diff --git a/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/Grasscutter.java b/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/Grasscutter.java
index e649b537c..0bb6e1be8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/Grasscutter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/Grasscutter.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package emu.grasscutter;
 
-import static emu.grasscutter.config.Configuration.SERVER;
-import static emu.grasscutter.utils.lang.Language.translate;
-
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.*;
 import emu.grasscutter.auth.*;
 import emu.grasscutter.command.*;
@@ -21,16 +18,20 @@ import emu.grasscutter.tools.Tools;
 import emu.grasscutter.utils.*;
 import emu.grasscutter.utils.lang.Language;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalThread;
-import java.io.*;
-import java.util.Calendar;
-import java.util.concurrent.*;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import lombok.*;
 import org.jline.reader.*;
 import org.jline.terminal.*;
 import org.reflections.Reflections;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+
+import static emu.grasscutter.config.Configuration.SERVER;
+import static emu.grasscutter.utils.lang.Language.translate;
+
 public final class Grasscutter {
     public static final File configFile = new File("./config.json");
     public static final Reflections reflector = new Reflections("emu.grasscutter");
@@ -181,6 +182,9 @@ public final class Grasscutter {
         // Hook into shutdown event.
         Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(Grasscutter::onShutdown));
 
+        // Start database heartbeat.
+        Database.startSaveThread();
+
         // Open console.
         Grasscutter.startConsole();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/database/Database.java b/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/database/Database.java
index d9e26eb83..3521e631d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/database/Database.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/database/Database.java
@@ -68,4 +68,18 @@ public interface Database {
             });
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts the auto-save thread.
+     * Runs every 5 minutes.
+     */
+    static void startSaveThread() {
+        var timer = new Timer();
+        timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                Database.saveAll();
+            }
+        }, 0, 1000 * 60 * 5);
+    }
 }