diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.test.ts b/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.test.ts
index 30be2201aace..f9e63f915c39 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.test.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ const FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST: MonitoringRequest = {
     description: "Test description",
 };
 
+const FAKE_EXPIRATION_TIME = 1000;
+
 const FAKE_MONITOR: TaskMonitor = {
     waitForTask: jest.fn(),
     isRunning: ref(false),
     isCompleted: ref(false),
     hasFailed: ref(false),
     requestHasFailed: ref(false),
-    status: ref(""),
+    status: ref(),
+    expirationTime: FAKE_EXPIRATION_TIME,
+    isFinalState: jest.fn(),
+    loadStatus: jest.fn(),
 };
 
 const mountComponent = (
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ describe("PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue", () => {
             taskId: "1",
             taskType: "task",
             request: FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
         usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST, useMonitor, existingMonitoringData);
 
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ describe("PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue", () => {
             taskId: "1",
             taskType: "task",
             request: FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
         usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST, useMonitor, existingMonitoringData);
 
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ describe("PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue", () => {
             taskId: "1",
             taskType: "task",
             request: FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
         usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST, useMonitor, existingMonitoringData);
 
@@ -138,6 +146,7 @@ describe("PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue", () => {
             taskId: taskId,
             taskType: "short_term_storage",
             request: monitoringRequest,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
         usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(monitoringRequest, useMonitor, existingMonitoringData);
 
@@ -166,6 +175,7 @@ describe("PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue", () => {
             taskId: "1",
             taskType: "task",
             request: FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
         usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST, useMonitor, existingMonitoringData);
 
@@ -180,4 +190,29 @@ describe("PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue", () => {
         expect(completedAlert.exists()).toBe(true);
         expect(completedAlert.text()).not.toContain("Download here");
     });
+
+    it("should render a warning alert when the task has expired even if the status is running", () => {
+        const useMonitor = {
+            ...FAKE_MONITOR,
+            isRunning: ref(true),
+        };
+        const existingMonitoringData: MonitoringData = {
+            taskId: "1",
+            taskType: "task",
+            request: FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(Date.now() - FAKE_EXPIRATION_TIME * 2), // Make sure the task has expired
+        };
+        usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST, useMonitor, existingMonitoringData);
+
+        const wrapper = mountComponent({
+            monitorRequest: FAKE_MONITOR_REQUEST,
+            useMonitor,
+        });
+
+        expect(wrapper.find(".d-flex").exists()).toBe(true);
+
+        const warningAlert = wrapper.find('[variant="warning"]');
+        expect(warningAlert.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(warningAlert.text()).toContain("The testing task has expired and the result is no longer available");
+    });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue b/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue
index 10af39cedcdb..34467f095646 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Common/PersistentTaskProgressMonitorAlert.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { TaskMonitor } from "@/composables/genericTaskMonitor";
 import { MonitoringRequest, usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor } from "@/composables/persistentProgressMonitor";
 import { useShortTermStorage } from "@/composables/shortTermStorage";
 
+import UtcDate from "@/components/UtcDate.vue";
+
 library.add(faSpinner);
 
 interface Props {
@@ -46,8 +48,19 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
 
 const { getDownloadObjectUrl } = useShortTermStorage();
 
-const { hasMonitoringData, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, requestHasFailed, storedTaskId, status, start, reset } =
-    usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(props.monitorRequest, props.useMonitor);
+const {
+    hasMonitoringData,
+    isRunning,
+    isCompleted,
+    hasFailed,
+    requestHasFailed,
+    storedTaskId,
+    status,
+    hasExpired,
+    expirationDate,
+    start,
+    reset,
+} = usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(props.monitorRequest, props.useMonitor);
 
 const downloadUrl = computed(() => {
     // We can only download the result if the task is completed and the task type is short_term_storage.
@@ -66,7 +79,12 @@ watch(
     () => props.taskId,
     (newTaskId, oldTaskId) => {
         if (newTaskId && newTaskId !== oldTaskId) {
-            start({ taskId: newTaskId, taskType: props.monitorRequest.taskType, request: props.monitorRequest });
+            start({
+                taskId: newTaskId,
+                taskType: props.monitorRequest.taskType,
+                request: props.monitorRequest,
+                startedAt: new Date(),
+            });
         }
     }
 );
@@ -89,7 +107,10 @@ function dismissAlert() {
 
 <template>
     <div v-if="hasMonitoringData" class="d-flex justify-content-end">
-        <BAlert v-if="isRunning" variant="info" show>
+        <BAlert v-if="hasExpired" variant="warning" show dismissible @dismissed="dismissAlert">
+            The {{ monitorRequest.action }} task has <b>expired</b> and the result is no longer available.
+        </BAlert>
+        <BAlert v-else-if="isRunning" variant="info" show>
             <b>{{ inProgressMessage }}</b>
             <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faSpinner" class="mr-2" spin />
         </BAlert>
@@ -98,6 +119,10 @@ function dismissAlert() {
             <BLink v-if="downloadUrl" class="download-link" :href="downloadUrl">
                 <b>Download here</b>
             </BLink>
+            <br />
+            <span v-if="expirationDate">
+                This result will <b>expire <UtcDate :date="expirationDate.toISOString()" mode="elapsed" /></b>
+            </span>
         </BAlert>
         <BAlert v-else-if="hasFailed" variant="danger" show dismissible @dismissed="dismissAlert">
             <span>{{ failedMessage }}</span>
diff --git a/client/src/composables/genericTaskMonitor.ts b/client/src/composables/genericTaskMonitor.ts
index 69236f44dab8..cb0c1f7c7137 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/genericTaskMonitor.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/genericTaskMonitor.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ export interface TaskMonitor {
      * In case of an error, this will be the error message.
      */
     status: Readonly<Ref<string | undefined>>;
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the status of the task from a stored value.
+     * @param storedStatus The status string to load.
+     */
+    loadStatus: (storedStatus: string) => void;
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the status represents a final state.
+     * @param status The status string to check.
+     * @returns True if the status is a final state and is not expected to change.
+     */
+    isFinalState: (status?: string) => boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * If defined, the time (in milliseconds) after which the task should be considered expired.
+     * Requests to check the task status after this time should be avoided. As they are not guaranteed to return the correct status.
+     */
+    expirationTime?: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -66,6 +85,12 @@ export function useGenericMonitor(options: {
      * The delay can be overridden when calling `waitForTask`.
      */
     defaultPollDelay?: number;
+
+    /** Optional expiration time for the task in milliseconds.
+     * After this time, the task should be considered expired.
+     * Requests to check the task status after this time should be avoided.
+     */
+    expirationTime?: number;
 }): TaskMonitor {
     let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
     let pollDelay = options.defaultPollDelay ?? DEFAULT_POLL_DELAY;
@@ -78,6 +103,14 @@ export function useGenericMonitor(options: {
     const isCompleted = computed(() => options.completedCondition(status.value));
     const hasFailed = computed(() => options.failedCondition(status.value));
 
+    function isFinalState(status?: string) {
+        return options.completedCondition(status) || options.failedCondition(status);
+    }
+
+    function loadStatus(storedStatus: string) {
+        status.value = storedStatus;
+    }
+
     async function waitForTask(taskId: string, pollDelayInMs?: number) {
         pollDelay = pollDelayInMs ?? pollDelay;
         resetState();
@@ -130,10 +163,13 @@ export function useGenericMonitor(options: {
 
     return {
         waitForTask,
+        isFinalState,
+        loadStatus,
         isRunning: readonly(isRunning),
         isCompleted: readonly(isCompleted),
         hasFailed: readonly(hasFailed),
         requestHasFailed: readonly(requestHasFailed),
         status: readonly(status),
+        expirationTime: options.expirationTime,
     };
 }
diff --git a/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.test.ts b/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.test.ts
index 29c5f4eed3e9..c35305d2ed29 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jest.mock("@vueuse/core", () => ({
 
 function useMonitorMock(): TaskMonitor {
     const isRunning = ref(false);
+    const status = ref();
+
     return {
         waitForTask: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
             isRunning.value = true;
@@ -28,7 +30,12 @@ function useMonitorMock(): TaskMonitor {
         isCompleted: ref(false),
         hasFailed: ref(false),
         requestHasFailed: ref(false),
-        status: ref(""),
+        status,
+        expirationTime: 1000,
+        isFinalState: jest.fn(),
+        loadStatus(storedStatus) {
+            status.value = storedStatus;
+        },
     };
 }
 const mockUseMonitor = useMonitorMock();
@@ -55,6 +62,7 @@ describe("usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor", () => {
             taskId: "123",
             taskType: "task",
             request: MOCK_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
 
         const { start, isRunning } = usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(MOCK_REQUEST, mockUseMonitor, monitoringData);
@@ -75,6 +83,7 @@ describe("usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor", () => {
             taskId: "123",
             taskType: "task",
             request: MOCK_REQUEST,
+            startedAt: new Date(),
         };
 
         const { reset, hasMonitoringData } = usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(
diff --git a/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.ts b/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.ts
index f339cac411b4..7875d42b91df 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/persistentProgressMonitor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { StorageSerializers, useLocalStorage } from "@vueuse/core";
-import { computed } from "vue";
+import { computed, watch } from "vue";
 
 import type { TaskMonitor } from "./genericTaskMonitor";
 
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ export interface MonitoringData {
      * The information about the task.
      */
     request: MonitoringRequest;
+
+    /**
+     * The time when the task was started.
+     */
+    startedAt: Date;
+
+    /**
+     * The status of the task when it was last checked.
+     * The meaning of the status string is up to the monitor implementation.
+     * In case of an error, this will be the error message.
+     */
+    status?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -93,6 +105,18 @@ export function usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(
     useMonitor: TaskMonitor,
     monitoringData: MonitoringData | null = null
 ) {
+    const {
+        waitForTask,
+        isFinalState,
+        loadStatus,
+        isRunning,
+        isCompleted,
+        hasFailed,
+        requestHasFailed,
+        status,
+        expirationTime,
+    } = useMonitor;
+
     const localStorageKey = getPersistentKey(request);
 
     const currentMonitoringData = useLocalStorage<MonitoringData | null>(localStorageKey, monitoringData, {
@@ -103,7 +127,42 @@ export function usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(
         return Boolean(currentMonitoringData.value);
     });
 
-    const { waitForTask, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, requestHasFailed, status } = useMonitor;
+    const canExpire = computed(() => {
+        return Boolean(expirationTime);
+    });
+
+    const hasExpired = computed(() => {
+        if (!currentMonitoringData.value || !expirationTime) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const now = new Date();
+        const startedAt = new Date(currentMonitoringData.value.startedAt);
+        const elapsedTimeInMs = now.getTime() - startedAt.getTime();
+        return elapsedTimeInMs > expirationTime!;
+    });
+
+    const expirationDate = computed(() => {
+        if (!currentMonitoringData.value || !expirationTime) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        const startedAt = new Date(currentMonitoringData.value.startedAt);
+        return new Date(startedAt.getTime() + expirationTime);
+    });
+
+    watch(
+        status,
+        (newStatus) => {
+            if (newStatus && currentMonitoringData.value) {
+                currentMonitoringData.value = {
+                    ...currentMonitoringData.value,
+                    status: newStatus,
+                };
+            }
+        },
+        { immediate: true }
+    );
 
     async function start(monitoringData?: MonitoringData) {
         if (monitoringData) {
@@ -114,6 +173,18 @@ export function usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(
             throw new Error("No monitoring data provided or stored. Cannot start monitoring progress.");
         }
 
+        if (isFinalState(currentMonitoringData.value.status)) {
+            // The task has already finished no need to start monitoring again.
+            // Instead, reload the stored status to update the UI.
+            return loadStatus(currentMonitoringData.value.status!);
+        }
+
+        if (hasExpired.value) {
+            // The monitoring data has expired. Requesting the status again will likely
+            // return incorrect results. Reset the monitoring data to start fresh.
+            return;
+        }
+
         return waitForTask(currentMonitoringData.value.taskId);
     }
 
@@ -137,12 +208,59 @@ export function usePersistentProgressTaskMonitor(
          * Clears the monitoring data in the local storage.
          */
         reset,
+
+        /**
+         * The task is still running.
+         */
         isRunning,
+
+        /**
+         * The task has been completed successfully.
+         */
         isCompleted,
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates the task has failed and will not yield results.
+         */
         hasFailed,
+
+        /**
+         * If true, the status of the task cannot be determined because of a request error.
+         */
         requestHasFailed,
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that there is monitoring data stored.
+         */
         hasMonitoringData,
+
+        /**
+         * The task ID stored in the monitoring data or undefined if no monitoring data is available.
+         */
         storedTaskId: currentMonitoringData.value?.taskId,
+
+        /**
+         * The current status of the task.
+         * The meaning of the status string is up to the monitor implementation.
+         * In case of an error, this will be the error message.
+         */
         status,
+
+        /**
+         * True if the monitoring data can expire.
+         */
+        canExpire,
+
+        /**
+         * True if the monitoring data has expired.
+         * The monitoring data expires after the expiration time has passed since the task was started.
+         */
+        hasExpired,
+
+        /**
+         * The expiration date for the monitoring data.
+         * After this date, the monitoring data is considered expired and should not be used.
+         */
+        expirationDate,
     };
 }
diff --git a/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.test.ts b/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.test.ts
index 68b7700563df..d2f3dfe66340 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.test.ts
@@ -60,4 +60,44 @@ describe("useShortTermStorageMonitor", () => {
         expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(false);
         expect(status.value).toBe("Request failed");
     });
+
+    it("should load the status from the stored monitoring data", async () => {
+        const { loadStatus, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, status } = useShortTermStorageMonitor();
+        const storedStatus = "READY";
+
+        loadStatus(storedStatus);
+
+        expect(status.value).toBe(storedStatus);
+        expect(isRunning.value).toBe(false);
+        expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(true);
+        expect(hasFailed.value).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    describe("isFinalState", () => {
+        it("should indicate is final state when the task is completed", async () => {
+            const { waitForTask, isFinalState, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, status } =
+                useShortTermStorageMonitor();
+
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(false);
+            waitForTask(COMPLETED_TASK_ID);
+            await flushPromises();
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(true);
+            expect(isRunning.value).toBe(false);
+            expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(true);
+            expect(hasFailed.value).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it("should indicate is final state when the task has failed", async () => {
+            const { waitForTask, isFinalState, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, status } =
+                useShortTermStorageMonitor();
+
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(false);
+            waitForTask(REQUEST_FAILED_TASK_ID);
+            await flushPromises();
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(true);
+            expect(isRunning.value).toBe(false);
+            expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(false);
+            expect(hasFailed.value).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.ts b/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.ts
index a229737204f0..fd45a1810d48 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/shortTermStorageMonitor.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { fetcher } from "@/api/schema";
 import { useGenericMonitor } from "./genericTaskMonitor";
 
 const DEFAULT_POLL_DELAY = 10000;
+const DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_TIME = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; // 24 hours
 
 const getTempStorageRequestReady = fetcher
     .path("/api/short_term_storage/{storage_request_id}/ready")
@@ -27,5 +28,6 @@ export function useShortTermStorageMonitor() {
         completedCondition: (status?: string) => status === READY_STATE,
         failedCondition: (status?: string) => typeof status === "string" && !VALID_STATES.includes(status),
         defaultPollDelay: DEFAULT_POLL_DELAY,
+        expirationTime: DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_TIME,
     });
 }
diff --git a/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.test.ts b/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.test.ts
index 13af327107d1..86fc4eab868c 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.test.ts
@@ -75,4 +75,42 @@ describe("useTaskMonitor", () => {
         expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(false);
         expect(status.value).toBe("Request failed");
     });
+
+    it("should load the status from the stored monitoring data", async () => {
+        const { loadStatus, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, status } = useTaskMonitor();
+        const storedStatus = "SUCCESS";
+
+        loadStatus(storedStatus);
+
+        expect(status.value).toBe(storedStatus);
+        expect(isRunning.value).toBe(false);
+        expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(true);
+        expect(hasFailed.value).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    describe("isFinalState", () => {
+        it("should indicate is final state when the task is completed", async () => {
+            const { waitForTask, isFinalState, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, status } = useTaskMonitor();
+
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(false);
+            waitForTask(COMPLETED_TASK_ID);
+            await flushPromises();
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(true);
+            expect(isRunning.value).toBe(false);
+            expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(true);
+            expect(hasFailed.value).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it("should indicate is final state when the task has failed", async () => {
+            const { waitForTask, isFinalState, isRunning, isCompleted, hasFailed, status } = useTaskMonitor();
+
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(false);
+            waitForTask(FAILED_TASK_ID);
+            await flushPromises();
+            expect(isFinalState(status.value)).toBe(true);
+            expect(isRunning.value).toBe(false);
+            expect(isCompleted.value).toBe(false);
+            expect(hasFailed.value).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.ts b/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.ts
index 4f2aad634ea3..f71d4b973209 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/taskMonitor.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useGenericMonitor } from "./genericTaskMonitor";
 const SUCCESS_STATE = "SUCCESS";
 const FAILURE_STATE = "FAILURE";
 const DEFAULT_POLL_DELAY = 10000;
+const DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_TIME = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; // 24 hours
 
 const getTaskStatus = fetcher.path("/api/tasks/{task_id}/state").method("get").create();
 
@@ -21,5 +22,6 @@ export function useTaskMonitor() {
         completedCondition: (status?: string) => status === SUCCESS_STATE,
         failedCondition: (status?: string) => status === FAILURE_STATE,
         defaultPollDelay: DEFAULT_POLL_DELAY,
+        expirationTime: DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_TIME,
     });
 }