diff --git a/edit.php b/edit.php
index e0a57c8..290626f 100644
--- a/edit.php
+++ b/edit.php
@@ -88,27 +88,29 @@ if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
     // Convert back to string for storing in enrol table.
     $data->customtext2 = implode(',', $notify);
     if ($instance->id) {
-        $instance->status       = $data->status;
-        $instance->name         = $data->name;
-        $instance->customtext1  = $data->customtext1;
-        $instance->customtext2  = $data->customtext2;
-        $instance->customint1   = $data->customint1;
-        $instance->customint2   = $data->customint2;
-        $instance->customint3   = $data->customint3;
-        $instance->roleid       = $data->roleid;
+        $instance->status           = $data->status;
+        $instance->name             = $data->name;
+        $instance->customtext1      = $data->customtext1;
+        $instance->customtext2      = $data->customtext2;
+        $instance->customint1       = $data->customint1;
+        $instance->customint2       = $data->customint2;
+        $instance->customint3       = $data->customint3;
+        $instance->roleid           = $data->roleid;
+        $instance->enrolperiod      = $data->enrolperiod;
         $instance->timemodified = time();
         $DB->update_record('enrol', $instance);
-
     } else {
         $fields = array(
-            'status'      => $data->status,
-            'name'        => $data->name,
-            'roleid'      => $data->roleid,
-            'customint1'  => $data->customint1,
-            'customint2'  => $data->customint2,
-            'customint3'  => $data->customint3,
-            'customtext1' => $data->customtext1,
-            'customtext2' => $data->customtext2);
+            'status'            => $data->status,
+            'name'              => $data->name,
+            'roleid'            => $data->roleid,
+            'customint1'        => $data->customint1,
+            'customint2'        => $data->customint2,
+            'customint3'        => $data->customint3,
+            'customtext1'       => $data->customtext1,
+            'customtext2'       => $data->customtext2,
+            'enrolperiod'       => $data->enrolperiod
+        );
         $plugin->add_instance($course, $fields);
     }
 
diff --git a/edit_form.php b/edit_form.php
index 8853217..db7efae 100644
--- a/edit_form.php
+++ b/edit_form.php
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ class enrol_apply_edit_form extends moodleform {
         $mform->setType('customint3', PARAM_INT);
         $mform->setDefault('customint3', $plugin->get_config('customint3'));
 
+        $options = array('optional' => true, 'defaultunit' => 86400);
+        $mform->addElement('duration', 'enrolperiod', get_string('defaultperiod', 'enrol_apply'), $options);
+        $mform->setDefault('enrolperiod', $plugin->get_config('enrolperiod'));
+        $mform->addHelpButton('enrolperiod', 'defaultperiod', 'enrol_apply');
+
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'id');
         $mform->setType('id', PARAM_INT);
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'courseid');
diff --git a/lang/en/enrol_apply.php b/lang/en/enrol_apply.php
index b464561..ec2c31a 100644
--- a/lang/en/enrol_apply.php
+++ b/lang/en/enrol_apply.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $string['confirmmail_desc'] = '';
 $string['confirmmailsubject'] = 'Confirmation email subject';
 $string['confirmmailsubject_desc'] = '';
 $string['confirmmailcontent'] = 'Confirmation email content';
-$string['confirmmailcontent_desc'] = 'Please use the following special marks to replace email content with data from Moodle.<br/>{firstname}:The first name of the user; {content}:The course name;{lastname}:The last name of the user;{username}:The users registration username';
+$string['confirmmailcontent_desc'] = 'Please use the following special marks to replace email content with data from Moodle.<br/>{firstname}:The first name of the user; {content}:The course name;{lastname}:The last name of the user;{username}:The users registration username;{timeend}: The enrolment expiration date';
 
 $string['waitmail_heading'] = 'Waiting list email';
 $string['waitmail_desc'] = '';
@@ -106,3 +106,11 @@ $string['maxenrolledreached_right'] = 'has already been reached.';
 
 $string['maxenrolled_tip_1'] = 'out of';
 $string['maxenrolled_tip_2'] = 'seats already booked.';
+
+$string['defaultperiod'] = 'Default enrolment duration';
+$string['defaultperiod_desc'] = 'Default length of time that the enrolment is valid. If set to zero, the enrolment duration will be unlimited by default.';
+$string['defaultperiod_help'] = 'Default length of time that the enrolment is valid, starting with the moment the user is enrolled. If disabled, the enrolment duration will be unlimited by default.';
+$string['expiry_heading'] = 'Expiry settings';
+$string['expiry_desc'] = '';
+$string['expiredaction'] = 'Enrolment expiry action';
+$string['expiredaction_help'] = 'Select action to carry out when user enrolment expires. Please note that some user data and settings are purged from course during course unenrolment.';
diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index c8ae0f1..17abb1d 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class enrol_apply_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
         $fields['customint1']      = $this->get_config('show_standard_user_profile');
         $fields['customint2']      = $this->get_config('show_extra_user_profile');
         $fields['customtext2']     = $this->get_config('notifycoursebased') ? '$@ALL@$' : '';
+        $fields['enrolperiod']     = $this->get_config('enrolperiod', 0);
 
         return $fields;
     }
@@ -260,12 +261,19 @@ class enrol_apply_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $this->update_user_enrol($instance, $userenrolment->userid, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE, time());
+            // Set timestart and timeend if an enrolment duration is set.
+            $userenrolment->timestart = time();
+            $userenrolment->timeend   = 0;
+            if ($instance->enrolperiod) {
+                $userenrolment->timeend = $userenrolment->timestart + $instance->enrolperiod;
+            }
+
+            $this->update_user_enrol($instance, $userenrolment->userid, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE, $userenrolment->timestart, $userenrolment->timeend);
             $DB->delete_records('enrol_apply_applicationinfo', array('userenrolmentid' => $enrol));
 
             $this->notify_applicant(
                     $instance,
-                    $userenrolment->userid,
+                    $userenrolment,
                     'confirmation',
                     get_config('enrol_apply', 'confirmmailsubject'),
                     get_config('enrol_apply', 'confirmmailcontent'));
@@ -293,7 +301,7 @@ class enrol_apply_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
 
                 $this->notify_applicant(
                     $instance,
-                    $userenrolment->userid,
+                    $userenrolment,
                     'waitinglist',
                     get_config('enrol_apply', 'waitmailsubject'),
                     get_config('enrol_apply', 'waitmailcontent'));
@@ -327,23 +335,23 @@ class enrol_apply_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
 
             $this->notify_applicant(
                 $instance,
-                $userenrolment->userid,
+                $userenrolment,
                 'cancelation',
                 get_config('enrol_apply', 'cancelmailsubject'),
                 get_config('enrol_apply', 'cancelmailcontent'));
         }
     }
 
-    private function notify_applicant($instance, $userid, $type, $subject, $content) {
+    private function notify_applicant($instance, $userenrolment, $type, $subject, $content) {
         global $CFG;
         require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/enrol/apply/notification.php');
         // Required for course_get_url() function.
         require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/course/lib.php');
 
         $course = get_course($instance->courseid);
-        $user = core_user::get_user($userid);
+        $user = core_user::get_user($userenrolment->userid);
 
-        $content = $this->update_mail_content($content, $course, $user);
+        $content = $this->update_mail_content($content, $course, $user, $userenrolment);
 
         $message = new enrol_apply_notification(
             $user,
@@ -476,12 +484,14 @@ class enrol_apply_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
         return get_users_from_config($this->get_config('notifyglobal'), 'enrol/apply:manageapplications');
     }
 
-    private function update_mail_content($content, $course, $user) {
+    private function update_mail_content($content, $course, $user, $userenrolment) {
         $replace = array(
             'firstname' => $user->firstname,
-            'content' => format_string($course->fullname),
-            'lastname' => $user->lastname,
-            'username' => $user->username);
+            'content'   => format_string($course->fullname),
+            'lastname'  => $user->lastname,
+            'username'  => $user->username,
+            'timeend'   => !empty($userenrolment->timeend) ? userdate($userenrolment->timeend) : ''
+        );
         foreach ($replace as $key => $val) {
             $content = str_replace('{' . $key . '}', $val, $content);
         }
@@ -513,4 +523,12 @@ class enrol_apply_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
     public function restore_user_enrolment(restore_enrolments_structure_step $step, $data, $instance, $userid, $oldinstancestatus) {
         $this->enrol_user($instance, $userid, null, $data->timestart, $data->timeend, $oldinstancestatus);
     }
+    /**
+     * Enrol cron support.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function cron() {
+        $trace = new text_progress_trace();
+        $this->process_expirations($trace);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index 7f4601e..b562c37 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
-
     $settings->add(new admin_setting_heading('enrol_apply_enrolname', '', get_string('pluginname_desc', 'enrol_apply')));
 
     // Confirm mail settings...
@@ -97,6 +96,23 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
         array(),
         'enrol/apply:manageapplications'));
 
+    // Expiry settings.
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_heading(
+        'enrol_apply_expiry',
+        get_string('expiry_heading', 'enrol_apply'),
+        get_string('expiry_desc', 'enrol_apply')));
+    $options = array(
+        ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_KEEP           => get_string('extremovedkeep', 'enrol'),
+        ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_SUSPEND        => get_string('extremovedsuspend', 'enrol'),
+        ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_SUSPENDNOROLES => get_string('extremovedsuspendnoroles', 'enrol'),
+        ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_UNENROL        => get_string('extremovedunenrol', 'enrol'),
+    );
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configselect('enrol_apply/expiredaction',
+        get_string('expiredaction', 'enrol_apply'),
+        get_string('expiredaction_help', 'enrol_apply'),
+        ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_KEEP,
+        $options));
+
     // Enrol instance defaults...
     $settings->add(new admin_setting_heading('enrol_manual_defaults',
         get_string('enrolinstancedefaults', 'admin'), get_string('enrolinstancedefaults_desc', 'admin')));
@@ -132,6 +148,9 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
         get_string('notifycoursebased', 'enrol_apply'),
         get_string('notifycoursebased_desc', 'enrol_apply'),
         0));
+
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configduration('enrol_apply/enrolperiod',
+        get_string('defaultperiod', 'enrol_apply'), get_string('defaultperiod_desc', 'enrol_apply'), 0));
 }
 
 if ($hassiteconfig) { // Needs this condition or there is error on login page.