diff --git a/.changelog/1933.feature.md b/.changelog/1933.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91f0897cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1933.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Lock profile when user leaves app on Ionic platform
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e13c4baeb1..71fa42ca13 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "extract-messages": "rm src/locales/en/translation.json && i18next-scanner --config=internals/extractMessages/i18next-scanner.config.js && node ./internals/scripts/normalize-translations.js ./src/locales/*/translation.json",
     "fix-grommet-icons-types": "node ./internals/scripts/fix-grommet-icons-types.js",
     "print-extension-dev-csp": "node ./internals/scripts/print-extension-dev-csp.js",
-    "android": "yarn build && yarn cap run android -l --external",
-    "ios": "yarn build && yarn cap run ios -l --external"
+    "android": "yarn build && yarn cap sync android && yarn cap run android -l --external",
+    "ios": "yarn build && yarn cap sync ios && yarn cap run ios -l --external"
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
diff --git a/src/app/components/Ionic/IonicProvider.tsx b/src/app/components/Ionic/IonicProvider.tsx
index c270d3ee00..7e7b538230 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Ionic/IonicProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Ionic/IonicProvider.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,13 @@
-import { createContext, FC, PropsWithChildren, useEffect } from 'react'
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { createContext, FC, PropsWithChildren } from 'react'
 import { Capacitor } from '@capacitor/core'
-import { App } from '@capacitor/app'
+import { useIonicBackButtonListener } from './hooks/useIonicBackButtonListener'
+import { useIonicAppStateChangeListener } from './hooks/useIonicAppStateChangeListener'
 
 const IonicContext = createContext<undefined>(undefined)
 
 const IonicContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
-  const navigate = useNavigate()
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    /**
-     * The back button refers to the physical back button on an Android device and should not be confused
-     * with either the browser back button or ion-back-button.
-     */
-    const backButtonListenerHandle = App.addListener('backButton', ({ canGoBack }) => {
-      if (!canGoBack) {
-        App.exitApp()
-      } else {
-        navigate(-1)
-      }
-    })
-
-    return () => {
-      backButtonListenerHandle.remove()
-    }
-  }, [navigate])
+  useIonicBackButtonListener()
+  useIonicAppStateChangeListener()
 
   return <IonicContext.Provider value={undefined}>{children}</IonicContext.Provider>
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/Ionic/hooks/useIonicAppStateChangeListener.tsx b/src/app/components/Ionic/hooks/useIonicAppStateChangeListener.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8ff8f9e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/Ionic/hooks/useIonicAppStateChangeListener.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { App } from '@capacitor/app'
+import { deltaMsToLockProfile } from '../../../../ionicConfig'
+import { persistActions } from '../../../state/persist'
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux'
+
+export const useIonicAppStateChangeListener = () => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch()
+  const lockTimestamp = useRef<number>()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const appStateChangeListenerHandle = App.addListener('appStateChange', ({ isActive }) => {
+      const shouldLock = lockTimestamp.current && Date.now() - lockTimestamp.current > deltaMsToLockProfile
+      if (isActive && shouldLock) {
+        dispatch(persistActions.lockAsync())
+      } else if (isActive && !shouldLock) {
+        lockTimestamp.current = undefined
+      }
+
+      if (!isActive) {
+        lockTimestamp.current = Date.now()
+      }
+    })
+
+    return () => {
+      appStateChangeListenerHandle.then(pluginListenerHandle => pluginListenerHandle.remove())
+    }
+  }, [dispatch])
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/Ionic/hooks/useIonicBackButtonListener.ts b/src/app/components/Ionic/hooks/useIonicBackButtonListener.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa574fd96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/Ionic/hooks/useIonicBackButtonListener.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { App } from '@capacitor/app'
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+
+export const useIonicBackButtonListener = () => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    /**
+     * The back button refers to the physical back button on an Android device and should not be confused
+     * with either the browser back button or ion-back-button.
+     */
+    const backButtonListenerHandle = App.addListener('backButton', ({ canGoBack }) => {
+      if (!canGoBack) {
+        App.exitApp()
+      } else {
+        navigate(-1)
+      }
+    })
+
+    return () => {
+      backButtonListenerHandle.then(pluginListenerHandle => pluginListenerHandle.remove())
+    }
+  }, [navigate])
+}
diff --git a/src/ionicConfig.ts b/src/ionicConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..041dc7b44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ionicConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * Represents the duration in milliseconds to lock a profile.
+ *
+ * @type {number}
+ */
+export const deltaMsToLockProfile = 30 * 1000