diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/AuroraQuests.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/AuroraQuests.java
index b8ca302..1e3b473 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/AuroraQuests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/AuroraQuests.java
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 import gg.auroramc.quests.hooks.HookManager;
 import gg.auroramc.quests.listener.*;
 import gg.auroramc.quests.placeholder.QuestPlaceholderHandler;
+import io.papermc.paper.threadedregions.scheduler.ScheduledTask;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import org.quartz.SchedulerException;
 import org.quartz.impl.StdSchedulerFactory;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 @Getter
 public class AuroraQuests extends JavaPlugin {
     @Getter
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ public static AuroraLogger logger() {
     private ConfigManager configManager;
     private CommandManager commandManager;
     private QuestManager questManager;
+    private ScheduledTask unlockTask;
 
     @Override
     public void onLoad() {
@@ -70,27 +74,35 @@ public void onEnable() {
         questManager.reload();
 
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new PlayerListener(this), this);
+        reloadUnlockTask();
     }
 
     public void reload() {
         configManager.reload();
         commandManager.reload();
         questManager.reload();
+        reloadUnlockTask();
         Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(player -> {
-            questManager.rollQuestsIfNecessary(player);
+            questManager.tryUnlockQuestPools(player);
             questManager.tryStartGlobalQuests(player);
+            questManager.rollQuestsIfNecessary(player);
         });
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onDisable() {
         commandManager.unregisterCommands();
+
         try {
             l.info("Shutting down scheduler...");
             StdSchedulerFactory.getDefaultScheduler().shutdown(true);
         } catch (SchedulerException e) {
             l.severe("Failed to shutdown scheduler: " + e.getMessage());
         }
+
+        if (unlockTask != null && !unlockTask.isCancelled()) {
+            unlockTask.cancel();
+        }
     }
 
     private void registerListeners() {
@@ -115,4 +127,23 @@ private void registerListeners() {
         pm.registerEvents(new SmeltingListener(), this);
         pm.registerEvents(new TamingListener(), this);
     }
+
+    private void reloadUnlockTask() {
+        var cf = configManager.getConfig().getUnlockTask();
+
+        if (!cf.getEnabled()) {
+            if (unlockTask != null && !unlockTask.isCancelled()) {
+                unlockTask.cancel();
+                unlockTask = null;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        unlockTask = Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runAtFixedRate(this, (task) -> {
+            Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(player -> {
+                questManager.tryUnlockQuestPools(player);
+                questManager.tryStartGlobalQuests(player);
+            });
+        }, cf.getInterval(), cf.getInterval(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/data/QuestData.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/data/QuestData.java
index d43a898..7276862 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/data/QuestData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/data/QuestData.java
@@ -18,11 +18,21 @@ public class QuestData extends UserDataHolder {
     private final Map<String, Set<String>> completedQuests = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
     private final Map<String, Long> completedCount = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
     private final Map<String, Set<String>> questUnlocks = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+    private final Set<String> poolUnlocks = Sets.newConcurrentHashSet();
 
     public PoolRollData getPoolRollData(String poolId) {
         return rolledQuests.get(poolId);
     }
 
+    public void unlockPool(String poolId) {
+        poolUnlocks.add(poolId);
+        dirty.set(true);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isPoolUnlocked(String poolId) {
+        return poolUnlocks.contains(poolId);
+    }
+
     public void setRolledQuests(String poolId, List<String> quests) {
         rolledQuests.put(poolId, new PoolRollData(System.currentTimeMillis(), quests));
         completedQuests.computeIfAbsent(poolId, k -> Sets.newConcurrentHashSet()).clear();
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ public void serializeInto(ConfigurationSection data) {
             for (var questEntry : poolEntry.getValue().entrySet()) {
                 var questSection = poolSection.createSection(questEntry.getKey());
                 for (var taskEntry : questEntry.getValue().entrySet()) {
-                    if(taskEntry.getValue() > 0) {
+                    if (taskEntry.getValue() > 0) {
                         questSection.set(taskEntry.getKey(), taskEntry.getValue());
                     }
                 }
@@ -118,6 +128,9 @@ public void serializeInto(ConfigurationSection data) {
             }
         }
 
+        // Pool unlocks
+        data.set("pool_unlocks", poolUnlocks.stream().toList());
+
         // Completed quests
         for (var poolEntry : completedQuests.entrySet()) {
             for (var questEntry : poolEntry.getValue()) {
@@ -174,5 +187,7 @@ public void initFrom(@Nullable ConfigurationSection data) {
                 completedCount.put(key, completedCountSection.getLong(key));
             }
         }
+
+        poolUnlocks.addAll(data.getStringList("pool_unlocks"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/Quest.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/Quest.java
index 5f266a3..94690cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/Quest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/Quest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ public String getId() {
     public void progress(Player player, String taskType, double count, Map<String, Object> params) {
         if (!taskTypes.contains(taskType)) return;
         if (isCompleted(player)) return;
-        if (!canStart(player)) return;
+        if (!holder.isUnlocked(player)) return;
+        if (!isUnlocked(player)) return;
+
         for (var task : tasks.values()) {
             if (task.getTaskType().equals(taskType)) {
                 task.progress(player, count, params);
@@ -111,16 +113,15 @@ private boolean hasStartRequirements() {
 
     public boolean isUnlocked(Player player) {
         var data = AuroraAPI.getUserManager().getUser(player).getData(QuestData.class);
-        return config.getStartRequirements() == null || data.isQuestStartUnlocked(holder.getId(), getId());
+        return data.isQuestStartUnlocked(holder.getId(), getId()) || !hasStartRequirements();
     }
 
     public void tryStart(Player player) {
         if (!holder.isGlobal()) return;
-        if (!hasStartRequirements()) return;
+        if (isUnlocked(player)) return;
         var data = AuroraAPI.getUserManager().getUser(player).getData(QuestData.class);
-        if (data.isQuestStartUnlocked(holder.getId(), getId())) return;
 
-        if (canStart(player) && config.getStartRequirements() != null) {
+        if (config.getStartRequirements() != null && canStart(player)) {
             data.setQuestStartUnlock(holder.getId(), getId());
             var msg = AuroraQuests.getInstance().getConfigManager().getMessageConfig().getGlobalQuestUnlocked();
             Chat.sendMessage(player, msg, Placeholder.of("{quest}", config.getName()), Placeholder.of("{pool}", holder.getConfig().getName()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestManager.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestManager.java
index 731c125..ea82242 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestManager.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private void actuallyProgress(Player player, String taskType, double amount, Map
         synchronized (getPlayerLock(player)) {
             for (var pool : pools.values()) {
                 if (!pool.hasTaskType(taskType)) continue;
+                if (!pool.isUnlocked(player)) continue;
                 for (var quest : pool.getNotCompletedPlayerQuests(player)) {
                     quest.progress(player, taskType, amount, params);
                 }
@@ -113,4 +114,10 @@ public void tryStartGlobalQuests(Player player) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public void tryUnlockQuestPools(Player player) {
+        for (var pool : pools.values()) {
+            pool.tryUnlock(player);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestPool.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestPool.java
index da33c71..3ac55b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/api/quest/QuestPool.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import gg.auroramc.aurora.api.AuroraAPI;
+import gg.auroramc.aurora.api.item.TypeId;
 import gg.auroramc.aurora.api.levels.MatcherManager;
 import gg.auroramc.aurora.api.message.Chat;
 import gg.auroramc.aurora.api.message.Placeholder;
@@ -54,6 +55,55 @@ public QuestPool(PoolConfig config, RewardFactory rewardFactory) {
         AuroraQuests.logger().debug("Loaded difficulties for pool " + config.getId() + ": " + String.join(", ", config.getDifficulties().keySet()));
     }
 
+    private boolean canUnlock(Player player) {
+        var data = AuroraAPI.getUserManager().getUser(player).getData(QuestData.class);
+
+        if (config.getUnlockRequirements() == null) return true;
+
+        if (config.getUnlockRequirements().getQuests() != null) {
+            for (var questId : config.getUnlockRequirements().getQuests()) {
+                var typeId = TypeId.fromString(questId);
+                var pool = typeId.namespace().equals("minecraft") ? getId() : typeId.namespace();
+                if (!data.hasCompletedQuest(pool, typeId.id())) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (config.getUnlockRequirements().getPermissions() != null) {
+            for (var perm : config.getUnlockRequirements().getPermissions()) {
+                if (!player.hasPermission(perm)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean hasStartRequirements() {
+        return config.getUnlockRequirements() != null && ((config.getUnlockRequirements().getQuests() != null && !config.getUnlockRequirements().getQuests().isEmpty()) ||
+                (config.getUnlockRequirements().getPermissions() != null && !config.getUnlockRequirements().getPermissions().isEmpty()));
+    }
+
+    public boolean isUnlocked(Player player) {
+        var data = AuroraAPI.getUserManager().getUser(player).getData(QuestData.class);
+        return !hasStartRequirements() || data.isPoolUnlocked(getId());
+    }
+
+    public void tryUnlock(Player player) {
+        if (isUnlocked(player)) return;
+        var data = getQuestData(player);
+
+        if (canUnlock(player)) {
+            data.unlockPool(getId());
+            var msg = AuroraQuests.getInstance().getConfigManager().getMessageConfig().getPoolUnlocked();
+            Chat.sendMessage(player, msg, Placeholder.of("{pool}", config.getName()));
+            tryStartGlobalQuests(player);
+            reRollQuests(player, false);
+        }
+    }
+
     public boolean hasTaskType(String taskType) {
         return taskTypes.contains(taskType);
     }
@@ -177,6 +227,7 @@ public Collection<Quest> getQuests() {
 
     public void tryStartGlobalQuests(Player player) {
         if (!isGlobal()) return;
+        if (!isUnlocked(player)) return;
         for (var quest : quests.values()) {
             quest.tryStart(player);
         }
@@ -186,6 +237,7 @@ public boolean rollIfNecessary(Player player, boolean sendNotification) {
         AuroraQuests.logger().debug("Checking if player " + player.getName() + " needs to reroll quests for pool " + config.getId());
         if (!isTimedRandom()) return false;
         if (!questRoller.isValid()) return false;
+        if (!isUnlocked(player)) return false;
         AuroraQuests.logger().debug("Pool is timed random and quest roller is valid");
 
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/Config.java
index 8bd7c8d..a848512 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/Config.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class Config extends AuroraConfig {
     private LevelUpMessage questCompleteMessage;
     private CommandAliasConfig commandAliases;
     private List<String> sortOrder;
+    private UnlockTaskConfig unlockTask = new UnlockTaskConfig();
 
     @IgnoreField
     private Map<String, Integer> sortOderMap;
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ public static final class DisplayComponent {
         private String line;
     }
 
+    @Getter
+    public static final class UnlockTaskConfig {
+        private Boolean enabled = false;
+        private Integer interval = 5;
+    }
+
     @Getter
     public static final class LevelUpMessage {
         private Boolean enabled;
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/MessageConfig.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/MessageConfig.java
index bd1e8f8..b15c969 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/MessageConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/MessageConfig.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class MessageConfig extends AuroraConfig {
     private String reRolledSource = "&aQuests for {player} for pool {pool} have been re-rolled!";
     private String globalQuestUnlocked = "&aYou have unlocked the {quest} quest in {pool}!";
     private String poolNotFound = "&cThere isn't any quest line with this id: {pool}!";
+    private String poolUnlocked = "&aYou have unlocked a new quest pool: {pool}!";
 
     public MessageConfig(AuroraQuests plugin, String language) {
         super(getFile(plugin, language));
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/quest/PoolConfig.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/quest/PoolConfig.java
index 06b3622..08fb8dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/quest/PoolConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/config/quest/PoolConfig.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class PoolConfig extends AuroraConfig {
     private PoolMenuItem menuItem;
     private PoolMenu menu;
     private Leveling leveling;
+    private StartRequirementConfig unlockRequirements;
 
     @Setter
     @IgnoreField
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public static class PoolMenuItem {
         private Boolean showInMainMenu;
         private Integer page;
         private ItemConfig item;
+        private List<String> lockedLore;
     }
 
     @Getter
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/hooks/luckperms/LuckPermsHook.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/hooks/luckperms/LuckPermsHook.java
index d9c4d76..0d022db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/hooks/luckperms/LuckPermsHook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/hooks/luckperms/LuckPermsHook.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class LuckPermsHook implements Hook {
     public void hook(AuroraQuests plugin) {
         plugin.getQuestManager().getRewardFactory()
                 .registerRewardType(NamespacedId.fromDefault("permission"), PermissionReward.class);
-        
+
         plugin.getQuestManager().getRewardAutoCorrector()
                 .registerCorrector(NamespacedId.fromDefault("permission"), new PermissionCorrector());
 
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ public void hook(AuroraQuests plugin) {
 
         lp.getEventBus().subscribe(UserDataRecalculateEvent.class, (event) -> {
             var player = Bukkit.getPlayer(event.getUser().getUniqueId());
-            if (player != null) plugin.getQuestManager().tryStartGlobalQuests(player);
+            if (player != null) {
+                plugin.getQuestManager().tryUnlockQuestPools(player);
+                plugin.getQuestManager().tryStartGlobalQuests(player);
+            }
         });
 
         AuroraQuests.logger().info("Hooked into LuckPerms for permission rewards and for permission start requirements");
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/listener/PlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/listener/PlayerListener.java
index c73e24a..fe2667f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/listener/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/listener/PlayerListener.java
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
     }
 
     private void roll(Player player) {
+        plugin.getQuestManager().tryUnlockQuestPools(player);
         plugin.getQuestManager().tryStartGlobalQuests(player);
+
         var pools = plugin.getQuestManager().rollQuestsIfNecessary(player);
 
         if (pools.isEmpty()) return;
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/menu/MainMenu.java b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/menu/MainMenu.java
index 4c62c92..8dafa23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/menu/MainMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/auroramc/quests/menu/MainMenu.java
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ private AuroraMenu createMenu() {
         });
 
         var pools = AuroraQuests.getInstance().getQuestManager().getQuestPools();
-        var maybeInt = pools.stream().filter(pool -> pool.getConfig().getMenuItem().getShowInMainMenu())
+        var maybeInt = pools.stream()
+                .filter(pool -> pool.getConfig().getMenuItem().getShowInMainMenu())
+                .filter(pool -> pool.isUnlocked(player) || pool.getConfig().getUnlockRequirements().isAlwaysShowInMenu())
                 .mapToInt(pool -> pool.getConfig().getMenuItem().getPage()).max();
 
         if (maybeInt.isPresent()) {
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ private AuroraMenu createMenu() {
 
 
         for (var pool : pools) {
+            if (!pool.isUnlocked(player) && !pool.getConfig().getUnlockRequirements().isAlwaysShowInMenu()) continue;
             var mi = pool.getConfig().getMenuItem();
             if (!mi.getShowInMainMenu()) continue;
             if (mi.getPage() != page) continue;
@@ -85,12 +88,21 @@ private AuroraMenu createMenu() {
                         AuroraAPI.formatNumber(Math.max(Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().size(), AuroraAPI.getLeaderboards().getBoardSize(boardName)))));
             }
 
+            var lore = new ArrayList<>(mi.getItem().getLore());
+
+            if (!pool.isUnlocked(player)) {
+                lore.addAll(mi.getLockedLore());
+            }
+
             menu.addItem(ItemBuilder.of(mi.getItem())
+                    .setLore(lore)
                     .placeholder(Placeholder.of("{name}", pool.getConfig().getName()))
                     .placeholder(Placeholder.of("{total_completed}", AuroraAPI.formatNumber(pool.getCompletedQuestCount(player))))
                     .placeholder(placeholders)
                     .build(player), (e) -> {
-                new PoolMenu(player, pool).open();
+                if (pool.isUnlocked(player)) {
+                    new PoolMenu(player, pool).open();
+                }
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index df22461..7918e55 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ debug: false
 language: en
 prevent-creative-mode: true
 
+# Timer to try to unlock global quests and quest pools if for some reason the event driven method doesn't work
+unlock-task:
+  enabled: false
+  # Interval in seconds
+  interval: 5
+
 command-aliases:
   quests: [ "quests", "quest" ]
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages_en.yml b/src/main/resources/messages_en.yml
index 5a157b4..af73383 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages_en.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages_en.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ menu-opened: "&aOpened quest menu for {player}"
 re-rolled-target: "&aYour quests for {pool} have been re-rolled!"
 re-rolled-source: "&aQuests for {player} for pool {pool} have been re-rolled!"
 global-quest-unlocked: "&aYou have unlocked the {quest} quest in {pool}!"
-pool-not-found: "&cThere isn't any quest line with this id: {pool}!"
\ No newline at end of file
+pool-not-found: "&cThere isn't any quest line with this id: {pool}!"
+pool-unlocked: "&aYou have unlocked a new quest pool: {pool}!"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/quest_pools/daily/config.yml b/src/main/resources/quest_pools/daily/config.yml
index a5629ac..19553ac 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/quest_pools/daily/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/quest_pools/daily/config.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ reset-frequency: 0 0 0 * * ?
 menu-item:
   show-in-main-menu: true
   page: 1
+  locked-lore:
+    - ""
+    - "&cThis quest pool is locked!"
   item:
     material: WRITABLE_BOOK
     slot: 10
@@ -88,4 +91,4 @@ leveling:
         my-command-reward:
           type: command
           command: "[console] say %player_name% has reached level 1!"
-          display: "&8+&aConsole message"
+          display: "&8+&aConsole message"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/quest_pools/global/config.yml b/src/main/resources/quest_pools/global/config.yml
index c363a92..04d80b2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/quest_pools/global/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/quest_pools/global/config.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ difficulties:
 menu-item:
   show-in-main-menu: true
   page: 1
+  locked-lore:
+    - ""
+    - "&cThis quest pool is locked!"
   item:
     material: WRITABLE_BOOK
     slot: 11
diff --git a/src/main/resources/quest_pools/weekly/config.yml b/src/main/resources/quest_pools/weekly/config.yml
index 5f32a67..d8ea55f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/quest_pools/weekly/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/quest_pools/weekly/config.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ reset-frequency: 0 0 0 ? * MON
 menu-item:
   show-in-main-menu: true
   page: 1
+  locked-lore:
+    - ""
+    - "&cThis quest pool is locked!"
   item:
     material: WRITABLE_BOOK
     slot: 12