diff --git a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_queries.go b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_queries.go
index 63e98ebb7..923ccc20f 100644
--- a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_queries.go
+++ b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_queries.go
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@ const (
 		DECLARE $directory AS Utf8;
 		DECLARE $name AS Utf8;
 		DECLARE $meta AS String;
+		DECLARE $expire_at AS Optional<uint32>;
 
 		UPSERT INTO ` + asql.DEFAULT_TABLE + `
-			(dir_hash, name, directory, meta)
+			(dir_hash, name, directory, meta, expire_at)
 		VALUES
-			($dir_hash, $name, $directory, $meta);`
+			($dir_hash, $name, $directory, $meta, $expire_at);`
 
 	updateQuery = `
 		DECLARE $dir_hash AS int64;
 		DECLARE $directory AS Utf8;
 		DECLARE $name AS Utf8;
 		DECLARE $meta AS String;
+		DECLARE $expire_at AS Optional<uint32>;
 
 		REPLACE INTO ` + asql.DEFAULT_TABLE + `
-			(dir_hash, name, directory, meta)
+			(dir_hash, name, directory, meta, expire_at)
 		VALUES
-			($dir_hash, $name, $directory, $meta);`
+			($dir_hash, $name, $directory, $meta, $expire_at);`
 
 	deleteQuery = `
 		DECLARE $dir_hash AS int64;
diff --git a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store.go b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store.go
index 6e62d2719..e4aeabbb9 100644
--- a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (store *YdbStore) insertOrUpdateEntry(ctx context.Context, entry *filer.Ent
 	}
 	queryWithPragma := withPragma(store.getPrefix(ctx, dir), query)
 	fileMeta := FileMeta{util.HashStringToLong(dir), name, dir, meta}
-	return store.doTxOrDB(ctx, &queryWithPragma, fileMeta.queryParameters(), rwTX, nil)
+	return store.doTxOrDB(ctx, &queryWithPragma, fileMeta.queryParameters(entry.TtlSec), rwTX, nil)
 }
 
 func (store *YdbStore) InsertEntry(ctx context.Context, entry *filer.Entry) (err error) {
diff --git a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store_kv.go b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store_kv.go
index af147cf62..d63b243e9 100644
--- a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store_kv.go
+++ b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_store_kv.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (store *YdbStore) KvPut(ctx context.Context, key []byte, value []byte) (err
 	fileMeta := FileMeta{dirHash, name, dirStr, value}
 	return store.DB.Table().Do(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, s table.Session) (err error) {
 		_, _, err = s.Execute(ctx, rwTX, withPragma(store.getPrefix(ctx, dirStr), insertQuery),
-			fileMeta.queryParameters(),
+			fileMeta.queryParameters(0),
 			options.WithQueryCachePolicy(options.WithQueryCachePolicyKeepInCache()))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("kv put execute %s: %v", util.NewFullPath(dirStr, name).Name(), err)
diff --git a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_types.go b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_types.go
index aab3d0f87..6b89b7c57 100644
--- a/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_types.go
+++ b/weed/filer/ydb/ydb_types.go
@@ -19,21 +19,35 @@ type FileMeta struct {
 //ydb:gen scan,value
 type FileMetas []FileMeta
 
-func (fm *FileMeta) queryParameters() *table.QueryParameters {
+func (fm *FileMeta) queryParameters(ttlSec int32) *table.QueryParameters {
+	var expireAtValue types.Value
+	if ttlSec > 0 {
+		expireAtValue = types.Uint32Value(uint32(ttlSec))
+	} else {
+		expireAtValue = types.NullValue(types.TypeUint32)
+	}
 	return table.NewQueryParameters(
 		table.ValueParam("$dir_hash", types.Int64Value(fm.DirHash)),
 		table.ValueParam("$directory", types.UTF8Value(fm.Directory)),
 		table.ValueParam("$name", types.UTF8Value(fm.Name)),
-		table.ValueParam("$meta", types.StringValue(fm.Meta)))
+		table.ValueParam("$meta", types.StringValue(fm.Meta)),
+		table.ValueParam("$expire_at", expireAtValue))
 }
 
 func createTableOptions() []options.CreateTableOption {
+	columnUnit := options.TimeToLiveUnitSeconds
 	return []options.CreateTableOption{
 		options.WithColumn("dir_hash", types.Optional(types.TypeInt64)),
 		options.WithColumn("directory", types.Optional(types.TypeUTF8)),
 		options.WithColumn("name", types.Optional(types.TypeUTF8)),
 		options.WithColumn("meta", types.Optional(types.TypeString)),
+		options.WithColumn("expire_at", types.Optional(types.TypeUint32)),
 		options.WithPrimaryKeyColumn("dir_hash", "name"),
+		options.WithTimeToLiveSettings(options.TimeToLiveSettings{
+			ColumnName: "expire_at",
+			ColumnUnit: &columnUnit,
+			Mode:       options.TimeToLiveModeValueSinceUnixEpoch},
+		),
 	}
 }
 func withPragma(prefix string, query string) string {