diff --git a/web/hooks/use-persistent-local-state.ts b/web/hooks/use-persistent-local-state.ts
index c6e2a0b6..37dcd5e5 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-persistent-local-state.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/use-persistent-local-state.ts
@@ -6,26 +6,63 @@ import {isFunction} from 'web/hooks/use-persistent-in-memory-state'
 import {useStateCheckEquality} from 'web/hooks/use-state-check-equality'
 import {safeLocalStorage} from 'web/lib/util/local'
 
-export const usePersistentLocalState = <T>(initialValue: T, key: string) => {
+type StoredEnvelope<T> = {
+  value: T
+  expiresAt: number | null // null = never expires
+}
+
+const wrapValue = <T>(value: T, ttlMs: number | null): StoredEnvelope<T> => ({
+  value,
+  expiresAt: ttlMs != null ? Date.now() + ttlMs : null,
+})
+
+const unwrapValue = <T>(envelope: unknown, fallback: T): {value: T; expired: boolean} => {
+  if (envelope == null || typeof envelope !== 'object' || !('value' in envelope)) {
+    return {value: fallback, expired: false}
+  }
+
+  const {value, expiresAt} = envelope as StoredEnvelope<T>
+
+  if (expiresAt != null && Date.now() > expiresAt) {
+    return {value: fallback, expired: true}
+  }
+
+  return {value, expired: false}
+}
+
+export const usePersistentLocalState = <T>(
+  initialValue: T,
+  key: string,
+  ttl: number | null = null,
+) => {
   // Note: use a version (like "-v1") in the key to increment after backwards-incompatible changes
   const isClient = useIsClient()
-  const [state, setState] = useStateCheckEquality<T>(
-    (isClient && safeJsonParse(safeLocalStorage?.getItem(key))) || initialValue,
-  )
+
+  const readFromStorage = (): T => {
+    const raw = safeLocalStorage?.getItem(key)
+    const parsed = safeJsonParse(raw)
+    const {value, expired} = unwrapValue<T>(parsed, initialValue)
+    if (expired) safeLocalStorage?.removeItem(key)
+    return value
+  }
+
+  const [state, setState] = useStateCheckEquality<T>(isClient ? readFromStorage() : initialValue)
+
   const saveState = useEvent((newState: T | ((prevState: T) => T)) => {
     setState((prevState: T) => {
       const updatedState = isFunction(newState) ? newState(prevState) : newState
-      safeLocalStorage?.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(updatedState))
+      safeLocalStorage?.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(wrapValue(updatedState, ttl)))
       return updatedState
     })
   })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (safeLocalStorage) {
-      const storedJson = safeJsonParse(safeLocalStorage.getItem(key))
-      const storedValue = storedJson ?? initialValue
-      if (storedJson === null && initialValue === undefined) return
-      saveState(storedValue as T)
+      const raw = safeLocalStorage.getItem(key)
+      const parsed = safeJsonParse(raw)
+      const {value, expired} = unwrapValue<T>(parsed, initialValue)
+      if (expired || (parsed === null && initialValue === undefined)) return
+      saveState(value as T)
     }
   }, [key])