diff --git a/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/DIDCommInvitationRunner.ts b/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/DIDCommInvitationRunner.ts
index 216c0425e..9ffd77f52 100644
--- a/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/DIDCommInvitationRunner.ts
+++ b/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/DIDCommInvitationRunner.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class DIDCommInvitationRunner {
     type: ProtocolType,
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     body: any
-  ): body is { body: OutOfBandInvitationBody; from: string; id?: string, attachments: any[] } {
+  ): body is { body: OutOfBandInvitationBody; from: string; id?: string, expires_time?: number, attachments: any[] } {
     return type === ProtocolType.Didcomminvitation;
   }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ export class DIDCommInvitationRunner {
         )
         return descriptor
       })
-      return new OutOfBandInvitation(parsed.body, parsed.from, parsed.id, attachments);
+      return new OutOfBandInvitation(
+        parsed.body,
+        parsed.from,
+        parsed.id,
+        attachments,
+        parsed.expires_time
+      );
     }
 
     throw new AgentError.UnknownInvitationTypeError();
@@ -78,6 +84,10 @@ export class DIDCommInvitationRunner {
       throw new AgentError.InvalidURLError();
     }
     const dataJson = Buffer.from(base64.baseDecode(message)).toString();
-    return this.safeParseBody(dataJson, ProtocolType.Didcomminvitation);
+    const invitation = this.safeParseBody(dataJson, ProtocolType.Didcomminvitation);
+    if (invitation.isExpired) {
+      throw new AgentError.InvitationIsInvalidError('expired')
+    }
+    return invitation
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/OutOfBandInvitation.ts b/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/OutOfBandInvitation.ts
index 89e7ccff9..b718ce2b5 100644
--- a/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/OutOfBandInvitation.ts
+++ b/src/edge-agent/protocols/invitation/v2/OutOfBandInvitation.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@ export class OutOfBandInvitation {
     public body: OutOfBandInvitationBody,
     public from: string,
     public id: string = uuid(),
-    public attachments: AttachmentDescriptor[] = []
+    public attachments: AttachmentDescriptor[] = [],
+    public expiration: number | null = null
   ) { }
 
+  get isExpired() {
+    if (this.expiration) {
+      const currentTime = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+      return currentTime > this.expiration;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   static parsePrismOnboardingInvitationFromJson(
     json: JsonString
   ): PrismOnboardingInvitation {
diff --git a/tests/agent/Agent.test.ts b/tests/agent/Agent.test.ts
index 836d02279..1b927e73c 100644
--- a/tests/agent/Agent.test.ts
+++ b/tests/agent/Agent.test.ts
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ describe("Agent Tests", () => {
       expect(sendMessage).calledWith(validHanshakeMessage);
     });
 
-    it("As a developer with a valid invitationMessage I will be sending a presentation with the correct information.", async () => {
+    it("As a developer with a valid invitationMessage I will be sending a presentation with the correct information, but will fail as it is expired.", async () => {
       const agentInvitations = (agent as any).agentInvitations;
       const agentInvitationsConnection = agentInvitations.connection;
       const didHigherFunctions = (agent as any).agentDIDHigherFunctions;
@@ -282,11 +282,9 @@ describe("Agent Tests", () => {
       sendMessage.resolves();
       addConnection.resolves();
 
-      const oobInvitation = await agent.parseOOBInvitation(new URL(validOOB));
-      await agent.acceptInvitation(oobInvitation);
-      expect(createPeerDID.callCount).to.be.equal(0);
-      expect(sendMessage.callCount).to.be.equal(0);
-      expect(addConnection.callCount).to.be.equal(0);
+      expect(
+        agent.parseOOBInvitation(new URL(validOOB))
+      ).to.eventually.be.rejectedWith(AgentError.InvitationIsInvalidError);
     });
 
   });