diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
index addad284e7024..886307ad3e9c7 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ export function estimateQueryCost(queryEditor) {
   };
 }
 
-export function clearInactiveQueries() {
-  return { type: CLEAR_INACTIVE_QUERIES };
+export function clearInactiveQueries(interval) {
+  return { type: CLEAR_INACTIVE_QUERIES, interval };
 }
 
 export function startQuery(query) {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh/index.tsx
index 65a6d11a1d1a8..d8975e520c370 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh/index.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function QueryAutoRefresh({
                 }, {}) ?? {};
               dispatch(refreshQueries(queries));
             } else {
-              dispatch(clearInactiveQueries());
+              dispatch(clearInactiveQueries(QUERY_UPDATE_FREQ));
             }
           }
         })
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function QueryAutoRefresh({
         });
     }
     if (!cleanInactiveRequestRef.current && !shouldRequestChecking) {
-      dispatch(clearInactiveQueries());
+      dispatch(clearInactiveQueries(QUERY_UPDATE_FREQ));
       cleanInactiveRequestRef.current = true;
     }
   };
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js
index fae868df1c4ea..9f92372fd2fad 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ export default function sqlLabReducer(state = {}, action) {
         Object.entries(queries).filter(([, query]) => {
           if (
             ['running', 'pending'].includes(query.state) &&
+            Date.now() - query.startDttm > action.interval &&
             query.progress === 0
           ) {
             return false;