diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/hooks/useTimerInitialization.ts b/worklenz-frontend/src/hooks/useTimerInitialization.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..013a56e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/hooks/useTimerInitialization.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks/useAppDispatch';
+import { updateTaskTimeTracking } from '@/features/tasks/tasks.slice';
+import { updateTask } from '@/features/task-management/task-management.slice';
+import { taskTimeLogsApiService } from '@/api/tasks/task-time-logs.api.service';
+import { store } from '@/app/store';
+import { Task } from '@/types/task-management.types';
+import logger from '@/utils/errorLogger';
+import moment from 'moment';
+
+export const useTimerInitialization = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const hasInitialized = useRef(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const initializeTimers = async () => {
+      // Prevent duplicate initialization
+      if (hasInitialized.current) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        hasInitialized.current = true;
+        
+        // Fetch running timers from backend
+        const response = await taskTimeLogsApiService.getRunningTimers();
+        
+        if (response && response.done && Array.isArray(response.body)) {
+          const runningTimers = response.body;
+          
+          // Update Redux state for each running timer
+          runningTimers.forEach(timer => {
+            if (timer.task_id && timer.start_time) {
+              try {
+                // Convert start_time to timestamp
+                const startTime = moment(timer.start_time);
+                if (startTime.isValid()) {
+                  const timestamp = startTime.valueOf();
+                  
+                  // Update the tasks slice activeTimers
+                  dispatch(updateTaskTimeTracking({ 
+                    taskId: timer.task_id, 
+                    timeTracking: timestamp 
+                  }));
+                  
+                  // Update the task-management slice if the task exists
+                  const currentTask = store.getState().taskManagement.entities[timer.task_id];
+                  if (currentTask) {
+                    const updatedTask: Task = {
+                      ...currentTask,
+                      timeTracking: {
+                        ...currentTask.timeTracking,
+                        activeTimer: timestamp,
+                      },
+                      updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+                      updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+                    };
+                    dispatch(updateTask(updatedTask));
+                  }
+                }
+              } catch (error) {
+                logger.error(`Error initializing timer for task ${timer.task_id}:`, error);
+              }
+            }
+          });
+          
+          if (runningTimers.length > 0) {
+            logger.info(`Initialized ${runningTimers.length} running timers from backend`);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error initializing timers from backend:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Initialize timers when the hook mounts
+    initializeTimers();
+  }, [dispatch]);
+}; 
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diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/project-view.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/project-view.tsx
index 15dd1b2d..30bed530 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/project-view.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/project-view.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { resetState as resetEnhancedKanbanState } from '@/features/enhanced-kanb
 import { setProjectId as setInsightsProjectId } from '@/features/projects/insights/project-insights.slice';
 import { SuspenseFallback } from '@/components/suspense-fallback/suspense-fallback';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useTimerInitialization } from '@/hooks/useTimerInitialization';
 
 
 // Import critical components synchronously to avoid suspense interruptions
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ const ProjectView = React.memo(() => {
   const [taskid, setTaskId] = useState<string>(urlParams.taskId);
   const [isInitialized, setIsInitialized] = useState(false);
 
+  // Initialize timer state from backend when project view loads
+  useTimerInitialization();
+
   // Update local state when URL params change
   useEffect(() => {
     setActiveTab(urlParams.tab);