diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8198cee..395db409 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Changed
 - Added logic to filter out the property which are not set for Application Opened event. 
 
-##Version - 1.3.0 - 2021-12-20
-### Changed
+##Version - 1.3.0 - 2021-12-29
+### Additions
+- Added support for additional background run time through configuration.
 - Added watchOS as a supported platform.
+
diff --git a/Examples/RudderSampleAppObjC/RudderSampleAppObjC/_AppDelegate.m b/Examples/RudderSampleAppObjC/RudderSampleAppObjC/_AppDelegate.m
index 9678e783..d6a5e998 100644
--- a/Examples/RudderSampleAppObjC/RudderSampleAppObjC/_AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Examples/RudderSampleAppObjC/RudderSampleAppObjC/_AppDelegate.m
@@ -224,4 +224,4 @@ - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificatio
     // [FIRMessaging messaging].APNSToken = deviceToken;
 }
 
-@end
+@end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 539f0735..7a7ffeb5 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   nanopb: 59317e09cf1f1a0af72f12af412d54edf52603fc
   PromisesObjC: 3113f7f76903778cf4a0586bd1ab89329a0b7b97
   Protobuf: 3724efa50cb2846d7ccebc8691c574e85fd74471
-  Rudder: f3f6b4a7c8d59b31a742bed98b8bdf4448ce19e1
+  Rudder: 9f813b7a85c6f7f945aa876d4cfd56e7f316361c
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 33b0e9f1b94a028aa8a3b4aecf718a44c9b6265e
 
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfig.h b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfig.h
index f553bfe9..4bb749ea 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfig.h
+++ b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfig.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic) int configRefreshInterval;
 @property (nonatomic) bool trackLifecycleEvents;
 @property (nonatomic) bool recordScreenViews;
+@property (nonatomic) bool enableBackgroundMode;
 @property (nonatomic, nonnull) NSString *controlPlaneUrl;
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) NSMutableArray* factories;
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) NSMutableArray* customFactories;
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfigBuilder.h b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfigBuilder.h
index 344edb26..0faab215 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfigBuilder.h
+++ b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConfigBuilder.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (instancetype) withConfigRefreshInteval: (int) configRefreshInterval;
 - (instancetype) withTrackLifecycleEvens: (BOOL) trackLifecycleEvents;
 - (instancetype) withRecordScreenViews: (BOOL) recordScreenViews;
+- (instancetype) withEnableBackgroundMode:(BOOL) enableBackgroundMode;
 - (instancetype) withConfigPlaneUrl: (NSString*) configPlaneUrl __attribute((deprecated("Use withControlPlaneUrl instead.")));
 - (instancetype) withControlPlaneUrl: (NSString*) controlPlaneUrl;
 - (instancetype) withControlPlaneURL: (NSURL*) controlPlaneURL;
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConstants.h b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConstants.h
index 8048ca52..79159f02 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConstants.h
+++ b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSConstants.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ extern NSString *const RSControlPlaneUrl;
 extern bool const RSTrackLifeCycleEvents;
 // whether we should record screen views automatically
 extern bool const RSRecordScreenViews;
+// whether we should add support for background run time
+extern bool const RSEnableBackgroundMode;
 // SDK Version
 extern NSString *const RS_VERSION;
 
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSEventRepository.h b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSEventRepository.h
index 335fd39a..d0c50976 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/Public/RSEventRepository.h
+++ b/Sources/Classes/Public/RSEventRepository.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
     NSString* authToken;
     NSString* anonymousIdToken;
     RSConfig* config;
+    UIBackgroundTaskIdentifier backgroundTask;
     RSDBPersistentManager* dbpersistenceManager;
     RSServerConfigManager* configManager;
     NSMutableDictionary<NSString*, NSObject*>* integrations;
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/RSConfig.m b/Sources/Classes/RSConfig.m
index ff792ea8..40a16189 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/RSConfig.m
+++ b/Sources/Classes/RSConfig.m
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ - (instancetype)init
         _configRefreshInterval = RSConfigRefreshInterval;
         _trackLifecycleEvents = RSTrackLifeCycleEvents;
         _recordScreenViews = RSRecordScreenViews;
+        _enableBackgroundMode = RSEnableBackgroundMode;
         _controlPlaneUrl = RSControlPlaneUrl;
         _factories = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
         _customFactories = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ - (instancetype)init:(NSString *) dataPlaneUrl
             logLevel: (int) logLevel
 configRefreshInterval: (int) configRefreshInteval
 trackLifecycleEvents: (BOOL) trackLifecycleEvents
-recordScreenViews: (BOOL) recordScreenViews
-      controlPlaneUrl: (NSString *) controlPlaneUrl
+enableBackgroundMode: (BOOL) enableBackgroundMode
+   recordScreenViews: (BOOL) recordScreenViews
+     controlPlaneUrl: (NSString *) controlPlaneUrl
 {
     self = [super init];
     if (self) {
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ - (instancetype)init:(NSString *) dataPlaneUrl
         _trackLifecycleEvents = trackLifecycleEvents;
         _recordScreenViews = recordScreenViews;
         _controlPlaneUrl = controlPlaneUrl;
+        _enableBackgroundMode = enableBackgroundMode;
         _factories = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
         _customFactories = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/RSConfigBuilder.m b/Sources/Classes/RSConfigBuilder.m
index 8158f047..59914083 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/RSConfigBuilder.m
+++ b/Sources/Classes/RSConfigBuilder.m
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ - (instancetype) withRecordScreenViews:(BOOL)recordScreenViews {
     return self;
 }
 
+- (instancetype) withEnableBackgroundMode:(BOOL)enableBackgroundMode {
+    if (config == nil) {
+        config = [[RSConfig alloc] init];
+    }
+    config.enableBackgroundMode = enableBackgroundMode;
+    return self;
+}
+
 -(instancetype)withConfigPlaneUrl:(NSString *) configPlaneUrl {
     if (config == nil) {
         config = [[RSConfig alloc] init];
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/RSConstants.m b/Sources/Classes/RSConstants.m
index 30c5f212..88b7e48f 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/RSConstants.m
+++ b/Sources/Classes/RSConstants.m
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ @implementation RSConstants
 NSString *const RSControlPlaneUrl = @"https://api.rudderlabs.com";
 bool const RSTrackLifeCycleEvents = YES;
 bool const RSRecordScreenViews = NO;
+bool const RSEnableBackgroundMode = NO;
 NSString *const RS_VERSION = @"1.3.0";
 @end
diff --git a/Sources/Classes/RSEventRepository.m b/Sources/Classes/RSEventRepository.m
index 234f2987..3a94c38b 100644
--- a/Sources/Classes/RSEventRepository.m
+++ b/Sources/Classes/RSEventRepository.m
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ - (instancetype)init : (NSString*) _writeKey config:(RSConfig*) _config {
         
         writeKey = _writeKey;
         config = _config;
+        if(config.enableBackgroundMode)
+        {
+            [RSLogger logDebug:@"EventRepository: Enabling Background Mode"];
+            backgroundTask = UIBackgroundTaskInvalid;
+            [self registerBackGroundTask];
+        }
         
         NSData *authData = [[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%@:", _writeKey] dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
         authToken = [authData base64EncodedStringWithOptions:0];
@@ -572,12 +578,17 @@ - (void)_applicationWillEnterForeground {
         return;
     }
     
+    if(config.enableBackgroundMode) {
+        [self registerBackGroundTask];
+    }
+    
     [[RSClient sharedInstance] track:@"Application Opened" properties:@{
         @"from_background" : @YES
     }];
 }
 
 - (void)_applicationDidEnterBackground {
+    
     if ([self getOptStatus]) {
         return;
     }
@@ -595,5 +606,19 @@ - (void) __prepareScreenRecorder {
 #endif
 }
 
+- (void) registerBackGroundTask {
+    if(backgroundTask != UIBackgroundTaskInvalid) {
+        [self endBackGroundTask];
+    }
+    [RSLogger logDebug:@"EventRepository: registerBackGroundTask: Registering for Background Mode"]; 
+    backgroundTask = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler:^{
+        [self endBackGroundTask];
+    }];   
+}
+
+- (void) endBackGroundTask {
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] endBackgroundTask:backgroundTask];
+    backgroundTask = UIBackgroundTaskInvalid;
+}
 
 @end