diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 013d4a5..30d7b9f 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ void CConfigManager::init() {
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "check_color", Hyprlang::INT{0xFFCC8822});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_color", Hyprlang::INT{0xFFCC2222});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_text", Hyprlang::STRING{"<i>$FAIL</i>"});
+    m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_timeout", Hyprlang::INT{2000});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_transition", Hyprlang::INT{300});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "capslock_color", Hyprlang::INT{-1});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "numlock_color", Hyprlang::INT{-1});
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ std::vector<CConfigManager::SWidgetConfig> CConfigManager::getWidgetConfigs() {
                 {"check_color", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "check_color", k.c_str())},
                 {"fail_color", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_color", k.c_str())},
                 {"fail_text", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_text", k.c_str())},
+                {"fail_timeout", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_timeout", k.c_str())},
                 {"fail_transition", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "fail_transition", k.c_str())},
                 {"capslock_color", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "capslock_color", k.c_str())},
                 {"numlock_color", m_config.getSpecialConfigValue("input-field", "numlock_color", k.c_str())},
diff --git a/src/core/hyprlock.cpp b/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
index 5d0fb2b..1114f87 100644
--- a/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
@@ -760,12 +760,6 @@ static const ext_session_lock_v1_listener sessionLockListener = {
 
 // end session_lock
 
-static void displayFailTextTimerCallback(std::shared_ptr<CTimer> self, void* data) {
-    g_pAuth->m_bDisplayFailText = false;
-
-    g_pHyprlock->renderAllOutputs();
-}
-
 void CHyprlock::onPasswordCheckTimer() {
     // check result
     if (g_pAuth->didAuthSucceed()) {
@@ -778,8 +772,6 @@ void CHyprlock::onPasswordCheckTimer() {
         g_pAuth->m_bDisplayFailText = true;
         forceUpdateTimers();
 
-        g_pHyprlock->addTimer(/* controls error message duration */ std::chrono::seconds(1), displayFailTextTimerCallback, nullptr);
-
         g_pAuth->start();
 
         renderAllOutputs();
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp
index 4feb778..fab0cab 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CPasswordInputField::CPasswordInputField(const Vector2D& viewport_, const std::u
     rounding                 = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("rounding"));
     configPlaceholderText    = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("placeholder_text"));
     configFailText           = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("fail_text"));
+    configFailTimeoutMs      = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("fail_timeout"));
     col.transitionMs         = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("fail_transition"));
     col.outer                = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("outer_color"));
     col.inner                = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("inner_color"));
@@ -304,6 +305,11 @@ bool CPasswordInputField::draw(const SRenderData& data) {
     return dots.currentAmount != passwordLength || fade.animated || col.animated || redrawShadow || data.opacity < 1.0 || forceReload;
 }
 
+static void failTimeoutCallback(std::shared_ptr<CTimer> self, void* data) {
+    g_pAuth->m_bDisplayFailText = false;
+    g_pHyprlock->renderAllOutputs();
+}
+
 void CPasswordInputField::updatePlaceholder() {
     if (passwordLength != 0) {
         if (placeholder.asset && /* keep prompt asset cause it is likely to be used again */ placeholder.isFailText) {
@@ -328,6 +334,7 @@ void CPasswordInputField::updatePlaceholder() {
     placeholder.asset = nullptr;
 
     if (placeholder.isFailText) {
+        g_pHyprlock->addTimer(std::chrono::milliseconds(configFailTimeoutMs), failTimeoutCallback, nullptr);
         placeholder.currentText = configFailText;
         replaceAll(placeholder.currentText, "$FAIL", AUTHFEEDBACK);
         replaceAll(placeholder.currentText, "$ATTEMPTS", std::to_string(placeholder.failedAttempts));
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp
index a85f0a2..d1bbb73 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class CPasswordInputField : public IWidget {
     Vector2D    configSize;
 
     std::string halign, valign, configFailText, outputStringPort, configPlaceholderText;
+    uint64_t    configFailTimeoutMs = 2000;
 
     int         outThick, rounding;