diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/BinaryRedisPersistence.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/BinaryRedisPersistence.scala
index c9b0a981..2f666693 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/BinaryRedisPersistence.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/BinaryRedisPersistence.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class BinaryRedisPersistence extends RedisPersistence[Array[Byte]] {
   override def load(pipeline: Pipeline, key: String, requiredColumns: Seq[String]): Unit =
     pipeline.get(key.getBytes(UTF_8))
 
-  override def encodeRow(keyName: String, value: Row): Array[Byte] = {
+  override def encodeRow(keyName: String, value: Row, ttlColumn: Option[String] = None): Array[Byte] = {
     val fields = value.schema.fields.map(_.name)
     val valuesArray = fields.map(f => value.getAs[Any](f))
     SerializationUtils.serialize(valuesArray)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/HashRedisPersistence.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/HashRedisPersistence.scala
index a22c4614..6743c791 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/HashRedisPersistence.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/HashRedisPersistence.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class HashRedisPersistence extends RedisPersistence[Any] {
     pipeline.hmget(key, requiredColumns: _*)
   }
 
-  override def encodeRow(keyName: String, value: Row): Map[String, String] = {
+  override def encodeRow(keyName: String, value: Row, ttlColumn: Option[String] = None): Map[String, String] = {
     val fields = value.schema.fields.map(_.name)
     val kvMap = value.getValuesMap[Any](fields)
     kvMap
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ class HashRedisPersistence extends RedisPersistence[Any] {
         // don't store key values
         k != keyName
       }
+      .filter { case (k, _) =>
+        // don't store TTLs
+        ttlColumn match {
+          case Some(ttl) => k != ttl
+          case None => true
+        }
+      }
       .map { case (k, v) =>
         k -> String.valueOf(v)
       }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisPersistence.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisPersistence.scala
index d69eef66..bf5f1c58 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisPersistence.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisPersistence.scala
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ trait RedisPersistence[T] extends Serializable {
     *
     * @param keyName field name that should be encoded in special way, e.g. in Redis keys.
     * @param value   row to encode.
+    * @param ttlColumn field name to be used for setting the ttl and not added as a value
     * @return encoded row
     */
-  def encodeRow(keyName: String, value: Row): T
+  def encodeRow(keyName: String, value: Row, ttlColumn: Option[String] = None): T
 
   /**
     * Decode dataframe row stored in Redis.
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisSourceRelation.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisSourceRelation.scala
index 06487471..b4db6618 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisSourceRelation.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/RedisSourceRelation.scala
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class RedisSourceRelation(override val sqlContext: SQLContext,
   private val persistence = RedisPersistence(persistenceModel)
   private val tableNameOpt: Option[String] = parameters.get(SqlOptionTableName)
   private val ttl = parameters.get(SqlOptionTTL).map(_.toInt).getOrElse(0)
+  private val ttlColumn: Option[String] = parameters.get(SqlOptionTTLColumn)
 
   /**
     * redis key pattern for rows, based either on the 'keys.pattern' or 'table' parameter
@@ -106,6 +107,12 @@ class RedisSourceRelation(override val sqlContext: SQLContext,
       s"You should only use either one.")
   }
 
+  // check if both ttl column and ttl are set
+  if (ttlColumn.isDefined && ttl > 0) {
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Both options '$SqlOptionTTL' and '$SqlOptionTTLColumn' are set. " +
+      s"You should only use either one.")
+  }
+
   override def schema: StructType = {
     if (currentSchema == null) {
       currentSchema = userSpecifiedSchema.getOrElse {
@@ -142,8 +149,9 @@ class RedisSourceRelation(override val sqlContext: SQLContext,
           val conn = node.connect()
           foreachWithPipeline(conn, keys) { (pipeline, key) =>
             val row = rowsWithKey(key)
-            val encodedRow = persistence.encodeRow(keyName, row)
-            persistence.save(pipeline, key, encodedRow, ttl)
+            val encodedRow = persistence.encodeRow(keyName, row, ttlColumn)
+            val recordTTL = if (ttlColumn.isEmpty) ttl else row.getAs[Int](ttlColumn.get)
+            persistence.save(pipeline, key, encodedRow, recordTTL)
           }
           conn.close()
         }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/redis.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/redis.scala
index 82b1c1d7..8499fd5d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/redis.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/redis/redis.scala
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package object redis {
   val SqlOptionInferSchema = "infer.schema"
   val SqlOptionKeyColumn = "key.column"
   val SqlOptionTTL = "ttl"
+  val SqlOptionTTLColumn = "ttl.column"
 
   val SqlOptionMaxPipelineSize = "max.pipeline.size"
   val SqlOptionScanCount = "scan.count"