diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/KioskController.cs b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/KioskController.cs
index 31689f9..4419330 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/KioskController.cs
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/KioskController.cs
@@ -717,5 +717,9 @@ public class KioskController : Controller
 
         ViewBag.SessionToken = session.SessionToken;
         ViewBag.SessionType  = session.SessionType;
+
+        // Reset to Welcome screen after 45 s of inactivity on any intake step.
+        // The Welcome screen itself stays on indefinitely (no timeout override there).
+        ViewBag.InactivityTimeoutMs = 45_000;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Shared/_KioskLayout.cshtml b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Shared/_KioskLayout.cshtml
index 729ba05..e7a95e0 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Shared/_KioskLayout.cshtml
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Shared/_KioskLayout.cshtml
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@
 
 </div>
 
-@* Inactivity timer — redirect to Welcome after 5 minutes of no input *@
+@* Inactivity timer — redirect to Welcome when idle too long.
+   Intake steps set ViewBag.InactivityTimeoutMs = 45000 (45 s).
+   Welcome screen keeps the default 5-minute timeout. *@
 @{
     bool showInactivityTimer = (bool)(ViewBag.ShowInactivityTimer ?? true);
     string welcomeUrl = ViewBag.WelcomeUrl as string ?? "/Kiosk/Welcome";
+    int inactivityMs = ViewBag.InactivityTimeoutMs as int? ?? (5 * 60 * 1000);
 }
 @if (showInactivityTimer)
 {
     <script>
         (function () {
-            var TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+            var TIMEOUT_MS = @inactivityMs;
             var timer;
             function reset() {
                 clearTimeout(timer);