diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
index 49e830b..d0d8278 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class DatabaseBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
   protected $checksumProvider;
 
   /**
+   * Per-bin database backend configuration.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $configuration;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a DatabaseBackend object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
@@ -50,14 +57,17 @@ class DatabaseBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
    *   The cache tags checksum provider.
    * @param string $bin
    *   The cache bin for which the object is created.
+   * @param array $configuration
+   *   Per-bin database backend configuration.
    */
-  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, $bin) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, $bin, array $configuration = []) {
     // All cache tables should be prefixed with 'cache_'.
     $bin = 'cache_' . $bin;
 
     $this->bin = $bin;
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->checksumProvider = $checksum_provider;
+    $this->configuration = $configuration;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -150,6 +160,10 @@ protected function prepareItem($cache, $allow_invalid) {
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::set().
    */
   public function set($cid, $data, $expire = Cache::PERMANENT, array $tags = array()) {
+    // Check if maximum expiration settings for cache bin is defined
+    if (isset($this->configuration['max_expire']) && ($expire == Cache::PERMANENT || $expire > $this->configuration['max_expire'] + REQUEST_TIME)) {
+      $expire = $this->configuration['max_expire'] + REQUEST_TIME;
+    }
     Cache::validateTags($tags);
     $tags = array_unique($tags);
     // Sort the cache tags so that they are stored consistently in the database.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
index 59b0b22..fd46b66 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Cache;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
+use Drupal\Core\Site\Settings;
 
 class DatabaseBackendFactory implements CacheFactoryInterface {
 
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ class DatabaseBackendFactory implements CacheFactoryInterface {
   protected $checksumProvider;
 
   /**
+   * Per-bin database backend configuration.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $configuration;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs the DatabaseBackendFactory object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
@@ -36,6 +44,9 @@ class DatabaseBackendFactory implements CacheFactoryInterface {
   function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider) {
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->checksumProvider = $checksum_provider;
+    // Set cache_database settings from settings.php and if none is set use
+    // maximum expire for render bin for one week.
+    $this->configuration = Settings::get('cache_database', ['render' => ['max_expire' => 86400 * 7]]);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -48,7 +59,8 @@ function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksu
    *   The cache backend object for the specified cache bin.
    */
   function get($bin) {
-    return new DatabaseBackend($this->connection, $this->checksumProvider, $bin);
+    $configuration = isset($this->configuration[$bin]) ? $this->configuration[$bin] : [];
+    return new DatabaseBackend($this->connection, $this->checksumProvider, $bin, $configuration);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Cache/DatabaseBackendUnitTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Cache/DatabaseBackendUnitTest.php
index 934fe81..a5f8ff7 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Cache/DatabaseBackendUnitTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Cache/DatabaseBackendUnitTest.php
@@ -53,4 +53,23 @@ public function testSetGet() {
     $this->assertIdentical($cached_value_short, $backend->get($cid_short)->data, "Backend contains the correct value for short, non-ASCII cache id.");
   }
 
+  public function testCacheBinExpiration(){
+    $configuration = ['max_expire' => 2800];
+    $backend = new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), 'render', $configuration);
+    $backend->set('test_cache1', 'foo');
+    $cached = $backend->get('test_cache1');
+    $this->assertIdentical($cached->expire, (string) (REQUEST_TIME + 2800), 'Maximum cache expire time is correct.');
+
+    $configuration = ['max_expire' => 2800];
+    $backend = new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), 'render', $configuration);
+    $backend->set('test_cache2', 'foo', REQUEST_TIME + 2799);
+    $cached = $backend->get('test_cache2');
+    $this->assertIdentical($cached->expire, (string) (REQUEST_TIME + 2799), 'Maximum cache expire time is correct.');
+
+    $configuration = ['max_expire' => 2800];
+    $backend = new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), 'render', $configuration);
+    $backend->set('test_cache3', 'foo', REQUEST_TIME + 2801);
+    $cached = $backend->get('test_cache3');
+    $this->assertIdentical($cached->expire, (string) (REQUEST_TIME + 2800), 'Maximum cache expire time is not exceeded.');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sites/default/default.settings.php b/sites/default/default.settings.php
index 9ad5cae..b905a11 100644
--- a/sites/default/default.settings.php
+++ b/sites/default/default.settings.php
@@ -691,3 +691,11 @@
 # if (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/settings.local.php')) {
 #   include __DIR__ . '/settings.local.php';
 # }
+
+/**
+ * Per-bin database backend configuration
+ *
+ * Use this setting to set the maximum cache expiration time for a specific
+ * cache bin in the database.
+ */
+$settings['cache_database']['render']['max_expire'] = 86400 * 7;