diff --git a/components/NewInactivityNotice.tsx b/components/NewInactivityNotice.tsx
index 54dc59d..23971d7 100644
--- a/components/NewInactivityNotice.tsx
+++ b/components/NewInactivityNotice.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   Button,
   Checkbox,
   CheckboxGroup,
+  HStack,
   Modal,
   ModalBody,
   ModalCloseButton,
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   ModalFooter,
   ModalHeader,
   ModalOverlay,
+  Radio,
+  RadioGroup,
   Text,
   Textarea,
   useToast,
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ export default function (props: {
 }) {
   const [departments, setDepartments] = useState([] as string[]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [isHiatus, setIsHiatus] = useState(false);
   const toast = useToast();
 
   function reset() {
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ export default function (props: {
       body: JSON.stringify({
         departments,
         end,
+        hiatus: departments.includes("DM") ? isHiatus : undefined,
         reason,
         start,
       }),
@@ -122,6 +127,20 @@ export default function (props: {
                 ))}
               </VStack>
             </CheckboxGroup>
+            <RadioGroup
+              onChange={(v) => setIsHiatus(JSON.parse(v))}
+              style={{
+                display: departments.includes("DM") ? undefined : "none",
+              }}
+              value={JSON.stringify(isHiatus)}
+            >
+              <br />
+              <br />
+              <HStack>
+                <Radio value="false">Inactivity</Radio>
+                <Radio value="true">Hiatus</Radio>
+              </HStack>
+            </RadioGroup>
           </ModalBody>
           <ModalFooter>
             <Button onClick={reset}>Cancel</Button>
diff --git a/functions/api/inactivity/new.ts b/functions/api/inactivity/new.ts
index 8795e30..50334eb 100644
--- a/functions/api/inactivity/new.ts
+++ b/functions/api/inactivity/new.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import validateInactivity from "./validate.js";
 
 export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
-  const { departments, end, reason, senderTokenId, start } = context.data.body;
+  const { departments, end, hiatus, reason, senderTokenId, start } =
+    context.data.body;
 
   const validationFailureResponse = validateInactivity(
     departments,
     end,
+    hiatus,
     reason,
     start,
     context.data.departments,
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
       departments,
       end,
       fcm_token: typeof senderTokenId === "string" ? senderTokenId : undefined,
+      hiatus,
       open: true,
       reason,
       start,
diff --git a/functions/api/inactivity/validate.ts b/functions/api/inactivity/validate.ts
index 4b31fb9..34ce74b 100644
--- a/functions/api/inactivity/validate.ts
+++ b/functions/api/inactivity/validate.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { jsonError } from "../../common.js";
 export default function (
   selectedDepartments: string[],
   end: any,
+  hiatus: any,
   reason: any,
   start: any,
   userDepartments?: string[],
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ export default function (
   const now = new Date();
   const startDate = new Date(start);
 
+  if (typeof hiatus !== "undefined" && typeof hiatus !== "boolean")
+    return jsonError("Invalid notice", 400);
+
+  if (!selectedDepartments.includes("DM") && hiatus)
+    return jsonError("Only discord mods can file hiatuses", 400);
+
   if (
     isNaN(endDate.getFullYear()) ||
     isNaN(startDate.getFullYear()) ||