diff --git a/modules/cache/cache_util.c b/modules/cache/cache_util.c
index 78770ff..5cbd8da 100644
--- a/modules/cache/cache_util.c
+++ b/modules/cache/cache_util.c
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ CACHE_DECLARE(int) ap_cache_check_freshness(cache_handle_t *h,
       (cache_server_conf *)ap_get_module_config(r->server->module_config,
                                                 &cache_module);
 
+    if (conf->override_expire_set) {
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r->server,
+                     "expire time vs. request time: %ld <=> %ld (%ld) - %s",
+                     info->expire / MSEC_ONE_SEC,
+                     r->request_time/ MSEC_ONE_SEC,
+                     (info->expire - r->request_time) / MSEC_ONE_SEC, r->unparsed_uri);
+        return info->expire > r->request_time;
+    }
     /*
      * We now want to check if our cached data is still fresh. This depends
      * on a few things, in this order:
diff --git a/modules/cache/mod_cache.c b/modules/cache/mod_cache.c
index 27df70d..a8d81d8 100644
--- a/modules/cache/mod_cache.c
+++ b/modules/cache/mod_cache.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 #include "mod_cache.h"
 
+// Added by agentzh:
+#define DONT_CARE_EXPIRE_STRING "DONTCARE"
+
 module AP_MODULE_DECLARE_DATA cache_module;
 APR_OPTIONAL_FN_TYPE(ap_cache_generate_key) *cache_generate_key;
 
@@ -385,17 +388,31 @@ static int cache_save_filter(ap_filter_t *f, apr_bucket_brigade *in)
     /* read expiry date; if a bad date, then leave it so the client can
      * read it
      */
-    exps = apr_table_get(r->err_headers_out, "Expires");
-    if (exps == NULL) {
-        exps = apr_table_get(r->headers_out, "Expires");
-    }
-    if (exps != NULL) {
-        if (APR_DATE_BAD == (exp = apr_date_parse_http(exps))) {
-            exps = NULL;
+
+    // Added by agentzh:
+    if (conf->override_expire_set) {
+        // Added by agentzh:
+        exps = DONT_CARE_EXPIRE_STRING;
+        exp = r->request_time + conf->override_expire;
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r->server,
+                        "expire overridden: %ld (%ld + %ld) - %s",
+                        exp / MSEC_ONE_SEC,
+                        r->request_time / MSEC_ONE_SEC,
+                        conf->override_expire / MSEC_ONE_SEC,
+                        r->unparsed_uri);
+    } else {
+        exps = apr_table_get(r->err_headers_out, "Expires");
+        if (exps == NULL) {
+            exps = apr_table_get(r->headers_out, "Expires");
+        }
+        if (exps != NULL) {
+            if (APR_DATE_BAD == (exp = apr_date_parse_http(exps))) {
+                exps = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            exp = APR_DATE_BAD;
         }
-    }
-    else {
-        exp = APR_DATE_BAD;
     }
 
     /* read the last-modified date; if the date is bad, then delete it */
@@ -1136,6 +1153,19 @@ static const char *set_cache_defex(cmd_parms *parms, void *dummy,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+// Added by agentzh:
+static const char *set_cache_override_expire(cmd_parms *parms, void *dummy,
+                                   const char *arg)
+{
+    cache_server_conf *conf;
+
+    conf =
+        (cache_server_conf *)ap_get_module_config(parms->server->module_config,
+                                                  &cache_module);
+    conf->override_expire = (apr_time_t) (atol(arg) * MSEC_ONE_SEC);
+    conf->override_expire_set = 1;
+    return NULL;
+}
 static const char *set_cache_factor(cmd_parms *parms, void *dummy,
                                     const char *arg)
 {
@@ -1221,6 +1251,10 @@ static const command_rec cache_cmds[] =
     AP_INIT_TAKE1("CacheLastModifiedFactor", set_cache_factor, NULL, RSRC_CONF,
                   "The factor used to estimate Expires date from "
                   "LastModified date"),
+    // Added by agentzh:
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("CacheOverrideExpire", set_cache_override_expire, NULL, RSRC_CONF,
+                  "The expiration time overridding the one specified by the documents (if any)"),
+
     {NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/cache/mod_cache.h b/modules/cache/mod_cache.h
index 4fe8dfc..e102207 100644
--- a/modules/cache/mod_cache.h
+++ b/modules/cache/mod_cache.h
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ typedef struct {
     /** ignore query-string when caching */
     int ignorequerystring;
     int ignorequerystring_set;
+    // Added by agentzh:
+    apr_time_t override_expire;
+    int override_expire_set;
 } cache_server_conf;
 
 /* cache info information */