diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 06f959e8..f892c3fc 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         "--plugins=local-dir:../plugins",
         "--hosted-plugin-inspect=9339",
         "--content-trace",
-        "--open-devtools"
+        "--open-devtools",
+        "--no-ping-timeout",
       ],
       "env": {
         "NODE_ENV": "development"
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@
         "--remote-debugging-port=9222",
         "--no-app-auto-install",
         "--plugins=local-dir:../plugins",
-        "--hosted-plugin-inspect=9339"
+        "--hosted-plugin-inspect=9339",
+        "--no-ping-timeout",
       ],
       "env": {
         "NODE_ENV": "development"
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts
index 9d3ad355..09294f96 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ import {
 } from '../common/protocol/survey-service';
 import { IsTempSketch } from './is-temp-sketch';
 import { rebindNsfwFileSystemWatcher } from './theia/filesystem/nsfw-watcher/nsfw-bindings';
+import { MessagingContribution } from './theia/core/messaging-contribution';
+import { MessagingService } from '@theia/core/lib/node/messaging/messaging-service';
 
 export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
   bind(BackendApplication).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
@@ -379,6 +381,9 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
     .inSingletonScope();
 
   bind(IsTempSketch).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+  rebind(MessagingService.Identifier)
+    .to(MessagingContribution)
+    .inSingletonScope();
 });
 
 function bindChildLogger(bind: interfaces.Bind, name: string): void {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/theia/core/messaging-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/theia/core/messaging-contribution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c03c769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/theia/core/messaging-contribution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { MessagingContribution as TheiaMessagingContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/node/messaging/messaging-contribution';
+import { injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+@injectable()
+export class MessagingContribution extends TheiaMessagingContribution {
+  // https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/discussions/11543
+  protected override checkAliveTimeout = process.argv.includes(
+    '--no-ping-timeout'
+  )
+    ? 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000 // one day
+    : 30_000;
+}