diff --git a/http/auth.go b/http/auth.go
index 75c66149..69bc7dfb 100644
--- a/http/auth.go
+++ b/http/auth.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	TokenExpirationTime = time.Hour * 2
+	DefaultTokenExpirationTime = time.Hour * 2
 )
 
 type userInfo struct {
@@ -101,19 +101,21 @@ func withAdmin(fn handleFunc) handleFunc {
 	})
 }
 
-var loginHandler = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
-	auther, err := d.store.Auth.Get(d.settings.AuthMethod)
-	if err != nil {
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
-	}
+func loginHandler(tokenExpireTime time.Duration) handleFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
+		auther, err := d.store.Auth.Get(d.settings.AuthMethod)
+		if err != nil {
+			return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+		}
 
-	user, err := auther.Auth(r, d.store.Users, d.settings, d.server)
-	if err == os.ErrPermission {
-		return http.StatusForbidden, nil
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
-	} else {
-		return printToken(w, r, d, user)
+		user, err := auther.Auth(r, d.store.Users, d.settings, d.server)
+		if err == os.ErrPermission {
+			return http.StatusForbidden, nil
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+		} else {
+			return printToken(w, r, d, user, tokenExpireTime)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -172,12 +174,14 @@ var signupHandler = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int,
 	return http.StatusOK, nil
 }
 
-var renewHandler = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
-	w.Header().Set("X-Renew-Token", "false")
-	return printToken(w, r, d, d.user)
-})
+func renewHandler(tokenExpireTime time.Duration) handleFunc {
+	return withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
+		w.Header().Set("X-Renew-Token", "false")
+		return printToken(w, r, d, d.user, tokenExpireTime)
+	})
+}
 
-func printToken(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, user *users.User) (int, error) {
+func printToken(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, user *users.User, tokenExpirationTime time.Duration) (int, error) {
 	claims := &authToken{
 		User: userInfo{
 			ID:           user.ID,
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ 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/http/http.go b/http/http.go
index 984d1d1c..8d0c4af7 100644
--- a/http/http.go
+++ b/http/http.go
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ func NewHandler(
 
 	api := r.PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
 
-	api.Handle("/login", monkey(loginHandler, ""))
+	tokenExpirationTime := server.GetTokenExpirationTime(DefaultTokenExpirationTime)
+	api.Handle("/login", monkey(loginHandler(tokenExpirationTime), ""))
 	api.Handle("/signup", monkey(signupHandler, ""))
-	api.Handle("/renew", monkey(renewHandler, ""))
+	api.Handle("/renew", monkey(renewHandler(tokenExpirationTime), ""))
 
 	users := api.PathPrefix("/users").Subrouter()
 	users.Handle("", monkey(usersGetHandler, "")).Methods("GET")
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 35ba1278..4e62159b 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package settings
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"log"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/rules"
 )
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	EnableExec            bool   `json:"enableExec"`
 	TypeDetectionByHeader bool   `json:"typeDetectionByHeader"`
 	AuthHook              string `json:"authHook"`
+	TokenExpirationTime   string `json:"tokenExpirationTime"`
 }
 
 // Clean cleans any variables that might need cleaning.
@@ -54,6 +57,19 @@ func (s *Server) Clean() {
 	s.BaseURL = strings.TrimSuffix(s.BaseURL, "/")
 }
 
+func (s *Server) GetTokenExpirationTime(fallback time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if s.TokenExpirationTime == "" {
+		return fallback
+	}
+
+	if duration, err := time.ParseDuration(s.TokenExpirationTime); err == nil {
+		return duration
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] Failed to parse tokenExpirationTime: %v", err)
+		return fallback
+	}
+}
+
 // GenerateKey generates a key of 512 bits.
 func GenerateKey() ([]byte, error) {
 	b := make([]byte, 64) //nolint:gomnd