diff --git a/cashu/core/base.py b/cashu/core/base.py
index 51aaf2a98..0b6bf6d9e 100644
--- a/cashu/core/base.py
+++ b/cashu/core/base.py
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ def from_row(cls, row: Row):
             paid_time = int(row["paid_time"]) if row["paid_time"] else None
             issued_time = int(row["issued_time"]) if "issued_time" in row.keys() and row["issued_time"] else None
             last_checked = int(row["last_checked"]) if "last_checked" in row.keys() and row["last_checked"] else None
+            expiry = int(row["expiry"]) if "expiry" in row.keys() and row["expiry"] else None
         except Exception:
             # POSTGRES: row is datetime.datetime
             created_time = (
@@ -452,6 +453,9 @@ def from_row(cls, row: Row):
             last_checked = (
                 int(row["last_checked"].timestamp()) if "last_checked" in row.keys() and row["last_checked"] else None
             )
+            expiry = (
+                int(row["expiry"].timestamp()) if "expiry" in row.keys() and row["expiry"] else None
+            )
         return cls(
             quote=row["quote"],
             method=row["method"],
@@ -464,6 +468,7 @@ def from_row(cls, row: Row):
             paid_time=paid_time,
             issued_time=issued_time,
             last_checked=last_checked,
+            expiry=expiry,
             pubkey=row["pubkey"] if "pubkey" in row.keys() else None,
             privkey=row["privkey"] if "privkey" in row.keys() else None,
         )
diff --git a/cashu/core/settings.py b/cashu/core/settings.py
index 5723fe519..8e94dc3c6 100644
--- a/cashu/core/settings.py
+++ b/cashu/core/settings.py
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ class MintLimits(MintSettings):
         title="Websocket read timeout",
         description="Timeout for reading from a websocket.",
     )
+    mint_websocket_quote_expiry_check_interval: int = Field(
+        default=30,
+        gt=0,
+        title="Websocket quote expiry check interval",
+        description=(
+            "Interval in seconds at which the mint checks whether a websocket's"
+            " subscribed bolt11 mint quotes have expired while still unpaid, in"
+            " order to close idle connections that will never receive an update."
+        ),
+    )
 
 
 class FakeWalletSettings(MintSettings):
diff --git a/cashu/mint/crud.py b/cashu/mint/crud.py
index 2421789ea..7edbb1cfb 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/crud.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/crud.py
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ async def store_mint_quote(
         await (conn or db).execute(
             f"""
             INSERT INTO {db.table_with_schema("mint_quotes")}
-            (quote, method, request, checking_id, unit, amount, state, created_time, paid_time, issued_time, last_checked, pubkey)
-            VALUES (:quote, :method, :request, :checking_id, :unit, :amount, :state, :created_time, :paid_time, :issued_time, :last_checked, :pubkey)
+            (quote, method, request, checking_id, unit, amount, state, created_time, paid_time, issued_time, last_checked, pubkey, expiry)
+            VALUES (:quote, :method, :request, :checking_id, :unit, :amount, :state, :created_time, :paid_time, :issued_time, :last_checked, :pubkey, :expiry)
             """,
             {
                 "quote": quote.quote,
@@ -640,6 +640,11 @@ async def store_mint_quote(
                 if quote.last_checked
                 else None,
                 "pubkey": quote.pubkey or "",
+                "expiry": db.to_timestamp(
+                    db.timestamp_from_seconds(quote.expiry) or ""
+                )
+                if quote.expiry
+                else None,
             },
         )
 
diff --git a/cashu/mint/events/client.py b/cashu/mint/events/client.py
index 03b319a27..e79b8e9a0 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/events/client.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/events/client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
+import contextlib
 import json
+import time
 from typing import List, Union
 
 from fastapi import WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
@@ -46,6 +48,19 @@ def __init__(self, websocket: WebSocket, db: Database, crud: LedgerCrud):
     async def start(self):
         await self.websocket.accept()
 
+        # Close connections that only subscribe to mint quotes which expire
+        # unpaid, so a client cannot hold the socket open until the read timeout.
+        expiry_monitor_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            self._monitor_expired_mint_quote_subscriptions()
+        )
+        try:
+            await self._receive_loop()
+        finally:
+            expiry_monitor_task.cancel()
+            with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                await expiry_monitor_task
+
+    async def _receive_loop(self):
         while True:
             message = await asyncio.wait_for(
                 self.websocket.receive(),
@@ -174,6 +189,61 @@ async def _send_msg(
         logger.debug(f"Sending websocket message: {data.model_dump_json()}")
         await self.websocket.send_text(data.model_dump_json())
 
+    async def _monitor_expired_mint_quote_subscriptions(self) -> None:
+        """Close the websocket once every subscribed bolt11 mint quote is in a
+        terminal state.
+
+        A subscription to a mint quote can only produce a finite set of state
+        transitions. Once all subscribed quotes are either paid, or have expired
+        while unpaid, no more useful events are expected. Proactively closing
+        such connections frees server resources and reflects that the
+        subscription is dead.
+        """
+        interval = settings.mint_websocket_quote_expiry_check_interval
+        while True:
+            await asyncio.sleep(interval)
+            quote_filters = list(
+                self.subscriptions.get(
+                    JSONRPCSubscriptionKinds.BOLT11_MINT_QUOTE, {}
+                )
+            )
+            if not quote_filters:
+                continue
+
+            now = int(time.time())
+            all_terminal = True
+            async with self.db_read.db.connect() as conn:
+                for quote_id in quote_filters:
+                    mint_quote = await self.db_read.crud.get_mint_quote(
+                        quote_id=quote_id, db=self.db_read.db, conn=conn
+                    )
+                    # A quote is terminal when it is paid, or when it is
+                    # unpaid and has passed its expiry.
+                    terminal = bool(
+                        mint_quote
+                        and (
+                            mint_quote.paid
+                            or (
+                                mint_quote.unpaid
+                                and mint_quote.expiry
+                                and mint_quote.expiry <= now
+                            )
+                        )
+                    )
+                    if not terminal:
+                        all_terminal = False
+                        break
+
+            if all_terminal:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Closing websocket: all subscribed mint quotes are terminal"
+                )
+                with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+                    await self.websocket.close(
+                        code=1000, reason="mint quote subscription terminal"
+                    )
+                return
+
     def add_subscription(
         self,
         kind: JSONRPCSubscriptionKinds,
diff --git a/cashu/mint/migrations.py b/cashu/mint/migrations.py
index 571efd574..d979133bf 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/migrations.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/migrations.py
@@ -1261,3 +1261,13 @@ async def m035_add_last_checked_to_mint_quotes(db: Database):
                 ADD COLUMN last_checked TIMESTAMP NULL
             """
         )
+
+
+async def m036_add_expiry_to_mint_quotes(db: Database):
+    """
+    Add expiry column to mint_quotes table (melt_quotes already has expiry).
+    """
+    async with db.connect() as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"ALTER TABLE {db.table_with_schema('mint_quotes')} ADD COLUMN expiry TIMESTAMP"
+        )
diff --git a/tests/mint/test_mint.py b/tests/mint/test_mint.py
index a26593aea..33ee5caec 100644
--- a/tests/mint/test_mint.py
+++ b/tests/mint/test_mint.py
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ async def test_mint_quote_ttl_setting_overrides_invoice_expiry(ledger: Ledger):
         after = int(time.time())
         assert quote.expiry is not None
         assert before + ttl <= quote.expiry <= after + ttl
+        loaded = await ledger.get_mint_quote(quote.quote)
+        assert loaded.expiry == quote.expiry
     finally:
         settings.mint_quote_ttl = None
 
diff --git a/tests/mint/test_mint_websocket_protocol.py b/tests/mint/test_mint_websocket_protocol.py
index 89733a0ef..e2189f3b4 100644
--- a/tests/mint/test_mint_websocket_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/mint/test_mint_websocket_protocol.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import json
+import time
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from typing import Any, cast
 
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ def __init__(self, messages: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None):
         self.messages = messages or []
         self.sent: list[str] = []
         self.accepted = False
+        self.closed = False
+        self.close_code: int | None = None
+        self.close_reason: str | None = None
 
     async def accept(self):
         self.accepted = True
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ async def receive(self):
     async def send_text(self, data: str):
         self.sent.append(data)
 
+    async def close(self, code: int = 1000, reason: str | None = None):
+        self.closed = True
+        self.close_code = code
+        self.close_reason = reason
+
 
 def _client_manager(websocket: FakeWebSocket) -> LedgerEventClientManager:
     manager = LedgerEventClientManager(
@@ -172,8 +182,6 @@ async def test_init_subscription_sends_initial_snapshots():
     )
     proof_state = ProofState(Y="Y1", state=ProofSpentState.unspent)
 
-    from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-    
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def mock_connect():
         yield object()
@@ -312,3 +320,112 @@ def test_remove_subscription_removes_all_filter_entries_for_subid(monkeypatch):
     assert kind_map["quote-1"] == []
     assert kind_map["quote-2"] == []
     assert kind_map["quote-3"] == []
+
+
+class _StopMonitor(Exception):
+    """Sentinel used to break out of the monitor's infinite loop in tests."""
+
+
+def _manager_with_mint_quote(
+    websocket: FakeWebSocket, mint_quote: MintQuote | None
+) -> LedgerEventClientManager:
+    manager = _client_manager(websocket)
+    manager.subscriptions = {
+        JSONRPCSubscriptionKinds.BOLT11_MINT_QUOTE: {"quote-1": ["sub-1"]}
+    }
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def mock_connect():
+        yield object()
+
+    async def get_mint_quote(quote_id, db, conn=None):
+        return mint_quote if quote_id == "quote-1" else None
+
+    manager.db_read = cast(
+        Any,
+        SimpleNamespace(
+            db=SimpleNamespace(connect=mock_connect),
+            crud=SimpleNamespace(get_mint_quote=get_mint_quote, get_melt_quote=None),
+            get_proofs_states=None,
+        ),
+    )
+    return manager
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "state, expiry",
+    [
+        (MintQuoteState.unpaid, lambda: int(time.time()) - 10),
+        (MintQuoteState.paid, lambda: int(time.time()) - 10),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_monitor_closes_websocket_when_mint_quote_terminal(
+    monkeypatch, state, expiry
+):
+    websocket = FakeWebSocket()
+    terminal_quote = MintQuote(
+        quote="quote-1",
+        method="bolt11",
+        request="lnbc1",
+        checking_id="check",
+        unit="sat",
+        amount=1,
+        state=state,
+        expiry=expiry(),
+    )
+    manager = _manager_with_mint_quote(websocket, terminal_quote)
+
+    async def no_sleep(_):
+        return None
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("cashu.mint.events.client.asyncio.sleep", no_sleep)
+
+    await manager._monitor_expired_mint_quote_subscriptions()
+
+    assert websocket.closed is True
+    assert websocket.close_code == 1000
+    assert websocket.close_reason == "mint quote subscription terminal"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "state, expiry",
+    [
+        # unpaid but not yet expired -> keep open
+        (MintQuoteState.unpaid, lambda: int(time.time()) + 3600),
+        # unpaid with no expiry data -> keep open
+        (MintQuoteState.unpaid, lambda: None),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_monitor_keeps_websocket_open_when_not_expired_unpaid(
+    monkeypatch, state, expiry
+):
+    websocket = FakeWebSocket()
+    mint_quote = MintQuote(
+        quote="quote-1",
+        method="bolt11",
+        request="lnbc1",
+        checking_id="check",
+        unit="sat",
+        amount=1,
+        state=state,
+        expiry=expiry(),
+    )
+    manager = _manager_with_mint_quote(websocket, mint_quote)
+
+    calls = {"n": 0}
+
+    async def sleep_stub(_):
+        calls["n"] += 1
+        # allow exactly one full check iteration, then break the loop
+        if calls["n"] >= 2:
+            raise _StopMonitor()
+        return None
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("cashu.mint.events.client.asyncio.sleep", sleep_stub)
+
+    with pytest.raises(_StopMonitor):
+        await manager._monitor_expired_mint_quote_subscriptions()
+
+    assert websocket.closed is False
diff --git a/tests/test_mint_rpc_cli.py b/tests/test_mint_rpc_cli.py
index 17b083b47..9f36700dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_mint_rpc_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_mint_rpc_cli.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ async def test_get_melt_quote(cli_prefix):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_quote_ttl_mint_quote(cli_prefix):
-    """Mint quotes do not persist expiry, so GetQuoteTtl should return NOT_FOUND."""
+    """Mint quotes persist expiry; GetQuoteTtl should return the expiry timestamp."""
     wallet = await init_wallet()
     mint_quote = await wallet.request_mint(100)
     await asyncio.sleep(1)
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ async def test_get_quote_ttl_mint_quote(cli_prefix):
     # Use -- to prevent Click from interpreting quote_id (e.g. -JmE...) as options
     result = runner.invoke(cli, [*cli_prefix, "get", "quote-ttl", "--", mint_quote.quote])
     assert result.exception is None
-    # Mint quotes don't store expiry; the handler returns NOT_FOUND
-    assert "Error:" in result.output
+    assert "Quote expiry:" in result.output
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.skipif(