diff --git a/klippy/webhooks.py b/klippy/webhooks.py
index 63342dd7..43ff9a91 100644
--- a/klippy/webhooks.py
+++ b/klippy/webhooks.py
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ class ServerSocket:
     def pop_client(self, client_id):
         self.clients.pop(client_id, None)
 
+    def stats(self, eventtime):
+        # Called once per second - check for idle clients
+        for client in list(self.clients.values()):
+            if client.is_blocking:
+                client.blocking_count -= 1
+                if client.blocking_count < 0:
+                    logging.info("Closing unresponsive client %s", client.uid)
+                    client.close()
+        return False, ""
+
 class ClientConnection:
     def __init__(self, server, sock):
         self.printer = server.printer
@@ -174,6 +184,7 @@ class ClientConnection:
             self.sock.fileno(), self.process_received, self._do_send)
         self.partial_data = self.send_buffer = b""
         self.is_blocking = False
+        self.blocking_count = 0
         self.set_client_info("?", "New connection")
         self.request_log = collections.deque([], REQUEST_LOG_SIZE)
 
@@ -277,6 +288,7 @@ class ClientConnection:
             if not self.is_blocking:
                 self.reactor.set_fd_wake(self.fd_handle, False, True)
                 self.is_blocking = True
+                self.blocking_count = 5
         elif self.is_blocking:
             self.reactor.set_fd_wake(self.fd_handle, True, False)
             self.is_blocking = False
@@ -370,6 +382,9 @@ class WebHooks:
         state_message, state = self.printer.get_state_message()
         return {'state': state, 'state_message': state_message}
 
+    def stats(self, eventtime):
+        return self.sconn.stats(eventtime)
+
     def call_remote_method(self, method, **kwargs):
         if method not in self._remote_methods:
             raise self.printer.command_error(