diff --git a/auth/simple_token.go b/auth/simple_token.go
index 147978e8f..24871b0ee 100644
--- a/auth/simple_token.go
+++ b/auth/simple_token.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 
 // var for testing purposes
 var (
-	simpleTokenTTL           = 5 * time.Minute
+	simpleTokenTTLDefault    = 300 * time.Second
 	simpleTokenTTLResolution = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type simpleTokenTTLKeeper struct {
 	stopc           chan struct{}
 	deleteTokenFunc func(string)
 	mu              *sync.Mutex
+	simpleTokenTTL  time.Duration
 }
 
 func (tm *simpleTokenTTLKeeper) stop() {
@@ -58,12 +59,12 @@ func (tm *simpleTokenTTLKeeper) stop() {
 }
 
 func (tm *simpleTokenTTLKeeper) addSimpleToken(token string) {
-	tm.tokens[token] = time.Now().Add(simpleTokenTTL)
+	tm.tokens[token] = time.Now().Add(tm.simpleTokenTTL)
 }
 
 func (tm *simpleTokenTTLKeeper) resetSimpleToken(token string) {
 	if _, ok := tm.tokens[token]; ok {
-		tm.tokens[token] = time.Now().Add(simpleTokenTTL)
+		tm.tokens[token] = time.Now().Add(tm.simpleTokenTTL)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ type tokenSimple struct {
 	simpleTokenKeeper *simpleTokenTTLKeeper
 	simpleTokensMu    sync.Mutex
 	simpleTokens      map[string]string // token -> username
+	simpleTokenTTL    time.Duration
 }
 
 func (t *tokenSimple) genTokenPrefix() (string, error) {
@@ -153,6 +155,10 @@ func (t *tokenSimple) invalidateUser(username string) {
 }
 
 func (t *tokenSimple) enable() {
+	if t.simpleTokenTTL <= 0 {
+		t.simpleTokenTTL = simpleTokenTTLDefault
+	}
+
 	delf := func(tk string) {
 		if username, ok := t.simpleTokens[tk]; ok {
 			t.lg.Info(
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ func (t *tokenSimple) enable() {
 		stopc:           make(chan struct{}),
 		deleteTokenFunc: delf,
 		mu:              &t.simpleTokensMu,
+		simpleTokenTTL:  t.simpleTokenTTL,
 	}
 	go t.simpleTokenKeeper.run()
 }
@@ -226,13 +233,14 @@ func (t *tokenSimple) isValidSimpleToken(ctx context.Context, token string) bool
 	return false
 }
 
-func newTokenProviderSimple(lg *zap.Logger, indexWaiter func(uint64) <-chan struct{}) *tokenSimple {
+func newTokenProviderSimple(lg *zap.Logger, indexWaiter func(uint64) <-chan struct{}, TokenTTL time.Duration) *tokenSimple {
 	if lg == nil {
 		lg = zap.NewNop()
 	}
 	return &tokenSimple{
-		lg:           lg,
-		simpleTokens: make(map[string]string),
-		indexWaiter:  indexWaiter,
+		lg:             lg,
+		simpleTokens:   make(map[string]string),
+		indexWaiter:    indexWaiter,
+		simpleTokenTTL: TokenTTL,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/auth/simple_token_test.go b/auth/simple_token_test.go
index 598095aaa..bc6c0f0eb 100644
--- a/auth/simple_token_test.go
+++ b/auth/simple_token_test.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 // TestSimpleTokenDisabled ensures that TokenProviderSimple behaves correctly when
 // disabled.
 func TestSimpleTokenDisabled(t *testing.T) {
-	initialState := newTokenProviderSimple(zap.NewExample(), dummyIndexWaiter)
+	initialState := newTokenProviderSimple(zap.NewExample(), dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 
-	explicitlyDisabled := newTokenProviderSimple(zap.NewExample(), dummyIndexWaiter)
+	explicitlyDisabled := newTokenProviderSimple(zap.NewExample(), dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	explicitlyDisabled.enable()
 	explicitlyDisabled.disable()
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestSimpleTokenDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 // TestSimpleTokenAssign ensures that TokenProviderSimple can correctly assign a
 // token, look it up with info, and invalidate it by user.
 func TestSimpleTokenAssign(t *testing.T) {
-	tp := newTokenProviderSimple(zap.NewExample(), dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp := newTokenProviderSimple(zap.NewExample(), dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	tp.enable()
 	ctx := context.WithValue(context.WithValue(context.TODO(), AuthenticateParamIndex{}, uint64(1)), AuthenticateParamSimpleTokenPrefix{}, "dummy")
 	token, err := tp.assign(ctx, "user1", 0)
diff --git a/auth/store.go b/auth/store.go
index 56326dca4..552cb45bb 100644
--- a/auth/store.go
+++ b/auth/store.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/v3/auth/authpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/v3/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/rpctypes"
@@ -1213,7 +1214,8 @@ func decomposeOpts(lg *zap.Logger, optstr string) (string, map[string]string, er
 func NewTokenProvider(
 	lg *zap.Logger,
 	tokenOpts string,
-	indexWaiter func(uint64) <-chan struct{}) (TokenProvider, error) {
+	indexWaiter func(uint64) <-chan struct{},
+	TokenTTL time.Duration) (TokenProvider, error) {
 	tokenType, typeSpecificOpts, err := decomposeOpts(lg, tokenOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidAuthOpts
@@ -1224,7 +1226,7 @@ func NewTokenProvider(
 		if lg != nil {
 			lg.Warn("simple token is not cryptographically signed")
 		}
-		return newTokenProviderSimple(lg, indexWaiter), nil
+		return newTokenProviderSimple(lg, indexWaiter, TokenTTL), nil
 
 	case tokenTypeJWT:
 		return newTokenProviderJWT(lg, typeSpecificOpts)
diff --git a/auth/store_test.go b/auth/store_test.go
index 994d448f8..6d6180b93 100644
--- a/auth/store_test.go
+++ b/auth/store_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestNewAuthStoreRevision(t *testing.T) {
 	b, tPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
 	defer os.Remove(tPath)
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestNewAuthStoreBcryptCost(t *testing.T) {
 	b, tPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
 	defer os.Remove(tPath)
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestNewAuthStoreBcryptCost(t *testing.T) {
 func setupAuthStore(t *testing.T) (store *authStore, teardownfunc func(t *testing.T)) {
 	b, tPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ func TestAuthInfoFromCtxRace(t *testing.T) {
 	b, tPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
 	defer os.Remove(tPath)
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ func TestRecoverFromSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 
 	as.Close()
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -749,13 +749,13 @@ func contains(array []string, str string) bool {
 
 func TestHammerSimpleAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
 	// set TTL values low to try to trigger races
-	oldTTL, oldTTLRes := simpleTokenTTL, simpleTokenTTLResolution
+	oldTTL, oldTTLRes := simpleTokenTTLDefault, simpleTokenTTLResolution
 	defer func() {
-		simpleTokenTTL = oldTTL
+		simpleTokenTTLDefault = oldTTL
 		simpleTokenTTLResolution = oldTTLRes
 	}()
-	simpleTokenTTL = 10 * time.Millisecond
-	simpleTokenTTLResolution = simpleTokenTTL
+	simpleTokenTTLDefault = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	simpleTokenTTLResolution = simpleTokenTTLDefault
 	users := make(map[string]struct{})
 
 	as, tearDown := setupAuthStore(t)
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ func TestRolesOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	b, tPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
 	defer os.Remove(tPath)
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), tokenTypeSimple, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ func testAuthInfoFromCtxWithRoot(t *testing.T, opts string) {
 	b, tPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
 	defer os.Remove(tPath)
 
-	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), opts, dummyIndexWaiter)
+	tp, err := NewTokenProvider(zap.NewExample(), opts, dummyIndexWaiter, simpleTokenTTLDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/embed/config.go b/embed/config.go
index 6281c8f24..c501a66f2 100644
--- a/embed/config.go
+++ b/embed/config.go
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	AuthToken  string `json:"auth-token"`
 	BcryptCost uint   `json:"bcrypt-cost"`
 
+	//The AuthTokenTTL in seconds of the simple token
+	AuthTokenTTL uint `json:"auth-token-ttl"`
+
 	ExperimentalInitialCorruptCheck bool          `json:"experimental-initial-corrupt-check"`
 	ExperimentalCorruptCheckTime    time.Duration `json:"experimental-corrupt-check-time"`
 	ExperimentalEnableV2V3          string        `json:"experimental-enable-v2v3"`
@@ -396,8 +399,9 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 		CORS:          map[string]struct{}{"*": {}},
 		HostWhitelist: map[string]struct{}{"*": {}},
 
-		AuthToken:  "simple",
-		BcryptCost: uint(bcrypt.DefaultCost),
+		AuthToken:    "simple",
+		BcryptCost:   uint(bcrypt.DefaultCost),
+		AuthTokenTTL: 300,
 
 		PreVote: false, // TODO: enable by default in v3.5
 
diff --git a/embed/etcd.go b/embed/etcd.go
index 9d69e6dc8..815468e1b 100644
--- a/embed/etcd.go
+++ b/embed/etcd.go
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ func StartEtcd(inCfg *Config) (e *Etcd, err error) {
 		ClientCertAuthEnabled:      cfg.ClientTLSInfo.ClientCertAuth,
 		AuthToken:                  cfg.AuthToken,
 		BcryptCost:                 cfg.BcryptCost,
+		TokenTTL:                   cfg.AuthTokenTTL,
 		CORS:                       cfg.CORS,
 		HostWhitelist:              cfg.HostWhitelist,
 		InitialCorruptCheck:        cfg.ExperimentalInitialCorruptCheck,
diff --git a/etcdmain/config.go b/etcdmain/config.go
index 4239beffc..3fc21bc94 100644
--- a/etcdmain/config.go
+++ b/etcdmain/config.go
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ func newConfig() *config {
 	// auth
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.ec.AuthToken, "auth-token", cfg.ec.AuthToken, "Specify auth token specific options.")
 	fs.UintVar(&cfg.ec.BcryptCost, "bcrypt-cost", cfg.ec.BcryptCost, "Specify bcrypt algorithm cost factor for auth password hashing.")
+	fs.UintVar(&cfg.ec.AuthTokenTTL, "auth-token-ttl", cfg.ec.AuthTokenTTL, "The lifetime in seconds of the auth token.")
 
 	// gateway
 	fs.BoolVar(&cfg.ec.EnableGRPCGateway, "enable-grpc-gateway", true, "Enable GRPC gateway.")
diff --git a/etcdmain/help.go b/etcdmain/help.go
index 7dfaeec95..f3cb66211 100644
--- a/etcdmain/help.go
+++ b/etcdmain/help.go
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ Auth:
     Specify a v3 authentication token type and its options ('simple' or 'jwt').
   --bcrypt-cost ` + fmt.Sprintf("%d", bcrypt.DefaultCost) + `
     Specify the cost / strength of the bcrypt algorithm for hashing auth passwords. Valid values are between ` + fmt.Sprintf("%d", bcrypt.MinCost) + ` and ` + fmt.Sprintf("%d", bcrypt.MaxCost) + `.
+  --auth-token-ttl 300
+    Time (in seconds) of the auth-token-ttl.
 
 Profiling and Monitoring:
   --enable-pprof 'false'
diff --git a/etcdserver/config.go b/etcdserver/config.go
index fbd3ef009..20f0d4647 100644
--- a/etcdserver/config.go
+++ b/etcdserver/config.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 
 	AuthToken  string
 	BcryptCost uint
+	TokenTTL   uint
 
 	// InitialCorruptCheck is true to check data corruption on boot
 	// before serving any peer/client traffic.
diff --git a/etcdserver/server.go b/etcdserver/server.go
index 30fc2797a..e3192a360 100644
--- a/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ func NewServer(cfg ServerConfig) (srv *EtcdServer, err error) {
 		func(index uint64) <-chan struct{} {
 			return srv.applyWait.Wait(index)
 		},
+		time.Duration(cfg.TokenTTL)*time.Second,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		cfg.Logger.Warn("failed to create token provider", zap.Error(err))