diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-kids-pay.md b/.changeset/spotty-kids-pay.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..199d0fdff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-kids-pay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': minor
+---
+
+Ability for user to configure backstage token expiration
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/README.md b/plugins/auth-backend/README.md
index ce7525fb6b..e9dca26a5b 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/README.md
@@ -165,3 +165,12 @@ To try out SAML, you can use the mock identity provider:
 ## Links
 
 - [The Backstage homepage](https://backstage.io)
+
+## Configuring Token Expiration in App Config
+
+The expiration feature is not enabled unless you set this in your config file:
+
+```
+auth:
+   backstageTokenExpiration: { minutes: <user_defined_value> }
+```
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
index 34139593d3..d24b2c64b7 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { HumanDuration } from '@backstage/types';
+
 export interface Config {
   /** Configuration options for the auth plugin */
   auth?: {
@@ -212,6 +214,10 @@ export interface Config {
       cfaccess?: {
         teamName: string;
       };
+      /**
+       * The backstage token expiration.
+       */
+      backstageTokenExpiration?: HumanDuration;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index f05551736a..07d80ddabe 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-okta-provider": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@google-cloud/firestore": "^7.0.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "@types/passport": "^1.0.3",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index 3a1fde881e..fd339e349e 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
-import { createOriginFilter } from './router';
+import {
+  createOriginFilter,
+  getDefaultBackstageTokenExpiryTime,
+} from './router';
+import { BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION } from '../lib/session';
 
 describe('Auth origin filtering', () => {
   const config = new ConfigReader({
@@ -52,3 +56,28 @@ describe('Auth origin filtering', () => {
     expect(createOriginFilter(config)(origin)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
+
+describe('Test for default backstage token expiry time', () => {
+  it('Will return default backstage session expiration', () => {
+    const config = new ConfigReader({
+      app: {
+        baseUrl: 'http://example.com/extra-path',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(getDefaultBackstageTokenExpiryTime(config)).toBe(
+      BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('Will return user defined backstage session expiration', () => {
+    const config = new ConfigReader({
+      app: {
+        baseUrl: 'http://example.com/extra-path',
+      },
+      auth: {
+        backstageTokenExpiration: { minutes: 120 },
+      },
+    });
+    expect(getDefaultBackstageTokenExpiryTime(config)).toBe(7200);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 320870b3ee..eea858dd9c 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { assertError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { CatalogApi, CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { createOidcRouter, TokenFactory, KeyStores } from '../identity';
 import session from 'express-session';
 import connectSessionKnex from 'connect-session-knex';
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ import { BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION } from '../lib/session';
 import { TokenIssuer } from '../identity/types';
 import { StaticTokenIssuer } from '../identity/StaticTokenIssuer';
 import { StaticKeyStore } from '../identity/StaticKeyStore';
+import { Config, readDurationFromConfig } from '@backstage/config';
+import { durationToMilliseconds } from '@backstage/types';
 
 /** @public */
 export type ProviderFactories = { [s: string]: AuthProviderFactory };
@@ -76,9 +77,8 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
   const appUrl = config.getString('app.baseUrl');
   const authUrl = await discovery.getExternalBaseUrl('auth');
-
+  const backstageTokenExpiration = getDefaultBackstageTokenExpiryTime(config);
   const authDb = AuthDatabase.create(database);
-  const sessionExpirationSeconds = BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION;
 
   const keyStore = await KeyStores.fromConfig(config, {
     logger,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
       {
         logger: logger.child({ component: 'token-factory' }),
         issuer: authUrl,
-        sessionExpirationSeconds: sessionExpirationSeconds,
+        sessionExpirationSeconds: backstageTokenExpiration,
       },
       keyStore as StaticKeyStore,
     );
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
     tokenIssuer = new TokenFactory({
       issuer: authUrl,
       keyStore,
-      keyDurationSeconds: sessionExpirationSeconds,
+      keyDurationSeconds: backstageTokenExpiration,
       logger: logger.child({ component: 'token-factory' }),
       algorithm:
         tokenFactoryAlgorithm ??
@@ -249,3 +249,22 @@ export function createOriginFilter(
     return allowedOriginPatterns.some(pattern => pattern.match(origin));
   };
 }
+
+/** @internal */
+export function getDefaultBackstageTokenExpiryTime(config: Config) {
+  const processingIntervalKey = 'auth.backstageTokenExpiration';
+
+  if (!config.has(processingIntervalKey)) {
+    return BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION;
+  }
+
+  const duration = readDurationFromConfig(config, {
+    key: processingIntervalKey,
+  });
+  const seconds = Math.max(
+    600,
+    Math.round(durationToMilliseconds(duration) / 1000),
+  );
+
+  return seconds;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index edb50887c1..c0bb552222 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4859,6 +4859,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-okta-provider": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@google-cloud/firestore": ^7.0.0
     "@types/body-parser": ^1.19.0
     "@types/cookie-parser": ^1.4.2