diff --git a/src/misc/PauseController.sol b/src/misc/PauseController.sol
index 54192918..d09ea496 100644
--- a/src/misc/PauseController.sol
+++ b/src/misc/PauseController.sol
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
     /// @param component The component that is unpaused.
     event Unpause(address indexed component);
 
+    /// @notice Emitted when a component's pause time is extended.
+    /// @param component The component that is paused.
+    /// @param timestamp The new pause expiry timestamp.
+    event SetPauseExpiry(address indexed component, uint256 timestamp);
+
     /// @notice Emitted when the pause cooldown period of a component is reset.
     /// @param component The component that has its pause cooldown period reset.
     event ResetPauseCooldownPeriod(address indexed component);
@@ -51,6 +56,9 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
     /// @dev Thrown when the execution of `ScrollOwner` contract fails.
     error ErrorExecuteUnpauseFailed();
 
+    /// @dev Thrown when the provided pause expiry timestamp is invalid.
+    error ErrorInvalidPauseExpiry();
+
     /*************
      * Constants *
      *************/
@@ -58,6 +66,9 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
     /// @notice The role for pause controller in `ScrollOwner` contract.
     bytes32 public constant PAUSE_CONTROLLER_ROLE = keccak256("PAUSE_CONTROLLER_ROLE");
 
+    /// @notice The default pause expiry duration, after which anyone can unpause the component.
+    uint256 public constant DEFAULT_PAUSE_EXPIRY = 7 days;
+
     /***********************
      * Immutable Variables *
      ***********************/
@@ -75,6 +86,9 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
     /// @notice The last unpause time of each component.
     mapping(address => uint256) private lastUnpauseTime;
 
+    /// @notice The last unpause time of each component.
+    mapping(address => uint256) private pauseExpiry;
+
     /***************
      * Constructor *
      ***************/
@@ -128,12 +142,21 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
             revert ErrorExecutePauseFailed();
         }
 
+        uint256 timestamp = block.timestamp + DEFAULT_PAUSE_EXPIRY;
+        pauseExpiry[address(component)] = timestamp;
+
         emit Pause(address(component));
+        emit SetPauseExpiry(address(component), timestamp);
     }
 
     /// @notice Unpause a component.
     /// @param component The component to unpause.
-    function unpause(IPausable component) external onlyOwner {
+    function unpause(IPausable component) external {
+        // Skip owner check after the pause expiry time
+        if (pauseExpiry[address(component)] == 0 || pauseExpiry[address(component)] > block.timestamp) {
+            _checkOwner();
+        }
+
         if (!component.paused()) {
             revert ErrorComponentNotPaused();
         }
@@ -145,12 +168,13 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
             PAUSE_CONTROLLER_ROLE
         );
 
-        lastUnpauseTime[address(component)] = block.timestamp;
-
         if (component.paused()) {
             revert ErrorExecuteUnpauseFailed();
         }
 
+        lastUnpauseTime[address(component)] = block.timestamp;
+        pauseExpiry[address(component)] = 0;
+
         emit Unpause(address(component));
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +192,36 @@ contract PauseController is OwnableUpgradeable {
         _updatePauseCooldownPeriod(newPauseCooldownPeriod);
     }
 
+    /// @notice Extend the pause expiry time of a component.
+    /// @param component The component to pause.
+    /// @param newTimestamp The new pause expiry timestamp.
+    function extendPause(IPausable component, uint256 newTimestamp) external onlyOwner {
+        if (newTimestamp <= block.timestamp || newTimestamp <= pauseExpiry[address(component)]) {
+            revert ErrorInvalidPauseExpiry();
+        }
+
+        // Re-pause if needed, in case there is a race between signing the
+        // extendPause transaction and the permissionless unpause.
+        if (!component.paused()) {
+            ScrollOwner(payable(SCROLL_OWNER)).execute(
+                address(component),
+                0,
+                abi.encodeWithSelector(IPausable.setPause.selector, true),
+                PAUSE_CONTROLLER_ROLE
+            );
+
+            emit Pause(address(component));
+        }
+
+        if (!component.paused()) {
+            revert ErrorComponentNotPaused();
+        }
+
+        pauseExpiry[address(component)] = newTimestamp;
+
+        emit SetPauseExpiry(address(component), newTimestamp);
+    }
+
     /**********************
      * Internal Functions *
      **********************/
diff --git a/src/test/misc/PauseController.t.sol b/src/test/misc/PauseController.t.sol
index e7a018b6..8e8f33a5 100644
--- a/src/test/misc/PauseController.t.sol
+++ b/src/test/misc/PauseController.t.sol
@@ -190,4 +190,76 @@ contract PauseControllerTest is Test {
 
         vm.stopPrank();
     }
+
+    function test_Unpause_Permissionless() public {
+        vm.startPrank(owner);
+        pauseController.pause(mockPausable);
+        assertTrue(mockPausable.paused());
+        uint256 pauseExpiry = block.timestamp + pauseController.DEFAULT_PAUSE_EXPIRY();
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        address notOwner = makeAddr("notOwner");
+        vm.startPrank(notOwner);
+
+        vm.warp(pauseExpiry - 1);
+        vm.expectRevert("Ownable: caller is not the owner");
+        pauseController.unpause(mockPausable);
+        assertTrue(mockPausable.paused());
+
+        vm.warp(pauseExpiry);
+        pauseController.unpause(mockPausable);
+        assertFalse(mockPausable.paused());
+
+        vm.stopPrank();
+    }
+
+    function test_Pause_Extend() public {
+        vm.startPrank(owner);
+
+        pauseController.pause(mockPausable);
+        assertTrue(mockPausable.paused());
+        uint256 pauseExpiry = block.timestamp + pauseController.DEFAULT_PAUSE_EXPIRY();
+
+        vm.expectRevert(PauseController.ErrorInvalidPauseExpiry.selector);
+        pauseController.extendPause(mockPausable, pauseExpiry);
+
+        pauseController.extendPause(mockPausable, pauseExpiry + 1 days);
+
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        address notOwner = makeAddr("notOwner");
+        vm.startPrank(notOwner);
+
+        vm.warp(pauseExpiry);
+        vm.expectRevert("Ownable: caller is not the owner");
+        pauseController.unpause(mockPausable);
+        assertTrue(mockPausable.paused());
+
+        vm.warp(pauseExpiry + 1 days);
+        pauseController.unpause(mockPausable);
+        assertFalse(mockPausable.paused());
+
+        vm.stopPrank();
+    }
+
+    function test_Pause_Unpause_Extend() public {
+        vm.startPrank(owner);
+        pauseController.pause(mockPausable);
+        uint256 pauseExpiry = block.timestamp + pauseController.DEFAULT_PAUSE_EXPIRY();
+        assertTrue(mockPausable.paused());
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        vm.warp(pauseExpiry);
+
+        address notOwner = makeAddr("notOwner");
+        vm.startPrank(notOwner);
+        pauseController.unpause(mockPausable);
+        assertFalse(mockPausable.paused());
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        vm.startPrank(owner);
+        pauseController.extendPause(mockPausable, pauseExpiry + 1 days);
+        assertTrue(mockPausable.paused()); // auto re-pause contract
+        vm.stopPrank();
+    }
 }