diff --git a/core/tasks/timeouts/bulk_timeout.go b/core/tasks/timeouts/bulk_timeout.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0cd48603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tasks/timeouts/bulk_timeout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package timeouts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/core/models"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/core/tasks"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/core/tasks/handler"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/core/tasks/handler/ctasks"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/runtime"
+)
+
+// TypeBulkTimeout is the type of the task
+const TypeBulkTimeout = "bulk_timeout"
+
+func init() {
+	tasks.RegisterType(TypeBulkTimeout, func() tasks.Task { return &BulkTimeoutTask{} })
+}
+
+// BulkTimeoutTask is the payload of the task
+type BulkTimeoutTask struct {
+	Timeouts []Timeout `json:"timeouts"`
+}
+
+func (t *BulkTimeoutTask) Type() string {
+	return TypeBulkTimeout
+}
+
+// Timeout is the maximum amount of time the task can run for
+func (t *BulkTimeoutTask) Timeout() time.Duration {
+	return time.Hour
+}
+
+func (t *BulkTimeoutTask) WithAssets() models.Refresh {
+	return models.RefreshNone
+}
+
+// Perform creates the actual task
+func (t *BulkTimeoutTask) Perform(ctx context.Context, rt *runtime.Runtime, oa *models.OrgAssets) error {
+	rc := rt.RP.Get()
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	for _, timeout := range t.Timeouts {
+		err := handler.QueueTask(rc, oa.OrgID(), timeout.ContactID, ctasks.NewWaitTimeout(timeout.SessionID, timeout.TimeoutOn))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error queuing handle task for timeout on session #%d: %w", timeout.SessionID, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/core/tasks/timeouts/bulk_timeout_test.go b/core/tasks/timeouts/bulk_timeout_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ed5d4f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tasks/timeouts/bulk_timeout_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package timeouts_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/dates"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/core/tasks/timeouts"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/testsuite"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/mailroom/testsuite/testdata"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestBulkTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	_, rt := testsuite.Runtime()
+	defer testsuite.Reset(testsuite.ResetRedis)
+
+	defer dates.SetNowFunc(time.Now)
+	dates.SetNowFunc(dates.NewFixedNow(time.Date(2024, 11, 15, 13, 59, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
+
+	testsuite.QueueBatchTask(t, rt, testdata.Org1, &timeouts.BulkTimeoutTask{
+		Timeouts: []timeouts.Timeout{
+			{SessionID: 123456, ContactID: testdata.Cathy.ID, TimeoutOn: time.Date(2024, 11, 15, 13, 57, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
+			{SessionID: 234567, ContactID: testdata.Bob.ID, TimeoutOn: time.Date(2024, 11, 15, 13, 58, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
+		},
+	})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]int{"bulk_timeout": 1}, testsuite.FlushTasks(t, rt, []string{"batch", "throttled"}))
+
+	testsuite.AssertContactTasks(t, testdata.Org1, testdata.Cathy, []string{
+		`{"type":"timeout_event","task":{"session_id":123456,"time":"2024-11-15T13:57:00Z"},"queued_on":"2024-11-15T13:59:00Z"}`,
+	})
+	testsuite.AssertContactTasks(t, testdata.Org1, testdata.Bob, []string{
+		`{"type":"timeout_event","task":{"session_id":234567,"time":"2024-11-15T13:58:00Z"},"queued_on":"2024-11-15T13:59:00Z"}`,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/core/tasks/timeouts/cron.go b/core/tasks/timeouts/cron.go
index 465653cc2..93a5bd1f4 100644
--- a/core/tasks/timeouts/cron.go
+++ b/core/tasks/timeouts/cron.go
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ ORDER BY timeout_on ASC
    LIMIT 25000`
 
 type Timeout struct {
-	SessionID models.SessionID `db:"session_id"`
-	OrgID     models.OrgID     `db:"org_id"`
-	ContactID models.ContactID `db:"contact_id"`
-	TimeoutOn time.Time        `db:"timeout_on"`
+	SessionID models.SessionID `db:"session_id" json:"session_id"`
+	OrgID     models.OrgID     `db:"org_id"     json:"-"`
+	ContactID models.ContactID `db:"contact_id" json:"contact_id"`
+	TimeoutOn time.Time        `db:"timeout_on" json:"timeout_on"`
 }