diff --git a/fs/orangefs/dcache.c b/fs/orangefs/dcache.c
index dcb55bbb0b69..2521af6707f7 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/dcache.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int orangefs_revalidate_lookup(struct dentry *dentry)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dentry->d_time = jiffies + HZ;
+	dentry->d_time = jiffies + dcache_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
 	ret = 1;
 out_release_op:
 	op_release(new_op);
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/namei.c b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
index dde6c36f5a69..77071b78816a 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int orangefs_create(struct inode *dir,
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-	dentry->d_time = jiffies + HZ;
+	dentry->d_time = jiffies + dcache_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
 	ORANGEFS_I(inode)->getattr_time = 0;
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static struct dentry *orangefs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dentry->d_time = jiffies + HZ;
+	dentry->d_time = jiffies + dcache_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
 
 	inode = orangefs_iget(dir->i_sb, &new_op->downcall.resp.lookup.refn);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int orangefs_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-	dentry->d_time = jiffies + HZ;
+	dentry->d_time = jiffies + dcache_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
 	ORANGEFS_I(inode)->getattr_time = 0;
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int orangefs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-	dentry->d_time = jiffies + HZ;
+	dentry->d_time = jiffies + dcache_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
 	ORANGEFS_I(inode)->getattr_time = 0;
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_NAME_DEBUG,
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index 9338fe64820d..633c07a6e3d8 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ extern struct mutex request_mutex;
 extern int debug;
 extern int op_timeout_secs;
 extern int slot_timeout_secs;
+extern int dcache_timeout_msecs;
+extern int getattr_timeout_msecs;
 extern struct list_head orangefs_superblocks;
 extern spinlock_t orangefs_superblocks_lock;
 extern struct list_head orangefs_request_list;
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
index 6f072a8c0de1..1caef0aab63e 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct client_debug_mask client_debug_mask = { NULL, 0, 0 };
 unsigned int kernel_mask_set_mod_init; /* implicitly false */
 int op_timeout_secs = ORANGEFS_DEFAULT_OP_TIMEOUT_SECS;
 int slot_timeout_secs = ORANGEFS_DEFAULT_SLOT_TIMEOUT_SECS;
+int dcache_timeout_msecs = 1000;
+int getattr_timeout_msecs = 1000;
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("ORANGEFS Development Team");
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-sysfs.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-sysfs.c
index 5c03113e3ad2..375708c2db87 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-sysfs.c
@@ -61,10 +61,21 @@
  *			Slots are requested and waited for,
  *			the wait times out after slot_timeout_secs.
  *
+ * What:		/sys/fs/orangefs/dcache_timeout_msecs
+ * Date:		Jul 2016
+ * Contact:		Martin Brandenburg <martin@omnibond.com>
+ * Description:
+ *			Time lookup is valid in milliseconds.
+ *
+ * What:		/sys/fs/orangefs/getattr_timeout_msecs
+ * Date:		Jul 2016
+ * Contact:		Martin Brandenburg <martin@omnibond.com>
+ * Description:
+ *			Time getattr is valid in milliseconds.
  *
  * What:		/sys/fs/orangefs/acache/...
  * Date:		Jun 2015
- * Contact:		Mike Marshall <hubcap@omnibond.com>
+ * Contact:		Martin Brandenburg <martin@omnibond.com>
  * Description:
  * 			Attribute cache configurable settings.
  *
@@ -117,6 +128,8 @@ struct orangefs_obj {
 	int perf_history_size;
 	int perf_time_interval_secs;
 	int slot_timeout_secs;
+	int dcache_timeout_msecs;
+	int getattr_timeout_msecs;
 };
 
 struct acache_orangefs_obj {
@@ -658,6 +671,20 @@ static ssize_t sysfs_int_show(char *kobj_id, char *buf, void *attr)
 				       "%d\n",
 				       slot_timeout_secs);
 			goto out;
+		} else if (!strcmp(orangefs_attr->attr.name,
+				   "dcache_timeout_msecs")) {
+			rc = scnprintf(buf,
+				       PAGE_SIZE,
+				       "%d\n",
+				       dcache_timeout_msecs);
+			goto out;
+		} else if (!strcmp(orangefs_attr->attr.name,
+				   "getattr_timeout_msecs")) {
+			rc = scnprintf(buf,
+				       PAGE_SIZE,
+				       "%d\n",
+				       getattr_timeout_msecs);
+			goto out;
 		} else {
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -734,6 +761,12 @@ static ssize_t int_store(struct orangefs_obj *orangefs_obj,
 	} else if (!strcmp(attr->attr.name, "slot_timeout_secs")) {
 		rc = kstrtoint(buf, 0, &slot_timeout_secs);
 		goto out;
+	} else if (!strcmp(attr->attr.name, "dcache_timeout_msecs")) {
+		rc = kstrtoint(buf, 0, &dcache_timeout_msecs);
+		goto out;
+	} else if (!strcmp(attr->attr.name, "getattr_timeout_msecs")) {
+		rc = kstrtoint(buf, 0, &getattr_timeout_msecs);
+		goto out;
 	} else {
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1361,6 +1394,12 @@ static struct orangefs_attribute op_timeout_secs_attribute =
 static struct orangefs_attribute slot_timeout_secs_attribute =
 	__ATTR(slot_timeout_secs, 0664, int_orangefs_show, int_store);
 
+static struct orangefs_attribute dcache_timeout_msecs_attribute =
+	__ATTR(dcache_timeout_msecs, 0664, int_orangefs_show, int_store);
+
+static struct orangefs_attribute getattr_timeout_msecs_attribute =
+	__ATTR(getattr_timeout_msecs, 0664, int_orangefs_show, int_store);
+
 static struct orangefs_attribute perf_counter_reset_attribute =
 	__ATTR(perf_counter_reset,
 	       0664,
@@ -1382,6 +1421,8 @@ static struct orangefs_attribute perf_time_interval_secs_attribute =
 static struct attribute *orangefs_default_attrs[] = {
 	&op_timeout_secs_attribute.attr,
 	&slot_timeout_secs_attribute.attr,
+	&dcache_timeout_msecs_attribute.attr,
+	&getattr_timeout_msecs_attribute.attr,
 	&perf_counter_reset_attribute.attr,
 	&perf_history_size_attribute.attr,
 	&perf_time_interval_secs_attribute.attr,
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
index 69b4d8af8d81..cd512a3a9c52 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ int orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, int new, int bypass)
 	inode->i_mode = type | (is_root_handle(inode) ? S_ISVTX : 0) |
 	    orangefs_inode_perms(&new_op->downcall.resp.getattr.attributes);
 
-	orangefs_inode->getattr_time = jiffies + HZ;
+	orangefs_inode->getattr_time = jiffies + getattr_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	op_release(new_op);