diff --git a/cluster/common.sh b/cluster/common.sh
index 9403d794a63..b84323c1a2e 100755
--- a/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/common.sh
@@ -881,6 +881,11 @@ EOF
     if [ -n "${ETCD_QUORUM_READ:-}" ]; then
       cat >>$file <<EOF
 ETCD_QUORUM_READ: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_QUORUM_READ})
+EOF
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION:-}" ]; then
+      cat >>$file <<EOF
+CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION: $(yaml-quote ${CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION})
 EOF
     fi
 
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index b0cd23d8c7c..4054cb9c8db 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ ENABLE_PROMETHEUS_TO_SD="${ENABLE_PROMETHEUS_TO_SD:-false}"
 # Optional: [Experiment Only] Run kube-proxy as a DaemonSet if set to true, run as static pods otherwise.
 KUBE_PROXY_DAEMONSET="${KUBE_PROXY_DAEMONSET:-false}" # true, false
 
+# Optional: duration of cluster signed certificates.
+CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION="${CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION:-}"
+
 # Optional: enable pod priority
 ENABLE_POD_PRIORITY="${ENABLE_POD_PRIORITY:-}"
 if [[ "${ENABLE_POD_PRIORITY}" == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 58b78987396..f9caefec296 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ ENABLE_PROMETHEUS_TO_SD="${ENABLE_PROMETHEUS_TO_SD:-true}"
 # Optional: [Experiment Only] Run kube-proxy as a DaemonSet if set to true, run as static pods otherwise.
 KUBE_PROXY_DAEMONSET="${KUBE_PROXY_DAEMONSET:-false}" # true, false
 
+# Optional: duration of cluster signed certificates.
+CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION="${CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION:-}"
+
 # Optional: enable pod priority
 ENABLE_POD_PRIORITY="${ENABLE_POD_PRIORITY:-}"
 if [[ "${ENABLE_POD_PRIORITY}" == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 958f4bb3801..3e2e55ca86e 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1562,6 +1562,10 @@ function start-kube-controller-manager {
   if [[ -n "${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR:-}" ]]; then
     params+=" --flex-volume-plugin-dir=${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=" --experimental-cluster-signing-duration=$CLUSTER_SIGNING_DURATION"
+  fi
+
   local -r kube_rc_docker_tag=$(cat /home/kubernetes/kube-docker-files/kube-controller-manager.docker_tag)
   local container_env=""
   if [[ -n "${ENABLE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR:-}" ]]; then