diff --git a/doc/api/tls.md b/doc/api/tls.md
index e294a75f919a3d..5a483468cecbc4 100644
--- a/doc/api/tls.md
+++ b/doc/api/tls.md
@@ -629,6 +629,20 @@ Existing or currently pending server connections will use the previous keys.
 
 See [Session Resumption][] for more information.
 
+### `server.getSessionTimeout()`
+
+* Returns: {number} The number of seconds after which a TLS session
+    created by the server will no longer be resumable.
+
+  Returns the session timeout in seconds.
+
+### `server.setSessionTimeout(sessionTimeout)`
+
+* `sessionTimeout` {number} The number of seconds after which a TLS session
+    created by the server will no longer be resumable.
+
+  Sets the session timeout.
+  TODO (changed dynamically/for further connections?)
 ## Class: `tls.TLSSocket`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.11.4
diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index 02fd7b002651c3..d75d51f2a2e90b 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -1356,6 +1356,13 @@ Server.prototype._setServerData = function(data) {
   this.setTicketKeys(Buffer.from(data.ticketKeys, 'hex'));
 };
 
+Server.prototype.getSessionTimeout = function getSessionTimeout() {
+  return this._sharedCreds.context.getSessionTimeout();
+};
+
+Server.prototype.setSessionTimeout = function setSessionTimeout(sessionTimeout) {
+  this._sharedCreds.context.setSessionTimeout(sessionTimeout);
+};
 
 Server.prototype.getTicketKeys = function getTicketKeys() {
   return this._sharedCreds.context.getTicketKeys();
diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index ca394f2e24e4bb..4f02925967787d 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ void SecureContext::Initialize(Environment* env, Local<Object> target) {
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "getMinProto", GetMinProto);
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "setOptions", SetOptions);
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "setSessionIdContext", SetSessionIdContext);
+  env->SetProtoMethod(t, "getSessionTimeout", GetSessionTimeout);
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "setSessionTimeout", SetSessionTimeout);
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "close", Close);
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "loadPKCS12", LoadPKCS12);
@@ -1374,6 +1375,15 @@ void SecureContext::SetSessionIdContext(
   args.GetIsolate()->ThrowException(Exception::TypeError(message));
 }
 
+void SecureContext::GetSessionTimeout(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  SecureContext* sc;
+  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&sc, args.Holder());
+
+  CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 0);
+
+  long sessionTimeout = SSL_CTX_get_timeout(sc->ctx_.get());
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(static_cast<uint32_t>(sessionTimeout));
+}
 
 void SecureContext::SetSessionTimeout(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   SecureContext* sc;
diff --git a/src/node_crypto.h b/src/node_crypto.h
index 1eea1239f1956d..38fc7f8f3cb466 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.h
+++ b/src/node_crypto.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ class SecureContext final : public BaseObject {
   static void SetOptions(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void SetSessionIdContext(
       const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
+  static void GetSessionTimeout(
+      const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void SetSessionTimeout(
       const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void SetMinProto(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-session-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-session-timeout.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..71bff1aaad6714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-session-timeout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.hasCrypto)
+  common.skip('missing crypto');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const tls = require('tls');
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+
+if (!common.opensslCli)
+  common.skip('node compiled without OpenSSL CLI.');
+
+
+// WARNING!
+// This is only a POC test.
+// Unfortunately, it is useless because with '-no_tickets' option not enabled,
+// 'newSession' and 'resumeSession' event callbacks are not called.
+doTest();
+
+function doTest() {
+  const key = fixtures.readKey('rsa_private.pem');
+  const cert = fixtures.readKey('rsa_cert.crt');
+  const options = {
+    key,
+    cert,
+    ca: [cert],
+    requestCert: true,
+    rejectUnauthorized: false,
+    secureProtocol: 'TLS_method',
+  };
+  let session;
+
+  let newSessions = 0;
+  let resumedSessions = 0;
+
+  const server = tls.createServer(options, function(cleartext) {
+    cleartext.on('error', function(er) {
+      // We're ok with getting ECONNRESET in this test, but it's
+      // timing-dependent, and thus unreliable. Any other errors
+      // are just failures, though.
+      if (er.code !== 'ECONNRESET')
+        throw er;
+    });
+    cleartext.end('');
+  });
+
+  server.on('newSession', function(id, data, cb) {
+    ++newSessions;
+
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      session = { id, data };
+      cb();
+    });
+  });
+
+  server.on('resumeSession', function(id, callback) {
+    ++resumedSessions;
+    assert.ok(session);
+    assert.strictEqual(session.id.toString('hex'), id.toString('hex'));
+
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      callback(null, session.data);
+    });
+  });
+
+  server.listen(0, function() {
+    const args = [
+      's_client',
+      '-tls1',
+      '-connect', `localhost:${this.address().port}`,
+      '-servername', 'ohgod',
+      '-key', fixtures.path('keys/rsa_private.pem'),
+      '-cert', fixtures.path('keys/rsa_cert.crt'),
+      '-no_ticket'
+    ];
+
+    function spawnClient(cb) {
+      const client = spawn(common.opensslCli, args, {
+        stdio: [ 0, 1, 'pipe' ]
+      });
+      let err = '';
+      client.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
+      client.stderr.on('data', function(chunk) {
+        err += chunk;
+      });
+
+      client.on('exit', common.mustCall(function(code, signal) {
+        if (code !== 0) {
+          // If SmartOS and connection refused, then retry. See
+          // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/2663.
+          if (common.isSunOS && err.includes('Connection refused')) {
+            requestCount = 0;
+            spawnClient();
+            return;
+          }
+          assert.fail(`code: ${code}, signal: ${signal}, output: ${err}`);
+        }
+        assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
+
+        setImmediate(cb);
+      }));
+    }
+
+    spawnClient(() => {
+      // Make the first connection. A new session should be estabilished.
+      // newSessions: 0 -> 1
+      // resumedSessions: 0
+      spawnClient(() => {
+        // Make the second connection. A session should be resumed.
+        // newSessions: 1
+        // resumedSessions: 0 -> 1
+        // Set session timeout to 1 second,
+        server.setSessionTimeout(1);
+        assert.strictEqual(server.getSessionTimeout(), 1);
+        // After 2 seconds, session should time out. 
+        // newSessions: 1 -> 2
+        // resumedSessions: 1
+        setTimeout(function () {
+          spawnClient(() => {
+           server.close();
+          });
+        }, 2);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  process.on('exit', function() {
+  // assert.strictEqual(resumedSessions, 1);
+  // assert.strictEqual(newSessions, 2);
+  });
+};