diff --git a/client/defines.h b/client/defines.h
index 4359ddff..ef6c150e 100644
--- a/client/defines.h
+++ b/client/defines.h
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ typedef enum
 #define TDNF_REPO_KEY_GPGKEY              "gpgkey"
 #define TDNF_REPO_KEY_USERNAME            "username"
 #define TDNF_REPO_KEY_PASSWORD            "password"
+#define TDNF_REPO_KEY_METADATA_EXPIRE     "metadata_expire"
+
+//file names
+#define TDNF_REPO_METADATA_MARKER         "lastrefresh"
 
 //Repo defaults
 #define TDNF_DEFAULT_REPO_LOCATION        "/etc/yum.repos.d"
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ typedef enum
 #define TDNF_DEFAULT_DISTROARCHPKG        "x86_64"
 #define TDNF_RPM_CACHE_DIR_NAME           "rpms"
 #define TDNF_REPODATA_DIR_NAME            "repodata"
+#define TDNF_REPO_DEFAULT_METADATA_EXPIRE "8294400"//48 hours in seconds
+#define TDNF_REPO_METADATA_EXPIRE_NEVER   "never"
 //var names
 #define TDNF_VAR_RELEASEVER               "$releasever"
 #define TDNF_VAR_BASEARCH                 "$basearch"
@@ -192,4 +198,5 @@ typedef enum
     {ERROR_TDNF_RPM_GPG_NO_MATCH,   "ERROR_TDNF_RPM_GPG_NO_MATCH",     "RPM is signed but failed to match with known keys. Use --nogpgcheck to ignore."}, \
     {ERROR_TDNF_AUTOERASE_UNSUPPORTED,"ERROR_TDNF_AUTOERASE_UNSUPPORTED","autoerase / autoremove is not supported."}, \
     {ERROR_TDNF_RPM_CHECK,           "ERROR_TDNF_RPM_CHECK",           "rpm check reported errors"}, \
+    {ERROR_TDNF_METADATA_EXPIRE_PARSE, "ERROR_TDNF_METADATA_EXPIRE_PARSE", "metadata_expire value could not be parsed. Check your repo files."},\
 };
diff --git a/client/includes.h b/client/includes.h
index 0cddad47..eef11c5b 100644
--- a/client/includes.h
+++ b/client/includes.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <utime.h>
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 //
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
diff --git a/client/init.c b/client/init.c
index 73de4a83..12bad25d 100644
--- a/client/init.c
+++ b/client/init.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ TDNFRefreshSack(
     uint32_t dwError = 0;
     HyRepo hRepo = NULL;
     int nYumFlags = HY_LOAD_FILELISTS | HY_LOAD_UPDATEINFO;
+    char* pszRepoCacheDir = NULL;
 
     if(!pTdnf)
     {
@@ -272,9 +273,30 @@ TDNFRefreshSack(
         PTDNF_REPO_DATA pTempRepo = pTdnf->pRepos;
         while(pTempRepo)
         {
+            int nMetadataExpired = 0;
             if(pTempRepo->nEnabled)
             {
-                if(nCleanMetadata)
+                //Check if expired since last sync per metadata_expire
+                if(!nCleanMetadata && pTempRepo->lMetadataExpire >= 0)
+                {
+                    dwError = TDNFAllocateStringPrintf(
+                                  &pszRepoCacheDir,
+                                  "%s/%s",
+                                  pTdnf->pConf->pszCacheDir,
+                                  pTempRepo->pszId);
+                    BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
+                    dwError = TDNFShouldSyncMetadata(
+                                  pszRepoCacheDir,
+                                  pTempRepo->lMetadataExpire,
+                                  &nMetadataExpired);
+                    BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
+                    TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszRepoCacheDir);
+                    pszRepoCacheDir = NULL;
+                }
+
+                if(nCleanMetadata || nMetadataExpired)
                 {
                     fprintf(stdout,
                             "Refreshing metadata for: '%s'\n",
@@ -318,6 +340,7 @@ TDNFRefreshSack(
     }
 
 cleanup:
+    TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszRepoCacheDir);
     return dwError;
 
 error:
diff --git a/client/prototypes.h b/client/prototypes.h
index 774e768b..413b94ab 100644
--- a/client/prototypes.h
+++ b/client/prototypes.h
@@ -770,6 +770,11 @@ TDNFUtilsMakeDirs(
     const char* pszPath
     );
 
+uint32_t
+TDNFTouchFile(
+    const char* pszFile
+    );
+
 uint32_t
 TDNFRawGetPackageVersion(
    const char* pszRootDir,
@@ -782,6 +787,24 @@ TDNFGetKernelArch(
    char** ppszArch
    );
 
+uint32_t
+TDNFUpdateMetadataMarkerFile(
+    const char* pszRepoDataFolder
+    );
+
+uint32_t
+TDNFParseMetadataExpire(
+    const char* pszMetadataExpire,
+    long* plMetadataExpire
+    );
+
+uint32_t
+TDNFShouldSyncMetadata(
+    const char* pszRepoDataFolder,
+    long lMetadataExpire,
+    int* pnShouldSync
+    );
+
 //validate.c
 uint32_t
 TDNFValidateCmdArgs(
diff --git a/client/repo.c b/client/repo.c
index 39e3af41..ee858b9b 100644
--- a/client/repo.c
+++ b/client/repo.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ TDNFInitRepo(
     char* pszRepoCacheDir = NULL;
     char* pszRepoDataDir = NULL;
     char* pszUserPass = NULL;
+    char* pszLastRefreshMarker = NULL;
 
     char* ppszRepoUrls[] = {NULL, NULL};
     char* ppszLocalUrls[] = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -173,8 +174,19 @@ TDNFInitRepo(
     dwError = TDNFInitRepoFromMetaData(hRepo, pRepo);
     BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
 
+    dwError = TDNFAllocateStringPrintf(
+                  &pszLastRefreshMarker,
+                  "%s/%s",
+                  pszRepoCacheDir,
+                  TDNF_REPO_METADATA_MARKER);
+    BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
+    dwError = TDNFTouchFile(pszLastRefreshMarker);
+    BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
     *phRepo = hRepo;
 cleanup:
+    TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszLastRefreshMarker);
     if(pszRepoDataDir)
     {
         g_free(pszRepoDataDir);
diff --git a/client/repolist.c b/client/repolist.c
index 55087e16..1a39cf9d 100644
--- a/client/repolist.c
+++ b/client/repolist.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ TDNFLoadReposFromFile(
     char** ppszRepos = NULL;
     char* pszRepo = NULL;
     char* pszValue = NULL;
+    char* pszMetadataExpire = NULL;
 
     PTDNF_REPO_DATA pRepos = NULL;
     PTDNF_REPO_DATA pRepo = NULL;
@@ -238,6 +239,32 @@ TDNFLoadReposFromFile(
                       &pRepo->pszPass);
         BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
 
+        dwError = TDNFRepoGetKeyValue(
+                      pKeyFile,
+                      pszRepo,
+                      TDNF_REPO_KEY_METADATA_EXPIRE,
+                      NULL,
+                      &pszMetadataExpire);
+        BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
+        //Set
+        if(IsNullOrEmptyString(pszMetadataExpire))
+        {
+            TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszMetadataExpire);
+            dwError = TDNFAllocateString(
+                          TDNF_REPO_DEFAULT_METADATA_EXPIRE,
+                          &pszMetadataExpire);
+            BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+        }
+
+        dwError = TDNFParseMetadataExpire(
+                      pszMetadataExpire,
+                      &pRepo->lMetadataExpire);
+        BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
+        TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszMetadataExpire);
+        pszMetadataExpire = NULL;
+
         pRepo->pNext = pRepos;
         pRepos = pRepo;
         pRepo = NULL;
@@ -252,6 +279,7 @@ TDNFLoadReposFromFile(
     }
     g_free(pszValue);
     g_strfreev(ppszRepos);
+    TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszMetadataExpire);
     return dwError;
 
 error:
diff --git a/client/utils.c b/client/utils.c
index 17b2aaa7..895fc6b1 100644
--- a/client/utils.c
+++ b/client/utils.c
@@ -306,6 +306,64 @@ TDNFIsDir(
     goto cleanup;
 }
 
+//update time if file exists
+//create if not
+uint32_t
+TDNFTouchFile(
+    const char* pszFile
+    )
+{
+    uint32_t dwError = 0;
+    struct stat st = {0};
+    int fd = -1;
+    struct utimbuf times = {0};
+
+    if(IsNullOrEmptyString(pszFile))
+    {
+        dwError = ERROR_TDNF_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+        BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+    }
+
+    if(stat(pszFile, &st) == -1)
+    {
+        if(errno == ENOENT)
+        {
+            fd = creat(pszFile,
+                       S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+            if(fd == -1)
+            {
+                dwError = errno;
+                BAIL_ON_TDNF_SYSTEM_ERROR(dwError);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                close(fd);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            dwError = errno;
+            BAIL_ON_TDNF_SYSTEM_ERROR(dwError);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        times.actime = st.st_atime;
+        times.modtime = time(NULL);
+        if(utime(pszFile, &times))
+        {
+            dwError = errno;
+            BAIL_ON_TDNF_SYSTEM_ERROR(dwError);
+        }
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    return dwError;
+
+error:
+    goto cleanup;
+}
+
 //get package version using rpmlib
 uint32_t
 TDNFRawGetPackageVersion(
@@ -435,3 +493,131 @@ TDNFGetKernelArch(
     TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszArch);
     goto cleanup;
 }
+
+uint32_t
+TDNFParseMetadataExpire(
+    const char* pszMetadataExpire,
+    long* plMetadataExpire
+    )
+{
+    uint32_t dwError = 0;
+    long lMetadataExpire = -1;
+    char* pszError = NULL;
+
+    if(!lMetadataExpire || IsNullOrEmptyString(pszMetadataExpire))
+    {
+        dwError = ERROR_TDNF_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+        BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+    }
+
+    if(!strcasecmp(TDNF_REPO_METADATA_EXPIRE_NEVER, pszMetadataExpire))
+    {
+        lMetadataExpire = -1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        lMetadataExpire = strtol(pszMetadataExpire, &pszError, 10);
+        if(lMetadataExpire < 0)
+        {
+            lMetadataExpire = -1;
+        }
+        else if(lMetadataExpire > 0)
+        {
+            char chMultiplier = 's';
+            int nMultiplier = 1;
+            if(pszError && *pszError)
+            {
+                chMultiplier = *pszError;
+            }
+            switch(chMultiplier)
+            {
+                case 's': nMultiplier = 1; break;
+                case 'm': nMultiplier = 60; break;
+                case 'h': nMultiplier = 60*60; break;
+                case 'd': nMultiplier = 60*60*24; break;
+                default:
+                    dwError = ERROR_TDNF_METADATA_EXPIRE_PARSE;
+                    BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+            }
+            lMetadataExpire *= nMultiplier;
+        }
+        else if(pszError && *pszError)
+        {
+            dwError = ERROR_TDNF_METADATA_EXPIRE_PARSE;
+            BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+        }
+    }
+
+    *plMetadataExpire = lMetadataExpire;
+
+cleanup:
+    return dwError;
+
+error:
+    if(plMetadataExpire)
+    {
+        *plMetadataExpire = 0;
+    }
+    goto cleanup;
+}
+
+uint32_t
+TDNFShouldSyncMetadata(
+    const char* pszRepoDataFolder,
+    long lMetadataExpire,
+    int* pnShouldSync
+    )
+{
+    uint32_t dwError = 0;
+    int nShouldSync = 0;
+    struct stat st = {0};
+    time_t tCurrent = time(NULL);
+    char* pszMarkerFile = NULL;
+
+    if(!pnShouldSync || IsNullOrEmptyString(pszRepoDataFolder))
+    {
+        dwError = ERROR_TDNF_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+        BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+    }
+
+    dwError = TDNFAllocateStringPrintf(
+                  &pszMarkerFile,
+                  "%s/%s",
+                  pszRepoDataFolder,
+                  TDNF_REPO_METADATA_MARKER);
+    BAIL_ON_TDNF_ERROR(dwError);
+
+    //Look for the metadata marker file
+    if(stat(pszMarkerFile, &st) == -1)
+    {
+        if(errno == ENOENT)
+        {
+            nShouldSync = 1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            dwError = errno;
+            BAIL_ON_TDNF_SYSTEM_ERROR(dwError);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if(difftime(tCurrent, st.st_ctime) > lMetadataExpire)
+        {
+            nShouldSync = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *pnShouldSync = nShouldSync;
+
+cleanup:
+    TDNF_SAFE_FREE_MEMORY(pszMarkerFile);
+    return dwError;
+
+error:
+    if(pnShouldSync)
+    {
+        *pnShouldSync = 0;
+    }
+    goto cleanup;
+}
diff --git a/include/tdnferror.h b/include/tdnferror.h
index 41aa2975..1388827e 100644
--- a/include/tdnferror.h
+++ b/include/tdnferror.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ERROR_TDNF_ALREADY_INSTALLED        1026
 #define ERROR_TDNF_NO_UPGRADE_PATH          1027
 #define ERROR_TDNF_NO_DOWNGRADE_PATH        1028
+//
+#define ERROR_TDNF_METADATA_EXPIRE_PARSE    1029
 
 //Hawkey errors 1300 to 1399
 #define ERROR_TDNF_HAWKEY_BASE          1300
diff --git a/include/tdnftypes.h b/include/tdnftypes.h
index 94c7b5a4..4f89a1da 100644
--- a/include/tdnftypes.h
+++ b/include/tdnftypes.h
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ typedef struct _TDNF_REPO_DATA
     int nEnabled;
     int nSkipIfUnavailable;
     int nGPGCheck;
+    long lMetadataExpire;
     char* pszId;
     char* pszName;
     char* pszBaseUrl;