diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Elsa.Hosting.Management.csproj b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Elsa.Hosting.Management.csproj
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+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Elsa.Hosting.Management.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net7.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+        <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+        <Copyright>2024</Copyright>
+        <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/elsa-workflows/elsa-core</PackageProjectUrl>
+        <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
+        <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/elsa-workflows/elsa-core</RepositoryUrl>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <Description>
+            Provides hosting management functionality.
+        </Description>
+        <PackageTags>elsa module hosting</PackageTags>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\Elsa.Workflows.Runtime\Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.csproj" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\Elsa.Workflows.Runtime\Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.csproj" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/HostedServices/InstanceHeartbeatMonitorService.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/HostedServices/InstanceHeartbeatMonitorService.cs
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+using Elsa.Hosting.Management.Notifications;
+using Elsa.Hosting.Management.Options;
+using Elsa.Mediator.Contracts;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Contracts;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Models;
+using Medallion.Threading;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Elsa.Hosting.Management.HostedServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Service to check the heartbeats of all running instances and determine whether instances have stopped working. 
+/// </summary>
+public class InstanceHeartbeatMonitorService : IHostedService, IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+    private readonly HeartbeatSettings _heartbeatSettings;
+    private Timer? _timer;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="InstanceHeartbeatService"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public InstanceHeartbeatMonitorService(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, IOptions<HeartbeatSettings> heartbeatSettings)
+    {
+        _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
+        _heartbeatSettings = heartbeatSettings.Value;
+    }
+    
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _timer = new Timer(MonitorHeartbeats, null, TimeSpan.Zero, _heartbeatSettings.InstanceHeartbeatRythm);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _timer?.Change(Timeout.Infinite, Timeout.Infinite);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _timer?.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    private void MonitorHeartbeats(object? state)
+    {
+        _ = Task.Run(async () => await MonitorHeartbeatsAsync());
+    }
+    
+    private async Task MonitorHeartbeatsAsync()
+    {
+        using var scope = _serviceProvider.CreateScope();
+        
+        var lockProvider = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IDistributedLockProvider>();
+        var store = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IKeyValueStore>();
+        var notificationSender = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<INotificationSender>();
+        
+        var lockKey = "InstanceHeartbeatMonitorService";
+        await using var monitorLock = await lockProvider.TryAcquireLockAsync(lockKey, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        if (monitorLock == null)
+            return;
+        
+        var filter = new KeyValueFilter { StartsWith = true, Key = "Heartbeat_" };
+        var heartbeats = await store.FindManyAsync(filter, default);
+
+        foreach (var heartbeat in heartbeats)
+        {
+            var lastHeartbeat = DateTime.Parse(heartbeat.SerializedValue);
+            if (DateTime.UtcNow - lastHeartbeat <= _heartbeatSettings.InstanceDeactivatedPeriod)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var instanceName = heartbeat.Key.Substring(InstanceHeartbeatService.HeartbeatKeyPrefix.Length);
+            await notificationSender.SendAsync(new InstanceDeactivated(instanceName));
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/HostedServices/InstanceHeartbeatService.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/HostedServices/InstanceHeartbeatService.cs
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+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/HostedServices/InstanceHeartbeatService.cs
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+using Elsa.Hosting.Management.Options;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Contracts;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Contracts;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Entities;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Elsa.Hosting.Management.HostedServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Service to write heartbeat messages per running instance. 
+/// </summary>
+public class InstanceHeartbeatService : IHostedService, IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+    private readonly HeartbeatSettings _heartbeatSettings;
+    private Timer? _timer;
+
+    internal static string HeartbeatKeyPrefix = "Heartbeat_";
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="InstanceHeartbeatService"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public InstanceHeartbeatService(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, IOptions<HeartbeatSettings> heartbeatSettings)
+    {
+        _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
+        _heartbeatSettings = heartbeatSettings.Value;
+    }
+    
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _timer = new Timer(WriteHeartbeat, null, TimeSpan.Zero, _heartbeatSettings.InstanceHeartbeatRythm);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _timer?.Change(Timeout.Infinite, Timeout.Infinite);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _timer?.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    private void WriteHeartbeat(object? state)
+    {
+        _ = Task.Run(async () => await WriteHeartbeatAsync());
+    }
+    
+    private async Task WriteHeartbeatAsync()
+    {
+        using var scope = _serviceProvider.CreateScope();
+        
+        var instanceNameRetriever = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IInstanceNameRetriever>();
+        var store = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IKeyValueStore>();
+        
+        await store.SaveAsync(new SerializedKeyValuePair
+            {
+                Key = $"{HeartbeatKeyPrefix}{instanceNameRetriever.GetName()}",
+                SerializedValue = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("o")
+            },
+            default);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Notifications/InstanceDeactivated.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Notifications/InstanceDeactivated.cs
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+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Notifications/InstanceDeactivated.cs
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+using Elsa.Mediator.Contracts;
+
+namespace Elsa.Hosting.Management.Notifications;
+
+public record InstanceDeactivated(string InstanceName) : INotification;
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Options/HeartbeatSettings.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Options/HeartbeatSettings.cs
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+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Hosting.Management/Options/HeartbeatSettings.cs
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+namespace Elsa.Hosting.Management.Options;
+
+public class HeartbeatSettings
+{
+    public TimeSpan InstanceHeartbeatRythm { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
+    public TimeSpan InstanceDeactivatedPeriod { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromHours(1);
+}
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