diff --git a/docs/siteconfig.rst b/docs/siteconfig.rst
index 83c5f1599..effb8219c 100644
--- a/docs/siteconfig.rst
+++ b/docs/siteconfig.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ Here is a sample configuration with many of the options set and documented::
     # processes
     watchdog_interval: 120
 
+    # How old a scheduled job can be, in seconds, before the dispatcher
+    # considers it 'expired', skipping it.
+    max_job_age: 1209600
+
     # How long a scheduled job should be allowed to run, in seconds, before 
     # it is killed by the supervisor process.
     max_job_time: 259200
diff --git a/scripts/suite.py b/scripts/suite.py
index 77561b7e0..b936860be 100644
--- a/scripts/suite.py
+++ b/scripts/suite.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
                               When tests finish or time out, send an email
                               here. May also be specified in ~/.teuthology.yaml
                               as 'results_email'
+  --expire <datetime>         Do not execute jobs in the run if they have not
+                              completed by this time
   --rocketchat <rocketchat>   Comma separated list of Rocket.Chat channels where
                               to send a message when tests finished or time out.
                               To be used with --sleep-before-teardown option.
diff --git a/teuthology/config.py b/teuthology/config.py
index 3983d3d0f..d3b3ae52d 100644
--- a/teuthology/config.py
+++ b/teuthology/config.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class TeuthologyConfig(YamlConfig):
         'job_threshold': 500,
         'lab_domain': 'front.sepia.ceph.com',
         'lock_server': 'http://paddles.front.sepia.ceph.com/',
+        'max_job_age': 1209600,  # 2 weeks
         'max_job_time': 259200,  # 3 days
         'nsupdate_url': 'http://nsupdate.front.sepia.ceph.com/update',
         'results_server': 'http://paddles.front.sepia.ceph.com/',
diff --git a/teuthology/dispatcher/__init__.py b/teuthology/dispatcher/__init__.py
index 7cbaf7449..b905bc2d7 100644
--- a/teuthology/dispatcher/__init__.py
+++ b/teuthology/dispatcher/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from teuthology.dispatcher import supervisor
 from teuthology.exceptions import BranchNotFoundError, CommitNotFoundError, SkipJob, MaxWhileTries
 from teuthology.lock import ops as lock_ops
+from teuthology.util.time import parse_timestamp
 from teuthology import safepath
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@ def match(proc):
 
 def prep_job(job_config, log_file_path, archive_dir):
     job_id = job_config['job_id']
+    check_job_expiration(job_config)
+
     safe_archive = safepath.munge(job_config['name'])
     job_config['worker_log'] = log_file_path
     archive_path_full = os.path.join(
@@ -306,6 +309,31 @@ def prep_job(job_config, log_file_path, archive_dir):
     return job_config, teuth_bin_path
 
 
+def check_job_expiration(job_config):
+    job_id = job_config['job_id']
+    expired = False
+    now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+    if expire_str := job_config.get('timestamp'):
+        expire = parse_timestamp(expire_str) + \
+            datetime.timedelta(seconds=teuth_config.max_job_age)
+        expired = expire < now
+    if not expired and (expire_str := job_config.get('expire')):
+        try:
+            expire = parse_timestamp(expire_str)
+            expired = expired or expire < now
+        except ValueError:
+            log.warning(f"Failed to parse job expiration: {expire_str=}")
+            pass
+    if expired:
+        log.info(f"Skipping job {job_id} because it is expired: {expire_str} is in the past")
+        report.try_push_job_info(
+            job_config,
+            # TODO: Add a 'canceled' status to paddles, and use that.
+            dict(status='dead'),
+        )
+        raise SkipJob()
+
+
 def lock_machines(job_config):
     report.try_push_job_info(job_config, dict(status='running'))
     fake_ctx = supervisor.create_fake_context(job_config, block=True)
diff --git a/teuthology/dispatcher/test/test_dispatcher.py b/teuthology/dispatcher/test/test_dispatcher.py
index e7c59d8bd..8551455e2 100644
--- a/teuthology/dispatcher/test/test_dispatcher.py
+++ b/teuthology/dispatcher/test/test_dispatcher.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from teuthology import dispatcher
 from teuthology.config import FakeNamespace
 from teuthology.contextutil import MaxWhileTries
+from teuthology.util.time import TIMESTAMP_FMT
 
 
 class TestDispatcher(object):
@@ -172,3 +173,30 @@ def test_main_loop_13925(
         for i in range(len(jobs)):
             push_call = m_try_push_job_info.call_args_list[i]
             assert push_call[0][1]['status'] == 'dead'
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ["timestamp", "expire", "skip"],
+        [
+            [datetime.timedelta(days=-1), None, False],
+            [datetime.timedelta(days=-30), None, True],
+            [None, datetime.timedelta(days=1), False],
+            [None, datetime.timedelta(days=-1), True],
+            [datetime.timedelta(days=-1), datetime.timedelta(days=1), False],
+            [datetime.timedelta(days=1), datetime.timedelta(days=-1), True],
+        ]
+    )
+    def test_check_job_expiration(self, timestamp, expire, skip):
+        now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+        job_config = dict(
+            job_id="1",
+            name="job_name",
+        )
+        if timestamp:
+            job_config["timestamp"] = (now + timestamp).strftime(TIMESTAMP_FMT)
+        if expire:
+            job_config["expire"] = (now + expire).strftime(TIMESTAMP_FMT)
+        if skip:
+            with pytest.raises(dispatcher.SkipJob):
+                dispatcher.check_job_expiration(job_config)
+        else:
+            dispatcher.check_job_expiration(job_config)
diff --git a/teuthology/suite/__init__.py b/teuthology/suite/__init__.py
index 6fc167fab..8a17cf5f1 100644
--- a/teuthology/suite/__init__.py
+++ b/teuthology/suite/__init__.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ def process_args(args):
         elif key == 'subset' and value is not None:
             # take input string '2/3' and turn into (2, 3)
             value = tuple(map(int, value.split('/')))
+        elif key == 'expire' and value is None:
+            # Skip empty 'expire' values
+            continue
         elif key in ('filter_all', 'filter_in', 'filter_out', 'rerun_statuses'):
             if not value:
                 value = []
diff --git a/teuthology/suite/run.py b/teuthology/suite/run.py
index 600f1568f..d425245b4 100644
--- a/teuthology/suite/run.py
+++ b/teuthology/suite/run.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import copy
+import datetime
 import logging
 import os
 import pwd
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
 
 from humanfriendly import format_timespan
 
-from datetime import datetime
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 from teuthology import repo_utils
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from teuthology.suite.merge import config_merge
 from teuthology.suite.build_matrix import build_matrix
 from teuthology.suite.placeholder import substitute_placeholders, dict_templ
-from teuthology.util.time import TIMESTAMP_FMT
+from teuthology.util.time import parse_offset, parse_timestamp, TIMESTAMP_FMT
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ def create_initial_config(self):
 
         :returns: A JobConfig object
         """
+        now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+        expires = self.get_expiration()
+        if expires:
+            if now > expires:
+                util.schedule_fail(
+                    f"Refusing to schedule because the expiration date is in the past: {self.args.expire}",
+                    dry_run=self.args.dry_run,
+                )
+
         self.os = self.choose_os()
         self.kernel_dict = self.choose_kernel()
         ceph_hash = self.choose_ceph_hash()
@@ -124,8 +133,29 @@ def create_initial_config(self):
             suite_relpath=self.args.suite_relpath,
             flavor=self.args.flavor,
         )
+        if expires:
+            self.config_input["expires"] = expires.strftime(TIMESTAMP_FMT)
         return self.build_base_config()
 
+    def get_expiration(self, _base_time: datetime.datetime | None = None) -> datetime.datetime | None:
+        """
+        _base_time: For testing, calculate relative offsets from this base time
+
+        :returns:   True if the job should run; False if it has expired
+        """
+        log.info(f"Checking for expiration ({self.args.expire})")
+        expires_str = self.args.expire
+        if expires_str is None:
+            return None
+        now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+        if _base_time is None:
+            _base_time = now
+        try:
+            expires = parse_timestamp(expires_str)
+        except ValueError:
+            expires = _base_time + parse_offset(expires_str)
+        return expires
+
     def choose_os(self):
         os_type = self.args.distro
         os_version = self.args.distro_version
diff --git a/teuthology/suite/test/test_run_.py b/teuthology/suite/test/test_run_.py
index abe78a386..9395c4fc3 100644
--- a/teuthology/suite/test/test_run_.py
+++ b/teuthology/suite/test/test_run_.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import contextlib
 import yaml
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, UTC
 from mock import patch, call, ANY
 from io import StringIO
 from io import BytesIO
@@ -90,6 +90,39 @@ def test_branch_nonexistent(
         with pytest.raises(ScheduleFailError):
             self.klass(self.args)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ["expire", "delta", "result"],
+        [
+            ["1m", timedelta(), True],
+            ["1m", timedelta(minutes=-2), False],
+            ["1m", timedelta(minutes=2), True],
+            ["7d", timedelta(days=-14), False],
+        ]
+    )
+    @patch('teuthology.repo_utils.fetch_repo')
+    @patch('teuthology.suite.run.util.git_branch_exists')
+    @patch('teuthology.suite.run.util.package_version_for_hash')
+    @patch('teuthology.suite.run.util.git_ls_remote')
+    def test_expiration(
+        self,
+        m_git_ls_remote,
+        m_package_version_for_hash,
+        m_git_branch_exists,
+        m_fetch_repo,
+        expire,
+        delta,
+        result,
+    ):
+        m_git_ls_remote.side_effect = 'hash'
+        m_package_version_for_hash.return_value = 'a_version'
+        m_git_branch_exists.return_value = True
+        self.args.expire = expire
+        obj = self.klass(self.args)
+        now = datetime.now(UTC)
+        expires_result = obj.get_expiration(_base_time=datetime.now(UTC) + delta)
+        assert expires_result is not None
+        assert (now < expires_result) is result
+
     @patch('teuthology.suite.run.util.fetch_repos')
     @patch('requests.head')
     @patch('teuthology.suite.run.util.git_branch_exists')