diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Events/SessionStarted.php b/ProcessMaker/Events/SessionStarted.php
index c55631656c..e6f6ec69a2 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Events/SessionStarted.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Events/SessionStarted.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace ProcessMaker\Events;
 
 use Illuminate\Broadcasting\Channel;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithSockets;
 use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PresenceChannel;
 use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PrivateChannel;
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ public function broadcastWith()
                         ? 'Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER'
                         : config('session.lifetime');
 
+
+        // Initialize the session activity control
+        Cache::put(
+            'user_' . $this->user->id . '_active_session_' . RequestDevice::getId(),
+            ['active' => true, 'updated_at' => now()],
+            now()->addMinutes(config('session.lifetime'))
+        );
+
         return [
             'lifetime' => $lifetime,
             'device_id' => RequestDevice::getId(),
diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index 190475ec1b..0fd8d21fec 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ public function beforeLogout(Request $request)
             $userId = Auth::user()->id;
             Cache::forget("user_{$userId}_permissions");
             Cache::forget("user_{$userId}_project_assets");
+            Cache::put(
+                'user_' . $userId . '_active_session_' . $request->cookie('device_id'),
+                ['active' => false, 'updated_at' => now()],
+                now()->addMinutes(config('session.lifetime'))
+            );
 
             // Clear the user session
             $this->forgetUserSession();
@@ -261,12 +266,12 @@ public function beforeLogout(Request $request)
             // Notify to listeners (package-auth, security logger)
             $eventResult = event(new Logout(Auth::user()));
 
-            // Perform the logout operation
-            $this->logout($request);
-
             // Remove the Laravel cookie
             Cookie::queue(Cookie::forget(Passport::cookie()));
 
+            // Perform the logout operation
+            $this->logout($request);
+
             // process any redirects generated by the logout event listeners
             foreach ($eventResult as $result) {
                 if (is_array($result) && array_key_exists('redirectTo', $result)) {
diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Http/Kernel.php b/ProcessMaker/Http/Kernel.php
index 5fb8432f48..abbbdf070c 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         'session_kill' => Middleware\SessionControlKill::class,
         'no-cache' => Middleware\NoCache::class,
         'admin' => Middleware\IsAdmin::class,
+        'verify_active_session' => Middleware\VerifyActiveSession::class,
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/VerifyActiveSession.php b/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/VerifyActiveSession.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77cce0fb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/VerifyActiveSession.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace ProcessMaker\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use ProcessMaker\Models\UserSession;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
+
+class VerifyActiveSession
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        // if the authorization is via token in cookie 
+        if (!$request->hasHeader('Authorization') && $request->hasCookie('laravel_token')) {
+            $user = \Auth::user();
+
+            $cacheKey = 'user_' . $user->id . '_active_session_' . $request->cookie('device_id');
+            $activeSession = Cache::get($cacheKey);
+            $isActive = $activeSession ? $activeSession['active'] : false;
+            if (!$isActive) {
+                return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthorized'], 401);
+            }
+            else {
+                $lastActivity = $activeSession ? $activeSession['updated_at'] : now();
+                // refresh the cache entry's lifetime
+                if (now()->diffInMinutes($lastActivity) > config('session.lifetime') / 2) {
+                    Cache::put(
+                        $cacheKey,
+                        ['active' => true, 'updated_at' => now()],
+                        now()->addMinutes(config('session.lifetime'))
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Listeners/LoginListener.php b/ProcessMaker/Listeners/LoginListener.php
index 3132fac87b..ba31cc7b2b 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Listeners/LoginListener.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Listeners/LoginListener.php
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 namespace ProcessMaker\Listeners;
 
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Login;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use ProcessMaker\Models\InboxRuleLog;
 use ProcessMaker\Models\User;
 use ProcessMaker\Notifications\InboxRulesNotification;
-
 class LoginListener
 {
     /**
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 947297d3de..0a5ef80c98 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 use ProcessMaker\Http\Controllers\Auth\TwoFactorAuthController;
 use ProcessMaker\Http\Controllers\TestStatusController;
 
-Route::middleware('auth:api', 'setlocale', 'bindings', 'sanitize')->prefix('api/1.0')->name('api.')->group(function () {
+Route::middleware('auth:api', 'setlocale', 'bindings', 'sanitize', 'verify_active_session')->prefix('api/1.0')->name('api.')->group(function () {
     // Users
     Route::get('users', [UserController::class, 'index'])->name('users.index'); // Permissions handled in the controller
     Route::get('users/{user}', [UserController::class, 'show'])->name('users.show'); // Permissions handled in the controller