diff --git a/src/app/api/messages/webhook/route.ts b/src/app/api/messages/webhook/route.ts
index a2e2986d..8db90100 100644
--- a/src/app/api/messages/webhook/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/messages/webhook/route.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { MessageSchema } from '@/types/message';
 import { MessageService } from '@/app/api/messages/services/message.service';
 import appConfig from '@/config/app';
 import { WebhookSchema } from '@/types/webhook';
+import { hasTimeExceeded } from '@/utils/hasTimeExceeded';
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   const rawBody = await request.text();
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       );
     }
   }
+  if (hasTimeExceeded(payload.data.createdAt)) {
+    console.info('Autoresponse failed due to stale webhook timestamp. ', payload.data);
+    return NextResponse.json({});
+  }
 
   const messageService = new MessageService();
   await messageService.handleSendMessageWebhook(payload.data, {
diff --git a/src/constants/index.ts b/src/constants/index.ts
index fd4db506..7fa712e1 100644
--- a/src/constants/index.ts
+++ b/src/constants/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export enum AUTO_RESPONSE {
   OFF = 'off',
 }
 
+export const AUTO_RESPONSE_TIME_THRESHOLD = 60;
+
 export const AUTO_RESPONSE_OPTIONS: SelectOption<$Enums.SettingType>[] = [
   {
     value: $Enums.SettingType.OUTSIDE_WORKING_HOURS,
diff --git a/src/utils/hasTimeExceeded.ts b/src/utils/hasTimeExceeded.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce873997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/hasTimeExceeded.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { AUTO_RESPONSE_TIME_THRESHOLD } from '@/constants';
+
+export function hasTimeExceeded(createdAt: string): boolean {
+  const thresholdInSeconds = AUTO_RESPONSE_TIME_THRESHOLD || 60;
+  const createdTime = new Date(createdAt).getTime();
+  const currentTime = Date.now();
+  const diffInSeconds = Math.abs(currentTime - createdTime) / 1000;
+  return diffInSeconds > thresholdInSeconds;
+}