diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/userEmails.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/userEmails.ts
index 62d28cb17..0172016ba 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/userEmails.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/userEmails.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/services/users/emailVerification'
 import { commandFactory } from '@/modules/shared/command'
 import { withOperationLogging } from '@/observability/domain/businessLogging'
+import { emailVerificationTimeoutMinutes } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper'
 
 const getUser = getUserFactory({ db })
 const requestNewEmailVerification = requestNewEmailVerificationFactory({
@@ -144,7 +145,10 @@ export default {
         db,
         operationFactory: ({ db }) =>
           verifyUserEmailFactory({
-            getPendingVerificationByEmail: getPendingVerificationByEmailFactory({ db }),
+            getPendingVerificationByEmail: getPendingVerificationByEmailFactory({
+              db,
+              verificationTimeoutMinutes: emailVerificationTimeoutMinutes()
+            }),
             markUserEmailAsVerified: markUserEmailAsVerifiedFactory({
               updateUserEmail: updateUserEmailFactory({ db })
             }),
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/emails/repositories/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/emails/repositories/index.ts
index 95a96abc0..e9a862727 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/emails/repositories/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/emails/repositories/index.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,13 @@ export const deleteOldAndInsertNewVerificationFactory =
   }
 
 export const getPendingVerificationByEmailFactory =
-  ({ db }: { db: Knex }): GetPendingVerificationByEmail =>
+  ({
+    db,
+    verificationTimeoutMinutes
+  }: {
+    db: Knex
+    verificationTimeoutMinutes: number
+  }): GetPendingVerificationByEmail =>
   async ({ email }) => {
     return await tables
       .emailVerifications(db)
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ export const getPendingVerificationByEmailFactory =
       .where(
         EmailVerifications.col.createdAt,
         '>',
-        dayjs().subtract(5, 'minutes').toISOString()
+        dayjs().subtract(verificationTimeoutMinutes, 'minutes').toISOString()
       )
       .orderBy(EmailVerifications.col.createdAt, 'desc')
       .first()
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts b/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts
index 783a8bf00..12f0f4dd8 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts
@@ -512,3 +512,7 @@ export const getFileUploadUrlExpiryMinutes = (): number => {
 export const getPreviewServiceTimeoutMilliseconds = (): number => {
   return getIntFromEnv('PREVIEW_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS', '3600000') // 1 hour
 }
+
+export const emailVerificationTimeoutMinutes = (): number => {
+  return getIntFromEnv('EMAIL_VERIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MINUTES', '5')
+}
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
index f5ecffce2..2ba10470c 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@ Generate the environment variables for Speckle server and Speckle objects deploy
       key: {{ default "email_password" .Values.server.email.password.secretKey }}
 - name: EMAIL_FROM
   value: "{{ .Values.server.email.from }}"
+- name: EMAIL_VERIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MINUTES
+  value: {{ .Values.server.email.verificationTimeoutMinutes | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 
 # *** Newsletter ***
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
index 218fb6cd0..c0f9a68ed 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
@@ -1282,6 +1282,11 @@
               "description": "If enabled, Speckle can send email to users - for example, email verification for account registration.",
               "default": false
             },
+            "verificationTimeoutMinutes": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "The number of minutes after which an email verification link will expire. Defaults to 5 minutes.",
+              "default": 5
+            },
             "host": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "The domain name or IP address of the server hosting the email service.",
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
index 9d532d233..3cc87d7c9 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
@@ -778,6 +778,9 @@ server:
     ## @param server.email.enabled If enabled, Speckle can send email to users - for example, email verification for account registration.
     ##
     enabled: false
+    ## @param server.email.verificationTimeoutMinutes The number of minutes after which an email verification link will expire. Defaults to 5 minutes.
+    ##
+    verificationTimeoutMinutes: 5
     ## @param server.email.host The domain name or IP address of the server hosting the email service.
     ##
     host: ''