diff --git a/.idea/google2fa-laravel-forked.iml b/.idea/google2fa-laravel-forked.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b418948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/google2fa-laravel-forked.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="WEB_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" packagePrefix="PragmaRX\Google2FALaravel\" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/tests" isTestSource="false" packagePrefix="PragmaRX\Google2FALaravel\Tests\" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28a804d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="JavaScriptSettings">
+    <option name="languageLevel" value="ES6" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f2f608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/google2fa-laravel-forked.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/google2fa-laravel-forked.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/php.xml b/.idea/php.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..847cdbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/php.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="PhpIncludePathManager">
+    <include_path>
+      <path value="" />
+    </include_path>
+  </component>
+  <component name="PhpProjectSharedConfiguration" php_language_level="7" />
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a25f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Google2FA.php b/src/Google2FA.php
index a65a8ce..1d237a8 100644
--- a/src/Google2FA.php
+++ b/src/Google2FA.php
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ protected function passwordExpired()
     protected function twoFactorAuthStillValid()
     {
         return
-            (bool) $this->sessionGet(Constants::SESSION_AUTH_PASSED, false) &&
+            (
+                (bool) $this->sessionGet(Constants::SESSION_AUTH_PASSED, false) ||
+                ( $this->config('remember') && $this->getUser()->{$this->config('remember_column')} && ( Carbon::now() <= (new Carbon($this->getUser()->{$this->config('remember_column')}))->addMinutes($this->config('lifetime')) ) )
+            ) &&
             !$this->passwordExpired();
     }
 
@@ -223,6 +226,12 @@ public function login()
     {
         $this->sessionPut(Constants::SESSION_AUTH_PASSED, true);
 
+        if (isset(\Cookie::get()[\Auth::getRecallerName()])) {
+            $user = $this->getUser();
+            $user->{$this->config('remember_column')} = Carbon::now();
+            $user->save();
+        }
+
         $this->updateCurrentAuthTime();
     }
 
@@ -232,6 +241,8 @@ public function login()
     public function logout()
     {
         $user = $this->getUser();
+        $user->{$this->config('remember_column')} = null;
+        $user->save();
 
         $this->sessionForget();
 
diff --git a/src/config/config.php b/src/config/config.php
index d9b0ba5..f7ecc88 100644
--- a/src/config/config.php
+++ b/src/config/config.php
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@
      */
     'lifetime' => 0, // 0 = eternal
 
+    /*
+     * Make persistent by using a database column.
+     *
+     * In case you need the lifetime to be greater than the lifespan of your current session. (ex: used for remember_me)
+     */
+    'remember' => true,
+
+    /*
+     *User's table column to use for persistent 2FA.
+     *
+     * Column type should be timestamp.
+     */
+    'remember_column' => 'google2fa_remember',
+
     /*
      * Renew lifetime at every new request.
      */