diff --git a/anonstream/helpers/user.py b/anonstream/helpers/user.py
index 82442c5..5dbc64e 100644
--- a/anonstream/helpers/user.py
+++ b/anonstream/helpers/user.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def generate_user(timestamp, token, broadcaster, presence):
         },
         'presence': presence,
         'linespan': deque(),
+        'eyes': {
+            'total': 0,
+            'current': {},
+        },
     }
 
 def get_default_name(user):
diff --git a/anonstream/routes/core.py b/anonstream/routes/core.py
index 36366be..42149cc 100644
--- a/anonstream/routes/core.py
+++ b/anonstream/routes/core.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 from quart import current_app, request, render_template, abort, make_response, redirect, url_for, abort
 
 from anonstream.captcha import get_captcha_image
-from anonstream.segments import segments
+from anonstream.segments import segments, StopSendingSegments
 from anonstream.stream import is_online, get_stream_uptime
-from anonstream.user import watched
+from anonstream.user import watched, create_eyes, renew_eyes, ExpiredEyes
 from anonstream.routes.wrappers import with_user_from, auth_required
 from anonstream.utils.security import generate_csp
 
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ async def stream(user):
     if not is_online():
         return abort(404)
 
+    eyes_id = create_eyes(user, dict(request.headers))
     def segment_read_hook(uri):
-        print(f'{uri}: {user["token"]}')
+        try:
+            renew_eyes(user, eyes_id)
+        except ExpiredEyes as e:
+            raise StopSendingSegments(f'eyes {eyes_id} expired: {e}') from e
+        print(f'{uri}: {eyes_id}~{user["token"]}')
         watched(user)
 
     generator = segments(segment_read_hook, token=user['token'])
diff --git a/anonstream/segments.py b/anonstream/segments.py
index cf7c429..2267818 100644
--- a/anonstream/segments.py
+++ b/anonstream/segments.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class Stale(Exception):
 class UnsafePath(Exception):
     pass
 
+class StopSendingSegments(Exception):
+    pass
+
 def get_mtime():
     try:
         mtime = os.path.getmtime(CONFIG['SEGMENT_PLAYLIST'])
@@ -148,7 +151,15 @@ async def segments(segment_read_hook=lambda uri: None, token=None):
             )
             break
 
-        segment_read_hook(uri)
+        try:
+            segment_read_hook(uri)
+        except StopSendingSegments as e:
+            reason, *_ = e.args
+            print(
+                f'[debug @ {time.time():.3f}: {token=}] '
+                f'told to stop sending segments: {reason}'
+            )
+            break
         try:
             async with aiofiles.open(path, 'rb') as fp:
                 while chunk := await fp.read(8192):
diff --git a/anonstream/user.py b/anonstream/user.py
index 84a7a2d..6a6cc6a 100644
--- a/anonstream/user.py
+++ b/anonstream/user.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class BadAppearance(ValueError):
 class BadCaptcha(ValueError):
     pass
 
+class ExpiredEyes(Exception):
+    pass
+
 def add_state(user, **state):
     state_id = time.time_ns() // 1_000_000
     user['state'][state_id] = state
@@ -219,3 +222,28 @@ def get_users_by_presence(timestamp):
     for user in get_users_and_update_presence(timestamp):
         users_by_presence[user['presence']].append(user)
     return users_by_presence
+
+@with_timestamp
+def create_eyes(timestamp, user, headers):
+    eyes_id = user['eyes']['total']
+    user['eyes']['total'] += 1
+    user['eyes']['current'][eyes_id] = {
+        'id': eyes_id,
+        'token': user['token'],
+        'n_segments': 0,
+        'headers': headers,
+        'created': timestamp,
+        'renewed': timestamp,
+    }
+    return eyes_id
+
+@with_timestamp
+def renew_eyes(timestamp, user, eyes_id):
+    try:
+        eyes = user['eyes']['current'][eyes_id]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ExpiredEyes(None)
+    if timestamp - eyes['renewed'] >= 20.0: # TODO remove magic number
+        user['eyes']['current'].pop(eyes_id)
+        raise ExpiredEyes(eyes)
+    eyes['renewed'] = timestamp