diff --git a/.changeset/silly-books-attend.md b/.changeset/silly-books-attend.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb363c62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-books-attend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@livekit/protocol": patch
+---
+
+handle session timer skips >1 min
diff --git a/observability/sessiontimer.go b/observability/sessiontimer.go
index c10781886..77b38f1c0 100644
--- a/observability/sessiontimer.go
+++ b/observability/sessiontimer.go
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ func (h *SessionTimer) Advance(now time.Time) (millis, mins int64) {
 		h.lastMilli = ts
 	}
 	if ts > h.lastMin {
-		mins = 1
-		h.lastMin += 60000
+		n := (ts - h.lastMin + 59999) / 60000
+		mins += n
+		h.lastMin += n * 60000
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/observability/sessiontimer_test.go b/observability/sessiontimer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26ea0e772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observability/sessiontimer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package observability
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestSessionTimer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("advance 100ms", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ts := time.Now()
+		st := NewSessionTimer(ts)
+
+		millis, mins := st.Advance(ts.Add(100 * time.Millisecond))
+		require.EqualValues(t, 100, millis)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 1, mins)
+
+		millis, mins = st.Advance(ts.Add(200 * time.Millisecond))
+		require.EqualValues(t, 100, millis)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 0, mins)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("advance 2.5m", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ts := time.Now()
+		st := NewSessionTimer(ts)
+
+		millis, mins := st.Advance(ts.Add(150 * time.Second))
+		require.EqualValues(t, 150000, millis)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 3, mins)
+	})
+}