diff --git a/session_security/static/session_security/script.js b/session_security/static/session_security/script.js
index a9bef38..7a75966 100644
--- a/session_security/static/session_security/script.js
+++ b/session_security/static/session_security/script.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ yourlabs.SessionSecurity = function(options) {
     // Events that would trigger an activity
     this.events = ['mousemove', 'scroll', 'keyup', 'click', 'touchstart', 'touchend', 'touchmove'];
 
+    // Set a default counter element
+    this.counterElementID = 'session_security_counter'
+
     // Merge the options dict here.
     $.extend(this, options);
 
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ yourlabs.SessionSecurity.prototype = {
             window.location.reload();
         }
     },
-    
+
     // Called when there has been no activity for more than warnAfter
     // seconds.
     showWarning: function() {
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ yourlabs.SessionSecurity.prototype = {
         this.$warning.attr('aria-hidden', 'false');
         $('.session_security_modal').focus();
     },
-    
+
     // Called to hide the warning, for example if there has been activity on
     // the server side - in another browser tab.
     hideWarning: function() {
@@ -87,11 +90,11 @@ yourlabs.SessionSecurity.prototype = {
         this.lastActivity = now;
 
         if (idleFor >= this.expireAfter) {
-            // Enforces checking whether a user's session is expired. This 
-            // ensures a user being redirected instead of waiting until nextPing. 
+            // Enforces checking whether a user's session is expired. This
+            // ensures a user being redirected instead of waiting until nextPing.
             this.expire();
         }
-        
+
         if (this.$warning.is(':visible')) {
             // Inform the server that the user came back manually, this should
             // block other browser tabs from expiring.
@@ -130,16 +133,21 @@ yourlabs.SessionSecurity.prototype = {
     apply: function() {
         // Cancel timeout if any, since we're going to make our own
         clearTimeout(this.timeout);
-
         var idleFor = Math.floor((new Date() - this.lastActivity) / 1000);
 
         if (idleFor >= this.expireAfter) {
             return this.expire();
         } else if (idleFor >= this.warnAfter) {
+            if (!this.counterStarted && this.counterElementID){
+                this.startCounter();
+            }
             this.showWarning();
             nextPing = this.expireAfter - idleFor;
         } else {
             this.hideWarning();
+            if (this.counterStarted && this.counterElementID){
+                this.stopCounter();
+            }
             nextPing = this.warnAfter - idleFor;
         }
 
@@ -149,6 +157,36 @@ yourlabs.SessionSecurity.prototype = {
         this.timeout = setTimeout($.proxy(this.ping, this), milliseconds);
     },
 
+    startCounter: function(){
+        let expireAfter = this.expireAfter;
+        let warnAfter = this.warnAfter;
+        let defaultTimeLeft = expireAfter - warnAfter;
+        let elementTarget = this.counterElementID;
+        let counterStarted = false;
+        if (!this.counterStarted) {
+            document.getElementById(elementTarget).innerHTML = defaultTimeLeft.toString();
+            counterStarted = true;
+        }
+        var t = new Date();
+        t.setSeconds(t.getSeconds() + defaultTimeLeft);
+        this.counterTimeout = setInterval(function() {
+            var now = new Date().getTime();
+            var distance = t - now;
+            var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * expireAfter)) / 1000);
+            if (distance > 0) {
+                document.getElementById(elementTarget).innerHTML = seconds.toString();
+            }
+        }, 1000);
+        this.counterStarted = counterStarted;
+    },
+
+    stopCounter: function(){
+      clearTimeout(this.counterTimeout);
+      this.counterStarted = false;
+      let defaultTimeLeft = this.expireAfter - this.warnAfter;
+      document.getElementById(this.counterElementID).innerHTML = defaultTimeLeft.toString();
+    },
+
     // onbeforeunload handler.
     onbeforeunload: function(e) {
         if ($('form[data-dirty]').length && !this.expired) {
diff --git a/session_security/templates/session_security/dialog.html b/session_security/templates/session_security/dialog.html
index 5e1a5fb..7095608 100644
--- a/session_security/templates/session_security/dialog.html
+++ b/session_security/templates/session_security/dialog.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div id="session_security_warning" class="session_security" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog">
     <div class="session_security_overlay"></div>
     <div class="session_security_modal" role="document" tabindex="-1">
-        <h3>{% trans 'Your session is about to expire' %}</h3>
+        <h3>{% trans 'Your session is about to expire' %}: <span id="session_security_counter"></span> {% trans 'seconds' %}</h3></h3>
         <p>{% trans 'Click or type to extend your session.' %}</p>
     </div>
 </div>