diff --git a/resources/js_vue3/App.vue b/resources/js_vue3/App.vue
index 6e7942af..9ff16671 100644
--- a/resources/js_vue3/App.vue
+++ b/resources/js_vue3/App.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,49 @@
 <script setup>
     import { RouterView } from 'vue-router'
+    const route = useRoute()
+    const kickUserAfter = ref(null)
+    const isProtectedRoute = ref(null)
 
-    onMounted(async () => {
-        const { useUserStore } = await import('./stores/user.js');
+    watch(
+        () => route.name,
+        () => {
+            isProtectedRoute.value = protectedRoute(route)
+        }
+    )
+
+    const kickInactiveUser = computed(() => kickUserAfter.value > 0 && isProtectedRoute.value)
+
+    onBeforeMount(async () => {
+        const { useUserStore } = await import('./stores/user.js')
         const { language } = useNavigatorLanguage()
+        const user = useUserStore()
+
+        kickUserAfter.value = parseInt(user.preferences.kickUserAfter)
+        isProtectedRoute.value = protectedRoute(route)
+
+        watch(
+            () => user.preferences.kickUserAfter,
+            () => {
+                kickUserAfter.value = parseInt(user.preferences.kickUserAfter)
+            }
+        )
 
         watch(language, () => {
-            useUserStore().applyLanguage()
+            user.applyLanguage()
         })
     })
+
+    function protectedRoute(route) {
+        let bool = false
+        route.meta.middlewares?.forEach(func => {
+            if (func instanceof Function && func.name == 'auth') {
+                bool = true
+                return
+            }
+        })
+        return bool
+    }
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -16,4 +51,5 @@
     <main class="main-section">
         <RouterView />
     </main>
+    <kicker v-if="kickInactiveUser" :kickAfter="kickUserAfter"></kicker>
 </template>
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diff --git a/resources/js_vue3/app.js b/resources/js_vue3/app.js
index faff330c..169b140b 100644
--- a/resources/js_vue3/app.js
+++ b/resources/js_vue3/app.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import FormSelect       from '@/components/formElements/FormSelect.vue'
 import FormToggle       from '@/components/formElements/FormToggle.vue'
 import FormCheckbox     from '@/components/formElements/FormCheckbox.vue'
 import FormButtons      from '@/components/formElements/FormButtons.vue'
-// import Kicker           from './Kicker'
+import Kicker           from '@/components/Kicker.vue'
 // import SettingTabs      from './SettingTabs'
 
 app
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ app
     .component('FormToggle', FormToggle)
     .component('FormCheckbox', FormCheckbox)
     .component('FormButtons', FormButtons)
+    .component('Kicker', Kicker)
 
 // Global error handling
 import { useNotifyStore } from '@/stores/notify'
diff --git a/resources/js_vue3/components/Kicker.vue b/resources/js_vue3/components/Kicker.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03785ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js_vue3/components/Kicker.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<script setup>
+    import { useUserStore } from '@/stores/user'
+
+    const user = useUserStore()
+    const events = ref(['click', 'mousedown', 'scroll', 'keypress', 'load'])
+    const logoutTimer = ref(null)
+    // const elapsed = ref(0)
+    // const counter = ref(null)
+
+    const props = defineProps({
+        kickAfter: {
+            type: Number,
+            required: true
+        },
+    })
+
+    onMounted(() => {
+        events.value.forEach(function (event) {
+            window.addEventListener(event, resetTimer)
+        }, this)
+
+        setTimer()
+    })
+
+    onUnmounted(() => {
+        events.value.forEach(function (event) {
+            window.removeEventListener(event, resetTimer)
+        }, this)
+
+        clearTimeout(logoutTimer.value)
+        // clearInterval(counter.value)
+    })
+
+    function setTimer() {
+        // elapsed.value = 0
+        // clearInterval(counter.value)
+
+        logoutTimer.value = setTimeout(logoutUser, props.kickAfter * 60 * 1000)
+        // counter.value = setInterval(() => {
+        //     elapsed.value += 1
+        //     console.log(elapsed.value + '/' + props.kickAfter * 60)
+        // }, 1000);
+    }
+
+    function logoutUser() {
+        clearTimeout(logoutTimer.value)
+        console.log('inativity detected, user kicked out')
+
+        user.logout()
+    }
+
+    function resetTimer() {
+        clearTimeout(logoutTimer.value)
+        setTimer()
+    }
+</script>
+
+<template>
+
+</template>
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diff --git a/resources/js_vue3/services/httpClientFactory.js b/resources/js_vue3/services/httpClientFactory.js
index 1b03df29..831fa811 100644
--- a/resources/js_vue3/services/httpClientFactory.js
+++ b/resources/js_vue3/services/httpClientFactory.js
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ export const httpClientFactory = (endpoint = 'api') => {
                 return Promise.reject(error)
             }
 
+            // api calls are stateless so when user inactivity is detected
+            // by the backend middleware, it cannot logout the user directly
+            // so it returns a 418 response.
+            // We catch the 418 response and push the user to the autolock view
+            if ( error.response.status === 418 ) {
+                const user = useUserStore()
+                user.logout()
+            }
+
             useNotifyStore().error(error)
             return new Promise(() => {})
         }