diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 0d7df041..897c12c9 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/identicon_svg_view.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/views/settings_view.js'></script>
 
+  <script type='text/javascript' src='js/wall_clock_listener.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/rotate_signed_prekey_listener.js'></script>
   <script type='text/javascript' src='js/background.js'></script>
 </head>
diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index a893a8d6..b1a74221 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@
             openInbox();
         }
 
+        WallClockListener.init();
         RotateSignedPreKeyListener.init();
-        ExpiringMessagesListener.update();
+        ExpiringMessagesListener.init();
     });
 
     window.getSyncRequest = function() {
diff --git a/js/expiring_messages.js b/js/expiring_messages.js
index 096d0dfb..0d96b5a6 100644
--- a/js/expiring_messages.js
+++ b/js/expiring_messages.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
     }
 
     window.ExpiringMessagesListener = {
+        init: function() {
+            checkExpiringMessages();
+            window.events.on('timetravel', checkExpiringMessages);
+        },
         update: checkExpiringMessages
     };
 
diff --git a/js/rotate_signed_prekey_listener.js b/js/rotate_signed_prekey_listener.js
index aab636ff..d39349b7 100644
--- a/js/rotate_signed_prekey_listener.js
+++ b/js/rotate_signed_prekey_listener.js
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
                 scheduleNextRotation();
                 setTimeoutForNextRun();
             });
+            window.events.on('timetravel', function() {
+                if (Whisper.Registration.isDone()) {
+                    setTimeoutForNextRun();
+                }
+            });
         }
     };
 }());
diff --git a/js/wall_clock_listener.js b/js/wall_clock_listener.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf25da58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/wall_clock_listener.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * vim: ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+ */
+
+;(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var lastTime;
+    var interval = 1000;
+    function checkTime() {
+      var currentTime = Date.now();
+      if (currentTime > (lastTime + interval * 2)) {
+          console.log('time travel detected!');
+          window.events.trigger('timetravel');
+      }
+      lastTime = currentTime;
+    }
+
+    window.WallClockListener = {
+      init: function() {
+          lastTime = Date.now();
+          setInterval(checkTime, 1000);
+      }
+    };
+}());