diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 921ffd2..e291cdc 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ GW2_WVW_COOLDOWN=20
 GW2_API_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=5
 GW2_API_RETRY_DELAY=3.0
 GW2_API_SESSION_RETRY_BG_DELAY=30.0
+GW2_API_SESSION_END_DELAY=120
diff --git a/src/gw2/cogs/sessions.py b/src/gw2/cogs/sessions.py
index 910a1df..1170070 100644
--- a/src/gw2/cogs/sessions.py
+++ b/src/gw2/cogs/sessions.py
@@ -104,8 +104,18 @@ async def session(ctx):
             live_stats["date"] = bot_utils.convert_datetime_to_str_short(bot_utils.get_current_date_time())
             rs_end = live_stats
             is_live_snapshot = True
+        elif gw2_utils.is_session_ending(user_id):
+            # Background end_session is still waiting for the API cache to refresh
+            remaining = gw2_utils.get_session_end_remaining_seconds(user_id)
+            msg = gw2_messages.SESSION_END_PROCESSING
+            if remaining is not None and remaining > 0:
+                m = remaining // 60
+                s = remaining % 60
+                time_str = f"{m}m {s}s" if m > 0 else f"{s}s"
+                msg += f"\n{gw2_messages.WAITING_TIME}: `{time_str}`"
+            return await bot_utils.send_warning_msg(ctx, msg)
         else:
-            # End data missing and user stopped playing - finalize the session now
+            # End data missing, user stopped playing, no background task - finalize now
             progress_msg = await gw2_utils.send_progress_embed(ctx)
             await gw2_utils.end_session(ctx.bot, ctx.message.author, api_key, skip_delay=True)
             rs_session = await gw2_session_dal.get_user_last_session(user_id)
diff --git a/src/gw2/constants/gw2_messages.py b/src/gw2/constants/gw2_messages.py
index 73f4b23..846a0c6 100644
--- a/src/gw2/constants/gw2_messages.py
+++ b/src/gw2/constants/gw2_messages.py
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ def session_not_active(prefix: str) -> str:
     "Please add another API key with permissions that are MISSING if you want to use this command."
 )
 SESSION_BOT_STILL_UPDATING = "Bot still updating your stats!"
+SESSION_END_PROCESSING = (
+    "Your session is still being processed.\n"
+    "The bot waits a few minutes after you stop playing to ensure accurate data from the GW2 API.\n"
+    "Please try again shortly."
+)
 SESSION_USER_STILL_PLAYING = "You are playing Guild Wars 2 at the moment.\nYour stats may NOT be accurate."
 WAITING_TIME = "Waiting time"
 ACCOUNT_NAME = "Account Name"
diff --git a/src/gw2/constants/gw2_settings.py b/src/gw2/constants/gw2_settings.py
index 96c62a3..a68a69e 100644
--- a/src/gw2/constants/gw2_settings.py
+++ b/src/gw2/constants/gw2_settings.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Gw2Settings(BaseSettings):
     api_retry_max_attempts: int | None = Field(default=5)
     api_retry_delay: float | None = Field(default=3.0)
     api_session_retry_bg_delay: float | None = Field(default=30.0)
-    api_session_end_delay: float | None = Field(default=300.0)
+    api_session_end_delay: float | None = Field(default=120.0)
 
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
diff --git a/src/gw2/tools/gw2_utils.py b/src/gw2/tools/gw2_utils.py
index 2a42509..22b74f9 100644
--- a/src/gw2/tools/gw2_utils.py
+++ b/src/gw2/tools/gw2_utils.py
@@ -344,6 +344,28 @@ def _is_gw2_activity_detected(before_activity, after_activity) -> bool:
     )
 
 
+def is_session_ending(user_id: int) -> bool:
+    """Check if a session end is currently being processed for this user."""
+    if user_id not in _processing_sessions:
+        return False
+    state = _processing_sessions[user_id]
+    return state["current"] == "end" or state.get("pending") == "end"
+
+
+def get_session_end_remaining_seconds(user_id: int) -> int | None:
+    """Get remaining seconds until end session delay completes, or None if not waiting."""
+    if user_id not in _processing_sessions:
+        return None
+    state = _processing_sessions[user_id]
+    started_at = state.get("delay_started_at")
+    if started_at is None or state["current"] != "end":
+        return None
+    end_delay = _gw2_settings.api_session_end_delay or 0
+    elapsed = (datetime.now() - started_at).total_seconds()
+    remaining = max(0, int(end_delay - elapsed))
+    return remaining
+
+
 async def _handle_gw2_activity_change(
     bot: Bot,
     member: discord.Member,
@@ -452,6 +474,8 @@ async def end_session(bot: Bot, member: discord.Member, api_key: str, *, skip_de
     end_delay = _gw2_settings.api_session_end_delay
     if not skip_delay and end_delay and end_delay > 0:
         bot.log.debug(f"Waiting {end_delay}s for GW2 API cache to refresh before ending session for user {member.id}")
+        if member.id in _processing_sessions:
+            _processing_sessions[member.id]["delay_started_at"] = datetime.now()
         await asyncio.sleep(end_delay)
 
     session = await get_user_stats(bot, api_key)