diff --git a/src/Api/ConfigureServices.cs b/src/Api/ConfigureServices.cs
index 4c4f747f..632e6ef5 100644
--- a/src/Api/ConfigureServices.cs
+++ b/src/Api/ConfigureServices.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddApiServices(this IServiceCollection services
     {
         // Register services
         services.AddServices();
-        
+        services.AddBackgroundServices();
         services.AddControllers(opt =>
             opt.Conventions.Add(new RouteTokenTransformerConvention(new SlugifyParameterTransformer())));
 
@@ -59,4 +59,11 @@ private static IServiceCollection AddServices(this IServiceCollection services)
 
         return services;
     }
+
+    private static IServiceCollection AddBackgroundServices(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        services.AddHostedService<BorrowRequestService>();
+
+        return services;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Api/Services/BorrowRequestService.cs b/src/Api/Services/BorrowRequestService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc436b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Api/Services/BorrowRequestService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using Domain.Statuses;
+using Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using NodaTime;
+
+namespace Api.Services;
+
+public class BorrowRequestService : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+
+    public BorrowRequestService(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+    {
+        _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+      
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            using (var scope = _serviceProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                var localDateTimeNow = LocalDateTime.FromDateTime(DateTime.Now);
+                var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
+                var overdueRequests = context.Borrows
+                    .Where(x => x.Status != BorrowRequestStatus.Overdue
+                                && x.Status == BorrowRequestStatus.CheckedOut
+                                && x.DueTime < localDateTimeNow)
+                    .ToList();
+
+                foreach (var request in overdueRequests)
+                {
+                    request.Status = BorrowRequestStatus.Overdue;
+                }
+                context.UpdateRange(overdueRequests);
+                
+                await context.SaveChangesAsync(stoppingToken);
+                await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2), stoppingToken);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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