diff --git a/http/auth.go b/http/auth.go
index 4df68262..e1f9f6c5 100644
--- a/http/auth.go
+++ b/http/auth.go
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ var renewHandler = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data
 })
 
 func printToken(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, user *users.User) (int, error) {
+	tokenExpirationTime := time.Duration(d.settings.TokenExpirationTime)
+	if tokenExpirationTime == time.Duration(0) {
+		tokenExpirationTime = 2 * time.Hour
+	}
 	claims := &authToken{
 		User: userInfo{
 			ID:           user.ID,
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ func printToken(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, user *users.Use
 		},
 		RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{
 			IssuedAt:  jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now()),
-			ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(TokenExpirationTime)),
+			ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(tokenExpirationTime)),
 			Issuer:    "File Browser",
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 7df81fc4..cc2b3a75 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package settings
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/rules"
 )
@@ -14,16 +16,17 @@ type AuthMethod string
 
 // Settings contain the main settings of the application.
 type Settings struct {
-	Key              []byte              `json:"key"`
-	Signup           bool                `json:"signup"`
-	CreateUserDir    bool                `json:"createUserDir"`
-	UserHomeBasePath string              `json:"userHomeBasePath"`
-	Defaults         UserDefaults        `json:"defaults"`
-	AuthMethod       AuthMethod          `json:"authMethod"`
-	Branding         Branding            `json:"branding"`
-	Commands         map[string][]string `json:"commands"`
-	Shell            []string            `json:"shell"`
-	Rules            []rules.Rule        `json:"rules"`
+	Key                 []byte              `json:"key"`
+	Signup              bool                `json:"signup"`
+	CreateUserDir       bool                `json:"createUserDir"`
+	UserHomeBasePath    string              `json:"userHomeBasePath"`
+	Defaults            UserDefaults        `json:"defaults"`
+	AuthMethod          AuthMethod          `json:"authMethod"`
+	Branding            Branding            `json:"branding"`
+	Commands            map[string][]string `json:"commands"`
+	Shell               []string            `json:"shell"`
+	Rules               []rules.Rule        `json:"rules"`
+	TokenExpirationTime Duration            `json:"tokenExpirationTime"` // 0 is treated as 2 Hours
 }
 
 // GetRules implements rules.Provider.
@@ -64,3 +67,49 @@ func GenerateKey() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return b, nil
 }
+
+type Duration time.Duration // support json Marshal/Unmarshal for time.Duration
+
+func (dur Duration) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte("\"" + time.Duration(dur).String() + "\""), nil
+}
+
+func (dur *Duration) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var dStr string
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &dStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if dStr == "" {
+		*dur = 0 // zero value
+		return nil
+	}
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(dStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*dur = Duration(d)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (dur Duration) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
+	return time.Duration(dur).String(), nil
+}
+
+func (dur *Duration) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+	var dStr string
+	err := unmarshal(&dStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if dStr == "" {
+		*dur = 0 // zero value
+		return nil
+	}
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(dStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*dur = Duration(d)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/settings/settings_test.go b/settings/settings_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37c84ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings/settings_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package settings
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+func TestDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		str   string
+		value Duration
+	}{
+		{`"1s"`, Duration(time.Second)},
+		{`"1m"`, Duration(time.Minute)},
+		{`"1h"`, Duration(time.Hour)},
+		{`null`, 0},
+		{`""`, 0},
+	}
+	codecs := []struct {
+		name      string
+		marshal   func(interface{}) ([]byte, error)
+		unmarshal func([]byte, interface{}) error
+	}{
+		{"json", json.Marshal, json.Unmarshal},
+		{"yaml", yaml.Marshal, yaml.Unmarshal},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		for _, codec := range codecs {
+			t.Run(codec.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				// str --> dur --> mid_str(may different from str) --> dur
+				var dur Duration
+				err := codec.unmarshal([]byte(tc.str), &dur)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, tc.value, dur)
+
+				midStr, err := codec.marshal(dur)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				err = codec.unmarshal(midStr, &dur)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, tc.value, dur)
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}