diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 969ec66f..2e3a6720 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -1121,6 +1121,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "misc:lockdead_screen_delay",
+        .description = "the delay in ms after the lockdead screen appears if the lock screen did not appear after a lock event occurred.",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{1000, 0, 5000},
+    },
 
     /*
      * binds:
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 58db00e9..1c025179 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:middle_click_paste", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:render_unfocused_fps", Hyprlang::INT{15});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:disable_xdg_env_checks", Hyprlang::INT{0});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:lockdead_screen_delay", Hyprlang::INT{1000});
 
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:insert_after_current", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:focus_removed_window", Hyprlang::INT{1});
diff --git a/src/managers/SessionLockManager.cpp b/src/managers/SessionLockManager.cpp
index 1b28cc27..c7a5934a 100644
--- a/src/managers/SessionLockManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/SessionLockManager.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void CSessionLockManager::onNewSessionLock(SP<CSessionLock> pLock) {
 
     m_pSessionLock       = std::make_unique<SSessionLock>();
     m_pSessionLock->lock = pLock;
+    m_pSessionLock->mLockTimer.reset();
 
     m_pSessionLock->listeners.newSurface = pLock->events.newLockSurface.registerListener([this](std::any data) {
         auto       SURFACE = std::any_cast<SP<CSessionLockSurface>>(data);
@@ -176,3 +177,12 @@ bool CSessionLockManager::isSessionLockPresent() {
 bool CSessionLockManager::anySessionLockSurfacesPresent() {
     return m_pSessionLock && std::ranges::any_of(m_pSessionLock->vSessionLockSurfaces, [](const auto& surf) { return surf->mapped; });
 }
+
+bool CSessionLockManager::shallConsiderLockMissing() {
+    if (!m_pSessionLock)
+        return false;
+
+    static auto LOCKDEAD_SCREEN_DELAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:lockdead_screen_delay");
+
+    return m_pSessionLock->mLockTimer.getMillis() > *LOCKDEAD_SCREEN_DELAY;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/managers/SessionLockManager.hpp b/src/managers/SessionLockManager.hpp
index 9b3b882c..59090605 100644
--- a/src/managers/SessionLockManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/SessionLockManager.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct SSessionLockSurface {
 
 struct SSessionLock {
     WP<CSessionLock>                                  lock;
+    CTimer                                            mLockTimer;
 
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SSessionLockSurface>> vSessionLockSurfaces;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, CTimer>              mMonitorsWithoutMappedSurfaceTimers;
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ class CSessionLockManager {
 
     void                 onLockscreenRenderedOnMonitor(uint64_t id);
 
+    bool                 shallConsiderLockMissing();
+
   private:
     UP<SSessionLock> m_pSessionLock;
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 37e6f81e..3eba8458 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1045,9 +1045,10 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderLockscreen(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, timespec* now, const C
         Vector2D   translate = {geometry.x, geometry.y};
 
         const auto PSLS = g_pSessionLockManager->getSessionLockSurfaceForMonitor(pMonitor->ID);
-        if (!PSLS)
-            renderSessionLockMissing(pMonitor);
-        else {
+        if (!PSLS) {
+            if (g_pSessionLockManager->shallConsiderLockMissing())
+                renderSessionLockMissing(pMonitor);
+        } else {
             renderSessionLockSurface(PSLS, pMonitor, now);
             g_pSessionLockManager->onLockscreenRenderedOnMonitor(pMonitor->ID);
         }
@@ -2726,7 +2727,7 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::beginRender(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, CRegion& damage, eRenderMod
         return true;
     }
 
-    /* This is a constant expression, as we always use double-buffering in our swapchain 
+    /* This is a constant expression, as we always use double-buffering in our swapchain
         TODO: Rewrite the CDamageRing to take advantage of that maybe? It's made to support longer swapchains atm because we used to do wlroots */
     static constexpr const int HL_BUFFER_AGE = 2;