diff --git a/deploy/kubectl/openebs-nfs-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/kubectl/openebs-nfs-provisioner.yaml
index 7d57fbe..a6d21ef 100644
--- a/deploy/kubectl/openebs-nfs-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubectl/openebs-nfs-provisioner.yaml
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ metadata:
         value: "kernel"
       #- name: BackendStorageClass
       #  value: "openebs-hostpath"
+      #  LeaseTime defines the renewl period(in seconds) for client state
+      #- name: LeaseTime
+      #  value: 30
+      #  GraceTime defines the recovery period(in seconds) to reclaim locks
+      #- name: GraceTime
+      #  value: 30
 provisioner: openebs.io/nfsrwx
 reclaimPolicy: Delete
 ---
diff --git a/nfs-server-container/nfsd.sh b/nfs-server-container/nfsd.sh
index 89e57c2..b7f53a2 100644
--- a/nfs-server-container/nfsd.sh
+++ b/nfs-server-container/nfsd.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ stop()
   exit
 }
 
+get_nfs_args() {
+  declare -n args=$1
+
+  args=(--debug 8 --no-udp --no-nfs-version 2 --no-nfs-version 3)
+  if [ ! -z ${NFS_GRACE_TIME} ]; then
+    args+=( --grace-time ${NFS_GRACE_TIME})
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -z ${NFS_LEASE_TIME} ]; then
+    args+=( --lease-time ${NFS_LEASE_TIME})
+  fi
+}
+
 # Check if the SHARED_DIRECTORY variable is empty
 if [ -z "${SHARED_DIRECTORY}" ]; then
   echo "The SHARED_DIRECTORY environment variable is unset or null, exiting..."
@@ -132,7 +145,8 @@ while true; do
     # /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
 
     echo "Starting NFS in the background..."
-    /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd --debug 8 --no-udp --no-nfs-version 2 --no-nfs-version 3
+    get_nfs_args nfs_args
+    /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd ${nfs_args[@]}
     echo "Exporting File System..."
     if /usr/sbin/exportfs -rv; then
       /usr/sbin/exportfs
diff --git a/provisioner/config.go b/provisioner/config.go
index d06b521..ec196de 100644
--- a/provisioner/config.go
+++ b/provisioner/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package provisioner
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	mconfig "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/apis/openebs.io/v1alpha1"
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ const (
 	//CustomServerConfig defines the server configuration to use,
 	// if it is set. Otherwise, use the default NFS server configuration.
 	CustomServerConfig = "CustomServerConfig"
+
+	// LeaseTime defines the renewl period(in seconds) for client state
+	// if not set then default value(90s) will be used
+	LeaseTime = "LeaseTime"
+
+	// GraceTime defines the recovery period(in seconds) to reclaim locks
+	// If it is not set then default value(90s) will be used
+	GraceTime = "GraceTime"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -132,6 +141,22 @@ func (c *VolumeConfig) GetCustomNFSServerConfig() string {
 	return customServerConfig
 }
 
+func (c *VolumeConfig) GetNFSServerLeaseTime() (int, error) {
+	leaseTime := c.getValue(LeaseTime)
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(leaseTime)) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	return strconv.Atoi(leaseTime)
+}
+
+func (c *VolumeConfig) GetNFServerGraceTime() (int, error) {
+	graceTime := c.getValue(GraceTime)
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(graceTime)) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	return strconv.Atoi(graceTime)
+}
+
 //getValue is a utility function to extract the value
 // of the `key` from the ConfigMap object - which is
 // map[string]interface{map[string][string]}
diff --git a/provisioner/helper_kernel_nfs_server.go b/provisioner/helper_kernel_nfs_server.go
index 5d526f9..24c7bd8 100644
--- a/provisioner/helper_kernel_nfs_server.go
+++ b/provisioner/helper_kernel_nfs_server.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package provisioner
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+
 	errors "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@ type KernelNFSServerOptions struct {
 	serviceName           string
 	deploymentName        string
 	nfsServerCustomConfig string
+
+	// leaseTime defines the renewl period(in seconds) for client state
+	// this should be in range from 10 to 3600 seconds
+	leaseTime int
+
+	// graceTime defines the recovery period(in seconds) to reclaim
+	// the locks and state
+	graceTime int
 }
 
 // validate checks that the required fields to create NFS Server
@@ -216,6 +226,14 @@ func (p *Provisioner) createDeployment(nfsServerOpts *KernelNFSServerOptions) er
 									Name:  "CUSTOM_EXPORTS_CONFIG",
 									Value: nfsServerOpts.nfsServerCustomConfig,
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "NFS_LEASE_TIME",
+									Value: strconv.Itoa(nfsServerOpts.leaseTime),
+								},
+								{
+									Name:  "NFS_GRACE_TIME",
+									Value: strconv.Itoa(nfsServerOpts.graceTime),
+								},
 							},
 						).
 						WithPortsNew(
diff --git a/provisioner/provisioner_kernel_nfs_server.go b/provisioner/provisioner_kernel_nfs_server.go
index 1af1f56..696c0bc 100644
--- a/provisioner/provisioner_kernel_nfs_server.go
+++ b/provisioner/provisioner_kernel_nfs_server.go
@@ -30,10 +30,26 @@ import (
 // ProvisionKernalNFSServer is invoked by the Provisioner to create a NFS
 //  with kernel NFS server
 func (p *Provisioner) ProvisionKernalNFSServer(opts pvController.ProvisionOptions, volumeConfig *VolumeConfig) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
+	var leaseTime, graceTime int
+	var leaseErr, graceErr error
+
 	pvc := opts.PVC
 	name := opts.PVName
 	capacity := opts.PVC.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceName(v1.ResourceStorage)]
 
+	leaseTime, leaseErr = volumeConfig.GetNFSServerLeaseTime()
+	graceTime, graceErr = volumeConfig.GetNFServerGraceTime()
+	if leaseErr != nil || graceErr != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Error parsing lease/grace time, leaseError=%s graceError=%s", leaseErr, graceErr)
+		alertlog.Logger.Errorw("",
+			"eventcode", "nfs.pv.provision.failure",
+			"msg", "Failed to provision NFS PV",
+			"rname", opts.PVName,
+			"reason", "Parsing failed for lease/grace time",
+			"storagetype", "nfs-kernel",
+		)
+	}
+
 	//Extract the details to create a NFS Server
 	nfsServerOpts := &KernelNFSServerOptions{
 		pvName:                name,
@@ -41,6 +57,8 @@ func (p *Provisioner) ProvisionKernalNFSServer(opts pvController.ProvisionOption
 		capacity:              capacity.String(),
 		backendStorageClass:   volumeConfig.GetBackendStorageClassFromConfig(),
 		nfsServerCustomConfig: volumeConfig.GetCustomNFSServerConfig(),
+		leaseTime:             leaseTime,
+		graceTime:             graceTime,
 	}
 
 	nfsService, err := p.getNFSServerAddress(nfsServerOpts)