diff --git a/agents/meshcore.js b/agents/meshcore.js
index 7d5873d952..25d88342d7 100644
--- a/agents/meshcore.js
+++ b/agents/meshcore.js
@@ -1230,8 +1230,11 @@ function handleServerCommand(data) {
                                         ipr.message = data.msg;
                                         ipr.username = data.username;
                                         if (data.realname && (data.realname != '')) { ipr.username = data.realname; }
+                                        ipr.timeout = (typeof data.timeout === 'number' ? data.timeout : 120000);
                                         global._clientmessage = ipr.then(function (img) {
-                                            this.messagebox = require('win-dialog').create(this.title, this.message, this.username, { timeout: 120000, b64Image: img.split(',').pop(), background: color_options.background, foreground: color_options.foreground });
+                                            var options = { b64Image: img.split(',').pop(), background: color_options.background, foreground: color_options.foreground }
+                                            if (this.timeout != 0) { options.timeout = this.timeout; }
+                                            this.messagebox = require('win-dialog').create(this.title, this.message, this.username, options);
                                             this.__childPromise.addMessage = this.messagebox.addMessage.bind(this.messagebox);
                                             return (this.messagebox);
                                         });
diff --git a/meshctrl.js b/meshctrl.js
index cc57f021ec..cb536835ed 100644
--- a/meshctrl.js
+++ b/meshctrl.js
@@ -941,15 +941,17 @@ if (args['_'].length == 0) {
                         console.log("Display a message on the remote device, Example usages:\r\n");
                         console.log(winRemoveSingleQuotes("  MeshCtrl DeviceMessage --id 'deviceid' --msg \"message\""));
                         console.log(winRemoveSingleQuotes("  MeshCtrl DeviceMessage --id 'deviceid' --msg \"message\" --title \"title\""));
+                        console.log(winRemoveSingleQuotes("  MeshCtrl DeviceMessage --id 'deviceid' --msg \"message\" --title \"title\" --timeout 120000"));
                         console.log("\r\nRequired arguments:\r\n");
                         if (process.platform == 'win32') {
-                            console.log("  --id [deviceid]        - The device identifier.");
+                            console.log("  --id [deviceid]          - The device identifier.");
                         } else {
-                            console.log("  --id '[deviceid]'      - The device identifier.");
+                            console.log("  --id '[deviceid]'        - The device identifier.");
                         }
-                        console.log("  --msg [message]        - The message to display.");
+                        console.log("  --msg [message]          - The message to display.");
                         console.log("\r\nOptional arguments:\r\n");
-                        console.log("  --title [title]        - Messagebox title, default is \"MeshCentral\".");
+                        console.log("  --title [title]          - Messagebox title, default is \"MeshCentral\".");
+                        console.log("  --timeout [miliseconds]  - After timeout messagebox vanishes, 0 keeps messagebox open until closed manually, default is 120000 (2 Minutes).");
                         break;
                     }
                     case 'devicetoast': {
@@ -1735,7 +1737,7 @@ function serverConnect() {
                 break;
             }
             case 'devicemessage': {
-                ws.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: args.id, title: args.title ? args.title : "MeshCentral", msg: args.msg, responseid: 'meshctrl' }));
+                ws.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: args.id, title: args.title ? args.title : "MeshCentral", msg: args.msg, timeout: args.timeout ? args.timeout : 120000, responseid: 'meshctrl' }));
                 break;
             }
             case 'devicetoast': {
diff --git a/views/default.handlebars b/views/default.handlebars
index d2acdbff43..69367925f1 100644
--- a/views/default.handlebars
+++ b/views/default.handlebars
@@ -5770,6 +5770,14 @@
                 x += '<select id=d2deviceop style=width:100%><option value=2>' + "Toast Notification" + '</option><option value=1>' + "Message Box" + '</option><option value=3>' + "Alert Box" + '</option></select>';
                 x += '<br /><input id=dp2notifyTitle maxlength=256 placeholder="' + "Title" + '" style=width:100% />';
                 x += '<textarea id=d2notifyMsg style=background-color:#fcf3cf;width:100%;height:140px;resize:none;overflow-y:scroll></textarea>';
+                x += '<select style=width:100% id=d2notifyTimeout>';
+                x += '<option disabled value="">Only Applicable to Message Box Notifications</option>';
+                x += '<option value=2 selected>' + "Show for 2 Minutes (Default)" + '</option>';
+                x += '<option value=10>' + "Show for 10 minutes" + '</option>';
+                x += '<option value=30>' + "Show for 30 minutes" + '</option>';
+                x += '<option value=60>' + "Show for 60 minutes" + '</option>';
+                x += '<option value=0>' + "Show message until dismissed by user" + '</option>';
+                x += '</select>';
                 setDialogMode(2, "Device Notification", 3, d2groupActionFunctionNotifyExec, x);
                 Q('d2notifyMsg').focus();
             } else if (op == 109) {
@@ -5812,12 +5820,13 @@
         function d2groupActionFunctionAgentDefaultCodeExec() { meshserver.send({ action: 'uploadagentcore', nodeids: getCheckedDevices(), type: 'default' }); }
 
         function d2groupActionFunctionNotifyExec() {
-            var op = Q('d2deviceop').value, title = Q('dp2notifyTitle').value, msg = Q('d2notifyMsg').value, chkNodeIds = getCheckedDevices();
+            var op = Q('d2deviceop').value, title = Q('dp2notifyTitle').value, msg = Q('d2notifyMsg').value, chkNodeIds = getCheckedDevices(), timeout = parseFloat(Q('d2notifyTimeout').value);
             if (msg.length == 0) return;
             if (title == '') { title = decodeURIComponent('{{{extitle}}}'); }
             if (title == '') { title = "MeshCentral"; }
+            if (isNaN(timeout)) { timeout = 2; }
             if (op == 1) { // MessageBox
-                for (var i = 0; i < chkNodeIds.length; i++) { meshserver.send({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: chkNodeIds[i], title: title, msg: msg }); }
+                for (var i = 0; i < chkNodeIds.length; i++) { meshserver.send({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: chkNodeIds[i], title: title, msg: msg, timeout: (timeout * 60000) }); }
             } else if (op == 2) { // Toast
                 meshserver.send({ action: 'toast', nodeids: chkNodeIds, title: title, msg: msg });
             } else if (op == 3) { // Old Style MessageBox
@@ -8094,17 +8103,28 @@
 
         function deviceMessageFunction() {
             if (xxdialogMode) return;
-            setDialogMode(2, "Device Message", 3, deviceMessageFunctionEx, '<div style=margin-bottom:4px>' + "Display a message box on the remote device." + '</div><textarea id=d2devMessage style=background-color:#fcf3cf;width:100%;height:80px;resize:none;overflow-y:scroll></textarea>');
+            var x = '<div style=margin-bottom:4px>Display a message box on the remote device.</div>';
+            x += '<textarea id=d2devMessage style=background-color:#fcf3cf;width:100%;height:80px;resize:none;overflow-y:scroll></textarea>';
+            x += '<select style=width:100% id=d2devTimeout>';
+            x += '<option disabled value="">Only Applicable to Message Box Notifications</option>';
+            x += '<option value=2 selected>' + "Show for 2 Minutes (Default)" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=10>' + "Show for 10 minutes" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=30>' + "Show for 30 minutes" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=60>' + "Show for 60 minutes" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=0>' + "Show message until dismissed by user" + '</option>';
+            x += '</div>';
+            setDialogMode(2, "Device Message", 3, deviceMessageFunctionEx, x);
             Q('d2devMessage').focus();
         }
 
         function deviceMessageFunctionEx() {
-            var title = decodeURIComponent('{{{extitle}}}');
+            var title = decodeURIComponent('{{{extitle}}}'), timeout = parseFloat(Q('d2devTimeout').value);
             if (title == '') { title = "MeshCentral"; }
+            if(isNaN(timeout)){ timeout = 2; }
             if (currentNode.pmt == 1) {
                 meshserver.send({ action: 'pushmessage', nodeid: currentNode._id, title: title, msg: Q('d2devMessage').value });
             } else {
-                meshserver.send({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: currentNode._id, title: title, msg: Q('d2devMessage').value });
+                meshserver.send({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: currentNode._id, title: title, msg: Q('d2devMessage').value, timeout: (timeout * 60000) });
             }
         }
 
@@ -8145,17 +8165,26 @@
             var x = '<select id=d2deviceop style=width:100%><option value=2>' + "Toast Notification" + '</option><option value=1>' + "Message Box" + '</option><option value=3>' + "Alert Box" + '</option></select>';
             x += '<br /><input id=dp2notifyTitle maxlength=256 placeholder="' + "Title" + '" style=width:100% />';
             x += '<textarea id=d2notifyMsg style=background-color:#fcf3cf;width:100%;height:140px;resize:none;overflow-y:scroll></textarea>';
+            x += '<select style=width:100% id=d2notifyTimeout>';
+            x += '<option disabled value="">Only Applicable to Message Box Notifications</option>';
+            x += '<option value=2 selected>' + "Show for 2 Minutes (Default)" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=10>' + "Show for 10 minutes" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=30>' + "Show for 30 minutes" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=60>' + "Show for 60 minutes" + '</option>';
+            x += '<option value=0>' + "Show message until dismissed by user" + '</option>';
+            x += '</select>';
             setDialogMode(2, "Device Notification", 3, deviceToastFunctionEx, x);
             Q('d2notifyMsg').focus();
         }
 
         function deviceToastFunctionEx() {
-            var op = Q('d2deviceop').value, title = Q('dp2notifyTitle').value, msg = Q('d2notifyMsg').value;
+            var op = Q('d2deviceop').value, title = Q('dp2notifyTitle').value, msg = Q('d2notifyMsg').value, timeout = parseFloat(Q('d2notifyTimeout').value);
             if (msg.length == 0) return;
             if (title == '') { title = decodeURIComponent('{{{extitle}}}'); }
             if (title == '') { title = "MeshCentral"; }
+            if(isNaN(timeout)){ timeout = 2; }
             if (op == 1) { // MessageBox
-                meshserver.send({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: currentNode._id, title: title, msg: msg });
+                meshserver.send({ action: 'msg', type: 'messagebox', nodeid: currentNode._id, title: title, msg: msg, timeout: (timeout * 60000) });
             } else if (op == 2) { // Toast
                 meshserver.send({ action: 'toast', nodeids: [ currentNode._id ], title: title, msg: msg });
             } else if (op == 3) { // Old Style MessageBox