diff --git a/src/web/entities/__tests__/useEntitiesReloadInterval.jsx b/src/web/entities/__tests__/useEntitiesReloadInterval.jsx
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+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+/* eslint-disable react/prop-types */
+
+import {describe, test, expect} from '@gsa/testing';
+
+import {screen, rendererWith} from 'web/utils/testing';
+
+import useEntitiesReloadInterval from '../useEntitiesReloadInterval';
+import {reloadInterval} from 'web/pages/tasks/detailspage';
+
+const TestComponent = ({entities, useActive, isVisible = true}) => {
+  const timeoutFunc = useEntitiesReloadInterval(entities, {useActive});
+  return <span data-testid="timeout">{timeoutFunc({isVisible})}</span>;
+};
+
+describe('useEntitiesReloadInterval', () => {
+  test('should return the reload interval', () => {
+    const entities = [{isActive: () => true}];
+    const gmp = {settings: {reloadInterval: 60000}};
+    const {render} = rendererWith({gmp});
+
+    render(<TestComponent entities={entities} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('timeout')).toHaveTextContent('60000');
+  });
+
+  test('should return the active reload interval', () => {
+    const entities = [{isActive: () => true}];
+    const gmp = {
+      settings: {reloadInterval: 60000, reloadIntervalActive: 30000},
+    };
+    const {render} = rendererWith({gmp});
+
+    render(<TestComponent entities={entities} useActive={true} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('timeout')).toHaveTextContent('30000');
+  });
+
+  test('should return the reload interval when all entities are inactive', () => {
+    const entities = [{isActive: () => false}];
+    const gmp = {
+      settings: {reloadInterval: 60000, reloadIntervalActive: 30000},
+    };
+    const {render} = rendererWith({gmp});
+
+    render(<TestComponent entities={entities} useActive={true} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('timeout')).toHaveTextContent('60000');
+  });
+
+  test('should return the active reload interval if at least one entity is active', () => {
+    const entities = [{isActive: () => false}, {isActive: () => true}];
+    const gmp = {
+      settings: {reloadInterval: 60000, reloadIntervalActive: 30000},
+    };
+    const {render} = rendererWith({gmp});
+
+    render(<TestComponent entities={entities} useActive={true} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('timeout')).toHaveTextContent('30000');
+  });
+
+  test('should return the reload interval if not entity is available', () => {
+    const entities = [];
+    const gmp = {
+      settings: {
+        reloadInterval: 60000,
+        reloadIntervalActive: 30000,
+      },
+    };
+    const {render} = rendererWith({gmp});
+
+    render(<TestComponent entities={entities} useActive={true} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('timeout')).toHaveTextContent('60000');
+  });
+
+  test('should return the inactive reload interval if not visible', () => {
+    const entities = [{isActive: () => false}, {isActive: () => true}];
+    const gmp = {
+      settings: {
+        reloadInterval: 60000,
+        reloadIntervalActive: 30000,
+        reloadIntervalInactive: 40000,
+      },
+    };
+    const {render} = rendererWith({gmp});
+
+    render(
+      <TestComponent entities={entities} useActive={true} isVisible={false} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('timeout')).toHaveTextContent('40000');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/web/entities/useEntitiesReloadInterval.js b/src/web/entities/useEntitiesReloadInterval.js
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+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import {useCallback} from 'react';
+
+import {isDefined} from 'gmp/utils/identity';
+
+import useGmp from 'web/utils/useGmp';
+
+/**
+ * Hook to get the reload interval for entities
+ *
+ * Can be best used in conjunction with useReload
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const entities = [entity1, entity2];
+ * const timeoutFunc = useEntitiesReloadInterval(entities);
+ * const [startTimer, clearTimer, isRunning] = useReload(reloadFunc, timeoutFunc);
+ *
+ * @param {Array} entities Optional array of entities to consider
+ * @param {Object} options Set useActive to true to consider the active state
+ *   of the entities for the reload interval. If at least one entity is active
+ *   the reload interval will be the active interval (shorter). If no entity is
+ *   active the normal interval will be used. Default is false.
+ * @returns Function A timeout function that calculates the reload interval
+ */
+const useEntitiesReloadInterval = (entities, {useActive = false} = {}) => {
+  const gmp = useGmp();
+  const gmpSettings = gmp.settings;
+  const timeoutFunc = useCallback(
+    ({isVisible}) => {
+      if (!isVisible) {
+        return gmpSettings.reloadIntervalInactive;
+      }
+      if (
+        useActive &&
+        isDefined(entities) &&
+        entities.some(entity => entity.isActive())
+      ) {
+        return gmpSettings.reloadIntervalActive;
+      }
+      return gmpSettings.reloadInterval;
+    },
+    [entities, gmpSettings, useActive],
+  );
+
+  return timeoutFunc;
+};
+
+export default useEntitiesReloadInterval;