diff --git a/library/ssl_misc.h b/library/ssl_misc.h
index 8482ee1..c636ad4 100644
--- a/library/ssl_misc.h
+++ b/library/ssl_misc.h
@@ -2765,6 +2765,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
+
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_MAX_ALLOWED_TICKET_LIFETIME (604800)
+
 static inline unsigned int mbedtls_ssl_session_get_ticket_flags(
     mbedtls_ssl_session *session, unsigned int flags)
 {
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls13_client.c b/library/ssl_tls13_client.c
index 32ad7aa..294a294 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls13_client.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls13_client.c
@@ -933,6 +933,10 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
         mbedtls_ms_time_t now = mbedtls_ms_time();
         mbedtls_ssl_session *session = ssl->session_negotiate;
+        /* The ticket age has been checked to be smaller that the
+         * `ticket_lifetime` in ssl_prepare_client_hello() which is smaller than
+         * 7 days (enforced in ssl_tls13_parse_new_session_ticket()) . Thus the
+         * cast to `uint32_t` of the ticket age is safe. */
         uint32_t obfuscated_ticket_age =
             (uint32_t) (now - session->ticket_received);
         obfuscated_ticket_age += session->ticket_age_add;
@@ -2744,6 +2748,12 @@
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3,
                           ("ticket_lifetime: %u",
                            (unsigned int) session->ticket_lifetime));
+    if (session->ticket_lifetime >
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_MAX_ALLOWED_TICKET_LIFETIME) {
+        /* TODO: Add new return value here? */
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3, ("ticket_lifetime exceeds 7 days."));
+        return MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
+    }
 
     session->ticket_age_add = MBEDTLS_GET_UINT32_BE(p, 4);
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3,
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls13_server.c b/library/ssl_tls13_server.c
index e7800f1..5c606e4 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls13_server.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls13_server.c
@@ -3025,8 +3025,8 @@
      *      MAY treat a ticket as valid for a shorter period of time than what
      *      is stated in the ticket_lifetime.
      */
-    if (ticket_lifetime > 604800) {
-        ticket_lifetime = 604800;
+    if (ticket_lifetime > MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_MAX_ALLOWED_TICKET_LIFETIME) {
+        ticket_lifetime = MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_MAX_ALLOWED_TICKET_LIFETIME;
     }
     MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT32_BE(ticket_lifetime, p, 0);
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3, ("ticket_lifetime: %u",