diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/User/InviteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/User/InviteController.php
index 8427a4750..41018f8e3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/User/InviteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/User/InviteController.php
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ class InviteController extends Controller
                 ->withErrors(trans('user.invites-disabled-group'));
         }
 
-        if ($user->two_factor_confirmed_at === null) {
+        $minHours = config('other.hours-until-invite-after-2fa');
+
+        if ($user->two_factor_confirmed_at === null || $user->two_factor_confirmed_at->addHours($minHours)->isFuture()) {
             return to_route('home.index')
-                ->withErrors('Two-factor authentication must be enabled to send invites');
+                ->withErrors("Two-factor authentication must be enabled for {$minHours} hours to send invites");
         }
 
         return view('user.invite.create', ['user' => $user]);
@@ -94,9 +96,11 @@ class InviteController extends Controller
                 ->withErrors(trans('user.not-enough-invites'));
         }
 
-        if ($user->two_factor_confirmed_at === null) {
+        $minHours = config('other.hours-until-invite-after-2fa');
+
+        if ($user->two_factor_confirmed_at === null || $user->two_factor_confirmed_at->addHours($minHours)->isFuture()) {
             return to_route('home.index')
-                ->withErrors('Two-factor authentication must be enabled to send invites');
+                ->withErrors("Two-factor authentication must be enabled for {$minHours} hours to send invites");
         }
 
         $request->validate([
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 045c88bf8..eb9fba3d4 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use Laravel\Fortify\TwoFactorAuthenticatable;
  * @property string                          $password
  * @property string|null                     $two_factor_secret
  * @property string|null                     $two_factor_recovery_codes
- * @property string|null                     $two_factor_confirmed_at
+ * @property \Illuminate\Support\Carbon|null $two_factor_confirmed_at
  * @property string                          $passkey
  * @property int                             $group_id
  * @property int                             $uploaded
@@ -129,18 +129,19 @@ class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail
     protected function casts(): array
     {
         return [
-            'seedbonus'    => 'decimal:2',
-            'last_login'   => 'datetime',
-            'last_action'  => 'datetime',
-            'disabled_at'  => 'datetime',
-            'can_comment'  => 'bool',
-            'can_download' => 'bool',
-            'can_request'  => 'bool',
-            'can_invite'   => 'bool',
-            'can_upload'   => 'bool',
-            'can_chat'     => 'bool',
-            'is_donor'     => 'bool',
-            'is_lifetime'  => 'bool',
+            'seedbonus'               => 'decimal:2',
+            'last_login'              => 'datetime',
+            'last_action'             => 'datetime',
+            'disabled_at'             => 'datetime',
+            'two_factor_confirmed_at' => 'datetime',
+            'can_comment'             => 'bool',
+            'can_download'            => 'bool',
+            'can_request'             => 'bool',
+            'can_invite'              => 'bool',
+            'can_upload'              => 'bool',
+            'can_chat'                => 'bool',
+            'is_donor'                => 'bool',
+            'is_lifetime'             => 'bool',
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/config/other.php b/config/other.php
index 47abab994..ada59c4d3 100644
--- a/config/other.php
+++ b/config/other.php
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ return [
     ],
     'max_unused_user_invites' => 1,
 
+    'hours-until-invite-after-2fa' => 24,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Default Users Stats
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/User/InviteControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/User/InviteControllerTest.php
index 7de3b9fe7..1e5cc2e18 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/User/InviteControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/User/InviteControllerTest.php
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ test('store returns an ok response', function (): void {
     config(['other.invites_restriced' => true]);
     config(['other.invite_groups' => [$group->name]]);
     config(['other.invite_groups' => [$group->name]]);
+    config(['other.hours-until-invite-after-2fa' => 0]);
     config(['email-blacklist.enabled' => false]);
 
     Mail::fake();
@@ -193,8 +194,9 @@ test('store with internal note as staff user', function (): void {
     $inviteEmail = 'test@unit3d.dev';
 
     config(['other' => [
-        'invites_restriced' => true,
-        'invite_groups'     => [$group->name],
+        'invites_restriced'            => true,
+        'invite_groups'                => [$group->name],
+        'hours-until-invite-after-2fa' => 0,
     ],
         'email-blacklist.enabled' => false,
     ]);