diff --git a/backend/appdata/default.json b/backend/appdata/default.json
index 526dd7f..d6b0753 100644
--- a/backend/appdata/default.json
+++ b/backend/appdata/default.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
       "multi_user_mode": false,
       "allow_advanced_download": false,
       "use_cookies": false,
+      "jwt_expiration": 86400, 
       "logger_level": "info"
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/appdata/encrypted.json b/backend/appdata/encrypted.json
index 4113f4e..7b3ff45 100644
--- a/backend/appdata/encrypted.json
+++ b/backend/appdata/encrypted.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         "multi_user_mode": false,
         "allow_advanced_download": false,
         "use_cookies": false,
+        "jwt_expiration": 86400,
         "logger_level": "info"
       }
     }
diff --git a/backend/authentication/auth.js b/backend/authentication/auth.js
index d610826..78658ab 100644
--- a/backend/authentication/auth.js
+++ b/backend/authentication/auth.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ exports.initialize = function(input_users_db, input_logger) {
    ************************/
   saltRounds = 10;
 
-  JWT_EXPIRATION = (60 * 60); // one hour
+  JWT_EXPIRATION = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_jwt_expiration');
 
   SERVER_SECRET = null;
   if (users_db.get('jwt_secret').value()) {
diff --git a/backend/config.js b/backend/config.js
index 12e3bda..477e64b 100644
--- a/backend/config.js
+++ b/backend/config.js
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         "multi_user_mode": false,
         "allow_advanced_download": false,
         "use_cookies": false,
+        "jwt_expiration": 86400,
         "logger_level": "info"
       }
     }
diff --git a/backend/consts.js b/backend/consts.js
index 86b5dd8..81a9d61 100644
--- a/backend/consts.js
+++ b/backend/consts.js
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ let CONFIG_ITEMS = {
         'key': 'ytdl_use_cookies',
         'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Advanced.use_cookies'
     },
+    'ytdl_jwt_expiration': {
+        'key': 'ytdl_jwt_expiration',
+        'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Advanced.jwt_expiration'
+    },
     'ytdl_logger_level': {
         'key': 'ytdl_logger_level',
         'path': 'YoutubeDLMaterial.Advanced.logger_level'
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
index 684100a..5ada180 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
+++ b/src/app/settings/settings.component.html
@@ -285,6 +285,18 @@
                             </mat-select>
                         </mat-form-field>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="col-12 mt-2 mb-1">
+                        <mat-form-field>
+                            <mat-label><ng-container i18n="Login expiration select label">Login expiration</ng-container></mat-label>
+                            <mat-select color="accent" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Advanced']['jwt_expiration']">
+                                <mat-option [value]="3600">1 Hour</mat-option>
+                                <mat-option [value]="86400">1 Day</mat-option>
+                                <mat-option [value]="604800">1 Week</mat-option>
+                                <mat-option [value]="2592000">1 Month</mat-option>
+                                <mat-option [value]="31536000">1 Year</mat-option>
+                            </mat-select>
+                        </mat-form-field>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="col-12">
                         <mat-checkbox color="accent" [(ngModel)]="new_config['Advanced']['allow_advanced_download']"><ng-container i18n="Allow advanced downloading setting">Allow advanced download</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/assets/default.json b/src/assets/default.json
index ed29d2d..7b86860 100644
--- a/src/assets/default.json
+++ b/src/assets/default.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
       "custom_downloading_agent": "",
       "multi_user_mode": true,
       "allow_advanced_download": true,
+      "jwt_expiration": 86400,
       "logger_level": "debug",
       "use_cookies": true
     }