diff --git a/gsa/src/web/utils/__tests__/useUserSessionTimeout.js b/gsa/src/web/utils/__tests__/useUserSessionTimeout.js
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+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+import React from 'react';
+
+import {dateFormat} from 'gmp/locale/date';
+import date from 'gmp/models/date';
+
+import {setSessionTimeout} from 'web/store/usersettings/actions';
+
+import {rendererWith} from '../testing';
+
+import useUserSessionTimeout from '../useUserSessionTimeout';
+
+const TestUserSessionTimeout = () => (
+  <span>{dateFormat(useUserSessionTimeout(), 'DD-MM-YY')}</span>
+);
+
+describe('useUserSessionTimeout tests', () => {
+  test('should return the users session timeout', () => {
+    const {render, store} = rendererWith({store: true});
+
+    const timeout = date('2019-10-10');
+
+    store.dispatch(setSessionTimeout(timeout));
+
+    const {element} = render(<TestUserSessionTimeout />);
+
+    expect(element).toHaveTextContent(/^10-10-19$/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/gsa/src/web/utils/useUserSessionTimeout.js b/gsa/src/web/utils/useUserSessionTimeout.js
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+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+import {useSelector} from 'react-redux';
+
+import {getSessionTimeout} from 'web/store/usersettings/selectors';
+
+const useUserSessionTimeout = () => useSelector(getSessionTimeout);
+
+export default useUserSessionTimeout;