diff --git a/ts/components/installScreen/InstallScreenErrorStep.tsx b/ts/components/installScreen/InstallScreenErrorStep.tsx
index b8b3981a91de..15e2fc019d5a 100644
--- a/ts/components/installScreen/InstallScreenErrorStep.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/installScreen/InstallScreenErrorStep.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { type ReactElement, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { noop } from 'lodash';
+
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../../types/Util';
 import { missingCaseError } from '../../util/missingCaseError';
 import { openLinkInWebBrowser } from '../../util/openLinkInWebBrowser';
@@ -27,9 +28,31 @@ export function InstallScreenErrorStep({
 }: Props): ReactElement {
   let errorMessage: string;
   let buttonText = i18n('icu:installTryAgain');
-  let onClickButton = () => tryAgain();
+  let onClickButton = useCallback(() => tryAgain(), [tryAgain]);
   let shouldShowQuitButton = false;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (error !== InstallScreenError.InactiveTimeout) {
+      return noop;
+    }
+
+    const cleanup = () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+    };
+
+    const onVisibilityChange = () => {
+      if (document.hidden) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      cleanup();
+      tryAgain();
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+    return cleanup;
+  }, [error, tryAgain]);
+
   switch (error) {
     case InstallScreenError.TooManyDevices:
       errorMessage = i18n('icu:installTooManyDevices');
@@ -43,6 +66,7 @@ export function InstallScreenErrorStep({
       shouldShowQuitButton = true;
       break;
     case InstallScreenError.ConnectionFailed:
+    case InstallScreenError.InactiveTimeout:
       errorMessage = i18n('icu:installConnectionFailed');
       break;
     case InstallScreenError.QRCodeFailed:
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts b/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts
index 97ff2f3c6200..53d010eda7fc 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { strictAssert } from '../../util/assert';
 import { SECOND } from '../../util/durations';
 import * as Registration from '../../util/registration';
 import { isBackupEnabled } from '../../util/isBackupEnabled';
-import { HTTPError } from '../../textsecure/Errors';
+import { HTTPError, InactiveTimeoutError } from '../../textsecure/Errors';
 import {
   Provisioner,
   type PrepareLinkDataOptionsType,
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ function startInstaller(): ThunkAction<
     const { server } = window.textsecure;
     strictAssert(server, 'Expected a server');
 
-    const provisioner = new Provisioner(server, window.getVersion());
+    const provisioner = new Provisioner({
+      server,
+      appVersion: window.getVersion(),
+    });
 
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     const { signal } = abortController;
@@ -295,6 +298,14 @@ function startInstaller(): ThunkAction<
         Errors.toLogFormat(error)
       );
 
+      if (error instanceof InactiveTimeoutError) {
+        dispatch({
+          type: SET_ERROR,
+          payload: InstallScreenError.InactiveTimeout,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
       dispatch({
         type: SET_ERROR,
         payload: InstallScreenError.ConnectionFailed,
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/Errors.ts b/ts/textsecure/Errors.ts
index eb7d1b7f8478..0aa63d5eb0bb 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/Errors.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/Errors.ts
@@ -315,3 +315,9 @@ export class IncorrectSenderKeyAuthError extends Error {}
 export class WarnOnlyError extends Error {}
 
 export class NoSenderKeyError extends Error {}
+
+export class InactiveTimeoutError extends Error {
+  constructor() {
+    super('Closing socket due to inactivity');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/Provisioner.ts b/ts/textsecure/Provisioner.ts
index 62f1469e4154..c0ef51fde242 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/Provisioner.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/Provisioner.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { strictAssert } from '../util/assert';
 import { normalizeAci } from '../util/normalizeAci';
 import { normalizeDeviceName } from '../util/normalizeDeviceName';
 import { isLinkAndSyncEnabled } from '../util/isLinkAndSyncEnabled';
+import { MINUTE } from '../util/durations';
 import { MAX_DEVICE_NAME_LENGTH } from '../types/InstallScreen';
 import * as Errors from '../types/errors';
 import {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   type IncomingWebSocketRequest,
   ServerRequestType,
 } from './WebsocketResources';
+import { InactiveTimeoutError } from './Errors';
 
 enum Step {
   Idle = 'Idle',
@@ -72,16 +74,25 @@ export type PrepareLinkDataOptionsType = Readonly<{
   backupFile?: Uint8Array;
 }>;
 
+export type ProvisionerOptionsType = Readonly<{
+  server: WebAPIType;
+  appVersion: string;
+}>;
+
+const INACTIVE_SOCKET_TIMEOUT = 30 * MINUTE;
+
 export class Provisioner {
   private readonly cipher = new ProvisioningCipher();
+  private readonly server: WebAPIType;
+  private readonly appVersion: string;
 
   private state: StateType = { step: Step.Idle };
   private wsr: IWebSocketResource | undefined;
 
-  constructor(
-    private readonly server: WebAPIType,
-    private readonly appVersion: string
-  ) {}
+  constructor(options: ProvisionerOptionsType) {
+    this.server = options.server;
+    this.appVersion = options.appVersion;
+  }
 
   public close(error = new Error('Provisioner closed')): void {
     try {
@@ -122,6 +133,32 @@ export class Provisioner {
     });
     this.wsr = wsr;
 
+    let inactiveTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+
+    const onVisibilityChange = (): void => {
+      // Visible
+      if (!document.hidden) {
+        if (inactiveTimer != null) {
+          clearTimeout(inactiveTimer);
+        }
+        inactiveTimer = undefined;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Invisible, but already has a timer
+      if (inactiveTimer != null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      inactiveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        inactiveTimer = undefined;
+
+        this.close(new InactiveTimeoutError());
+      }, INACTIVE_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+
     if (this.state.step !== Step.Connecting) {
       this.close();
       throw new Error('Provisioner closed early');
@@ -133,6 +170,13 @@ export class Provisioner {
     };
 
     wsr.addEventListener('close', ({ code, reason }) => {
+      // Unsubscribe from visibility changes
+      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+      if (inactiveTimer != null) {
+        clearTimeout(inactiveTimer);
+      }
+      inactiveTimer = undefined;
+
       if (this.state.step === Step.ReadyToLink) {
         // WebSocket close is not an issue since we no longer need it
         return;
diff --git a/ts/types/InstallScreen.ts b/ts/types/InstallScreen.ts
index 427d9d3a3c48..701148fc72d8 100644
--- a/ts/types/InstallScreen.ts
+++ b/ts/types/InstallScreen.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export enum InstallScreenError {
   TooOld = 'TooOld',
   ConnectionFailed = 'ConnectionFailed',
   QRCodeFailed = 'QRCodeFailed',
+  InactiveTimeout = 'InactiveTimeout',
 }
 
 export enum InstallScreenQRCodeError {