diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index cce2133..1bc3fdd 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ repositories {
     }
 }
 
-dependencies { protobuf("gg.grounds:library-grpc-contracts-player:0.1.0") }
+dependencies { protobuf("gg.grounds:library-grpc-contracts-player:feat-player-heartbeat-SNAPSHOT") }
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/player/presence/GrpcPlayerPresenceClient.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/player/presence/GrpcPlayerPresenceClient.kt
index 5a34d1e..680006f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/player/presence/GrpcPlayerPresenceClient.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/player/presence/GrpcPlayerPresenceClient.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package gg.grounds.player.presence
 
+import gg.grounds.grpc.player.PlayerHeartbeatBatchReply
+import gg.grounds.grpc.player.PlayerHeartbeatBatchRequest
 import gg.grounds.grpc.player.PlayerLoginRequest
 import gg.grounds.grpc.player.PlayerLogoutReply
 import gg.grounds.grpc.player.PlayerLogoutRequest
@@ -49,6 +51,22 @@ private constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    fun heartbeatBatch(playerIds: Collection<UUID>): PlayerHeartbeatBatchReply {
+        return try {
+            val request =
+                PlayerHeartbeatBatchRequest.newBuilder()
+                    .addAllPlayerIds(playerIds.map { it.toString() })
+                    .build()
+            stub
+                .withDeadlineAfter(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                .playerHeartbeatBatch(request)
+        } catch (e: StatusRuntimeException) {
+            errorHeartbeatBatchReply(e.status.toString())
+        } catch (e: RuntimeException) {
+            errorHeartbeatBatchReply(e.message ?: e::class.java.name)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun close() {
         channel.shutdown()
         try {
@@ -74,6 +92,14 @@ private constructor(
         private fun errorLogoutReply(message: String): PlayerLogoutReply =
             PlayerLogoutReply.newBuilder().setRemoved(false).setMessage(message).build()
 
+        private fun errorHeartbeatBatchReply(message: String): PlayerHeartbeatBatchReply =
+            PlayerHeartbeatBatchReply.newBuilder()
+                .setUpdated(0)
+                .setMissing(0)
+                .setSuccess(false)
+                .setMessage(message)
+                .build()
+
         private fun isServiceUnavailable(status: Status.Code): Boolean =
             status == Status.Code.UNAVAILABLE || status == Status.Code.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/GroundsPluginPlayer.kt b/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/GroundsPluginPlayer.kt
index e5f3bab..c56e123 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/GroundsPluginPlayer.kt
+++ b/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/GroundsPluginPlayer.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.annotation.DataDirectory
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer
 import gg.grounds.config.MessagesConfigLoader
 import gg.grounds.listener.PlayerConnectionListener
+import gg.grounds.presence.PlayerHeartbeatScheduler
 import gg.grounds.presence.PlayerPresenceService
 import io.grpc.LoadBalancerRegistry
 import io.grpc.NameResolverRegistry
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ constructor(
     @param:DataDirectory private val dataDirectory: Path,
 ) {
     private val playerPresenceService = PlayerPresenceService()
+    private val heartbeatScheduler =
+        PlayerHeartbeatScheduler(this, proxy, logger, playerPresenceService)
 
     init {
         logger.info("Initialized plugin (plugin=plugin-player, version={})", BuildInfo.VERSION)
@@ -55,11 +58,13 @@ constructor(
             ),
         )
 
+        heartbeatScheduler.start()
         logger.info("Configured player presence gRPC client (target={})", target)
     }
 
     @Subscribe
     fun onShutdown(event: ProxyShutdownEvent) {
+        heartbeatScheduler.stop()
         playerPresenceService.close()
     }
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerHeartbeatScheduler.kt b/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerHeartbeatScheduler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ae7dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerHeartbeatScheduler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package gg.grounds.presence
+
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer
+import com.velocitypowered.api.scheduler.ScheduledTask
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+
+class PlayerHeartbeatScheduler(
+    private val plugin: Any,
+    private val proxy: ProxyServer,
+    private val logger: Logger,
+    private val presenceService: PlayerPresenceService,
+) {
+    private var heartbeatTask: ScheduledTask? = null
+
+    fun start() {
+        heartbeatTask?.cancel()
+        heartbeatTask = null
+        val heartbeatIntervalSeconds = resolveHeartbeatIntervalSeconds()
+        heartbeatTask =
+            proxy.scheduler
+                .buildTask(plugin, Runnable { sendHeartbeats() })
+                .repeat(heartbeatIntervalSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .schedule()
+        logger.info(
+            "Configured player presence heartbeat task (intervalSeconds={})",
+            heartbeatIntervalSeconds,
+        )
+    }
+
+    fun stop() {
+        heartbeatTask?.cancel()
+        heartbeatTask = null
+    }
+
+    private fun sendHeartbeats() {
+        val playerIds = proxy.allPlayers.map { it.uniqueId }
+        if (playerIds.isEmpty()) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        val result = presenceService.heartbeatBatch(playerIds)
+        if (!result.success) {
+            logger.error(
+                "Player session heartbeat batch failed (playerCount={}, error={})",
+                playerIds.size,
+                result.message,
+            )
+        } else {
+            logger.debug(
+                "Player session heartbeat batch completed (playerCount={}, result=success)",
+                playerIds.size,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun resolveHeartbeatIntervalSeconds(): Long {
+        val raw = System.getenv("PLAYER_PRESENCE_HEARTBEAT_SECONDS") ?: return 30
+        return raw.toLongOrNull()?.takeIf { it > 0 } ?: 30
+    }
+}
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerPresenceService.kt b/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerPresenceService.kt
index ba6fa37..a85de39 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerPresenceService.kt
+++ b/velocity/src/main/kotlin/gg/grounds/presence/PlayerPresenceService.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import java.util.UUID
 class PlayerPresenceService : AutoCloseable {
     private lateinit var client: GrpcPlayerPresenceClient
 
+    data class HeartbeatBatchResult(val success: Boolean, val message: String)
+
     fun configure(target: String) {
         close()
         client = GrpcPlayerPresenceClient.create(target)
@@ -29,6 +31,15 @@ class PlayerPresenceService : AutoCloseable {
         }
     }
 
+    fun heartbeatBatch(playerIds: Collection<UUID>): HeartbeatBatchResult {
+        return try {
+            val reply = client.heartbeatBatch(playerIds)
+            HeartbeatBatchResult(reply.success, reply.message)
+        } catch (e: RuntimeException) {
+            HeartbeatBatchResult(false, e.message ?: e::class.java.name)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun close() {
         if (this::client.isInitialized) {
             client.close()