diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/starterproject/screens/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/starterproject/screens/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 8c8ffe7..b0e0df5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/starterproject/screens/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/starterproject/screens/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.view.View
 import com.yeetsies.core.ui.base.BaseFragment
 import com.yeetsies.core.ui.screens.home.HomeViewModel
 import com.yeetsies.starterproject.R
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_home.restartTimer
 
 class HomeFragment : BaseFragment<HomeViewModel>() {
     override val layoutResourceId: Int = R.layout.fragment_home
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ class HomeFragment : BaseFragment<HomeViewModel>() {
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
         configureViewModel()
+        configureUIListeners()
+    }
+
+    private fun configureUIListeners() {
+        view?.apply {
+            restartTimer.setOnClickListener { viewModel.restartTimerClicked() }
+        }
     }
 
     private fun configureViewModel() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
index 9408e82..2fd9aa1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     >
 
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/homeText"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:text="@string/home_screen_text"
@@ -16,4 +17,15 @@
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
         />
+
+    <Button
+        android:id="@+id/restartTimer"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/spacing_sm"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/homeText"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        android:text="@string/restart_timer"
+        />
 </androidx.constraintlayout.ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index db09741..0b1aab8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 
     <!--Home-->
     <string name="home_screen_text">you are home</string>
+    <string name="restart_timer">restart timer</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseFragment.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseFragment.kt
index c7e02e5..fed8961 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseFragment.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseFragment.kt
@@ -10,12 +10,19 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders
 import androidx.navigation.Navigation
+import com.yeetsies.core.R
 import com.yeetsies.core.navigation.LiveNavigationField
 import com.yeetsies.core.navigation.NavigationEvent
+import com.yeetsies.core.utils.InactivityLogoutManagerImpl
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable
 
-abstract class BaseFragment<out VM : BaseViewModel> : Fragment() {
+abstract class BaseFragment<out VM : BaseViewModel>(
+    private val inactivityLogoutManagerImpl: InactivityLogoutManagerImpl = InactivityLogoutManagerImpl()
+) : Fragment() {
     protected abstract val layoutResourceId: Int
 
+    private lateinit var timerDisposable: Disposable
+
     abstract fun createViewModel(): VM
 
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
@@ -36,6 +43,23 @@ abstract class BaseFragment<out VM : BaseViewModel> : Fragment() {
         return inflater.inflate(layoutResourceId, container, false)
     }
 
+    override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
+        if (viewModel.requiresAuth) {
+            timerDisposable = inactivityLogoutManagerImpl.getTimerCompleteBehaviorSubject().subscribe {
+                if (it) {
+                    navigate(NavigationEvent(R.id.loginFragment))
+                    InactivityLogoutManagerImpl().onLogout()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy()
+        timerDisposable.dispose()
+    }
+
     protected fun configureNavigationListener(navigationLiveDataField: LiveNavigationField<NavigationEvent>) {
         navigationLiveDataField.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer { navigate(it) })
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt
index 85ef046..f8c6c73 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import com.yeetsies.core.navigation.NavigationEvent
 import com.yeetsies.core.navigation.Navigator
 
 abstract class BaseViewModel : ViewModel() {
-    protected abstract val requiresAuth: Boolean
+    open val requiresAuth: Boolean = true
 }
 
 abstract class NavigationViewModel : BaseViewModel() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/home/HomeViewModel.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/home/HomeViewModel.kt
index 3bae324..0849b41 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/home/HomeViewModel.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/home/HomeViewModel.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import com.yeetsies.core.R
 import com.yeetsies.core.navigation.NavigationDestination
 import com.yeetsies.core.ui.base.NavigationViewModel
 import com.yeetsies.core.ui.screens.login.LoginDestination
+import com.yeetsies.core.utils.InactivityLogoutManagerImpl
 
-class HomeViewModel : NavigationViewModel() {
+class HomeViewModel(
+    private val inactivityLogoutManagerImpl: InactivityLogoutManagerImpl = InactivityLogoutManagerImpl()
+) : NavigationViewModel() {
     override val requiresAuth: Boolean = true
     private val loggedIn: Boolean = true
 
@@ -14,6 +17,10 @@ class HomeViewModel : NavigationViewModel() {
             navigator.navigateTo(LoginDestination())
         }
     }
+
+    fun restartTimerClicked() {
+        inactivityLogoutManagerImpl.restartTimer()
+    }
 }
 
 class HomeDestination : NavigationDestination(R.id.action_loginFragment_to_homeFragment)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/login/LoginViewModel.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/login/LoginViewModel.kt
index 731fddb..9c287c8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/login/LoginViewModel.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/ui/screens/login/LoginViewModel.kt
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import com.yeetsies.core.R
 import com.yeetsies.core.navigation.NavigationDestination
 import com.yeetsies.core.repository.login.LoginRepository
 import com.yeetsies.core.rest.Result
+import com.yeetsies.core.utils.InactivityLogoutManagerImpl
 import com.yeetsies.core.ui.base.NavigationViewModel
 import com.yeetsies.core.ui.screens.home.HomeDestination
 
 class LoginViewModel(
-    private val loginRepository: LoginRepository
+    private val loginRepository: LoginRepository,
+    private val inactivityLogoutManagerImpl: InactivityLogoutManagerImpl = InactivityLogoutManagerImpl()
 ) : NavigationViewModel() {
     override val requiresAuth: Boolean = false
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class LoginViewModel(
                 }
                 is Result.Success -> {
                     navigator.navigateTo(HomeDestination())
+                    inactivityLogoutManagerImpl.startTimer()
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/utils/InactivityLogoutManager.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/utils/InactivityLogoutManager.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f28390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yeetsies/core/utils/InactivityLogoutManager.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.yeetsies.core.utils
+
+import io.reactivex.Observable
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable
+import io.reactivex.subjects.BehaviorSubject
+import timber.log.Timber
+import java.util.Date
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
+class InactivityLogoutManagerImpl : InactivityLogoutManager {
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val INACTIVITY_LOGOUT_TIME_SEC = 10L
+
+        private var timerDisposable: Disposable? = null
+        private val timerCompleteBehaviorSubject: BehaviorSubject<Boolean> = BehaviorSubject.create()
+        private var lastTimerReset: Date? = null
+    }
+
+    override fun stopTimer() {
+        timerDisposable?.dispose()
+        timerCompleteBehaviorSubject.onNext(false)
+    }
+
+    override fun startTimer() {
+        restartTimer()
+    }
+
+    override fun restartTimer() {
+        stopTimer()
+        lastTimerReset = Date()
+        timerDisposable = getTimer().subscribe()
+    }
+
+    override fun isBackgroundSessionTimedOut(): Boolean {
+        lastTimerReset?.apply {
+            return (Date().time - time) / 1000L > INACTIVITY_LOGOUT_TIME_SEC
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    override fun onLogout() {
+        stopTimer()
+        lastTimerReset = null
+    }
+
+    override fun getTimerCompleteBehaviorSubject() = timerCompleteBehaviorSubject
+
+    private fun getTimer(): Observable<Long> {
+        return Observable.interval(1L, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            .doOnNext {
+                Timber.d((INACTIVITY_LOGOUT_TIME_SEC - it).toString())
+            }.takeUntil { it == INACTIVITY_LOGOUT_TIME_SEC }.doOnComplete {
+                timerCompleteBehaviorSubject.onNext(true)
+            }
+    }
+}
+
+interface InactivityLogoutManager {
+    fun startTimer()
+    fun restartTimer()
+    fun stopTimer()
+    fun isBackgroundSessionTimedOut(): Boolean
+    fun onLogout()
+    fun getTimerCompleteBehaviorSubject(): BehaviorSubject<Boolean>
+}