diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 12c897dbe..e5c139586 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ HikariCP Changes
 Changes in 6.2.2
 
  * increase keepaliveTime variance from 10% to 20%
+ * support duration values for configuration from properties, such as 10ms, 20s, 30m, 40h or 50d
 
 Changes in 6.2.1
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ Changes in 6.2.0
 
  * added new enum value, Override.MUST_EVICT, available to implementations of com.zaxxer.hikari.SQLExceptionOverride
 
- * enhanced debug logging in circumstances where the pool falls to zero size and new coonections to the database
+ * enhanced debug logging in circumstances where the pool falls to zero size and new connections to the database
    continue to fail.
 
  * update test dependencies that were flagged as having vulnerabilities
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PropertyElf.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PropertyElf.java
index a7825b5eb..7b912cba9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PropertyElf.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PropertyElf.java
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /**
  * A class that reflectively sets bean properties on a target object.
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@
  */
 public final class PropertyElf
 {
+   private static final Pattern DURATION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^(?<number>\\d+)(?<unit>ms|s|m|h|d)$");
+
    private PropertyElf() {
       // cannot be constructed
    }
@@ -140,23 +145,24 @@ private static void setProperty(final Object target, final String propName, fina
 
       try {
          var paramClass = writeMethod.getParameterTypes()[0];
+         String value = propValue.toString();
          if (paramClass == int.class) {
-            writeMethod.invoke(target, Integer.parseInt(propValue.toString()));
+            writeMethod.invoke(target, parseDuration(value).map(duration -> (int) duration.toMillis()).orElseGet(() -> Integer.parseInt(value)));
          }
          else if (paramClass == long.class) {
-            writeMethod.invoke(target, Long.parseLong(propValue.toString()));
+            writeMethod.invoke(target, parseDuration(value).map(Duration::toMillis).orElseGet(() -> Long.parseLong(value)));
          }
          else if (paramClass == short.class) {
-            writeMethod.invoke(target, Short.parseShort(propValue.toString()));
+            writeMethod.invoke(target, Short.parseShort(value));
          }
          else if (paramClass == boolean.class || paramClass == Boolean.class) {
-            writeMethod.invoke(target, Boolean.parseBoolean(propValue.toString()));
+            writeMethod.invoke(target, Boolean.parseBoolean(value));
          }
          else if (paramClass.isArray() && char.class.isAssignableFrom(paramClass.getComponentType())) {
-            writeMethod.invoke(target, propValue.toString().toCharArray());
+            writeMethod.invoke(target, value.toCharArray());
          }
          else if (paramClass == String.class) {
-            writeMethod.invoke(target, propValue.toString());
+            writeMethod.invoke(target, value);
          }
          else {
             try {
@@ -180,4 +186,29 @@ private static String capitalizedPropertyName(String propertyName)
       // use the english locale to avoid the infamous turkish locale bug
       return propertyName.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) + propertyName.substring(1);
    }
+
+   private static Optional<Duration> parseDuration(String value)
+   {
+      Matcher matcher = DURATION_PATTERN.matcher(value);
+      if (matcher.matches()) {
+         long number = Long.parseLong(matcher.group("number"));
+         String unit = matcher.group("unit");
+         switch (unit) {
+            case "ms":
+               return Optional.of(Duration.ofMillis(number));
+            case "s":
+               return Optional.of(Duration.ofSeconds(number));
+            case "m":
+               return Optional.of(Duration.ofMinutes(number));
+            case "h":
+               return Optional.of(Duration.ofHours(number));
+            case "d":
+               return Optional.of(Duration.ofDays(number));
+            default:
+               throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("Could not match unit, got %s (from given value %s)", unit, value));
+         }
+      } else {
+         return Optional.empty();
+      }
+   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestPropertySetter.java b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestPropertySetter.java
index 2a8f49849..bc0954118 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestPropertySetter.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestPropertySetter.java
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 import static com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.TestElf.newHikariConfig;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -89,6 +90,27 @@ public void testPropertyUpperCase() throws Exception
       PropertyElf.setTargetFromProperties(dataSource, config.getDataSourceProperties());
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testDurationPropertiesSet() throws Exception
+   {
+      Properties durationProperties = new Properties();
+      durationProperties.load(TestPropertySetter.class.getResourceAsStream("/duration-config.properties"));
+      HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig(durationProperties);
+      config.validate();
+
+      assertEquals(Duration.ofMillis(11), Duration.ofMillis(config.getConnectionTimeout()));
+      assertEquals(Duration.ofSeconds(22), Duration.ofMillis(config.getValidationTimeout()));
+      assertEquals(Duration.ofMinutes(33), Duration.ofMillis(config.getIdleTimeout()));
+      assertEquals(Duration.ofHours(44), Duration.ofMillis(config.getLeakDetectionThreshold()));
+      assertEquals(Duration.ofDays(55), Duration.ofMillis(config.getMaxLifetime()));
+
+      Class<?> clazz = this.getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(config.getDataSourceClassName());
+      DataSource dataSource = (DataSource) clazz.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+      PropertyElf.setTargetFromProperties(dataSource, config.getDataSourceProperties());
+
+      assertEquals(Duration.ofMinutes(47), Duration.ofMillis(dataSource.getLoginTimeout()));
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testGetPropertyNames() throws Exception
    {
@@ -99,14 +121,11 @@ public void testGetPropertyNames() throws Exception
    @Test
    public void testSetNonExistantPropertyName() throws Exception
    {
-      try {
+      RuntimeException e = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {
          Properties props = new Properties();
          props.put("what", "happened");
          PropertyElf.setTargetFromProperties(new HikariConfig(), props);
-         fail();
-      }
-      catch (RuntimeException e) {
-         // fall-thru
-      }
+      });
+      assertEquals("Property what does not exist on target class com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig", e.getMessage());
    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/duration-config.properties b/src/test/resources/duration-config.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc90571ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/duration-config.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+connectionTimeout = 11ms
+validationTimeout = 22s
+idleTimeout = 33m
+leakDetectionThreshold = 44h
+maxLifetime = 55d
+
+dataSourceClassName=com.zaxxer.hikari.mocks.StubDataSource
+dataSource.loginTimeout = 47m