diff --git a/ts/models/conversations.ts b/ts/models/conversations.ts
index a90bbb27e..011964236 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversations.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { getNotificationTextForMessage } from '../util/getNotificationTextForMes
 import { getNotificationDataForMessage } from '../util/getNotificationDataForMessage';
 import type { ProfileNameChangeType } from '../util/getStringForProfileChange';
 import type { AttachmentType, ThumbnailType } from '../types/Attachment';
-import { toDayMillis } from '../util/timestamp';
+import { MAX_SAFE_TIMEOUT_DELAY, toDayMillis } from '../util/timestamp';
 import { areWeAdmin } from '../util/areWeAdmin';
 import { isBlocked } from '../util/isBlocked';
 import { getAboutText } from '../util/getAboutText';
@@ -5372,6 +5372,13 @@ export class ConversationModel extends window.Backbone
         return;
       }
 
+      if (delay > MAX_SAFE_TIMEOUT_DELAY) {
+        log.warn(
+          'startMuteTimer: timeout is larger than maximum setTimeout delay'
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.#muteTimer = setTimeout(() => this.setMuteExpiration(0), delay);
     }
   }
diff --git a/ts/util/timestamp.ts b/ts/util/timestamp.ts
index e1629f1a0..6857e4695 100644
--- a/ts/util/timestamp.ts
+++ b/ts/util/timestamp.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ export function formatDate(
 export const MAX_SAFE_DATE = 8640000000000000;
 export const MIN_SAFE_DATE = -8640000000000000;
 
+export const MAX_SAFE_TIMEOUT_DELAY = 2147483647; // max 32-bit signed integer
+
 export function toBoundedDate(timestamp: number): Date {
   return new Date(Math.max(MIN_SAFE_DATE, Math.min(timestamp, MAX_SAFE_DATE)));
 }