diff --git a/src/components/ProjectForm/ProjectForm.tsx b/src/components/ProjectForm/ProjectForm.tsx
index 09c00dfa..c167ba58 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectForm/ProjectForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectForm/ProjectForm.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,26 @@ export const ProjectForm: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
           });
         }}
       />
+      <TextValidator
+        name="maxBranchLifetime"
+        validators={["minNumber:1"]}
+        errorMessages={["Enter greater than 1"]}
+        InputProps={{ inputProps: { min: 1, step: 1 } }}
+        margin="dense"
+        id="maxBranchLifetime"
+        label="Max branch lifetime (days)"
+        type="number"
+        fullWidth
+        required
+        value={project.maxBranchLifetime}
+        onChange={(event) => {
+          const value = (event.target as HTMLInputElement).value;
+          setProjectEditState(projectDispatch, {
+            ...project,
+            maxBranchLifetime: parseInt(value),
+          });
+        }}
+      />
       <FormControlLabel
         label="Auto approve feature"
         control={
diff --git a/src/constants/project.ts b/src/constants/project.ts
index af9d6c8b..13fa1930 100644
--- a/src/constants/project.ts
+++ b/src/constants/project.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_PROJECT_EDIT_STATE: ProjectDto = {
   imageComparison: ImageComparison.pixelmatch,
   imageComparisonConfig: PIXELMATCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG,
   maxBuildAllowed: 100,
+  maxBranchLifetime: 30,
 };
diff --git a/src/types/project.ts b/src/types/project.ts
index 82685dee..e4d91e2d 100644
--- a/src/types/project.ts
+++ b/src/types/project.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface Project {
   imageComparison: ImageComparison;
   imageComparisonConfig: string;
   maxBuildAllowed: number;
+  maxBranchLifetime: number;
 }
 
 export type ProjectDto = Omit<Project, "updatedAt" | "createdAt" | "builds">;