diff --git a/htlcswitch/link.go b/htlcswitch/link.go
index d2d8802a3..c62b6f163 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link.go
@@ -490,6 +490,10 @@ func NewChannelLink(cfg ChannelLinkConfig,
 			sendMsg: func(s lnwire.Stfu) error {
 				return cfg.Peer.SendMessage(false, &s)
 			},
+			timeoutDuration: defaultQuiescenceTimeout,
+			onTimeout: func() {
+				cfg.Peer.Disconnect(ErrQuiescenceTimeout)
+			},
 		})
 	} else {
 		qsm = &quiescerNoop{}
diff --git a/htlcswitch/quiescer.go b/htlcswitch/quiescer.go
index 560448bfd..4b3518ee2 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/quiescer.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/quiescer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package htlcswitch
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/fn"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
@@ -42,8 +43,16 @@ var (
 	ErrPendingLocalUpdates = fmt.Errorf(
 		"stfu send attempted with pending local updates",
 	)
+
+	// ErrQuiescenceTimeout indicates that the quiescer has been quiesced
+	// beyond the allotted time.
+	ErrQuiescenceTimeout = fmt.Errorf(
+		"quiescence timeout",
+	)
 )
 
+const defaultQuiescenceTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
 type StfuReq = fn.Req[fn.Unit, fn.Result[lntypes.ChannelParty]]
 
 // Quiescer is the public interface of the quiescence mechanism. Callers of the
@@ -108,6 +117,17 @@ type QuiescerCfg struct {
 	// sendMsg is a function that can be used to send an Stfu message over
 	// the wire.
 	sendMsg func(lnwire.Stfu) error
+
+	// timeoutDuration is the Duration that we will wait from the moment the
+	// channel is considered quiescent before we call the onTimeout function
+	timeoutDuration time.Duration
+
+	// onTimeout is a function that will be called in the event that the
+	// Quiescer has not been resumed before the timeout is reached. If
+	// Quiescer.Resume is called before the timeout has been raeached, then
+	// onTimeout will not be called until the quiescer reaches a quiescent
+	// state again.
+	onTimeout func()
 }
 
 // QuiescerLive is a state machine that tracks progression through the
@@ -140,6 +160,10 @@ type QuiescerLive struct {
 	// channel was quiescent.
 	resumeQueue []func()
 
+	// timeoutTimer is a field that is used to hold onto the timeout job
+	// when we reach quiescence.
+	timeoutTimer *time.Timer
+
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +219,10 @@ func (q *QuiescerLive) recvStfu(msg lnwire.Stfu,
 	// If so, we will try to resolve any outstanding StfuReqs.
 	q.tryResolveStfuReq()
 
+	if q.isQuiescent() {
+		q.startTimeout()
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -398,6 +426,10 @@ func (q *QuiescerLive) sendOwedStfu(numPendingLocalUpdates uint64) error {
 		// state. If so, we will try to resolve any outstanding
 		// StfuReqs.
 		q.tryResolveStfuReq()
+
+		if q.isQuiescent() {
+			q.startTimeout()
+		}
 	}
 
 	return err
@@ -480,6 +512,10 @@ func (q *QuiescerLive) Resume() {
 // channel has been quiescent and then resets the quiescer state to its initial
 // state.
 func (q *QuiescerLive) resume() {
+	// since we are resuming we want to cancel the quiescence timeout
+	// action.
+	q.cancelTimeout()
+
 	for _, hook := range q.resumeQueue {
 		hook()
 	}
@@ -490,6 +526,34 @@ func (q *QuiescerLive) resume() {
 	q.resumeQueue = nil
 }
 
+// startTimeout starts the timeout function that fires if the quiescer remains
+// in a quiesced state for too long. If this function is called multiple times
+// only the last one will have an effect.
+func (q *QuiescerLive) startTimeout() {
+	if q.cfg.onTimeout == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	old := q.timeoutTimer
+
+	q.timeoutTimer = time.AfterFunc(q.cfg.timeoutDuration, q.cfg.onTimeout)
+
+	if old != nil {
+		old.Stop()
+	}
+}
+
+// cancelTimeout cancels the timeout function that would otherwise fire if the
+// quiescer remains in a quiesced state too long. If this function is called
+// before startTimeout or after another call to cancelTimeout, the effect will
+// be a noop.
+func (q *QuiescerLive) cancelTimeout() {
+	if q.timeoutTimer != nil {
+		q.timeoutTimer.Stop()
+		q.timeoutTimer = nil
+	}
+}
+
 type quiescerNoop struct{}
 
 var _ Quiescer = (*quiescerNoop)(nil)
diff --git a/htlcswitch/quiescer_test.go b/htlcswitch/quiescer_test.go
index 3a5438792..08e201ddd 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/quiescer_test.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/quiescer_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package htlcswitch
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/fn"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
@@ -417,3 +418,58 @@ func TestQuiescerResume(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, resumeHooksCalled)
 	require.False(t, harness.quiescer.IsQuiescent())
 }
+
+func TestQuiescerTimeoutTriggers(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	harness := initQuiescerTestHarness(lntypes.Local)
+
+	msg := lnwire.Stfu{
+		ChanID:    cid,
+		Initiator: true,
+	}
+
+	timeoutGate := make(chan struct{})
+
+	harness.quiescer.cfg.timeoutDuration = time.Second
+	harness.quiescer.cfg.onTimeout = func() { close(timeoutGate) }
+
+	err := harness.quiescer.RecvStfu(msg, harness.pendingUpdates.Remote)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = harness.quiescer.SendOwedStfu(harness.pendingUpdates.Local)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case <-timeoutGate:
+	case <-time.After(2 * harness.quiescer.cfg.timeoutDuration):
+		t.Fatal("quiescence timeout did not trigger")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuiescerTimeoutAborts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	harness := initQuiescerTestHarness(lntypes.Local)
+
+	msg := lnwire.Stfu{
+		ChanID:    cid,
+		Initiator: true,
+	}
+
+	timeoutGate := make(chan struct{})
+
+	harness.quiescer.cfg.timeoutDuration = time.Second
+	harness.quiescer.cfg.onTimeout = func() { close(timeoutGate) }
+
+	err := harness.quiescer.RecvStfu(msg, harness.pendingUpdates.Remote)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = harness.quiescer.SendOwedStfu(harness.pendingUpdates.Local)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	harness.quiescer.Resume()
+
+	select {
+	case <-timeoutGate:
+		t.Fatal("quiescence timeout triggered despite being resumed")
+	case <-time.After(2 * harness.quiescer.cfg.timeoutDuration):
+	}
+}