diff --git a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/Gambling.cs b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/Gambling.cs
index 5cb0b2e..6ce371b 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/Gambling.cs
+++ b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/Gambling.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ using System.Text;
 using EllieBot.Modules.Gambling.Rps;
 using EllieBot.Common.TypeReaders;
 using EllieBot.Modules.Patronage;
+using SixLabors.Fonts;
+using SixLabors.Fonts.Unicode;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Drawing.Processing;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing;
+using Color = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color;
 
 namespace EllieBot.Modules.Gambling;
 
@@ -211,6 +218,7 @@ public partial class Gambling : GamblingModule<GamblingService>
                     customId: "timely:" + _rng.Next(123456, 999999)),
                 async (smc) =>
                 {
+                    await smc.DeferAsync();
                     await ClaimTimely();
                 });
 
@@ -226,13 +234,65 @@ public partial class Gambling : GamblingModule<GamblingService>
             return;
         }
 
-        if (Config.Timely.HasButton)
+        if (Config.Timely.ProtType == TimelyProt.Button)
         {
             var interaction = CreateTimelyInteraction();
             var msg = await Response().Pending(strs.timely_button).Interaction(interaction).SendAsync();
             await msg.DeleteAsync();
             return;
         }
+        else if (Config.Timely.ProtType == TimelyProt.Captcha)
+        {
+            var password = _service.GeneratePassword();
+
+            var img = new Image<Rgba32>(70, 35);
+
+            var font = _fonts.NotoSans.CreateFont(30);
+            var outlinePen = new SolidPen(Color.Black, 1f);
+            var strikeoutRun = new RichTextRun
+            {
+                Start = 0,
+                End = password.GetGraphemeCount(),
+                Font = font,
+                StrikeoutPen = new SolidPen(Color.White, 3),
+                TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Strikeout
+            };
+            // draw password on the image
+            img.Mutate(x =>
+            {
+                x.DrawText(new RichTextOptions(font)
+                {
+                    HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+                    VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
+                    FallbackFontFamilies = _fonts.FallBackFonts,
+                    Origin = new(35, 17),
+                    TextRuns = [strikeoutRun]
+                },
+                    password,
+                    Brushes.Solid(Color.White),
+                    outlinePen);
+            });
+            using var stream = await img.ToStreamAsync();
+            var captcha = await Response()
+                                // .Embed(_sender.CreateEmbed()
+                                //               .WithOkColor()
+                                //               .WithImageUrl("attachment://timely.png"))
+                                .File(stream, "timely.png")
+                                .SendAsync();
+            try
+            {
+                var userInput = await GetUserInputAsync(ctx.User.Id, ctx.Channel.Id);
+                if (userInput?.ToLowerInvariant() != password?.ToLowerInvariant())
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _ = captcha.DeleteAsync();
+            }
+
+        }
 
         await ClaimTimely();
     }
diff --git a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfig.cs b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfig.cs
index 7aa81b1..f8cd7fa 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfig.cs
+++ b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfig.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace EllieBot.Modules.Gambling.Common;
 public sealed partial class GamblingConfig : ICloneable<GamblingConfig>
 {
     [Comment("""DO NOT CHANGE""")]
-    public int Version { get; set; } = 10;
+    public int Version { get; set; } = 11;
 
     [Comment("""Currency settings""")]
     public CurrencyConfig Currency { get; set; }
@@ -119,9 +119,17 @@ public partial class TimelyConfig
     public int Cooldown { get; set; } = 24;
 
     [Comment("""
-             Whether the users are required to type a password when they do timely.
+             How will timely be protected?
+             None, Button (users have to click the button) or Captcha (users have to type the captcha from an image)
              """)]
-    public bool HasButton { get; set; } = true;
+    public TimelyProt ProtType { get; set; } = TimelyProt.Button;
+}
+
+public enum TimelyProt
+{
+    None,
+    Button,
+    Captcha
 }
 
 [Cloneable]
diff --git a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfigService.cs b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfigService.cs
index 9a82fdd..f3b9b5e 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/EllieBot/Modules/Gambling/GamblingConfigService.cs
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ public sealed class GamblingConfigService : ConfigServiceBase<GamblingConfig>
             ConfigPrinters.ToString,
             val => val >= 0);
 
-        AddParsedProp("timely.btn",
-            gs => gs.Timely.HasButton,
-            bool.TryParse,
+        AddParsedProp("timely.prot",
+            gs => gs.Timely.ProtType,
+            ConfigParsers.InsensitiveEnum,
             ConfigPrinters.ToString);
 
         Migrate();
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ public sealed class GamblingConfigService : ConfigServiceBase<GamblingConfig>
             });
         }
 
-        if (data.Version < 10)
+        if (data.Version < 11)
         {
             ModifyConfig(c =>
             {
-                c.Version = 10;
+                c.Version = 11;
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/EllieBot/Services/GrpcApi/GreetByeSvc.cs b/src/EllieBot/Services/GrpcApi/GreetByeSvc.cs
index 0c34266..1c40645 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/Services/GrpcApi/GreetByeSvc.cs
+++ b/src/EllieBot/Services/GrpcApi/GreetByeSvc.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ public sealed class GreetByeSvc : GrpcGreet.GrpcGreetBase, IGrpcSvc, IEService
     public ServerServiceDefinition Bind()
         => GrpcGreet.BindService(this);
 
-    private static GrpcGreetSettings ToConf(GreetSettings? conf)
+    private static GrpcGreetSettings ToConf(GreetSettings? conf, GreetType type)
     {
         if (conf is null)
-            return new GrpcGreetSettings();
+            return new GrpcGreetSettings()
+            {
+                Type = (GrpcGreetType)type
+            };
 
         return new GrpcGreetSettings()
         {
@@ -35,9 +38,10 @@ public sealed class GreetByeSvc : GrpcGreet.GrpcGreetBase, IGrpcSvc, IEService
     {
         var guildId = request.GuildId;
 
-        var conf = await _gs.GetGreetSettingsAsync(guildId, (GreetType)request.Type);
+        var type = (GreetType)request.Type;
+        var conf = await _gs.GetGreetSettingsAsync(guildId, type);
 
-        return ToConf(conf);
+        return ToConf(conf, type);
     }
 
     public override async Task<UpdateGreetReply> UpdateGreet(UpdateGreetRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
diff --git a/src/EllieBot/data/gambling.yml b/src/EllieBot/data/gambling.yml
index d1a81c8..f3d71b5 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/data/gambling.yml
+++ b/src/EllieBot/data/gambling.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # DO NOT CHANGE
-version: 10
+version: 11
 # Currency settings
 currency:
   # What is the emoji/character which represents the currency
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ timely:
   # How often (in hours) can users claim currency with .timely command
   # setting to 0 or less will disable this feature
   cooldown: 12
-  # Whether the users are required to type a password when they do timely.
-  hasButton: true
+  # How will timely be protected?
+  # None, Button (users have to click the button) or Captcha (users have to type the captcha from an image)
+  protType: Button
 # How much will each user's owned currency decay over time.
 decay:
   # Percentage of user's current currency which will be deducted every 24h.