diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java
index 085b15f..96a4af2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public class AppProperties {
 	private Integer expunge_thread_count = null;
 	private Elasticsearch elasticsearch = null;
 
+	private Integer bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours = 2;
+
 	public List<String> getCustomInterceptorClasses() {
 		return custom_interceptor_classes;
 	}
@@ -856,6 +858,14 @@ public class AppProperties {
 		this.elasticsearch = elasticsearch;
 	}
 
+	public Integer getBulk_export_file_retention_period_hours() {
+		return bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours;
+	}
+
+	public void setBulk_export_file_retention_period_hours(Integer bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours) {
+		this.bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours = bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours;
+	}
+
 	public static class Cors {
 		private Boolean allow_Credentials = true;
 		private List<String> allowed_origin = List.of("*");
diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/common/FhirServerConfigCommon.java b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/common/FhirServerConfigCommon.java
index 88c5874..e16a194 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/common/FhirServerConfigCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/common/FhirServerConfigCommon.java
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ public class FhirServerConfigCommon {
 			jpaStorageSettings.setHSearchIndexPrefix(indexPrefix != null ? indexPrefix : "");
 		}
 
+		// Configure the bulk export file retention period
+		if (appProperties.getBulk_export_file_retention_period_hours() != null) {
+			jpaStorageSettings.setBulkExportFileRetentionPeriodHours(
+					appProperties.getBulk_export_file_retention_period_hours());
+		}
+
 		return jpaStorageSettings;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-cds.yaml b/src/main/resources/application-cds.yaml
index 2b0f4d7..31394df 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-cds.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-cds.yaml
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ hapi:
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     bulk_export_enabled: false
     bulk_import_enabled: false
+	bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours: 2
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # F. Write / Delete / Integrity
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 07e3961..44cd922 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ hapi:
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     bulk_export_enabled: false
     bulk_import_enabled: false
+    bulk_export_file_retention_period_hours: 2
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # F. Write / Delete / Integrity