diff --git a/clearml/backend_api/config/default/api.conf b/clearml/backend_api/config/default/api.conf
index 554348d4..8746dbbf 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_api/config/default/api.conf
+++ b/clearml/backend_api/config/default/api.conf
@@ -54,5 +54,9 @@
     auth {
         # When creating a request, if token will expire in less than this value, try to refresh the token
         token_expiration_threshold_sec = 360
+
+        # token expiration time in seconds to request from the server. if not specified,
+        # server will set the default expiration
+        req_token_expiration_sec: null
     }
 }
diff --git a/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py b/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py
index f9d41013..490821eb 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py
+++ b/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ class Session(TokenManager):
             "auth.token_expiration_threshold_sec", 60
         )
 
+        req_token_expiration_sec = self.config.get("api.auth.req_token_expiration_sec", None)
+
         self._verbose = verbose if verbose is not None else ENV_VERBOSE.get()
         self._logger = logger
         if self._verbose and not self._logger:
@@ -165,7 +167,9 @@ class Session(TokenManager):
 
         # init the token manager
         super(Session, self).__init__(
-            token_expiration_threshold_sec=token_expiration_threshold_sec, **kwargs
+            token_expiration_threshold_sec=token_expiration_threshold_sec,
+            req_token_expiration_sec=req_token_expiration_sec,
+            **kwargs
         )
 
         host = host or self.get_api_server_host(config=self.config)