diff --git a/src/ui/main_window.py b/src/ui/main_window.py
index ef27176..9856ba8 100644
--- a/src/ui/main_window.py
+++ b/src/ui/main_window.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.stored_user_id = self.config.get_discord_user()
         self.queue_thread = None
         self.queue_position_value = None
+        self.close_timer = None
+        self.countdown_timer = None
+        self.remaining_time = 0  # en secondes
 
         # UI
         self.ui = QUiLoader().load(f"{bundle_dir}/ui/mainwindow_vertical_pager.ui", self)
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.ui.connexion_btn.setEnabled(False)
 
             # fermer l'application après 60 secondes (60000 ms)
-            QTimer.singleShot(60000, self.close)
+            self.schedule_close()
 
 
         except ApiError as exc:
@@ -245,6 +248,53 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.ui.connexion_btn.style().unpolish(self.ui.connexion_btn)
         self.ui.connexion_btn.style().polish(self.ui.connexion_btn)
 
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Schedule de fermeture du launcher
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def schedule_close(self, delay: int = 60000):
+        # Normalisation du délai
+        if not isinstance(delay, int) or delay <= 0:
+            delay = 60000
+
+        # Conversion en secondes
+        self.remaining_time = delay // 1000
+
+        # 🔁 Annule les timers existants
+        if self.close_timer:
+            self.close_timer.stop()
+            self.close_timer.deleteLater()
+
+        if self.countdown_timer:
+            self.countdown_timer.stop()
+            self.countdown_timer.deleteLater()
+
+        # ⏱ Timer de fermeture
+        self.close_timer = QTimer(self)
+        self.close_timer.setSingleShot(True)
+        self.close_timer.timeout.connect(self.close)
+        self.close_timer.start(delay)
+
+        # ⏳ Timer de countdown (1 seconde)
+        self.countdown_timer = QTimer(self)
+        self.countdown_timer.timeout.connect(self._update_countdown)
+        self.countdown_timer.start(1000)
+
+        # Affichage initial
+        self._update_countdown()
+
+    # on affiche un compteur avant fermeture automatique
+    def _update_countdown(self):
+        if self.remaining_time <= 0:
+            if self.countdown_timer:
+                self.countdown_timer.stop()
+            return
+
+        minutes = self.remaining_time // 60
+        seconds = self.remaining_time % 60
+        self.ui.queue_lbl.setText(f"⏳ Fermeture dans {minutes:02d}:{seconds:02d}")
+
+        self.remaining_time -= 1
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Queue managment
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------