diff --git a/seahub/settings.py b/seahub/settings.py
index 27db3674cb..7da40c234f 100644
--- a/seahub/settings.py
+++ b/seahub/settings.py
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ SHARE_LINK_LOGIN_REQUIRED = False
 SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MIN = 0 # 0 means no limit
 SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MAX = 0 # 0 means no limit
 
+# default expire days should be
+# greater than or equal to MIN and less than or equal to MAX
+SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_DEFAULT = 0
+
 # mininum length for the password of a share link
 SHARE_LINK_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH = 8
 
diff --git a/seahub/templates/js/templates.html b/seahub/templates/js/templates.html
index f147b98e8e..d17ad47f2a 100644
--- a/seahub/templates/js/templates.html
+++ b/seahub/templates/js/templates.html
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@
                         <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" disabled="disabled" name="set_expiration" class="vam" />
                         <span class="checkbox-option vam">{% trans "Add auto expiration"%}</span>
                         <div class="link-option-content inline-block vam">
-                            <input type="text" name="expire_days" class="input short-input" id="expire-days" />
+                            <input type="text" name="expire_days" value="{{ share_link_expire_days_default }}" class="input short-input" id="expire-days" />
                             <span>{% trans "days" %}</span>
                             <span>
                                 {% if share_link_expire_days_min > 0 and share_link_expire_days_max > 0 %}
diff --git a/seahub/views/__init__.py b/seahub/views/__init__.py
index c0a692a572..10bc391495 100644
--- a/seahub/views/__init__.py
+++ b/seahub/views/__init__.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import seahub.settings as settings
 from seahub.settings import AVATAR_FILE_STORAGE, \
     ENABLE_SUB_LIBRARY, ENABLE_FOLDER_PERM, ENABLE_REPO_SNAPSHOT_LABEL, \
     UNREAD_NOTIFICATIONS_REQUEST_INTERVAL, SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MIN, \
-    SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MAX
+    SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MAX, SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_DEFAULT
 
 from seahub.wopi.settings import ENABLE_OFFICE_WEB_APP
 from seahub.onlyoffice.settings import ENABLE_ONLYOFFICE
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ def libraries(request):
             'enable_file_comment': settings.ENABLE_FILE_COMMENT,
             'share_link_expire_days_min': SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MIN,
             'share_link_expire_days_max': SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_MAX,
+            'share_link_expire_days_default': SHARE_LINK_EXPIRE_DAYS_DEFAULT,
             'enable_office_web_app': ENABLE_OFFICE_WEB_APP,
             'enable_onlyoffice': ENABLE_ONLYOFFICE,
             'trash_repos_expire_days': expire_days if expire_days > 0 else 30,