diff --git a/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CacheImpl.java b/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CacheImpl.java
index 251f013c8b6..dc67f9e0cac 100644
--- a/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CacheImpl.java
+++ b/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CacheImpl.java
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 
 import static org.wso2.carbon.caching.impl.CachingConstants.CLEAR_ALL_PREFIX;
 import static org.wso2.carbon.caching.impl.CachingConstants.ILLEGAL_STATE_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE;
+import static org.wso2.carbon.caching.impl.Util.isPeriodicCacheCleanUpEnabled;
+
 /**
  * TODO: class description
  * <p/>
@@ -1000,7 +1002,10 @@ public int compare(CacheEntry o1, CacheEntry o2) {
             long lastModified = localCacheEntry.getLastModified();
             long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-            if (now - lastAccessed >= accessedExpiryDuration || now - lastModified >= modifiedExpiryDuration) {
+            boolean performCleanup = isPeriodicCacheCleanUpEnabled() ? (now - lastAccessed >= accessedExpiryDuration) :
+                    (now - lastAccessed >= accessedExpiryDuration || now - lastModified >= modifiedExpiryDuration);
+
+            if (performCleanup) {
                 expire(key);
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     log.debug("Expired: Cache:" + cacheName + ", entry:" + key);
diff --git a/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CachingConstants.java b/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CachingConstants.java
index 5feb6d6ac21..68b2bae492b 100644
--- a/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CachingConstants.java
+++ b/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/CachingConstants.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public final class CachingConstants {
     public static final String ILLEGAL_STATE_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE = "The cache status is not STARTED";
     public static final String CACHE_INVALIDATION_IMPL = "Cache.CacheInvalidationImpl";
     public static final String CACHE_INVALIDATION_PROPAGATION_ENABLED = "Cache.CachePropagationEnabled";
+    public static final String PERIODIC_CACHE_CLEANUP_ENABLED = "Cache.CachePeriodicCleanupEnabled";
     public static final String DEFAULT_CACHE_INVALIDATION_CLASS = "org.wso2.carbon.caching.impl.clustering" +
             ".ClusterCacheInvalidationRequestSender";
 
diff --git a/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/Util.java b/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/Util.java
index 7bc3d5b7f09..bfa2b4cba5e 100644
--- a/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/Util.java
+++ b/core/javax.cache/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/caching/impl/Util.java
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@ public static boolean isCacheInvalidationPropagationEnabled() {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return whether the cache periodic cleanup enabled or not.
+     *
+     * @return boolean.
+     */
+    public static boolean isPeriodicCacheCleanUpEnabled() {
+
+        ServerConfigurationService serverConfigService = DataHolder.getInstance().getServerConfigurationService();
+        if (serverConfigService != null) {
+            String cacheCleanUp = serverConfigService.getFirstProperty(
+                    CachingConstants.PERIODIC_CACHE_CLEANUP_ENABLED);
+            if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(cacheCleanUp)) {
+                return Boolean.parseBoolean(cacheCleanUp.trim());
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private Util() {
     }
 }
diff --git a/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/templates/repository/conf/carbon.xml.j2 b/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/templates/repository/conf/carbon.xml.j2
index 2ce9c215301..9e67e798e73 100644
--- a/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/templates/repository/conf/carbon.xml.j2
+++ b/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/templates/repository/conf/carbon.xml.j2
@@ -324,7 +324,12 @@
         {% else %}
          <CacheInvalidationImpl>org.wso2.carbon.caching.impl.clustering.ClusterCacheInvalidationRequestSender</CacheInvalidationImpl>
         {% endif %}
+        <{% if server.cache.propagation_enabled is defined %}
         <CachePropagationEnabled>{{server.cache.propagation_enabled}}</CachePropagationEnabled>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if server.cache.periodic_cleanup_enabled is defined %}
+        <CachePeriodicCleanupEnabled>{{server.cache.periodic_cleanup_enabled}}</CachePeriodicCleanupEnabled>
+        {% endif %}
     </Cache>
 
     <!--