diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33e37e5..256412c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Any part of a command line input after a single "#" until the end of the line wi
 - set max_portmap _no_of_entries_: sets the size of the portmap table (default 32)
 - set tcp_timeout _secs_: sets the NAPT timeout for TCP connections (0=default (1800 secs))
 - set udp_timeout _secs_: sets the NAPT timeout for UDP connections (0=default (2 secs))
+- set lease _min_: sets the lease time in minutes for the internal network DHCP server (default 120)
 - show dhcp: prints the current status of the dhcp lease table
 
 ### Routing
diff --git a/user/config_flash.c b/user/config_flash.c
index a92e57e..1c29bb7 100644
--- a/user/config_flash.c
+++ b/user/config_flash.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ uint32_t reg0, reg1, reg3;
     config->no_routes			= 0;
 
     config->dhcps_entries		= 0;
+    config->dhcps_lease_time	= 120;
 #if ACLS
     acl_init();	// initializes the ACLs, written in config during save
 #endif
diff --git a/user/config_flash.h b/user/config_flash.h
index 5b523ad..3b65cc4 100644
--- a/user/config_flash.h
+++ b/user/config_flash.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
         uint16_t dhcps_entries; // number of allocated entries in the following table
         struct dhcps_pool dhcps_p[MAX_DHCP]; // DHCP entries
+        uint32_t dhcps_lease_time; // DHCP server lease time, 120 minutes by default [1, 2880]
 #if ACLS
         acl_entry acl[MAX_NO_ACLS][MAX_ACL_ENTRIES]; // ACL entries
         uint8_t acl_freep[MAX_NO_ACLS]; // ACL free pointers
diff --git a/user/user_main.c b/user/user_main.c
index 4ca26ac..b718cb7 100644
--- a/user/user_main.c
+++ b/user/user_main.c
@@ -1603,6 +1603,8 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR console_handle_command(struct espconn *pespconn)
         {
             int i;
             struct dhcps_pool *p;
+            os_sprintf(response, "DHCP lease time: %dmin\r\n", config.dhcps_lease_time);
+            to_console(response);
             os_sprintf_flash(response, "DHCP table:\r\n");
             to_console(response);
             for (i = 0; (p = dhcps_get_mapping(i)); i++)
@@ -2873,6 +2875,14 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR console_handle_command(struct espconn *pespconn)
                 goto command_handled;
             }
 
+            if (strcmp(tokens[1], "lease") == 0)
+            {
+                config.dhcps_lease_time = atoi(tokens[2]);
+                os_sprintf(response, "Lease time set to %dmin\r\n",
+                           config.dhcps_lease_time);
+                goto command_handled;
+            }
+
             if (strcmp(tokens[1], "ap_mac") == 0)
             {
                 if (!parse_mac(config.AP_MAC_address, tokens[2]))
@@ -4045,6 +4055,7 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR user_set_softap_ip_config(void)
     dhcp_lease.end_ip = config.network_addr;
     ip4_addr4(&dhcp_lease.end_ip) = 128;
     wifi_softap_set_dhcps_lease(&dhcp_lease);
+    wifi_softap_set_dhcps_lease_time(config.dhcps_lease_time); // in minutes
 
     wifi_softap_dhcps_start();