diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 5e1e1e0..b1dea8d 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def home(
     account: str | None = None,
     alerts_processed: int | None = None,
 ):
-    from datetime import datetime
+    from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
     from sqlalchemy import func
 
@@ -69,15 +69,23 @@ def home(
     )
 
     # Main query joining threads with their latest message dates
-    q = (
-        db.query(Thread, latest_message_subq.c.latest_message_date)
-        .outerjoin(latest_message_subq, Thread.id == latest_message_subq.c.thread_id)
-        .order_by(latest_message_subq.c.latest_message_date.desc().nulls_last())
+    q = db.query(Thread, latest_message_subq.c.latest_message_date).outerjoin(
+        latest_message_subq, Thread.id == latest_message_subq.c.thread_id
+    )
+
+    # Only include threads that currently require a reply and have been waiting >= 1 hour
+    cutoff = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(hours=1)
+    q = q.filter(
+        Thread.requires_reply.is_(True),
+        latest_message_subq.c.latest_message_date <= cutoff,
     )
 
     if account:
         q = q.filter(Thread.account_email == account.lower())
 
+    # Order by most recently updated (still respecting the cutoff filter)
+    q = q.order_by(latest_message_subq.c.latest_message_date.desc().nulls_last())
+
     results = q.limit(100).all()
 
     # Create threads with additional info including sequential frontend ID and formatted latest message date
@@ -382,7 +390,7 @@ def _sync_emails_once(cfg: dict) -> int:
     )
 
     db = SessionLocal()
-    
+
     try:
         send_to_all("Fetching emails from inbox...")
         inbox = client.fetch_folder_emails(