diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/InteractionHelper.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/InteractionHelper.cs
index f1b1e67bd..44ee7ac22 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/InteractionHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/InteractionHelper.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,19 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
 {
     internal static class InteractionHelper
     {
+        public const double ResponseTimeLimit = 3;
+        public const double ResponseAndFollowupLimit = 15;
+
         #region InteractionHelper
+        public static bool CanSendResponse(IDiscordInteraction interaction)
+        {
+            return (DateTime.UtcNow - interaction.CreatedAt).TotalSeconds < ResponseTimeLimit;
+        }
+        public static bool CanRespondOrFollowup(IDiscordInteraction interaction)
+        {
+            return (DateTime.UtcNow - interaction.CreatedAt).TotalMinutes <= ResponseAndFollowupLimit;
+        }
+
         public static Task DeleteAllGuildCommandsAsync(BaseDiscordClient client, ulong guildId, RequestOptions options = null)
         {
             return client.ApiClient.BulkOverwriteGuildApplicationCommandsAsync(guildId, Array.Empty<CreateApplicationCommandParams>(), options);
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/Message Components/SocketMessageComponent.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/Message Components/SocketMessageComponent.cs
index 624861182..926563c4c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/Message Components/SocketMessageComponent.cs	
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/Message Components/SocketMessageComponent.cs	
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         /// </summary>
         public SocketUserMessage Message { get; private set; }
 
+        private object _lock = new object();
+        internal override bool _hasResponded { get; set; } = false;
+
         internal SocketMessageComponent(DiscordSocketClient client, Model model, ISocketMessageChannel channel)
             : base(client, model.Id, channel)
         {
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (!IsValidToken)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Interaction token is no longer valid");
 
+            if (!InteractionHelper.CanSendResponse(this))
+                throw new TimeoutException($"Cannot respond to an interaction after {InteractionHelper.ResponseTimeLimit} seconds!");
+
             embeds ??= Array.Empty<Embed>();
             if (embed != null)
                 embeds = new[] { embed }.Concat(embeds).ToArray();
@@ -122,7 +128,20 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (ephemeral)
                 response.Data.Value.Flags = MessageFlags.Ephemeral;
 
-            await InteractionHelper.SendInteractionResponseAsync(Discord, response, Id, Token, options);
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_hasResponded)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot respond, update, or defer twice to the same interaction");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await InteractionHelper.SendInteractionResponseAsync(Discord, response, Id, Token, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _hasResponded = true;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -139,6 +158,9 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (!IsValidToken)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Interaction token is no longer valid");
 
+            if (!InteractionHelper.CanSendResponse(this))
+                throw new TimeoutException($"Cannot respond to an interaction after {InteractionHelper.ResponseTimeLimit} seconds!");
+
             if (args.AllowedMentions.IsSpecified)
             {
                 var allowedMentions = args.AllowedMentions.Value;
@@ -201,7 +223,20 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
                 }
             };
 
-            await InteractionHelper.SendInteractionResponseAsync(Discord, response, Id, Token, options);
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_hasResponded)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot respond, update, or defer twice to the same interaction");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await InteractionHelper.SendInteractionResponseAsync(Discord, response, Id, Token, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _hasResponded = true;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -238,7 +273,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (ephemeral)
                 args.Flags = MessageFlags.Ephemeral;
 
-            return await InteractionHelper.SendFollowupAsync(Discord.Rest, args, Token, Channel, options);
+            return await InteractionHelper.SendFollowupAsync(Discord.Rest, args, Token, Channel, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -280,7 +315,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (ephemeral)
                 args.Flags = MessageFlags.Ephemeral;
 
-            return await InteractionHelper.SendFollowupAsync(Discord.Rest, args, Token, Channel, options);
+            return await InteractionHelper.SendFollowupAsync(Discord.Rest, args, Token, Channel, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -321,7 +356,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (ephemeral)
                 args.Flags = MessageFlags.Ephemeral;
 
-            return await InteractionHelper.SendFollowupAsync(Discord.Rest, args, Token, Channel, options);
+            return await InteractionHelper.SendFollowupAsync(Discord.Rest, args, Token, Channel, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -332,27 +367,59 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         /// <returns>
         ///     A task that represents the asynchronous operation of acknowledging the interaction.
         /// </returns>
-        public Task DeferLoadingAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null)
+        public async Task DeferLoadingAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null)
         {
+            if (!InteractionHelper.CanSendResponse(this))
+                throw new TimeoutException($"Cannot defer an interaction after {InteractionHelper.ResponseTimeLimit} seconds of no response/acknowledgement");
+
             var response = new API.InteractionResponse
             {
                 Type = InteractionResponseType.DeferredChannelMessageWithSource,
                 Data = ephemeral ? new API.InteractionCallbackData { Flags = MessageFlags.Ephemeral } : Optional<API.InteractionCallbackData>.Unspecified
             };
 
-            return Discord.Rest.ApiClient.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(response, Id, Token, options);
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_hasResponded)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot respond or defer twice to the same interaction");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await Discord.Rest.ApiClient.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(response, Id, Token, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _hasResponded = true;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override Task DeferAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null)
+        public override async Task DeferAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null)
         {
+            if (!InteractionHelper.CanSendResponse(this))
+                throw new TimeoutException($"Cannot defer an interaction after {InteractionHelper.ResponseTimeLimit} seconds of no response/acknowledgement");
+
             var response = new API.InteractionResponse
             {
                 Type = InteractionResponseType.DeferredUpdateMessage,
                 Data = ephemeral ? new API.InteractionCallbackData { Flags = MessageFlags.Ephemeral } : Optional<API.InteractionCallbackData>.Unspecified
             };
 
-            return Discord.Rest.ApiClient.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(response, Id, Token, options);
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_hasResponded)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot respond or defer twice to the same interaction");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await Discord.Rest.ApiClient.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(response, Id, Token, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _hasResponded = true;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketBaseCommand/SocketCommandBase.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketBaseCommand/SocketCommandBase.cs
index 586b785f5..66d10fd3b 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketBaseCommand/SocketCommandBase.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketBaseCommand/SocketCommandBase.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         /// </summary>
         internal new SocketCommandBaseData Data { get; }
 
+        internal override bool _hasResponded { get; set; }
+
+        private object _lock = new object();
+
         internal SocketCommandBase(DiscordSocketClient client, Model model, ISocketMessageChannel channel)
             : base(client, model.Id, channel)
         {
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             if (!IsValidToken)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Interaction token is no longer valid");
 
+            if (!InteractionHelper.CanSendResponse(this))
+                throw new TimeoutException($"Cannot respond to an interaction after {InteractionHelper.ResponseTimeLimit} seconds!");
+
             embeds ??= Array.Empty<Embed>();
             if (embed != null)
                 embeds = new[] { embed }.Concat(embeds).ToArray();
@@ -115,7 +122,20 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
                 }
             };
 
-            await InteractionHelper.SendInteractionResponseAsync(Discord, response, Id, Token, options);
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_hasResponded)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot respond twice to the same interaction");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await InteractionHelper.SendInteractionResponseAsync(Discord, response, Id, Token, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _hasResponded = true;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -247,8 +267,11 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         /// <returns>
         ///     A task that represents the asynchronous operation of acknowledging the interaction.
         /// </returns>
-        public override Task DeferAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null)
+        public override async Task DeferAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null)
         {
+            if (!InteractionHelper.CanSendResponse(this))
+                throw new TimeoutException($"Cannot defer an interaction after {InteractionHelper.ResponseTimeLimit} seconds!");
+
             var response = new API.InteractionResponse
             {
                 Type = InteractionResponseType.DeferredChannelMessageWithSource,
@@ -258,7 +281,20 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
                 }
             };
 
-            return Discord.Rest.ApiClient.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(response, Id, Token, options);
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_hasResponded)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot respond or defer twice to the same interaction");
+                }
+            }
+
+            await Discord.Rest.ApiClient.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(response, Id, Token, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _hasResponded = true;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketInteraction.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketInteraction.cs
index 2863e772d..20d8fa0f5 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketInteraction.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Interaction/SocketInteraction.cs
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         public DateTimeOffset CreatedAt
             => SnowflakeUtils.FromSnowflake(Id);
 
+        internal abstract bool _hasResponded { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     <see langword="true"/> if the token is valid for replying to, otherwise <see langword="false"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsValidToken
-            => CheckToken();
+            => InteractionHelper.CanRespondOrFollowup(this);
 
         internal SocketInteraction(DiscordSocketClient client, ulong id, ISocketMessageChannel channel)
             : base(client, id)
@@ -210,12 +212,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         ///     A task that represents the asynchronous operation of acknowledging the interaction.
         /// </returns>
         public abstract Task DeferAsync(bool ephemeral = false, RequestOptions options = null);
-
-        private bool CheckToken()
-        {
-            // Tokens last for 15 minutes according to https://discord.com/developers/docs/interactions/slash-commands#responding-to-an-interaction
-            return (DateTime.UtcNow - CreatedAt.UtcDateTime).TotalMinutes <= 15d;
-        }
+        
         #endregion
 
         #region  IDiscordInteraction