diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 52266265cf..1bf651a4c0 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -777,6 +777,18 @@
     "message": "Original message found, but not loaded. Scroll up to load it.",
     "description": "Shown in toast if user clicks on quote references messages not loaded in view, but in database"
   },
+  "voiceRecordingInterruptedMax": {
+    "message": "Voice message recording stopped because the maximum time limit was reached.",
+    "description": "Confirmation dialog message for when the voice recording is interrupted due to max time limit"
+  },
+  "voiceRecordingInterruptedBlur": {
+    "message": "Voice message recording stopped because you switched to another app.",
+    "description": "Confirmation dialog message for when the voice recording is interrupted due to app losing focus"
+  },
+  "voiceNoteLimit": {
+    "message": "Voice messages are limited to five minutes. Recording will stop if you switch to another app.",
+    "description": "Shown in toast to warn user about limited time and that window must be in focus"
+  },
   "voiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment": {
     "message": "A voice message must have only one attachment.",
     "description": "Shown in toast if tries to record a voice note with any staged attachments"
@@ -863,6 +875,9 @@
   "cancel": {
     "message": "Cancel"
   },
+  "discard": {
+    "message": "Discard"
+  },
   "failedToSend": {
     "message": "Failed to send to some recipients. Check your network connection."
   },
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index c3b546d8a6..1a59a3b663 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
       return { toastMessage: i18n('messageFoundButNotLoaded') };
     },
   });
+  Whisper.VoiceNoteLimit = Whisper.ToastView.extend({
+    render_attributes() {
+      return { toastMessage: i18n('voiceNoteLimit') };
+    },
+  });
   Whisper.VoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachmentToast = Whisper.ToastView.extend({
     render_attributes() {
       return { toastMessage: i18n('voiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment') };
@@ -1650,6 +1655,8 @@
         return;
       }
 
+      this.showToast(Whisper.VoiceNoteLimit);
+
       // Note - clicking anywhere will close the audio capture panel, due to
       //   the onClick handler in InboxView, which calls its closeRecording method.
 
@@ -1663,6 +1670,7 @@
       const view = this.captureAudioView;
       view.render();
       view.on('send', this.handleAudioCapture.bind(this));
+      view.on('confirm', this.handleAudioConfirm.bind(this));
       view.on('closed', this.endCaptureAudio.bind(this));
       view.$el.appendTo(this.$('.capture-audio'));
       view.$('.finish').focus();
@@ -1671,6 +1679,19 @@
       this.disableMessageField();
       this.$('.microphone').hide();
     },
+    handleAudioConfirm(blob, lostFocus) {
+      const dialog = new Whisper.ConfirmationDialogView({
+        cancelText: i18n('discard'),
+        message: lostFocus ? i18n('voiceRecordingInterruptedBlur') : i18n('voiceRecordingInterruptedMax'),
+        okText: i18n('sendAnyway'),
+        resolve: async () => {
+          await this.handleAudioCapture(blob);
+        },
+      });
+
+      this.$el.prepend(dialog.el);
+      dialog.focusCancel();
+    },
     async handleAudioCapture(blob) {
       if (this.hasFiles()) {
         throw new Error('A voice note cannot be sent with other attachments');
diff --git a/js/views/recorder_view.js b/js/views/recorder_view.js
index eb780281b3..9e756a76fc 100644
--- a/js/views/recorder_view.js
+++ b/js/views/recorder_view.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       close: 'close',
     },
     onSwitchAway() {
+      this.lostFocus = true;
+      this.recorder.finishRecording();
       this.close();
     },
     handleKeyDown(event) {
@@ -89,11 +91,14 @@
     handleBlob(recorder, blob) {
       if (blob && this.clickedFinish) {
         this.trigger('send', blob);
+      } else if (blob) {
+        this.trigger('confirm', blob, this.lostFocus);
       } else {
         this.close();
       }
     },
     start() {
+      this.lostFocus = false;
       this.clickedFinish = false;
       this.context = new AudioContext();
       this.input = this.context.createGain();
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@
       });
       this.recorder.onComplete = this.handleBlob.bind(this);
       this.recorder.onError = this.onError.bind(this);
+      this.recorder.onTimeout = this.onTimeout.bind(this);
       navigator.webkitGetUserMedia(
         { audio: true },
         stream => {
@@ -113,6 +119,10 @@
       );
       this.recorder.startRecording();
     },
+    onTimeout() {
+      this.recorder.finishRecording();
+      this.close();
+    },
     onError(error) {
       // Protect against out-of-band errors, which can happen if the user revokes media
       //   permissions after successfully accessing the microphone.
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index a8e04a1f14..7254bbb69c 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "js/views/recorder_view.js",
     "line": "      this.$('.time').text(`${minutes}:${seconds}`);",
-    "lineNumber": 49,
+    "lineNumber": 50,
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2018-09-19T21:59:32.770Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Protected from arbitrary input"
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "js/views/recorder_view.js",
     "line": "      $(window).off('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);",
-    "lineNumber": 80,
+    "lineNumber": 81,
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2018-10-11T19:22:47.331Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Operating on already-existing DOM elements"