diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 504ddb4d..1e049e0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 - Add [extend_aspect_ratio](https://docs.imgproxy.net/latest/generating_the_url?id=extend-aspect-ratio) processing option.
 - (pro) Add [advanced smart crop](https://docs.imgproxy.net/latest/configuration?id=smart-crop)
 
+### Change
+- Make the `expires` processing option set `Expires` and `Cache-Control` headers.
+
 ## [3.13.2] - 2023-02-15
 ### Change
 - Remove color-related EXIF data when stripping ICC profile.
diff --git a/options/processing_options.go b/options/processing_options.go
index d0a64720..4afbf7d4 100644
--- a/options/processing_options.go
+++ b/options/processing_options.go
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ type ProcessingOptions struct {
 
 	CacheBuster string
 
+	Expires *time.Time
+
 	Watermark WatermarkOptions
 
 	PreferWebP  bool
@@ -826,6 +828,9 @@ func applyExpiresOption(po *ProcessingOptions, args []string) error {
 		return errExpiredURL
 	}
 
+	expires := time.Unix(timestamp, 0)
+	po.Expires = &expires
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/processing_handler.go b/processing_handler.go
index ff2beaa4..aafc8299 100644
--- a/processing_handler.go
+++ b/processing_handler.go
@@ -55,10 +55,16 @@ func initProcessingHandler() {
 	headerVaryValue = strings.Join(vary, ", ")
 }
 
-func setCacheControl(rw http.ResponseWriter, originHeaders map[string]string) {
+func setCacheControl(rw http.ResponseWriter, force *time.Time, originHeaders map[string]string) {
 	var cacheControl, expires string
 	var ttl int
 
+	if force != nil {
+		rw.Header().Set("Cache-Control", fmt.Sprintf("max-age=%d, public", int(time.Until(*force).Seconds())))
+		rw.Header().Set("Expires", force.Format(http.TimeFormat))
+		return
+	}
+
 	if config.CacheControlPassthrough && originHeaders != nil {
 		if val, ok := originHeaders["Cache-Control"]; ok && len(val) > 0 {
 			cacheControl = val
@@ -115,7 +121,7 @@ func respondWithImage(reqID string, r *http.Request, rw http.ResponseWriter, sta
 		rw.Header().Set("Content-DPR", strconv.FormatFloat(po.Dpr, 'f', 2, 32))
 	}
 
-	setCacheControl(rw, originData.Headers)
+	setCacheControl(rw, po.Expires, originData.Headers)
 	setVary(rw)
 	setCanonical(rw, originURL)
 
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@ func respondWithImage(reqID string, r *http.Request, rw http.ResponseWriter, sta
 }
 
 func respondWithNotModified(reqID string, r *http.Request, rw http.ResponseWriter, po *options.ProcessingOptions, originURL string, originHeaders map[string]string) {
-	setCacheControl(rw, originHeaders)
+	setCacheControl(rw, po.Expires, originHeaders)
 	setVary(rw)
 
 	rw.WriteHeader(304)
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index 4b5ee445..08aebf8a 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func streamOriginImage(ctx context.Context, reqID string, r *http.Request, rw ht
 		rw.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", imagetype.ContentDisposition(filename, ext, po.ReturnAttachment))
 	}
 
-	setCacheControl(rw, map[string]string{
+	setCacheControl(rw, po.Expires, map[string]string{
 		"Cache-Control": rw.Header().Get("Cache-Control"),
 		"Expires":       rw.Header().Get("Expires"),
 	})