diff --git a/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/invariant.go b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/invariant.go
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+// The MIT License (MIT)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Uber Technologies Inc.
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+package invariants
+
+import "context"
+
+// InvariantCheckResult is the result from the invariant check
+type InvariantCheckResult struct {
+	InvariantType string
+	Reason        string
+	Metadata      []byte
+}
+
+// Invariant represents a condition of a workflow execution.
+type Invariant interface {
+	Check(context.Context) ([]InvariantCheckResult, error)
+}
diff --git a/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/timeout.go b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/timeout.go
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index 00000000000..b9b8c5354ff
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+++ b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/timeout.go
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+// The MIT License (MIT)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Uber Technologies Inc.
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+package invariants
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/uber/cadence/common/types"
+)
+
+type Timeout Invariant
+
+type timeout struct {
+	workflowExecutionHistory *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse
+}
+
+func NewTimeout(wfHistory *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse) Invariant {
+	return &timeout{
+		workflowExecutionHistory: wfHistory,
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *timeout) Check(context.Context) ([]InvariantCheckResult, error) {
+	result := make([]InvariantCheckResult, 0)
+	events := t.workflowExecutionHistory.GetHistory().GetEvents()
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes != nil {
+			timeoutType := event.GetWorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes().GetTimeoutType().String()
+			timeoutLimit := getWorkflowExecutionConfiguredTimeout(events)
+			result = append(result, InvariantCheckResult{
+				InvariantType: TimeoutTypeExecution.String(),
+				Reason:        timeoutType,
+				Metadata:      timeoutLimitInBytes(timeoutLimit),
+			})
+		}
+		if event.ActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes != nil {
+			timeoutType := event.GetActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes().GetTimeoutType()
+			eventScheduledID := event.GetActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes().GetScheduledEventID()
+			timeoutLimit, err := getActivityTaskConfiguredTimeout(eventScheduledID, timeoutType, events)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			result = append(result, InvariantCheckResult{
+				InvariantType: TimeoutTypeActivity.String(),
+				Reason:        timeoutType.String(),
+				Metadata:      timeoutLimitInBytes(timeoutLimit),
+			})
+		}
+		if event.DecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes != nil {
+			reason, metadata := reasonForDecisionTaskTimeouts(event, events)
+			result = append(result, InvariantCheckResult{
+				InvariantType: TimeoutTypeDecision.String(),
+				Reason:        reason,
+				Metadata:      metadata,
+			})
+		}
+		if event.ChildWorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes != nil {
+			timeoutType := event.GetChildWorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes().TimeoutType.String()
+			childWfInitiatedID := event.GetChildWorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes().GetInitiatedEventID()
+			timeoutLimit := getChildWorkflowExecutionConfiguredTimeout(childWfInitiatedID, events)
+			result = append(result, InvariantCheckResult{
+				InvariantType: TimeoutTypeChildWorkflow.String(),
+				Reason:        timeoutType,
+				Metadata:      timeoutLimitInBytes(timeoutLimit),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func reasonForDecisionTaskTimeouts(event *types.HistoryEvent, allEvents []*types.HistoryEvent) (string, []byte) {
+	eventScheduledID := event.GetDecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes().GetScheduledEventID()
+	attr := event.GetDecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes()
+	cause := attr.GetCause()
+	switch cause {
+	case types.DecisionTaskTimedOutCauseTimeout:
+		return attr.TimeoutType.String(), timeoutLimitInBytes(getDecisionTaskConfiguredTimeout(eventScheduledID, allEvents))
+	case types.DecisionTaskTimedOutCauseReset:
+		newRunID := attr.GetNewRunID()
+		return attr.Reason, []byte(newRunID)
+	default:
+		return "valid cause not available for decision task timeout", nil
+	}
+}
+
+func getWorkflowExecutionConfiguredTimeout(events []*types.HistoryEvent) int32 {
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.ID == 1 { // event 1 is workflow execution started event
+			return event.GetWorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes().GetExecutionStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds()
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func getActivityTaskConfiguredTimeout(eventScheduledID int64, timeoutType types.TimeoutType, events []*types.HistoryEvent) (int32, error) {
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.ID == eventScheduledID {
+			attr := event.GetActivityTaskScheduledEventAttributes()
+			switch timeoutType {
+			case types.TimeoutTypeHeartbeat:
+				return attr.GetHeartbeatTimeoutSeconds(), nil
+			case types.TimeoutTypeScheduleToClose:
+				return attr.GetScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds(), nil
+			case types.TimeoutTypeScheduleToStart:
+				return attr.GetScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds(), nil
+			case types.TimeoutTypeStartToClose:
+				return attr.GetStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds(), nil
+			default:
+				return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown timeout type")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("activity scheduled event not found")
+}
+
+func getDecisionTaskConfiguredTimeout(eventScheduledID int64, events []*types.HistoryEvent) int32 {
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.ID == eventScheduledID {
+			return event.GetDecisionTaskScheduledEventAttributes().GetStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds()
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func getChildWorkflowExecutionConfiguredTimeout(wfInitiatedID int64, events []*types.HistoryEvent) int32 {
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.ID == wfInitiatedID {
+			return event.GetStartChildWorkflowExecutionInitiatedEventAttributes().GetExecutionStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds()
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func timeoutLimitInBytes(val int32) []byte {
+	valInBytes, _ := json.Marshal(val)
+	return valInBytes
+}
diff --git a/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/timeout_test.go b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/timeout_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34e1aa5736e
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+++ b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/timeout_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Uber Technologies Inc.
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+package invariants
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/uber/cadence/common"
+	"github.com/uber/cadence/common/types"
+)
+
+const (
+	workflowTimeoutSecond = int32(110)
+	taskTimeoutSecond     = int32(50)
+)
+
+func Test__Check(t *testing.T) {
+	workflowTimeoutSecondInBytes, err := json.Marshal(workflowTimeoutSecond)
+	taskTimeoutSecondInBytes, err := json.Marshal(taskTimeoutSecond)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name           string
+		testData       *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse
+		expectedResult []InvariantCheckResult
+		err            error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "workflow execution timeout",
+			testData: wfTimeoutHistory(),
+			expectedResult: []InvariantCheckResult{
+				{
+					InvariantType: TimeoutTypeExecution.String(),
+					Reason:        "START_TO_CLOSE",
+					Metadata:      workflowTimeoutSecondInBytes,
+				},
+			},
+			err: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "child workflow execution timeout",
+			testData: childWfTimeoutHistory(),
+			expectedResult: []InvariantCheckResult{
+				{
+					InvariantType: TimeoutTypeChildWorkflow.String(),
+					Reason:        "START_TO_CLOSE",
+					Metadata:      workflowTimeoutSecondInBytes,
+				},
+			},
+			err: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "activity timeout",
+			testData: activityTimeoutHistory(),
+			expectedResult: []InvariantCheckResult{
+				{
+					InvariantType: TimeoutTypeActivity.String(),
+					Reason:        "SCHEDULE_TO_START",
+					Metadata:      taskTimeoutSecondInBytes,
+				},
+				{
+					InvariantType: TimeoutTypeActivity.String(),
+					Reason:        "HEARTBEAT",
+					Metadata:      taskTimeoutSecondInBytes,
+				},
+			},
+			err: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "decision timeout",
+			testData: decisionTimeoutHistory(),
+			expectedResult: []InvariantCheckResult{
+				{
+					InvariantType: TimeoutTypeDecision.String(),
+					Reason:        "START_TO_CLOSE",
+					Metadata:      taskTimeoutSecondInBytes,
+				},
+				{
+					InvariantType: TimeoutTypeDecision.String(),
+					Reason:        "workflow reset",
+					Metadata:      []byte("new run ID"),
+				},
+			},
+			err: nil,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		inv := NewTimeout(tc.testData)
+		result, err := inv.Check(context.Background())
+		require.Equal(t, tc.err, err)
+		require.Equal(t, len(tc.expectedResult), len(result))
+		for i := range result {
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedResult[i], result[i])
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
+func wfTimeoutHistory() *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse {
+	return &types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse{
+		History: &types.History{
+			Events: []*types.HistoryEvent{
+				{
+					ID: 1,
+					WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes: &types.WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes{
+						ExecutionStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds: common.Int32Ptr(workflowTimeoutSecond),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes: &types.WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes{TimeoutType: types.TimeoutTypeStartToClose.Ptr()},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func childWfTimeoutHistory() *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse {
+	return &types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse{
+		History: &types.History{
+			Events: []*types.HistoryEvent{
+				{
+					ID: 22,
+					StartChildWorkflowExecutionInitiatedEventAttributes: &types.StartChildWorkflowExecutionInitiatedEventAttributes{
+						ExecutionStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds: common.Int32Ptr(workflowTimeoutSecond),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					ChildWorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes: &types.ChildWorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes{
+						InitiatedEventID: 22,
+						TimeoutType:      types.TimeoutTypeStartToClose.Ptr()},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func activityTimeoutHistory() *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse {
+	return &types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse{
+		History: &types.History{
+			Events: []*types.HistoryEvent{
+				{
+					ID: 5,
+					ActivityTaskScheduledEventAttributes: &types.ActivityTaskScheduledEventAttributes{
+						ScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds: common.Int32Ptr(taskTimeoutSecond),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					ActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes: &types.ActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes{
+						ScheduledEventID: 5,
+						StartedEventID:   6,
+						TimeoutType:      types.TimeoutTypeScheduleToStart.Ptr(),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					ID: 21,
+					ActivityTaskScheduledEventAttributes: &types.ActivityTaskScheduledEventAttributes{
+						HeartbeatTimeoutSeconds: common.Int32Ptr(taskTimeoutSecond),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					ActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes: &types.ActivityTaskTimedOutEventAttributes{
+						ScheduledEventID: 21,
+						StartedEventID:   22,
+						TimeoutType:      types.TimeoutTypeHeartbeat.Ptr(),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func decisionTimeoutHistory() *types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse {
+	return &types.GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse{
+		History: &types.History{
+			Events: []*types.HistoryEvent{
+				{
+					ID: 13,
+					DecisionTaskScheduledEventAttributes: &types.DecisionTaskScheduledEventAttributes{
+						StartToCloseTimeoutSeconds: common.Int32Ptr(taskTimeoutSecond),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					DecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes: &types.DecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes{
+						ScheduledEventID: 13,
+						StartedEventID:   14,
+						Cause:            types.DecisionTaskTimedOutCauseTimeout.Ptr(),
+						TimeoutType:      types.TimeoutTypeStartToClose.Ptr(),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					DecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes: &types.DecisionTaskTimedOutEventAttributes{
+						Cause:    types.DecisionTaskTimedOutCauseReset.Ptr(),
+						Reason:   "workflow reset",
+						NewRunID: "new run ID",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/types.go b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93e87bedced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/worker/diagnostics/invariants/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Uber Technologies Inc.
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+package invariants
+
+type TimeoutType string
+
+const (
+	TimeoutTypeExecution     TimeoutType = "The Workflow Execution has timed out"
+	TimeoutTypeActivity      TimeoutType = "Activity task has timed out"
+	TimeoutTypeDecision      TimeoutType = "Decision task has timed out"
+	TimeoutTypeChildWorkflow TimeoutType = "Child Workflow Execution has timed out"
+)
+
+func (tt TimeoutType) String() string {
+	return string(tt)
+}