diff --git a/cmd/common-main.go b/cmd/common-main.go
index e6afe3ff1..2b3d22b1a 100644
--- a/cmd/common-main.go
+++ b/cmd/common-main.go
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ func minioConfigToConsoleFeatures() {
 	if value := env.Get(config.EnvBrowserLoginAnimation, "on"); value != "" {
 		os.Setenv("CONSOLE_ANIMATED_LOGIN", value)
 	}
+	// Pass on the session duration environment variable, else we will default to 12 hours
+	if value := env.Get(config.EnvBrowserSessionDuration, ""); value != "" {
+		os.Setenv("CONSOLE_STS_DURATION", value)
+	}
 
 	os.Setenv("CONSOLE_MINIO_REGION", globalSite.Region)
 	os.Setenv("CONSOLE_CERT_PASSWD", env.Get("MINIO_CERT_PASSWD", ""))
diff --git a/internal/config/constants.go b/internal/config/constants.go
index 93691c793..1ed41f501 100644
--- a/internal/config/constants.go
+++ b/internal/config/constants.go
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ const (
 	EnvMinIOCallhomeEnable    = "MINIO_CALLHOME_ENABLE"
 	EnvMinIOCallhomeFrequency = "MINIO_CALLHOME_FREQUENCY"
 
-	EnvMinIOServerURL        = "MINIO_SERVER_URL"
-	EnvBrowserRedirectURL    = "MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL"
-	EnvRootDiskThresholdSize = "MINIO_ROOTDISK_THRESHOLD_SIZE"
-	EnvBrowserLoginAnimation = "MINIO_BROWSER_LOGIN_ANIMATION"
+	EnvMinIOServerURL         = "MINIO_SERVER_URL"
+	EnvBrowserRedirectURL     = "MINIO_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL"
+	EnvRootDiskThresholdSize  = "MINIO_ROOTDISK_THRESHOLD_SIZE"
+	EnvBrowserLoginAnimation  = "MINIO_BROWSER_LOGIN_ANIMATION"
+	EnvBrowserSessionDuration = "MINIO_BROWSER_SESSION_DURATION"
 
 	EnvUpdate = "MINIO_UPDATE"