diff --git a/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useIdleTimer.js b/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useIdleTimer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..929efc5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useIdleTimer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from "react"
+import useStore from "./useStore"
+
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 1800 // 30 min
+
+// TODO: should we return the counter?
+const useIdleTimer = ({ timeout, onTimeout, onActive }) => {
+  const userActivity = useStore((state) => state.userActivity)
+  const [intervalChecker, setIntervalChecker] = useState(null)
+  const [counter, setCounter] = useState(0)
+  const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState(true) // default to true so it is not starting inactive
+
+  // set a default timeout
+  timeout = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!timeout) return DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+    return timeout
+  }, [timeout])
+
+  // on load bind events and reset on timeout changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    trackActivity()
+    startInterval()
+    return () => cleanUp()
+  }, [timeout])
+
+  // dispatch callbacks and save state into the store
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // save into the store
+    userActivity?.setIsActive(isActive)
+    // send callbacks
+    if (isActive) {
+      if (onActive) onActive()
+    } else {
+      if (onTimeout) onTimeout()
+    }
+  }, [isActive])
+
+  console.log("IDLETIMMER HOOK: ", isActive, counter)
+
+  // track user activity by adding event listeners
+  const trackActivity = () => {
+    window.addEventListener("mousemove", activity)
+    window.addEventListener("click", activity)
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", activity)
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", activity)
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", focus)
+  }
+
+  // cleanup all events
+  const cleanUp = () => {
+    clearInterval(intervalChecker)
+    window.removeEventListener("mousemove", activity)
+    window.removeEventListener("click", activity)
+    window.removeEventListener("scroll", activity)
+    window.removeEventListener("keydown", activity)
+    window.removeEventListener("focus", activity)
+  }
+
+  // set the expire time by reducing noise
+  const activity = () => {
+    setIsActive(true)
+    setCounter(0)
+  }
+
+  // check in regular periods if we still active
+  const startInterval = () => {
+    setIntervalChecker(
+      setInterval(() => {
+        // use functional updates since interval will be created once
+        // but we need to read the updated counter
+        setCounter((prevCounter) => {
+          const newCount = prevCounter + 1
+          if (newCount > timeout) {
+            setIsActive(false)
+          }
+          return newCount
+        })
+      }, 1000)
+    )
+  }
+
+  return { isActive: isActive, inActiveSince: counter }
+}
+
+export default useIdleTimer
diff --git a/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useStore.js b/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useStore.js
index dc669edfa..a6534fd8c 100644
--- a/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useStore.js
+++ b/apps/greenhouse/src/hooks/useStore.js
@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ const ACTIONS = {
   SIGN_OUT: "signOut",
 }
 
+const createUserActivitySlice = (set, get) => ({
+  userActivity: {
+    // this state tracks the user activity
+    isActive: true,
+    setIsActive: (activity) => {
+      set((state) => ({
+        userActivity: { ...state.userActivity, isActive: activity },
+      }))
+    },
+    //this state tracks
+    showInactiveModal: false,
+    setShowInactiveModal: (activity) => {
+      set((state) => ({
+        userActivity: { ...state.userActivity, showInactiveModal: activity },
+      }))
+    },
+  },
+})
+
 const createAuthDataSlice = (set, get) => ({
   auth: {
     data: null,
@@ -70,6 +89,7 @@ const createAppsDataSlice = (set, get) => ({
 const useStore = create((set, get) => ({
   ...createAuthDataSlice(set, get),
   ...createAppsDataSlice(set, get),
+  ...createUserActivitySlice(set, get),
   endpoint: "",
   urlStateKey: "",
   assetsHost: "",