diff --git a/plugins/fancydialogs/VERSION b/plugins/fancydialogs/VERSION
index 41ba552b..669a9cae 100644
--- a/plugins/fancydialogs/VERSION
+++ b/plugins/fancydialogs/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.26
\ No newline at end of file
+0.0.27
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/fancydialogs/fd-api/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/api/Dialog.java b/plugins/fancydialogs/fd-api/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/api/Dialog.java
index 0a7c329a..a2074a98 100644
--- a/plugins/fancydialogs/fd-api/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/api/Dialog.java
+++ b/plugins/fancydialogs/fd-api/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/api/Dialog.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fancyinnovations.fancydialogs.api.data.DialogData;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -12,12 +13,12 @@ public abstract class Dialog {
 
     protected String id;
     protected DialogData data;
-    protected Set<UUID> viewers;
+    protected Map<UUID, Long> viewers; // uuid, time opened
 
     public Dialog(String id, DialogData data) {
         this.id = id;
         this.data = data;
-        this.viewers = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
+        this.viewers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     }
 
     public Dialog() {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class Dialog {
      * @return a set of UUIDs of players who have this dialog opened
      */
     public Set<UUID> getViewers() {
-        return Set.copyOf(viewers);
+        return Set.copyOf(viewers.keySet());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -58,13 +59,7 @@ public abstract class Dialog {
      * @param uuid of the player to check
      * @return true if the dialog is opened for the player, false otherwise
      */
-    public boolean isOpenedFor(UUID uuid) {
-        if (uuid == null) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return viewers.contains(uuid);
-    }
+    public abstract boolean isOpenedFor(UUID uuid);
 
     /***
      * Checks if the dialog is opened for a specific player.
@@ -85,7 +80,8 @@ public abstract class Dialog {
         if (player == null) {
             return;
         }
-        viewers.add(player.getUniqueId());
+
+        viewers.put(player.getUniqueId(), System.currentTimeMillis());
     }
 
     @ApiStatus.Internal
@@ -93,6 +89,7 @@ public abstract class Dialog {
         if (player == null) {
             return;
         }
+
         viewers.remove(player.getUniqueId());
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/config/FancyDialogsConfig.java b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/config/FancyDialogsConfig.java
index 09dde53c..34ec3614 100644
--- a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/config/FancyDialogsConfig.java
+++ b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/config/FancyDialogsConfig.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class FancyDialogsConfig {
     private String logLevel;
     private String welcomeDialogID;
     private String quickActionsDialogID;
+    private long closeTimeout;
 
     public void load() {
         FancyDialogsPlugin.get().reloadConfig();
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ public class FancyDialogsConfig {
         quickActionsDialogID = (String) ConfigHelper.getOrDefault(config, "quick_actions_dialog_id", "quick_actions");
         config.setInlineComments("quick_actions_dialog_id", List.of("The ID of the dialog which will be shown to the player when they click on the quick actions key ('G' by default)."));
 
+        closeTimeout = (long) ConfigHelper.getOrDefault(config, "close_timeout", 1000L * 60 * 2);
+        config.setInlineComments("close_timeout", List.of("The time in milliseconds after which a dialog will be considered closed if the player does not respond. 0 means no timeout."));
+
         FancyDialogsPlugin.get().saveConfig();
     }
 
@@ -47,4 +51,8 @@ public class FancyDialogsConfig {
     public String getQuickActionsDialogID() {
         return quickActionsDialogID;
     }
+
+    public long getCloseTimeout() {
+        return closeTimeout;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/dialog/DialogImpl.java b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/dialog/DialogImpl.java
index fb4b0384..aba2f12a 100644
--- a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/dialog/DialogImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/dialog/DialogImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.lushplugins.chatcolorhandler.parsers.ParserTypes;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class DialogImpl extends Dialog {
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public class DialogImpl extends Dialog {
                 .createShowDialogPacket(buildForPlayer(player))
                 .send(new FS_RealPlayer(player));
 
-        viewers.add(player.getUniqueId());
+        addViewer(player);
 
         FancyDialogsPlugin.get().getFancyLogger().debug("Opened dialog " + id + " for player " + player.getName());
     }
@@ -188,9 +189,29 @@ public class DialogImpl extends Dialog {
                 .createClearDialogPacket()
                 .send(new FS_RealPlayer(player));
 
-        viewers.remove(player.getUniqueId());
+        removeViewer(player);
 
         FancyDialogsPlugin.get().getFancyLogger().debug("Closed dialog " + id + " for player " + player.getName());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isOpenedFor(UUID uuid) {
+        if (uuid == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!viewers.containsKey(uuid)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        long openedAt = viewers.get(uuid);
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if (now - openedAt > FancyDialogsPlugin.get().getFancyDialogsConfig().getCloseTimeout()) {
+            viewers.remove(uuid);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
 }