diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 69061573..9b164291 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Server {
     this.podcastManager = new PodcastManager(this.watcher, this.notificationManager)
     this.audioMetadataManager = new AudioMetadataMangaer()
     this.rssFeedManager = new RssFeedManager()
-    this.cronManager = new CronManager(this.podcastManager)
+    this.cronManager = new CronManager(this.podcastManager, this.playbackSessionManager)
     this.apiCacheManager = new ApiCacheManager()
     this.binaryManager = new BinaryManager()
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/ShareController.js b/server/controllers/ShareController.js
index 0770bfa4..0dbec374 100644
--- a/server/controllers/ShareController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/ShareController.js
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class ShareController {
     }
 
     playbackSession.currentTime = Math.min(currentTime, playbackSession.duration)
+    playbackSession.updatedAt = Date.now()
     Logger.debug(`[ShareController] Update share playback session ${req.cookies.share_session_id} currentTime: ${playbackSession.currentTime}`)
     res.sendStatus(204)
   }
diff --git a/server/managers/CronManager.js b/server/managers/CronManager.js
index 961bf2eb..b35cf804 100644
--- a/server/managers/CronManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/CronManager.js
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const Database = require('../Database')
 const LibraryScanner = require('../scanner/LibraryScanner')
 
+const ShareManager = require('./ShareManager')
+
 class CronManager {
-  constructor(podcastManager) {
+  constructor(podcastManager, playbackSessionManager) {
+    /** @type {import('./PodcastManager')} */
     this.podcastManager = podcastManager
+    /** @type {import('./PlaybackSessionManager')} */
+    this.playbackSessionManager = playbackSessionManager
 
     this.libraryScanCrons = []
     this.podcastCrons = []
@@ -19,10 +24,26 @@ class CronManager {
    * @param {import('../objects/Library')[]} libraries
    */
   async init(libraries) {
+    this.initOpenSessionCleanupCron()
     this.initLibraryScanCrons(libraries)
     await this.initPodcastCrons()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Initialize open session cleanup cron
+   * Runs every day at 00:30
+   * Closes open share sessions that have not been updated in 24 hours
+   * Closes open playback sessions that have not been updated in 36 hours
+   * TODO: Clients should re-open the session if it is closed so that stale sessions can be closed sooner
+   */
+  initOpenSessionCleanupCron() {
+    cron.schedule('30 0 * * *', async () => {
+      Logger.debug('[CronManager] Open session cleanup cron executing')
+      ShareManager.closeStaleOpenShareSessions()
+      await this.playbackSessionManager.closeStaleOpenSessions()
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Initialize library scan crons
    * @param {import('../objects/Library')[]} libraries
diff --git a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
index 414f7f71..73a04324 100644
--- a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
     this.StreamsPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'streams')
 
     this.oldPlaybackSessionMap = {} // TODO: Remove after updated mobile versions
+
+    /** @type {PlaybackSession[]} */
     this.sessions = []
   }
 
@@ -346,6 +348,10 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {string} sessionId
+   */
   async removeSession(sessionId) {
     const session = this.sessions.find((s) => s.id === sessionId)
     if (!session) return
@@ -378,5 +384,18 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
       Logger.error(`[PlaybackSessionManager] cleanOrphanStreams failed`, error)
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Close all open sessions that have not been updated in the last 36 hours
+   */
+  async closeStaleOpenSessions() {
+    const updatedAtTimeCutoff = Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 36
+    const staleSessions = this.sessions.filter((session) => session.updatedAt < updatedAtTimeCutoff)
+    for (const session of staleSessions) {
+      const sessionLastUpdate = new Date(session.updatedAt)
+      Logger.info(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Closing stale session "${session.displayTitle}" (${session.id}) last updated at ${sessionLastUpdate}`)
+      await this.removeSession(session.id)
+    }
+  }
 }
 module.exports = PlaybackSessionManager
diff --git a/server/managers/ShareManager.js b/server/managers/ShareManager.js
index f6827973..8e771dab 100644
--- a/server/managers/ShareManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/ShareManager.js
@@ -162,5 +162,18 @@ class ShareManager {
   destroyMediaItemShare(mediaItemShareId) {
     return Database.models.mediaItemShare.destroy({ where: { id: mediaItemShareId } })
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Close open share sessions that have not been updated in the last 24 hours
+   */
+  closeStaleOpenShareSessions() {
+    const updatedAtTimeCutoff = Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
+    const staleSessions = this.openSharePlaybackSessions.filter((session) => session.updatedAt < updatedAtTimeCutoff)
+    for (const session of staleSessions) {
+      const sessionLastUpdate = new Date(session.updatedAt)
+      Logger.info(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Closing stale session "${session.displayTitle}" (${session.id}) last updated at ${sessionLastUpdate}`)
+      this.closeSharePlaybackSession(session)
+    }
+  }
 }
 module.exports = new ShareManager()