diff --git a/src/utils/focusTimeout.js b/src/utils/focusTimeout.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ba66cc4efc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/focusTimeout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+let outOfFocusStart;
+let timeOutOfFocus = 0;
+let suspendedTimeouts = [];
+
+document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
+  if (document.hidden) {
+    outOfFocusStart = Date.now()
+  } else {
+    timeOutOfFocus += Date.now() - outOfFocusStart
+    suspendedTimeouts.forEach(({ callback, startTime, setTimerId }) => setTimerId(setFocusTimeout(callback, timeOutOfFocus - startTime)()))
+    outOfFocusStart = null;
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * Wraps native setTimeout function in order to count time only when page is focused
+ *
+ * @param {function(*): ()} [callback] - A function that will be invoked after passed time
+ * @param {number} [milliseconds] - Minimum duration (in milliseconds) that the callback will be executed after
+ * @returns {function(*): (number)} - Getter function for current timer id
+ */
+export default function setFocusTimeout(callback, milliseconds) {
+  const startTime = timeOutOfFocus;
+  let timerId = setTimeout(() => {
+    if (timeOutOfFocus === startTime && outOfFocusStart == null) {
+      callback();
+    } else if (outOfFocusStart != null) {
+      // case when timeout ended during page is out of focus
+      suspendedTimeouts.push({
+        callback,
+        startTime,
+        setTimerId(newId) {
+          timerId = newId;
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      timerId = setFocusTimeout(callback, timeOutOfFocus - startTime)();
+    }
+  }, milliseconds);
+  return () => timerId;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/ttlCollection.js b/src/utils/ttlCollection.js
index 2294c0721088..b6e0a5198df2 100644
--- a/src/utils/ttlCollection.js
+++ b/src/utils/ttlCollection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {GreedyPromise} from './promise.js';
 import {binarySearch, logError, timestamp} from '../utils.js';
+import setFocusTimeout from './focusTimeout.js';
 
 /**
  * Create a set-like collection that automatically forgets items after a certain time.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export function ttlCollection(
     if (pendingPurge.length > 0) {
       const now = timestamp();
       nextPurge = Math.max(now, pendingPurge[0].expiry + slack);
-      task = setTimeout(() => {
+      task = setFocusTimeout(() => {
         const now = timestamp();
         let cnt = 0;
         for (const entry of pendingPurge) {
diff --git a/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js b/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js
index 26f641a10e7d..ab00ac86d985 100644
--- a/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {PrebidServer} from '../../modules/prebidServerBidAdapter/index.js';
 import '../../modules/currency.js'
 import { setConfig as setCurrencyConfig } from '../../modules/currency.js';
 import { REJECTION_REASON } from '../../src/constants.js';
+import { setDocumentHidden } from './unit/utils/focusTimeout_spec.js';
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../src/adapters/bidderFactory.js').BidRequest} BidRequest
@@ -888,6 +889,20 @@ describe('auctionmanager.js', function () {
         })
       });
 
+      it('are not dropped after `minBidCacheTTL` seconds if the page was hidden', () => {
+        auction.callBids();
+        config.setConfig({
+          minBidCacheTTL: 10
+        });
+        return auction.end.then(() => {
+          expect(auctionManager.getNoBids().length).to.eql(1);
+          setDocumentHidden(true);
+          clock.tick(10 * 10000);
+          setDocumentHidden(false);
+          expect(auctionManager.getNoBids().length).to.eql(1);
+        })
+      });
+
       Object.entries({
         'bids': {
           bd: [{
diff --git a/test/spec/unit/utils/focusTimeout_spec.js b/test/spec/unit/utils/focusTimeout_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed7b1c0c2f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/unit/utils/focusTimeout_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import setFocusTimeout from '../../../../src/utils/focusTimeout';
+
+export const setDocumentHidden = (hidden) => {
+  Object.defineProperty(document, 'hidden', {
+    configurable: true,
+    get: () => hidden,
+  });
+  document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'));
+};
+
+describe('focusTimeout', () => {
+  let clock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    clock.restore();
+  })
+
+  it('should invoke callback when page is visible', () => {
+    let callback = sinon.stub();
+    setFocusTimeout(callback, 2000);
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    expect(callback.called).to.be.true;
+  });
+
+  it('should not invoke callback if page was hidden', () => {
+    let callback = sinon.stub();
+    setFocusTimeout(callback, 2000);
+    setDocumentHidden(true);
+    clock.tick(3000);
+    expect(callback.called).to.be.false;
+  });
+
+  it('should defer callback execution when page is hidden', () => {
+    let callback = sinon.stub();
+    setFocusTimeout(callback, 4000);
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    setDocumentHidden(true);
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    setDocumentHidden(false);
+    expect(callback.called).to.be.false;
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    expect(callback.called).to.be.true;
+  });
+
+  it('should return updated timerId after page was showed again', () => {
+    let callback = sinon.stub();
+    const getCurrentTimerId = setFocusTimeout(callback, 4000);
+    const oldTimerId = getCurrentTimerId();
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    setDocumentHidden(true);
+    clock.tick(2000);
+    setDocumentHidden(false);
+    const newTimerId = getCurrentTimerId();
+    expect(oldTimerId).to.not.equal(newTimerId);
+  });
+});