diff --git a/logical/framework/backend.go b/logical/framework/backend.go
index b53c9f21b..042c0e70e 100644
--- a/logical/framework/backend.go
+++ b/logical/framework/backend.go
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ func (t FieldType) Zero() interface{} {
 		return false
 	case TypeMap:
 		return map[string]interface{}{}
+	case TypeDurationSecond:
+		return 0
 	default:
 		panic("unknown type: " + t.String())
 	}
diff --git a/logical/framework/backend_test.go b/logical/framework/backend_test.go
index 093e3e5cd..4058d194d 100644
--- a/logical/framework/backend_test.go
+++ b/logical/framework/backend_test.go
@@ -508,6 +508,16 @@ func TestFieldSchemaDefaultOrZero(t *testing.T) {
 			&FieldSchema{Type: TypeString},
 			"",
 		},
+
+		"default duration set": {
+			&FieldSchema{Type: TypeDurationSecond, Default: 60},
+			60,
+		},
+
+		"default duration not set": {
+			&FieldSchema{Type: TypeDurationSecond},
+			0,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/logical/framework/field_data.go b/logical/framework/field_data.go
index e8255c8c5..40d1ac182 100644
--- a/logical/framework/field_data.go
+++ b/logical/framework/field_data.go
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package framework
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
@@ -64,13 +67,7 @@ func (d *FieldData) GetOkErr(k string) (interface{}, bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	switch schema.Type {
-	case TypeBool:
-		fallthrough
-	case TypeInt:
-		fallthrough
-	case TypeMap:
-		fallthrough
-	case TypeString:
+	case TypeBool, TypeInt, TypeMap, TypeDurationSecond, TypeString:
 		return d.getPrimitive(k, schema)
 	default:
 		return nil, false,
@@ -114,6 +111,38 @@ func (d *FieldData) getPrimitive(
 		}
 
 		return result, true, nil
+
+	case TypeDurationSecond:
+		var result int
+		switch inp := raw.(type) {
+		case int:
+			result = inp
+		case float32:
+			result = int(inp)
+		case float64:
+			result = int(inp)
+		case string:
+			// Look for a suffix otherwise its a plain second value
+			if strings.HasSuffix(inp, "s") || strings.HasSuffix(inp, "m") || strings.HasSuffix(inp, "h") {
+				dur, err := time.ParseDuration(inp)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, true, err
+				}
+				result = int(dur.Seconds())
+			} else {
+				// Plain integer
+				val, err := strconv.ParseInt(inp, 10, 64)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, true, err
+				}
+				result = int(val)
+			}
+
+		default:
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid input '%v'", raw)
+		}
+		return result, true, nil
+
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown type: %s", schema.Type))
 	}
diff --git a/logical/framework/field_data_test.go b/logical/framework/field_data_test.go
index 000ded72a..e6a32f8cb 100644
--- a/logical/framework/field_data_test.go
+++ b/logical/framework/field_data_test.go
@@ -91,6 +91,50 @@ func TestFieldDataGet(t *testing.T) {
 				"child": true,
 			},
 		},
+
+		"duration type, string value": {
+			map[string]*FieldSchema{
+				"foo": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeDurationSecond},
+			},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"foo": "42",
+			},
+			"foo",
+			42,
+		},
+
+		"duration type, string duration value": {
+			map[string]*FieldSchema{
+				"foo": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeDurationSecond},
+			},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"foo": "42m",
+			},
+			"foo",
+			2520,
+		},
+
+		"duration type, int value": {
+			map[string]*FieldSchema{
+				"foo": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeDurationSecond},
+			},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"foo": 42,
+			},
+			"foo",
+			42,
+		},
+
+		"duration type, float value": {
+			map[string]*FieldSchema{
+				"foo": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeDurationSecond},
+			},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"foo": 42.0,
+			},
+			"foo",
+			42,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/logical/framework/field_type.go b/logical/framework/field_type.go
index a02b77bcd..d9d0ef3d2 100644
--- a/logical/framework/field_type.go
+++ b/logical/framework/field_type.go
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ const (
 	TypeInt
 	TypeBool
 	TypeMap
+
+	// TypeDurationSecond represent as seconds, this can be either an
+	// integer or go duration format string (e.g. 24h)
+	TypeDurationSecond
 )
 
 func (t FieldType) String() string {
@@ -21,6 +25,8 @@ func (t FieldType) String() string {
 		return "bool"
 	case TypeMap:
 		return "map"
+	case TypeDurationSecond:
+		return "duration (sec)"
 	default:
 		return "unknown type"
 	}