diff --git a/engines/hypno/arcade.cpp b/engines/hypno/arcade.cpp
index 6791b21fe34..f4102cac383 100644
--- a/engines/hypno/arcade.cpp
+++ b/engines/hypno/arcade.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ void HypnoEngine::runArcade(ArcadeShooting *arc) {
 
 	Common::Event event;
 	while (!shouldQuit()) {
+		if (_timerStarted) {
+			if (_countdown <= 0) {
+				_loseLevel = true;
+				debugC(1, kHypnoDebugArcade, "Finishing level (timeout)");
+				_timerStarted = false;
+				removeTimers();
+			}
+		}
 		needsUpdate = _background->decoder->needsUpdate();
 		while (g_system->getEventManager()->pollEvent(event)) {
 			mousePos = getPlayerPosition(false);
@@ -553,6 +561,8 @@ void HypnoEngine::runArcade(ArcadeShooting *arc) {
 		_masks = nullptr;
 	}
 
+	_timerStarted = false;
+	removeTimers();
 	stopSound();
 	_music.clear();
 }
diff --git a/engines/hypno/wet/arcade.cpp b/engines/hypno/wet/arcade.cpp
index 8c3bd94cf3e..67939a6628c 100644
--- a/engines/hypno/wet/arcade.cpp
+++ b/engines/hypno/wet/arcade.cpp
@@ -602,6 +602,12 @@ void WetEngine::runBeforeArcade(ArcadeShooting *arc) {
 	if (arc->mode == "YT") {
 		_c33PlayerCursor = decodeFrames("c33/c33i2.smk");
 	}
+	if (arc->mode == "Y3") {
+		bool started = startCountdown(420); // 7 minutes
+		if (!started)
+			error("Failed to start countdown in level %d!", arc->id);
+	} else
+		_timerStarted = false;
 
 }
 
@@ -806,6 +812,14 @@ void WetEngine::drawPlayer() {
 	_compositeSurface->drawLine(113, 9, 119, 9, c);
 	_compositeSurface->drawLine(200, 9, 206, 9, c);
 
+	if (_timerStarted) {
+		assert(_arcadeMode == "Y3");
+		c = kHypnoColorYellow;
+		uint32 minutes = _countdown / 60;
+		uint32 seconds = _countdown % 60;
+		drawString("block05.fgx", Common::String::format("CLOCK: %02d:%02d", minutes, seconds), 19, 11, 0, c);
+	}
+
 	c = kHypnoColorRed; // red ?
 	Common::Point mousePos = g_system->getEventManager()->getMousePos();
 	int i = detectTarget(mousePos);