diff --git a/salt/soc/files/kratos/kratos.yaml b/salt/soc/files/kratos/kratos.yaml
index 80340af4f..b1174af58 100644
--- a/salt/soc/files/kratos/kratos.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/files/kratos/kratos.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {%- set WEBACCESS = salt['pillar.get']('global:url_base', '') -%}
 {%- set KRATOSKEY = salt['pillar.get']('kratos:kratoskey', '') -%}
+{%- set SESSIONTIMEOUT = salt['pillar.get']('kratos:sessiontimeout', '24h') -%}
+
+session:
+  lifespan: {{ SESSIONTIMEOUT }}
 
 selfservice:
   methods: