diff --git a/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py b/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py
index f2a56ea54..003f0170f 100644
--- a/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py
+++ b/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ def _create_worker_consumer(
             heartbeat_interval_ms=int(conf.broker_heartbeat_interval * 1000.0),
             isolation_level=isolation_level,
             metadata_max_age_ms=conf.consumer_metadata_max_age_ms,
+            connections_max_idle_ms=conf.consumer_connections_max_idle_ms,
             # traced_from_parent_span=self.traced_from_parent_span,
             # start_rebalancing_span=self.start_rebalancing_span,
             # start_coordinator_span=self.start_coordinator_span,
@@ -1103,6 +1104,7 @@ def _settings_default(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
             "request_timeout_ms": int(self.request_timeout * 1000),
             "api_version": self._api_version,
             "metadata_max_age_ms": self.app.conf.producer_metadata_max_age_ms,
+            "connections_max_idle_ms": self.app.conf.producer_connections_max_idle_ms,
         }
 
     def _settings_auth(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
diff --git a/faust/types/settings/settings.py b/faust/types/settings/settings.py
index 07b02d5ac..f2203fff5 100644
--- a/faust/types/settings/settings.py
+++ b/faust/types/settings/settings.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def __init__(
         consumer_auto_offset_reset: Optional[str] = None,
         consumer_group_instance_id: Optional[str] = None,
         consumer_metadata_max_age_ms: Optional[int] = None,
+        consumer_connections_max_idle_ms: Optional[int] = None,
         # Topic serialization settings:
         key_serializer: CodecArg = None,
         value_serializer: CodecArg = None,
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ def __init__(
         producer_request_timeout: Optional[Seconds] = None,
         producer_threaded: bool = False,
         producer_metadata_max_age_ms: Optional[int] = None,
+        producer_connections_max_idle_ms: Optional[int] = None,
         # RPC settings:
         reply_create_topic: Optional[bool] = None,
         reply_expires: Optional[Seconds] = None,
@@ -1132,6 +1134,21 @@ def consumer_metadata_max_age_ms(self) -> int:
         Default: 300000
         """
 
+    @sections.Consumer.setting(
+        params.Int,
+        version_introduced="0.8.5",
+        env_name="CONSUMER_CONNECTIONS_MAX_IDLE_MS",
+        default=9 * 60 * 1000,
+    )
+    def consumer_connections_max_idle_ms(self) -> int:
+        """Consumer connections max idle milliseconds.
+
+        Close idle connections after the number of milliseconds
+        specified by this config.
+
+        Default: 540000 (9 minutes).
+        """
+
     @sections.Serialization.setting(
         params.Codec,
         env_name="APP_KEY_SERIALIZER",
@@ -1379,6 +1396,21 @@ def producer_metadata_max_age_ms(self) -> int:
 
         """
 
+    @sections.Producer.setting(
+        params.Int,
+        version_introduced="0.8.5",
+        env_name="PRODUCER_CONNECTIONS_MAX_IDLE_MS",
+        default=9 * 60 * 1000,
+    )
+    def producer_connections_max_idle_ms(self) -> int:
+        """Producer connections max idle milliseconds.
+
+        Close idle connections after the number of milliseconds
+        specified by this config.
+
+        Default: 540000 (9 minutes).
+        """
+
     @sections.Stream.setting(
         params.Bool,
         version_introduced="0.4.7",