diff --git a/jupyterhub/templates/shib/deployment.yml b/jupyterhub/templates/shib/deployment.yml
index e4787fa252..c367ae0ef9 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/templates/shib/deployment.yml
+++ b/jupyterhub/templates/shib/deployment.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ spec:
           value: "{{ .Values.shib.logLevel }}"
         - name: SHIBD_CONSISTENT_ADDRESS
           value: "false"
+        - name: SHIBBOLETH_SESSION_LIFETIME
+          value: "{{ .Values.shib.web.sessionLifetime }}"
+        - name: SHIBBOLETH_SESSION_TIMEOUT
+          value: "{{ .Values.shib.web.sessionTimeout }}"
+        - name: SHIBBOLETH_CACHE_TIMEOUT
+          value: "{{ .Values.shib.web.cacheTimeout }}"
         {{- with .Values.shib.web.resources }}
         resources:
           {{- . | toYaml | nindent 10 }}
@@ -172,6 +178,12 @@ spec:
           value: "{{ .Values.shib.logLevel }}"
         - name: SHIBD_CONSISTENT_ADDRESS
           value: "false"
+        - name: SHIBBOLETH_SESSION_LIFETIME
+          value: "{{ .Values.shib.web.sessionLifetime }}"
+        - name: SHIBBOLETH_SESSION_TIMEOUT
+          value: "{{ .Values.shib.web.sessionTimeout }}"
+        - name: SHIBBOLETH_CACHE_TIMEOUT
+          value: "{{ .Values.shib.web.cacheTimeout }}"
         livenessProbe:
           tcpSocket:
             port: 1600
diff --git a/jupyterhub/values.yaml b/jupyterhub/values.yaml
index 961a5180db..a565c49743 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/values.yaml
+++ b/jupyterhub/values.yaml
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@ shib:
       requests:
         memory: 64Mi
         cpu: 50m
+    sessionLifetime: 14400
+    sessionTimeout: 7200
+    cacheTimeout: 7200
   shibd:
     image:
       name: lthub/shibd
@@ -703,6 +706,7 @@ shib:
         memory: 64Mi
         cpu: 50m
     tolerations: []
+
   ingress:
     enabled: false
     host: example.com