diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go
index 6a8ba0bd..db9be52c 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/options.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func init() {
 	RegisterGlobalOption("auto_https", parseOptAutoHTTPS)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("servers", parseServerOptions)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("ocsp_stapling", parseOCSPStaplingOptions)
+	RegisterGlobalOption("cert_lifetime", parseOptDuration)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("log", parseLogOptions)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("preferred_chains", parseOptPreferredChains)
 	RegisterGlobalOption("persist_config", parseOptPersistConfig)
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go
index bf3bed41..f1ee1e86 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/tlsapp.go
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ func fillInGlobalACMEDefaults(issuer certmagic.Issuer, options map[string]any) e
 	globalACMEDNS := options["acme_dns"]
 	globalACMEEAB := options["acme_eab"]
 	globalPreferredChains := options["preferred_chains"]
+	globalCertLifetime := options["cert_lifetime"]
 
 	if globalEmail != nil && acmeIssuer.Email == "" {
 		acmeIssuer.Email = globalEmail.(string)
@@ -479,6 +480,10 @@ func fillInGlobalACMEDefaults(issuer certmagic.Issuer, options map[string]any) e
 	if globalPreferredChains != nil && acmeIssuer.PreferredChains == nil {
 		acmeIssuer.PreferredChains = globalPreferredChains.(*caddytls.ChainPreference)
 	}
+
+	if globalCertLifetime != nil && acmeIssuer.CertificateLifetime == 0 {
+		acmeIssuer.CertificateLifetime = globalCertLifetime.(caddy.Duration)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6c4fed3c..90f6042f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.3
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.13.0
 	github.com/aryann/difflib v0.0.0-20210328193216-ff5ff6dc229b
-	github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.20.1-0.20240412214119-167015dd6570
+	github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.20.1-0.20240419174353-855d4670a49d
 	github.com/caddyserver/zerossl v0.1.2
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.12
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 14434b24..3fa853c7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.19.0 h1:KWFKQV80DpP3vJrrA9sVAHQ5gc2z8i4EzrLhLlWXcBM=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.19.0/go.mod h1:NukqUGpCZIILqqiV0NIjeFh24kd/FAa4beRb6nbIUPE=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
-github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.20.1-0.20240412214119-167015dd6570 h1:SsAXjoQx2wOmLl6mEwJEwh7wwys2hb/l/mhtmxA3wts=
-github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.20.1-0.20240412214119-167015dd6570/go.mod h1:e1NhB1rF5KZnAuAX6oSyhE7sg1Ru5bWgggw5RtauhEY=
+github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.20.1-0.20240419174353-855d4670a49d h1:fi1dMdHOoyWHXpxpCbaB+H4xdAgQcBP2AXSqpXVpIcg=
+github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.20.1-0.20240419174353-855d4670a49d/go.mod h1:e1NhB1rF5KZnAuAX6oSyhE7sg1Ru5bWgggw5RtauhEY=
 github.com/caddyserver/zerossl v0.1.2 h1:tlEu1VzWGoqcCpivs9liKAKhfpJWYJkHEMmlxRbVAxE=
 github.com/caddyserver/zerossl v0.1.2/go.mod h1:wtiJEHbdvunr40ZzhXlnIkOB8Xj4eKtBKizCcZitJiQ=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 h1:y4OZtCnogmCPw98Zjyt5a6+QwPLGkiQsYW5oUqylYbM=
diff --git a/modules/caddytls/acmeissuer.go b/modules/caddytls/acmeissuer.go
index 547618e8..1f57c7e3 100644
--- a/modules/caddytls/acmeissuer.go
+++ b/modules/caddytls/acmeissuer.go
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ type ACMEIssuer struct {
 	// will be selected.
 	PreferredChains *ChainPreference `json:"preferred_chains,omitempty"`
 
+	// The validity period to ask the CA to issue a certificate for.
+	// Default: 0 (CA chooses lifetime).
+	// This value is used to compute the "notAfter" field of the ACME order;
+	// therefore the system must have a reasonably synchronized clock.
+	// NOTE: Not all CAs support this. Check with your CA's ACME
+	// documentation to see if this is allowed and what values may
+	// be used. EXPERIMENTAL: Subject to change.
+	CertificateLifetime caddy.Duration `json:"certificate_lifetime,omitempty"`
+
 	rootPool *x509.CertPool
 	logger   *zap.Logger
 
@@ -178,6 +187,7 @@ func (iss *ACMEIssuer) makeIssuerTemplate() (certmagic.ACMEIssuer, error) {
 		CertObtainTimeout: time.Duration(iss.ACMETimeout),
 		TrustedRoots:      iss.rootPool,
 		ExternalAccount:   iss.ExternalAccount,
+		NotAfter:          time.Duration(iss.CertificateLifetime),
 		Logger:            iss.logger,
 	}
 
@@ -349,6 +359,20 @@ func (iss *ACMEIssuer) UnmarshalCaddyfile(d *caddyfile.Dispenser) error {
 
 	for d.NextBlock(0) {
 		switch d.Val() {
+		case "lifetime":
+			var lifetimeStr string
+			if !d.AllArgs(&lifetimeStr) {
+				return d.ArgErr()
+			}
+			lifetime, err := caddy.ParseDuration(lifetimeStr)
+			if err != nil {
+				return d.Errf("invalid lifetime %s: %v", lifetimeStr, err)
+			}
+			if lifetime < 0 {
+				return d.Errf("lifetime must be >= 0: %s", lifetime)
+			}
+			iss.CertificateLifetime = caddy.Duration(lifetime)
+			
 		case "dir":
 			if iss.CA != "" {
 				return d.Errf("directory is already specified: %s", iss.CA)