diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 19f102c8..ad420ae4 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -1384,7 +1384,8 @@ export const SELECT =
   "Item"."subName", "Item".status, "Item"."uploadId", "Item"."pollCost", "Item".boost, "Item".msats,
   "Item".ncomments, "Item"."commentMsats", "Item"."lastCommentAt", "Item"."weightedVotes",
   "Item"."weightedDownVotes", "Item".freebie, "Item".bio, "Item"."otsHash", "Item"."bountyPaidTo",
-  ltree2text("Item"."path") AS "path", "Item"."weightedComments", "Item"."imgproxyUrls", "Item".outlawed`
+  ltree2text("Item"."path") AS "path", "Item"."weightedComments", "Item"."imgproxyUrls", "Item".outlawed,
+  "Item"."pollExpiresAt"`
 
 function topOrderByWeightedSats (me, models) {
   return `ORDER BY ${orderByNumerator(models)} DESC NULLS LAST, "Item".id DESC`
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index 73e390fa..c8fc35b7 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default gql`
     upsertBounty(id: ID, sub: String, title: String!, text: String, bounty: Int, hash: String, hmac: String, boost: Int, forward: [ItemForwardInput]): Item!
     upsertJob(id: ID, sub: String!, title: String!, company: String!, location: String, remote: Boolean,
       text: String!, url: String!, maxBid: Int!, status: String, logo: Int, hash: String, hmac: String): Item!
-    upsertPoll(id: ID, sub: String, title: String!, text: String, options: [String!]!, boost: Int, forward: [ItemForwardInput], hash: String, hmac: String): Item!
+    upsertPoll(id: ID, sub: String, title: String!, text: String, options: [String!]!, boost: Int, forward: [ItemForwardInput], hash: String, hmac: String, pollExpiresAt: Date): Item!
     updateNoteId(id: ID!, noteId: String!): Item!
     upsertComment(id:ID, text: String!, parentId: ID, hash: String, hmac: String): Item!
     act(id: ID!, sats: Int, act: String, idempotent: Boolean, hash: String, hmac: String): ItemActResult!
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export default gql`
     isJob: Boolean!
     pollCost: Int
     poll: Poll
+    pollExpiresAt: Date
     company: String
     location: String
     remote: Boolean
diff --git a/components/form.js b/components/form.js
index 4144f771..fffa1c3c 100644
--- a/components/form.js
+++ b/components/form.js
@@ -963,6 +963,38 @@ export function DatePicker ({ fromName, toName, noForm, onChange, when, from, to
   )
 }
 
+export function DateTimeInput ({ label, groupClassName, name, ...props }) {
+  const [, meta] = useField({ ...props, name })
+  return (
+    <FormGroup label={label} className={groupClassName}>
+      <div>
+        <DateTimePicker name={name} {...props} />
+        <BootstrapForm.Control.Feedback type='invalid' className='d-block'>
+          {meta.error}
+        </BootstrapForm.Control.Feedback>
+      </div>
+    </FormGroup>
+  )
+}
+
+function DateTimePicker ({ name, className, ...props }) {
+  const [field, , helpers] = useField({ ...props, name })
+  return (
+    <ReactDatePicker
+      {...field}
+      {...props}
+      showTimeSelect
+      dateFormat='Pp'
+      className={`form-control ${className}`}
+      selected={(field.value && new Date(field.value)) || null}
+      value={(field.value && new Date(field.value)) || null}
+      onChange={(val) => {
+        helpers.setValue(val)
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
 function Client (Component) {
   return ({ initialValue, ...props }) => {
     // This component can be used for Formik fields
diff --git a/components/poll-form.js b/components/poll-form.js
index 817a7da3..aaf4c059 100644
--- a/components/poll-form.js
+++ b/components/poll-form.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { Form, Input, MarkdownInput, VariableInput } from '../components/form'
+import { DateTimeInput, Form, Input, MarkdownInput, VariableInput } from '../components/form'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { gql, useApolloClient, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import Countdown from './countdown'
 import AdvPostForm, { AdvPostInitial } from './adv-post-form'
 import { MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH, MAX_POLL_NUM_CHOICES, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../lib/constants'
+import { datePivot } from '../lib/time'
 import { pollSchema } from '../lib/validate'
 import { SubSelectInitial } from './sub-select'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
   const [upsertPoll] = useMutation(
     gql`
       mutation upsertPoll($sub: String, $id: ID, $title: String!, $text: String,
-        $options: [String!]!, $boost: Int, $forward: [ItemForwardInput], $hash: String, $hmac: String) {
+        $options: [String!]!, $boost: Int, $forward: [ItemForwardInput], $hash: String, $hmac: String, $pollExpiresAt: Date) {
         upsertPoll(sub: $sub, id: $id, title: $title, text: $text,
-          options: $options, boost: $boost, forward: $forward, hash: $hash, hmac: $hmac) {
+          options: $options, boost: $boost, forward: $forward, hash: $hash, hmac: $hmac, pollExpiresAt: $pollExpiresAt) {
           id
           deleteScheduledAt
         }
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
         title: item?.title || '',
         text: item?.text || '',
         options: initialOptions || ['', ''],
+        pollExpiresAt: item ? item.pollExpiresAt : datePivot(new Date(), { hours: 25 }),
         ...AdvPostInitial({ forward: normalizeForwards(item?.forwards), boost: item?.boost }),
         ...SubSelectInitial({ sub: item?.subName || sub?.name })
       }}
@@ -98,7 +100,14 @@ export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
           : null}
         maxLength={MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH}
       />
-      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
+      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item}>
+        <DateTimeInput
+          isClearable
+          label='poll expiration'
+          name='pollExpiresAt'
+          className='pr-4'
+        />
+      </AdvPostForm>
       <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} />
     </Form>
   )
diff --git a/components/poll.js b/components/poll.js
index 987f96ee..9cc67ecb 100644
--- a/components/poll.js
+++ b/components/poll.js
@@ -80,18 +80,23 @@ export default function Poll ({ item }) {
     )
   }
 
-  const expiresIn = timeLeft(new Date(+new Date(item.createdAt) + 864e5))
+  const hasExpiration = !!item.pollExpiresAt
+  const timeRemaining = timeLeft(new Date(item.pollExpiresAt))
   const mine = item.user.id === me?.id
+  const showPollButton = (!hasExpiration || timeRemaining) && !item.poll.meVoted && !mine
   return (
     <div className={styles.pollBox}>
       {item.poll.options.map(v =>
-        expiresIn && !item.poll.meVoted && !mine
+        showPollButton
           ? <PollButton key={v.id} v={v} />
           : <PollResult
               key={v.id} v={v}
               progress={item.poll.count ? fixedDecimal(v.count * 100 / item.poll.count, 1) : 0}
             />)}
-      <div className='text-muted mt-1'>{numWithUnits(item.poll.count, { unitSingular: 'vote', unitPlural: 'votes' })} \ {expiresIn ? `${expiresIn} left` : 'poll ended'}</div>
+      <div className='text-muted mt-1'>
+        {numWithUnits(item.poll.count, { unitSingular: 'vote', unitPlural: 'votes' })}
+        {hasExpiration && ` \\ ${timeRemaining ? `${timeRemaining} left` : 'poll ended'}`}
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index 96b67360..0e090fa0 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const ITEM_FIELDS = gql`
     remote
     subName
     pollCost
+    pollExpiresAt
     status
     uploadId
     mine
diff --git a/lib/time.js b/lib/time.js
index 9e39b4aa..1ccdcca3 100644
--- a/lib/time.js
+++ b/lib/time.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { numWithUnits } from './format'
+
 export function timeSince (timeStamp) {
   const now = new Date()
   const secondsPast = Math.abs(now.getTime() - timeStamp) / 1000
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ export function timeLeft (timeStamp) {
     return parseInt(secondsPast / 3600) + 'h'
   }
   if (secondsPast > 86400) {
-    return parseInt(secondsPast / (3600 * 24)) + ' days'
+    const days = parseInt(secondsPast / (3600 * 24))
+    return numWithUnits(days, { unitSingular: 'day', unitPlural: 'days' })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index a49098d0..571741e9 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { string, ValidationError, number, object, array, addMethod, boolean } from 'yup'
+import { string, ValidationError, number, object, array, addMethod, boolean, date } from 'yup'
 import {
   BOOST_MIN, MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH, MAX_POLL_NUM_CHOICES,
   MIN_POLL_NUM_CHOICES, MAX_FORWARDS, BOOST_MULT, MAX_TERRITORY_DESC_LENGTH, POST_TYPES,
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import * as usersFragments from '../fragments/users'
 import * as subsFragments from '../fragments/subs'
 import { isInvoicableMacaroon, isInvoiceMacaroon } from './macaroon'
 import { parseNwcUrl } from './url'
+import { datePivot } from './time'
 
 const { SUB } = subsFragments
 const { NAME_QUERY } = usersFragments
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ export function pollSchema ({ numExistingChoices = 0, ...args }) {
       message: `at least ${MIN_POLL_NUM_CHOICES} choices required`,
       test: arr => arr.length >= MIN_POLL_NUM_CHOICES - numExistingChoices
     }),
+    pollExpiresAt: date().nullable().min(datePivot(new Date(), { days: 1 }), 'Expiration must be at least 1 day in the future'),
     ...advPostSchemaMembers(args),
     ...subSelectSchemaMembers(args)
   }).test({
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20240219144139_add_poll_expires_at/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20240219144139_add_poll_expires_at/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6abdfb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20240219144139_add_poll_expires_at/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "Item" ADD COLUMN     "pollExpiresAt" TIMESTAMP(3);
+
+UPDATE "Item"
+SET "pollExpiresAt" = "created_at" + interval '1 day'
+WHERE "pollCost" IS NOT NULL;
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20240219195648_update_update_item_for_poll_expired_at_updates/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20240219195648_update_update_item_for_poll_expired_at_updates/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65d0cc5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20240219195648_update_update_item_for_poll_expired_at_updates/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_item(
+    jitem JSONB, forward JSONB, poll_options JSONB, upload_ids INTEGER[])
+RETURNS "Item"
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+    user_msats INTEGER;
+    cost_msats BIGINT;
+    item "Item";
+    select_clause TEXT;
+BEGIN
+    PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
+
+    item := jsonb_populate_record(NULL::"Item", jitem);
+
+    SELECT msats INTO user_msats FROM users WHERE id = item."userId";
+    cost_msats := 0;
+
+    -- add image fees
+    IF upload_ids IS NOT NULL THEN
+        cost_msats := cost_msats + (SELECT "nUnpaid" * "imageFeeMsats" FROM image_fees_info(item."userId", upload_ids));
+        UPDATE "Upload" SET paid = 't' WHERE id = ANY(upload_ids);
+        -- delete any old uploads that are no longer attached
+        DELETE FROM "ItemUpload" WHERE "itemId" = item.id AND "uploadId" <> ANY(upload_ids);
+        -- insert any new uploads that are not already attached
+        INSERT INTO "ItemUpload" ("itemId", "uploadId")
+            SELECT item.id, * FROM UNNEST(upload_ids) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
+    END IF;
+
+    IF cost_msats > 0 AND cost_msats > user_msats THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS';
+    ELSE
+        UPDATE users SET msats = msats - cost_msats WHERE id = item."userId";
+        INSERT INTO "ItemAct" (msats, "itemId", "userId", act)
+        VALUES (cost_msats, item.id, item."userId", 'FEE');
+    END IF;
+
+    IF item.boost > 0 THEN
+        UPDATE "Item" SET boost = boost + item.boost WHERE id = item.id;
+        PERFORM item_act(item.id, item."userId", 'BOOST', item.boost);
+    END IF;
+
+    IF item.status IS NOT NULL THEN
+        UPDATE "Item" SET "statusUpdatedAt" = now_utc()
+        WHERE id = item.id AND status <> item.status;
+    END IF;
+
+    IF item."pollExpiresAt" IS NULL THEN
+        UPDATE "Item" SET "pollExpiresAt" = NULL
+        WHERE id = item.id;
+    END IF;
+
+    SELECT string_agg(quote_ident(key), ',') INTO select_clause
+    FROM jsonb_object_keys(jsonb_strip_nulls(jitem)) k(key)
+    WHERE key <> 'boost';
+
+    EXECUTE format($fmt$
+        UPDATE "Item" SET (%s) = (
+            SELECT %1$s
+            FROM jsonb_populate_record(NULL::"Item", %L)
+        ) WHERE id = %L RETURNING *
+    $fmt$, select_clause, jitem, item.id) INTO item;
+
+    -- Delete any old thread subs if the user is no longer a fwd recipient
+    DELETE FROM "ThreadSubscription"
+    WHERE "itemId" = item.id
+    -- they aren't in the new forward list
+    AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM jsonb_populate_recordset(NULL::"ItemForward", forward) as nf WHERE "ThreadSubscription"."userId" = nf."userId")
+    -- and they are in the old forward list
+    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM "ItemForward" WHERE "ItemForward"."itemId" = item.id AND "ItemForward"."userId" = "ThreadSubscription"."userId" );
+
+    -- Automatically subscribe any new forward recipients to the post
+    INSERT INTO "ThreadSubscription" ("itemId", "userId")
+        SELECT item.id, "userId" FROM jsonb_populate_recordset(NULL::"ItemForward", forward)
+        EXCEPT
+            SELECT item.id, "userId" FROM "ItemForward" WHERE "itemId" = item.id;
+
+    -- Delete all old forward entries, to recreate in next command
+    DELETE FROM "ItemForward" WHERE "itemId" = item.id;
+
+    INSERT INTO "ItemForward" ("itemId", "userId", "pct")
+        SELECT item.id, "userId", "pct" FROM jsonb_populate_recordset(NULL::"ItemForward", forward);
+
+    INSERT INTO "PollOption" ("itemId", "option")
+        SELECT item.id, "option" FROM jsonb_array_elements_text(poll_options) o("option");
+
+    -- if this is a job
+    IF item."maxBid" IS NOT NULL THEN
+        PERFORM run_auction(item.id);
+    END IF;
+
+    -- schedule imgproxy job
+    INSERT INTO pgboss.job (name, data, retrylimit, retrybackoff, startafter)
+    VALUES ('imgproxy', jsonb_build_object('id', item.id), 21, true, now() + interval '5 seconds');
+
+    RETURN item;
+END;
+$$;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 17ffe337..85fc86ee 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ model Item {
   ItemUpload         ItemUpload[]
   uploadId           Int?
   outlawed           Boolean               @default(false)
+  pollExpiresAt      DateTime?
 
   @@index([uploadId])
   @@index([bio], map: "Item.bio_index")