diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 4d8fc41f..94302d61 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changes
 Version master (UNRELEASED)
 ---------------------------
 
+- Allows htcondor_max_runtime and htcondor_accounting_group to be specified for HTC jobs.
 - Uses python3.8
 - Pins all Python dependencies allowing to easily rebuild component images at later times.
 - Adds VOMS proxy support as a new authentication method.
diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index 5ef100de..6f065c19 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
           "default": {},
           "type": "object"
         },
+        "htcondor_accounting_group": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "htcondor_max_runtime": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "job_name": {
           "type": "string"
         },
diff --git a/reana_job_controller/htcondorcern_job_manager.py b/reana_job_controller/htcondorcern_job_manager.py
index ffaf0599..76102833 100644
--- a/reana_job_controller/htcondorcern_job_manager.py
+++ b/reana_job_controller/htcondorcern_job_manager.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def __init__(
         kerberos=False,
         kubernetes_uid=None,
         unpacked_img=False,
+        htcondor_max_runtime=None,
+        htcondor_accounting_group=None,
     ):
         """Instanciate HTCondor job manager.
 
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ def __init__(
         :type job_name: str
         :unpacked_img: if unpacked_img should be used
         :type unpacked_img: bool
+        :param htcondor_max_runtime: Maximum runtime of a HTCondor job.
+        :type htcondor_max_runtime: str
+        :param htcondor_accounting_group: Accounting group of a HTCondor job.
+        :type htcondor_accounting_group: str
         """
         super(HTCondorJobManagerCERN, self).__init__(
             docker_img=docker_img,
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.shared_file_system = shared_file_system
         self.workflow = self._get_workflow()
         self.unpacked_img = unpacked_img
+        self.htcondor_max_runtime = htcondor_max_runtime
+        self.htcondor_accounting_group = htcondor_accounting_group
 
         # We need to import the htcondor package later during runtime after the Kerberos environment is fully initialised.
         # Without a valid Kerberos ticket, importing will exit with "ERROR: Unauthorized 401 - do you have authentication tokens? Error "/usr/bin/myschedd.sh |"
@@ -129,7 +137,22 @@ def execute(self):
         job_ad["TransferInput"] = self._get_input_files()
         job_ad["TransferOutput"] = "."
         job_ad["PeriodicRelease"] = classad.ExprTree("(HoldReasonCode == 35)")
-        job_ad["MaxRunTime"] = 3600
+        if self.htcondor_max_runtime in (
+            "espresso",
+            "microcentury",
+            "longlunch",
+            "workday",
+            "tomorrow",
+            "testmatch",
+            "nextweek",
+        ):
+            job_ad["JobFlavour"] = self.htcondor_max_runtime
+        elif HTCondorJobManagerCERN._is_int(self.htcondor_max_runtime):
+            job_ad["MaxRunTime"] = int(self.htcondor_max_runtime)
+        else:
+            job_ad["MaxRunTime"] = 3600
+        if self.htcondor_accounting_group:
+            job_ad["AccountingGroup"] = self.htcondor_accounting_group
         future = current_app.htcondor_executor.submit(self._submit, job_ad)
         clusterid = future.result()
         return clusterid
@@ -308,3 +331,10 @@ def find_job_in_history(backend_job_id):
         except Exception:
             # Did not match to any job in the history  yet
             return None
+
+    def _is_int(x):
+        try:
+            int(x)
+            return True
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return False
diff --git a/reana_job_controller/schemas.py b/reana_job_controller/schemas.py
index 915981de..0c0b6fd6 100644
--- a/reana_job_controller/schemas.py
+++ b/reana_job_controller/schemas.py
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ class JobRequest(Schema):
     voms_proxy = fields.Bool(required=False)
     kubernetes_uid = fields.Int(required=False)
     unpacked_img = fields.Bool(required=False)
+    htcondor_max_runtime = fields.Str(required=False)
+    htcondor_accounting_group = fields.Str(required=False)