diff --git a/cache/redis_cache.go b/cache/redis_cache.go
index 2325531d5060..fac33bb4589b 100644
--- a/cache/redis_cache.go
+++ b/cache/redis_cache.go
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ type RedisCache struct {
 
 // RedisConfig defines how a RedisCache should be constructed.
 type RedisConfig struct {
-	Endpoint       string         `yaml:"endpoint"`
-	Timeout        time.Duration  `yaml:"timeout"`
-	Expiration     time.Duration  `yaml:"expiration"`
-	MaxIdleConns   int            `yaml:"max_idle_conns"`
-	MaxActiveConns int            `yaml:"max_active_conns"`
-	Password       flagext.Secret `yaml:"password"`
-	EnableTLS      bool           `yaml:"enable_tls"`
+	Endpoint             string         `yaml:"endpoint"`
+	Timeout              time.Duration  `yaml:"timeout"`
+	Expiration           time.Duration  `yaml:"expiration"`
+	MaxIdleConns         int            `yaml:"max_idle_conns"`
+	MaxActiveConns       int            `yaml:"max_active_conns"`
+	Password             flagext.Secret `yaml:"password"`
+	EnableTLS            bool           `yaml:"enable_tls"`
+	IdleTimeout          time.Duration  `yaml:"idle_timeout"`
+	WaitOnPoolExhaustion bool           `yaml:"wait_on_pool_exhaustion"`
+	MaxConnLifetime      time.Duration  `yaml:"max_conn_lifetime"`
 }
 
 // RegisterFlagsWithPrefix adds the flags required to config this to the given FlagSet
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ func (cfg *RedisConfig) RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix, description string, f *f
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.MaxActiveConns, prefix+"redis.max-active-conns", 0, description+"Maximum number of active connections in pool.")
 	f.Var(&cfg.Password, prefix+"redis.password", description+"Password to use when connecting to redis.")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.EnableTLS, prefix+"redis.enable-tls", false, description+"Enables connecting to redis with TLS.")
+	f.DurationVar(&cfg.IdleTimeout, prefix+"redis.idle-timeout", 0, description+"Close connections after remaining idle for this duration. If the value is zero, then idle connections are not closed.")
+	f.BoolVar(&cfg.WaitOnPoolExhaustion, prefix+"redis.wait-on-pool-exhaustion", false, description+"Enables waiting if there are no idle connections. If the value is false and the pool is at the max_active_conns limit, the pool will return a connection with ErrPoolExhausted error and not wait for idle connections.")
+	f.DurationVar(&cfg.MaxConnLifetime, prefix+"redis.max-conn-lifetime", 0, description+"Close connections older than this duration. If the value is zero, then the pool does not close connections based on age.")
 }
 
 // NewRedisCache creates a new RedisCache
@@ -48,8 +54,6 @@ func NewRedisCache(cfg RedisConfig, name string, pool *redis.Pool) *RedisCache {
 	// pool != nil only in unit tests
 	if pool == nil {
 		pool = &redis.Pool{
-			MaxIdle:   cfg.MaxIdleConns,
-			MaxActive: cfg.MaxActiveConns,
 			Dial: func() (redis.Conn, error) {
 				options := make([]redis.DialOption, 0, 2)
 				if cfg.EnableTLS {
@@ -65,6 +69,11 @@ func NewRedisCache(cfg RedisConfig, name string, pool *redis.Pool) *RedisCache {
 				}
 				return c, err
 			},
+			MaxIdle:         cfg.MaxIdleConns,
+			MaxActive:       cfg.MaxActiveConns,
+			IdleTimeout:     cfg.IdleTimeout,
+			Wait:            cfg.WaitOnPoolExhaustion,
+			MaxConnLifetime: cfg.MaxConnLifetime,
 		}
 	}